IC 342: Hidden Galaxy in Camelopardalis
Jan. 9th, 2026 06:08 am![[syndicated profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/feed.png){kind=small}
apod_feed
Similar in size to large, bright spiral galaxies in our neighborhood,
Amusing myself.
Jan. 8th, 2026 10:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hannahThe Pitt continues to know what it's doing, while my own accomplishments largely consist of having cooked a pilaf for some upcoming lunches and arranging a short-term gig for a few days next week. Not too much editing, largely on account of global events and flashbacks to 2020 and a little bit on anticipation for the new episode. Hopefully more soon would be nice.
Also, since tagging on Tumblr is the new version of fandom icons, I decided on a Pluribus tag: we'll eat you up we love you so.
Also, since tagging on Tumblr is the new version of fandom icons, I decided on a Pluribus tag: we'll eat you up we love you so.
Last day off
Jan. 8th, 2026 10:43 pmcornerofmadnessI started talking about all the anxiety at the state of the world but it nearly sent me into a spiral so let me say what I AM thankful for this thursday.
1. chocolate covered strawberry mochas are back at my coffee shop. They are my favorite and I look forward to their Valentine's presence.
2. My well stocked library for as small as we are (now I can do the prompt for a book about a popstar that I didn't give a damn with a graphic novel about queen)
Have some community recs
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
betaplease as it suggests, a beta community
goals_on_dw set goals and get support on keeping them
ushobwri writing centric. I belong to this one
12monthsofmurder If I wanted a new challenge community, why not one where I can kill a character over and over for a year?
picture_prompt_fun I don't need another challenge. i don't need another challenge. I would love this.
1. chocolate covered strawberry mochas are back at my coffee shop. They are my favorite and I look forward to their Valentine's presence.
2. My well stocked library for as small as we are (now I can do the prompt for a book about a popstar that I didn't give a damn with a graphic novel about queen)
Have some community recs
betaplease as it suggests, a beta communitygoals_on_dw set goals and get support on keeping themushobwri writing centric. I belong to this one12monthsofmurder If I wanted a new challenge community, why not one where I can kill a character over and over for a year?picture_prompt_fun I don't need another challenge. i don't need another challenge. I would love this.
The Return of the Good News Report for my continued sanity if not yours...
Jan. 8th, 2026 08:03 pmshadowkatTaking a break from whining about my life - and posting a list of good news items (well depending on one's point of view, mileage, it varies).
Disclaimer: As in all things, good news is in the eye of the beholder. [I've not been posting a lot of them - because I can't just post a bunch of court cases any longer - I feel like I'm recapping an endless legal ping pong match. It makes me tired. The below, suffice it to say, is NOT a bunch of court cases. There might be a few in there - but not the endless line of legal ping pong, which is frankly depressing.]
I don't know about anyone else? But I could use a little good news?
( 42 good news or relatively good news items' )
Disclaimer: As in all things, good news is in the eye of the beholder. [I've not been posting a lot of them - because I can't just post a bunch of court cases any longer - I feel like I'm recapping an endless legal ping pong match. It makes me tired. The below, suffice it to say, is NOT a bunch of court cases. There might be a few in there - but not the endless line of legal ping pong, which is frankly depressing.]
I don't know about anyone else? But I could use a little good news?
( 42 good news or relatively good news items' )
Dept. of Urge to Kill
Jan. 8th, 2026 07:26 pmkaffy_rStupidity and Mice
It's not the mice that are stupid. Well, they're not very bright, I know that, poor little buggers. I like them. I just don't like them in my home, something I posted about back before Christmas. Well, we had a new mouse adventure recently, one that ended with me wishing ill fortune to the complete fucking idiots who gut rehabbed our building back in 1999 or so, a few years before we bought our condo. Yep. They're the stupid ones, not mus musculus in general.
But let me not get ahead of myself. *clears throat*
One of the two mice we saw at the very beginning of the incursion escaped from Carter and ducked, we figured, into a small space between one side of our refrigerator and the wall between the kitchen and the dining room. We shone a flashlight in there, and saw what appeared to be the spot where he/she/they probably got into our place. So we figured we'd get the fridge out of the very small alcove it's been in for the past 22 or so years, then mouse-proof that area, either with steel wool or the fast-expanding, fast-hardening foam that works very well as a barricade against mice, possibly both. Not quite easy-peasy but fairly straightforward.
It's not the mice that are stupid. Well, they're not very bright, I know that, poor little buggers. I like them. I just don't like them in my home, something I posted about back before Christmas. Well, we had a new mouse adventure recently, one that ended with me wishing ill fortune to the complete fucking idiots who gut rehabbed our building back in 1999 or so, a few years before we bought our condo. Yep. They're the stupid ones, not mus musculus in general.
But let me not get ahead of myself. *clears throat*
One of the two mice we saw at the very beginning of the incursion escaped from Carter and ducked, we figured, into a small space between one side of our refrigerator and the wall between the kitchen and the dining room. We shone a flashlight in there, and saw what appeared to be the spot where he/she/they probably got into our place. So we figured we'd get the fridge out of the very small alcove it's been in for the past 22 or so years, then mouse-proof that area, either with steel wool or the fast-expanding, fast-hardening foam that works very well as a barricade against mice, possibly both. Not quite easy-peasy but fairly straightforward.
Ha. And I repeat, ha.
Tonight, Bob and I are recovering from hauling the fridge out of that alcove in order to do the proofing. We manhandled and half-inched the fridge out and viewed what no one has seen for decades. I knew it was going to be horrid back there, and it certainly was. But you know what made me want to hunt down the "rehabbers" (yes, they're snicker quotes, why do you ask?) and harm them?
The fact that they didn't think it was necessary to put baseboards behind the fridge.
There. were. no. baseboards.
What there were lots of were holes and cracks in the walls down near the floor (which was also exceedingly badly laid, we discovered, so there's that as well). I told BB we were lucky that we hadn't been snowed under by mice years ago. We put down the anti-mouse foam around where there should have been baseboards, and I did as much cleanup as I could stand while the foam hardened. I cleared out some gunk that might have been interfering with an air intake section of the fridge. Then I manhandled the fridge back into place and put the kitchen back to rights.
We've probably effectively mouse-proofed the kitchen (or at least I most devoutly hope so) and I suppose we can consider that a win.
But no baseboards. No. Fucking. Baseboards. Those guys deserve to be peed on by many, many, many mice. I certainly hope our mice can be aimed at them. Idiots.
Tonight, Bob and I are recovering from hauling the fridge out of that alcove in order to do the proofing. We manhandled and half-inched the fridge out and viewed what no one has seen for decades. I knew it was going to be horrid back there, and it certainly was. But you know what made me want to hunt down the "rehabbers" (yes, they're snicker quotes, why do you ask?) and harm them?
The fact that they didn't think it was necessary to put baseboards behind the fridge.
There. were. no. baseboards.
What there were lots of were holes and cracks in the walls down near the floor (which was also exceedingly badly laid, we discovered, so there's that as well). I told BB we were lucky that we hadn't been snowed under by mice years ago. We put down the anti-mouse foam around where there should have been baseboards, and I did as much cleanup as I could stand while the foam hardened. I cleared out some gunk that might have been interfering with an air intake section of the fridge. Then I manhandled the fridge back into place and put the kitchen back to rights.
We've probably effectively mouse-proofed the kitchen (or at least I most devoutly hope so) and I suppose we can consider that a win.
But no baseboards. No. Fucking. Baseboards. Those guys deserve to be peed on by many, many, many mice. I certainly hope our mice can be aimed at them. Idiots.
The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, January 8th
Jan. 8th, 2026 04:00 pmfatalfae posting in su_heraldBUFFY: You'd think. (Willow pours hot water into a cup) That for the other patient?
WILLOW: Yeah. Thought I'd bring her some tea, help her feel better.
BUFFY: (smiling, teasingly) Mm-hmm?
WILLOW: It's just tea!
WILLOW: Yeah. Thought I'd bring her some tea, help her feel better.
BUFFY: (smiling, teasingly) Mm-hmm?
WILLOW: It's just tea!
~~The Killer in Me~~
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]
- The European Rush (Spike/Buffy, G) by maginkverse
- Behaviour and Ecology of the North American Hyena (Xander/Willow, T) by ketonebodies
- Paradise (Angel/Fred/Cordelia, E) by Kittenwritings
- a new beginning (Crossover w/ Stranger Things, BtVS Ensemble, T) by Flutterby101
- Lilah's Allure (Lilah/Spike, M) by MadeInGold
- In the Lab (Angel/Fred/Spike, M) by Kittenwritings
- Lost (Fred/Cordelia, T) by Kittenwritings
- Quiet Night In (AtS Ensemble, M) by Kittenwritings
- Let Go, Sweet Girl (Angelus/Dawn, E) by fatalfae
- The Price of Secrecy (Riley/Spike, M) by fatalfae
- Glitter (Fred/Spike, T) by Kittenwritings
- Sickly Sweet (Cordelia/Lilah, T) by MadeInGold
- Poetic (Fred/Spike, M) by Kittenwriting
- Dead of Night (Fred/Spike, T) by Kittenwritings
- Blood (Fred/Spike, Riley/Buffy, T) by Kittenwritings
- Heartbeat (Fred/Spike, T) by Kittenwritings
- Captivity (Fred/Spike, T) by Kittenwritings
- Waking Up (Fred/Spike, T) by Kittenwritings
- Primal (Fred/Spike, T) by Kittenwritings
- Body (Fred/Spike, E) by Kittenwritings
[Chaptered Fiction]
- Something Borrowed, Ch. 26 (Spike/Buffy, M) by Geliot99
- Having, Being, Holding, Ch. 13 (Spike/Buffy, M) by xaeyrnofnbe
- Everybody Scream, Ch. 1 (Jenny/Giles, T) by lilyelisabeth
- The Pryce of Tyme, Ch. 15 (Crossover w/ The Sentinel, Spike/Buffy, Fred/Wesley, Giles/Anya, T) by EmpressRagini, Joan963z
- i'm gonna marry the scariest girl on the cheerleading team, Ch. 3 (Complete, Faith/Buffy, T) by spiritandbones
- Never Too Late to Make Amends, Ch. 6 (Faith/Buffy, M) by Strongermagikarp
- Remnants of a Slayer, Ch. 18 (Crossover w/ RWBY, BtVS & AtS Ensemble, M) by Sir_Deadpool
- Hearts a Mess, Ch. 10 (Spike/Buffy, E) by splendidchapette
- Spare Rib, Ch. 3 (Faith/Buffy, M) by yellowjacketsfc
- time cast a spell on you (but you won't forget me), Ch. 2 (Riley/Sam/Buffy, M) by MadeInGold
- Road to Forever, Ch. 20 (Angel/Buffy, Faith/Spike, Not Rated) by twiddle3
- Just Two Lost Souls, Ch. 4 (Spike/Buffy, E) by HollyDB
- The Loneliest Time, Ch. 4 (Faith/Buffy, M) by slayerBoy
- We’ll dance at dawn, Ch. 1 (Dawn/Sweet, M) by phantom36
- Past and Future Tense, Ch. 2 (Giles/Buffy, M) by Sdhuskerfan
- Faithless Love, Ch. 9 (Spike/Buffy, E) by IlliterateUnicorn
- Something Borrowed, Ch. 26 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Geliot99
- Two Faced, Ch. 12 (Buffy/Spike, R) by LeoTheLion
- The Reaping Stone, Ch. 11 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by Sorilkad
- Darkness, Stakes and Brocade, Ch. 22 (Complete, Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Sirabella
- Something Borrowed, Ch. 26 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Geliot99
- Darkness, Stakes and Brocade, Ch. 22 (Complete, Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Sirabella
[Images, Audio & Video]
- [art] key & lock (Glory/Dawn, M) by evesock
- [art] patrol on pause (Buffy/Kendra, G) by evesock
- GIFset: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (3x15) ᴄᴏɴꜱᴇǫᴜᴇɴᴄᴇꜱ (SFW) by likeafantasy
- Playlists: my btvs (evil?) women playlists. by artemideaddams
- Images: Happy Birthday Amber Benson! (Amber, James, SFW) by jamiemarsters
- Memes: Buffy the vampire slayer as textposts pt2 (BtVS Ensemble, SFW) by sillyb00ks
- Art: pov you're buffy i guess (Spangel, probably SFW) by brekindelo
[Reviews & Recaps]
- Podcast: Angel S5E11: Damage by Booze & Buffy
[Fandom Discussions]
- Everything IS about Buffy Summers!!! by no-resolution
- i was crying laughing the other day watching Darla with her guns in s1 by floralgreenery
- Should Spike get made fun of for his Riley cosplay? by youlivhere
- They could have done so much more with fuffy and bangel by sumquiasum
- it just reminds me of spike lmao by floralgreenery
- I believe in pretty much every possible spike pairing by blooddebt
- Giles surprising the scooby gang with his actual personality was always a good running bit 😆 by absofuckinglutelyfantasizingasi
- HOT TAKE: Xander and Cordelia would sooooooo work for me by buffyhollanov
- Just thinking about how fascinating it is that Buffy paired Giles’ long term emotional struggle/arc by cosmicouroboros
- I didnt read the Buffy comics by roseraintears
- i would do anything for her by automatonwithautonomy
- I’m like “you go little an-hel” by floralgreenery
- Okay so I’ve had a thought. by rebornautumn
- In the Buffyverse especially in the later seasons of BTVS Why do so many regular people of Sunnydale continue to insist on taking long strolls alone at night? Shouldn’t they have learned that doing so is quite dangerous? by Amber_Flowers_133
- DVD Commentary for the Pilot Episode with Joss and David Greenwalt by kipcarson37
- Buffy & Angel: "I Will Remember You" by Fit-Difficulty8902
- Creation Entertainment is taking interest checks on a Buffyverse specific con! by Verifieddumbass76584
- Hot take! Buffy’s taste in men. by Free_Package_9006
- season 6 and 7 by TheEastWindNeedsANap
- With all the talk circulating about the sequel/continuation of BTVS, has anyone read Buffy books by Kendra Blake by preciosa2107
- Angel as an anti-Hero by Fit-Difficulty8902
- Jenny Calandar/ In the Dark by Fit-Difficulty8902
- My latest auction win: original pieces from the series by TALON1v9
Submit a link to be included in the newsletter!
(no subject)
Jan. 8th, 2026 04:53 pmbeccaelizabethToday I reread all 4 graphic novels of 7 Soldiers of Victory.
Ambitious project. Lots of different styles. Some of it worked better for me than other parts.
Mister Miracle's story is really wild. Good stuff.
Frankenstein I couldn't click with, the art or the messy violence.
I reread it for Zatanna. Good stuff but it reminded me how comics take months to cover what a single episode of TV would have time for. I feel like I've read the pilot of a spin off show I'd really like to watch. But also that I want to see her age and step outside the past's long shadow.
I do not know if I want that enough to try reading more comics. They're such a grab bag.
I mostly feel like I've been reading the wrong genres offering the wrong solutions. The violence is the problem and the stories keep offering it up as the solution. Magic battles where you realise your own power and interconnectedness and freedom and possibility are a definite improvement, but then what?
I feel like I might be able to actually write a story if I could come up with a decent answer to that.
So I'm glad I reread it but I feel a bunch of stuff, and like the pondering space between issues on a regular publishing schedule could really be filled by thinking on a lot of parts of these comics.
Ambitious project. Lots of different styles. Some of it worked better for me than other parts.
Mister Miracle's story is really wild. Good stuff.
Frankenstein I couldn't click with, the art or the messy violence.
I reread it for Zatanna. Good stuff but it reminded me how comics take months to cover what a single episode of TV would have time for. I feel like I've read the pilot of a spin off show I'd really like to watch. But also that I want to see her age and step outside the past's long shadow.
I do not know if I want that enough to try reading more comics. They're such a grab bag.
I mostly feel like I've been reading the wrong genres offering the wrong solutions. The violence is the problem and the stories keep offering it up as the solution. Magic battles where you realise your own power and interconnectedness and freedom and possibility are a definite improvement, but then what?
I feel like I might be able to actually write a story if I could come up with a decent answer to that.
So I'm glad I reread it but I feel a bunch of stuff, and like the pondering space between issues on a regular publishing schedule could really be filled by thinking on a lot of parts of these comics.
A Passing Thought
Jan. 8th, 2026 10:46 amjazzy_daveAs we get older do you think we get weirder or at least more unconventional?
Is it in our DNA?
Or is it that uncertainty about the future and the undiscovered country that informs our conclusion that we don't give an eff anymore?
Is it in our DNA?
Or is it that uncertainty about the future and the undiscovered country that informs our conclusion that we don't give an eff anymore?
Apparently today is More Joy Day 2026
Jan. 8th, 2026 09:47 amoursinHave this rather silly fun playlist:
Let's do
The Martian Hop
The Monster Mash
The Time Warp
With A Robot Man
And then maybe go and chill with Apeman
Fannish 50 - Movie Review - Ella McKay
Jan. 7th, 2026 10:29 pmcmk418Can something be "Fannish 50" if you aren't a fan of it?
I wanted to see "Ella McKay" for a while because it was written & directed by James L Brooks, who wrote & directed one of my favorite films "Broadcast News".
This was not that. Not even close. It was billed as a comedy, but it wasn't all that funny. The one character that brought the humor- Ella's brother- was the bright spot of the film and his subplot was ok.
The film used a narrator- Julie Kavner (aka Marge Simpson)- and that was the first sign of trouble because the narrator kept telling us how we were supposed to feel about various things (and also how great Ella was.)
Ella was actually great as a politician (also pretty unrealistic as she actually wanted people in government to do something other than trying to get re-elected again.) and I wished they'd focused on that aspect of her life more than having all the nonsense with her awful dad and her equally awful husband. It just felt that Brooks tried to heap the misery on her by giving her a womanizing father, a weak mother who stayed with the man, a distant brother, a husband- her high school sweetheart- that she only married because he seemed to have a functional family. The best person in her life was her aunt- Jamie Lee Curtis, who was used for some comedic effect, but on the whole, fell flat.
I will say that the aunt-niece relationship was nice to see, just because it hasn't been used in a lot of films, but it didn't save this one.
Give me more female characters like Jane Craig and fewer like Ella McCay.
I wanted to see "Ella McKay" for a while because it was written & directed by James L Brooks, who wrote & directed one of my favorite films "Broadcast News".
This was not that. Not even close. It was billed as a comedy, but it wasn't all that funny. The one character that brought the humor- Ella's brother- was the bright spot of the film and his subplot was ok.
The film used a narrator- Julie Kavner (aka Marge Simpson)- and that was the first sign of trouble because the narrator kept telling us how we were supposed to feel about various things (and also how great Ella was.)
Ella was actually great as a politician (also pretty unrealistic as she actually wanted people in government to do something other than trying to get re-elected again.) and I wished they'd focused on that aspect of her life more than having all the nonsense with her awful dad and her equally awful husband. It just felt that Brooks tried to heap the misery on her by giving her a womanizing father, a weak mother who stayed with the man, a distant brother, a husband- her high school sweetheart- that she only married because he seemed to have a functional family. The best person in her life was her aunt- Jamie Lee Curtis, who was used for some comedic effect, but on the whole, fell flat.
I will say that the aunt-niece relationship was nice to see, just because it hasn't been used in a lot of films, but it didn't save this one.
Give me more female characters like Jane Craig and fewer like Ella McCay.
The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, January 7
Jan. 7th, 2026 11:31 pmfancyflautist posting in su_herald
Giles: If the two of you could remain civil long
enough to—
Buffy: It's just so sudden. I don't know what to say.
Spike: Just say yes, and make me the happiest man on earth.
Buffy: Oh, Spike! Of course it's yes!
Buffy: It's just so sudden. I don't know what to say.
Spike: Just say yes, and make me the happiest man on earth.
Buffy: Oh, Spike! Of course it's yes!
~~Something Blue~~
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]
- I Spy... (Buffy, Angel, Drusilla, PG) by badly_knitted
- Bloody Babysitter (Spike, Giles, FRT) by nondenomifan
- Better Things (Spike, Riley, Robin, FRT) by nondenomifan
- Chasing Redemption (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by EnchantedWillow
- Gingerbread (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Maxine Eden
- William Ward, Grad Student (Buffy/Spike, R) by EnchantedWillow
- Buffy Summers, Time-Traveling College Student (Buffy/Spike, R) by EnchantedWillow
- Rupert Giles, Watcher in Re(Training) (Buffy/Spike, R) by EnchantedWillow
[Chaptered Fiction]
- Bound, Chapter 67 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by RavenLove12
- Gods and Monsters, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Maxine Eden
- Buffy and the Slayer - Season 3, Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Sunnydale Sentinel
- Can't Remember to Forget You, Chapter 6 (Buffy/Spike, R) by LadyInQuest
- Playing With Fire, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, G) by stellugh
- A Second Chance- Their Story, Chapter 20 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Loup Noir
- Just Two Lost Souls, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Holly
- The Return of Oz, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Oz, FR7) by Buffyworldbuilder
- Forging New Bonds, Chapter 6 (Multiple crossings, FR15) by calikocat
[Images, Audio & Video]
- Craft:"I call it Mr. Pointy" by Tabula-Rasa96
- Lego:Spike has been added to the LEGO project, and behind the library there is a small diorama with Bronze! Every vote counts! by Martin_Studio98
- Video: Would've, Could've, Should've || Buffy & Angel by Winterborn
- Video: Buffy Summers | You’re Just a Girl by Dakota Edits
- Video: What You Feel Cover - Buffy the Vampyre Slayer Cover by Leowolf TV Joshua Dauzat
[Reviews & Recaps]
- BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Reaction - Season 3. EP. 3 by Rossi Reacts
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer 7x9 'Never Leave Me' REACTION by George Alexander
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer 3x1 | "Anne" | REACTION by Screentime w/ Asteria
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer | S2 Wrap-Up + Character/Episode Tier Lists by Screentime w/ Asteria
[Community Announcements]
- Site Maintenance - January 11th, 2026 (Sunday) by Twisting The Hellmouth
[Fandom Discussions]
- [Discussion] The Notorious SMG on the Shut Up Evan Podcast by multiple authors
- For anyone who collects Buffy stuff, what other books do you recommend? by multiple authors
- [Discussion] Sarah Michelle Gellar Says ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale’ Is “Not A Sequel” & “It’s Not A Reboot”; Reveals Why “It’s Taking A Long Time” by multiple authors
- In the Buffyverse especially in the later seasons of BTVS Why do so many regular people of Sunnydale continue to insist on taking long strolls alone at night? Shouldn’t they have learned that doing so is quite dangerous? by multiple authors
- Creation Entertainment is taking interest checks on a Buffyverse specific con! by multiple authors
- Riley by multiple authors
- Angel/Angelus question by multiple authors
- Sometimes you need a few rewatches to notice stuff. by multiple authors
- I actually love Riley Finn! by multiple authors
- I quit season 4 (forgive the rant. I’m just sickened) by multiple authors
- What changes were made from the BTVS Movie to the TV Show? by multiple authors
- What Buffy Episode Brings you Joy? by multiple authors
- Do you skip "The Body" (5.16) on reruns? by multiple authors
- Questions about "Eternity" from season 1 by multiple authors
[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]
- Interview: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Full Episode) by Shut Up Evan Podcast
- Interview: Buffy is Back! Sarah Michelle Gellar On Vamp Nails, Skincare Slays and More 90s Nostalgia by Breaking Beauty Podcast
- Publication: Sarah Michelle Gellar Says ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale’ Is “Not A Sequel” & “It’s Not A Reboot”; Reveals Why “It’s Taking A Long Time” via Deadline
January 7, 2026...
Jan. 7th, 2026 08:30 pmshadowkatQuestion a Day Meme - January:
6. In 1709 The Great Frost began during the night, a sudden cold snap that remains Europe's coldest ever winter. What temperature will it reach today where you live?
It's actually warmer this week? So it reached 45 degrees, and is supposed to reach 51 on Friday. Also supposed to rain. But hopefully not when I'm off to see the doctor on Friday.
7. In 1803, Henri Herz, an Austrian pianist and composer, was born in Vienna, Austria. Have you ever learned the piano? If not, would you like to?
Yes. When I was 13, my mother and I took lessons separately, but from the same teacher. I sucked at it - dysgraphia/dyslexia and piano don't mix well. I could play with one hand, but both? And use the pedals? And read the music? Uh, not without a great deal of difficulty.
The teacher went to my mother and told her - that I'd never be able to learn to play the piano and to not waste any more time on it.
My family can draw, paint, write - but we are not musically inclined. We love music, we just can't sing or play an instrument to save our lives.
***
Buffy S6 Rewatch.
I like S5 and S4 better? Even though S6 is much riskier. The production design is slightly off in S6 - hair, makeup, etc. Also Gellar and Marsters apparently decided they had to lose fifty pounds for all those sex scenes.
(Sigh.) They are TOO thin. So is Emma Caulfield. Meanwhile Xander keeps gaining weight. Weirdly, wardrobe has decided to play with Spike's wardrobe - he's gotten a wardrobe upgrade. Actually, Buffy, Spike, and possibly Willow have the best wardrobe.
The writers are having a lot of fun implying sex - without really showing anything? And they seem to be hunting about every way to do it, available.
( Read more... )
6. In 1709 The Great Frost began during the night, a sudden cold snap that remains Europe's coldest ever winter. What temperature will it reach today where you live?
It's actually warmer this week? So it reached 45 degrees, and is supposed to reach 51 on Friday. Also supposed to rain. But hopefully not when I'm off to see the doctor on Friday.
7. In 1803, Henri Herz, an Austrian pianist and composer, was born in Vienna, Austria. Have you ever learned the piano? If not, would you like to?
Yes. When I was 13, my mother and I took lessons separately, but from the same teacher. I sucked at it - dysgraphia/dyslexia and piano don't mix well. I could play with one hand, but both? And use the pedals? And read the music? Uh, not without a great deal of difficulty.
The teacher went to my mother and told her - that I'd never be able to learn to play the piano and to not waste any more time on it.
My family can draw, paint, write - but we are not musically inclined. We love music, we just can't sing or play an instrument to save our lives.
***
Buffy S6 Rewatch.
I like S5 and S4 better? Even though S6 is much riskier. The production design is slightly off in S6 - hair, makeup, etc. Also Gellar and Marsters apparently decided they had to lose fifty pounds for all those sex scenes.
(Sigh.) They are TOO thin. So is Emma Caulfield. Meanwhile Xander keeps gaining weight. Weirdly, wardrobe has decided to play with Spike's wardrobe - he's gotten a wardrobe upgrade. Actually, Buffy, Spike, and possibly Willow have the best wardrobe.
The writers are having a lot of fun implying sex - without really showing anything? And they seem to be hunting about every way to do it, available.
( Read more... )
A Belated Holiday Miracle
Jan. 7th, 2026 09:01 pmcornerofmadnessI had two things shipping to my parents house. One that was supposed to be shipped back on the 30th but was telling me it should have arrived monday and one that should have shipped by the 3rd that wasn't supposed to arrive until tomorrow. Both arrived today. Woot. I bought my coveted raven dress from Svaha when they had everything 40% off and I had preordered the husk and angel figures in Loser Baby blue in the summer. Wow, Bandai really hit it out of the park with these two (especially compared to the stuff I got from Youtooz). Now to find a place to put them.
Made it back to Ohio (nearly forgot my apartment key!) half the crap is in the house, half is still in the car. It was a good drive. Rocket is between my feet on the recliner, happy as hell I'm back (mad as hell that I forgot to leave behind 1 can of food for him and only have kibble, he's mad as hell and I hear about it every time I move)
Given how iced over my freezer is, my power must have been out for a long time. Probably throwing all of that stuff out. sigh.
What I Just Finished Reading:
Keeping the Secret - Mostly the tales of the WAVS in Dayton OH in the ladies' own words
Murder Made Her Wicked - loved this historical mystery set in Wellesley
What I am Currently Reading:
The Witching Hour - by Heather Graham. how is this series so successful? This is not my first in the series (which I forgot when I requested this arc) this is not good.
Murder in the Ranks - Set in WWII with the WAACs in North Africa. Really different. I've read other WWII mysteries but never one with the lady in the war zone. I'm very much enjoying this one
What I Plan to Read Next: La Grand Familia and Zombie Day Care
Made it back to Ohio (nearly forgot my apartment key!) half the crap is in the house, half is still in the car. It was a good drive. Rocket is between my feet on the recliner, happy as hell I'm back (mad as hell that I forgot to leave behind 1 can of food for him and only have kibble, he's mad as hell and I hear about it every time I move)
Given how iced over my freezer is, my power must have been out for a long time. Probably throwing all of that stuff out. sigh.
What I Just Finished Reading:
Keeping the Secret - Mostly the tales of the WAVS in Dayton OH in the ladies' own words
Murder Made Her Wicked - loved this historical mystery set in Wellesley
What I am Currently Reading:
The Witching Hour - by Heather Graham. how is this series so successful? This is not my first in the series (which I forgot when I requested this arc) this is not good.
Murder in the Ranks - Set in WWII with the WAACs in North Africa. Really different. I've read other WWII mysteries but never one with the lady in the war zone. I'm very much enjoying this one
What I Plan to Read Next: La Grand Familia and Zombie Day Care
