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Feb. 25th, 2026 01:48 pm
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This was Adulting day. I feel both accomplished and slightly annoyed.

I used to eat adulting with a spoon, but since I've retired I try to keep it away with a big stick.

On a completely different topic, I am looking forward to seeing the movie Project Hail Mary. I must have read the book three times since it came out, and the trailers look awesome.

FTH

Feb. 24th, 2026 09:46 am
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This is my first year putting up an offering at Fandom Trumps Hate. Guess we'll see how it goes.


Thoughtcrimes gif


Whoops, put the link up too soon. Will post that later.

Daily life

Feb. 23rd, 2026 10:45 am
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I just spent 10 minutes looking for a screw.


It was a tiny thing and the only one I had that fit an electric outlet plate. Yes. That kind of screw.

I had it taped to the plastic outlet plate. Taped to it so I wouldn't lose it.

While rummaging in my toolbox for pliers for...(that's another story), I came across the bare, naked, screwless plate. I did eventually find the screw, and this time plate and screw are in a ziplock bag.

Huh. I wonder if that has anything to do with the explicit- definitely got screwed - fic I just posted? Balance in the universe and all that.


As long as no minor is reading over your shoulder, you can read it here.

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Feb. 21st, 2026 08:36 am
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Over the last few days, I had fangirls come to visit! [profile] wyndwalker stayed with me, and [personal profile] goddess47 popped over every day to encourage us to stay out of trouble or possibly to create trouble. I get those two confused.

Much popcorn was eaten and much figure skating was watched (along with other Olympic sports. Double Luge anyone?

We had some great fandom conversations over cake and coffee. These are the kind of conversations my family members couldn't care less about, but are bread and butter to me.

We held each other up over the shock of [personal profile] spikedluv's passing, along with other fandom peeps lost through the years.

We wrote, read fanfic, ate a lot and when asked what quirky thing I'd watched lately...(I'm always watching stuff off the beaten path) I could recommend Jules.


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The fest is open until the end of the month. If McShep is your jam be sure to check out the

Romancing McShep 2026 collection

I'm still working on my story. Yes, I thought I'd be done and have it posted by now. The story thought differently *shrug*

I'll just be making another cup of coffee and staring at the bloody thing until the words form into something comprehensible.

Or type something. That's probably a better plan. :)

Canon vs Fanon

Feb. 19th, 2026 10:09 am
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From Fanlore:

Fanon is any element that is widely accepted among fans, but has little or no basis in canon.

Sometimes it's a small event in canon that gets exaggerated; sometimes it's something in a fanfic story that gets picked up on and repeated by other writers until it's so common that newbies might think it's a canonical fact.

A variation of fanon is "personal canon" or "headcanon," which is a set of "fanon"-like facts that are accepted as canon by an individual fan or a smaller group of fans, sometimes in the making of a shared universe.


I would love to know your favorite piece of Fanon. Or many pieces of Fanon. There's no need to pick just one!

Fire Horse

Feb. 17th, 2026 04:12 pm
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I received a lovely ecard from [personal profile] smallhobbit today. A happy reminder of the start of The Year of The Fire Horse.

I had no idea it only happened once every 60 years

According to Chinese spiritual author Helen Ye Plehn, the horse is "known for freedom, enthusiasm, intelligence, and a strong drive for movement and progress."

Heaven knows we could use some of that. Thank you [personal profile] smallhobbit!

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