Satire Site Makes Me Giggle
Feb. 2nd, 2026 06:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jesse_the_kBugsAppleLoves.com summarizes 17 long-standing bugs in the Apple computing ecosystem, and calculates entirely bogus yet entertaining cost estimates for the time we Apple users waste -- while trying to select text on an iPhone or trying to maintain window sizing in macOS' Finder.
(At least it confirmed the iPhone text selection issues was not just me).
What A Coincidence. I Put Poison In Your Tea.
Feb. 2nd, 2026 07:20 pmrionaleonhartBatch five of fills for the ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
threesentenceficathon! I'm having such a great time with this.
( Ace Attorney, Apollo and the judge, 200 words, prompt: the judge declares the witness guilty. )
( Ghost Trick/The Goes Wrong Show, Sissel and Robert, 320 words, prompt: after midnight. )
( Assorted ficlets for the Goes Wrong Show, mainly Chris and Robert, 700 words total. )
I got a comment on the ficathon saying 'Your fic has actually gotten me into the Goes Wrong Show and it's also absolutely hysterical', and it made me smile so hard. By my count, I've now got... twelve or thirteen people to watch The Goes Wrong Show, I think? I'm dragging everyone into this pit with me.
threesentenceficathon! I'm having such a great time with this.( Ace Attorney, Apollo and the judge, 200 words, prompt: the judge declares the witness guilty. )
( Ghost Trick/The Goes Wrong Show, Sissel and Robert, 320 words, prompt: after midnight. )
( Assorted ficlets for the Goes Wrong Show, mainly Chris and Robert, 700 words total. )
I got a comment on the ficathon saying 'Your fic has actually gotten me into the Goes Wrong Show and it's also absolutely hysterical', and it made me smile so hard. By my count, I've now got... twelve or thirteen people to watch The Goes Wrong Show, I think? I'm dragging everyone into this pit with me.
Music Monday
Feb. 2nd, 2026 08:20 ammuccamukkI used to love K'NAAN, but I hadn't seen this one, and ran into it because it was a past winner of the award Raye just got for "Ice Cream Man" (the Harry Belafonte Best Song For Social Change Award).
Some number of things makes a post
Feb. 2nd, 2026 08:25 amkraitTea friends, I haven't forgotten you. Spent some of yesterday mixing up a few tea blends and gathering up bagged options.
The one thing cold weather is good for is chopping down one's unread book stash.
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The one thing cold weather is good for is chopping down one's unread book stash.
( Reading )
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( Flight Rising )
January music post
Feb. 1st, 2026 08:41 pmsnickficI have ambitions of writing up monthly music roundups. We'll see how long I last, lol.
First, to make sense of my music listening at all (and reading, and movie watching, and...) it's important to know that my brain ties media really closely to the season and the weather, so whatever time of year I first read/watched/heard that thing, that's when I want to do so again. At this point I'm familiar enough with how this works that I can explicitly identify music that will make my brain happy for various scenarios. "Cold and sunny? Time for Endless Summer Vacation again."
Themes of the month
1. Women of hip hop! I returned to my old favorites Glorilla and Doechii (discovered January 2025). I also listened to a TON of music by other artists. I went through several Megan albums, Cardi B's most recent album, and then spread out and explored albums by a bunch of newer artists like Monaleo and KenTheMan.
2. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants by Oasis (discovered January 2020). It turns out my fancy earbuds combined with being able to download music in higher quality means I can hear more things. In fact I found out in January why "Fuckin' in the Bushes" has that title. Overall this will never be an absolute favorite, but Gas Panic and Where Did It All Go Wrong are always great, Roll It Over is solid even though it was better live, and I guess I'm warming up to Go Let It Out. Also I don't care if Put Your Money With Your Mouth Is is nonsense fluff, it's a vibe, don't @ me.
3. Love and War by Fleurie, an album apparently designed specifically to make fanvids to, or possibly to use for end credits. (Or even to get sampled by Kendrick Lamar, just to cross some streams.) I first heard it in December and listened to it some more this month. Is "cinematic emo soprano" a genre? Great stuff.
Top artists (by # of streams)
1. Oasis
2. Megan Thee Stallion
3. Glorilla
4. Cardi B
Favorite songs:
* girl, get up by Doechii featuring SZA. This one really grew on me: that mellow beat, SZA singing the refrain on the chorus, and of course Doechii doing her thing. "I'll address it on the album." Yesssssssssss, I cannot WAIT.
* S/O to Me by Latto. I'm really conflicted about this one, because I love her flow and the theme of forging her own path, but OTOH the whole verse about how she doesn't like women and specifically doesn't want to hear about "post-partum or menopause" feels pretty gross. A very mixed bag. Still one of the songs I listened to the most this month.
* Accent by Megan Thee Stallion featuring Glorilla. Dark heavy beat with very silly subject matter. Just a fun time.
* Wrong One by Glorilla featuring a bunch of other female rappers. Glorilla and her girl group!! Again, just fun.
New artist to follow:
YK Niece, entirely for Goin On and specifically the "way way bigger" line. I love it so much.
First, to make sense of my music listening at all (and reading, and movie watching, and...) it's important to know that my brain ties media really closely to the season and the weather, so whatever time of year I first read/watched/heard that thing, that's when I want to do so again. At this point I'm familiar enough with how this works that I can explicitly identify music that will make my brain happy for various scenarios. "Cold and sunny? Time for Endless Summer Vacation again."
Themes of the month
1. Women of hip hop! I returned to my old favorites Glorilla and Doechii (discovered January 2025). I also listened to a TON of music by other artists. I went through several Megan albums, Cardi B's most recent album, and then spread out and explored albums by a bunch of newer artists like Monaleo and KenTheMan.
2. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants by Oasis (discovered January 2020). It turns out my fancy earbuds combined with being able to download music in higher quality means I can hear more things. In fact I found out in January why "Fuckin' in the Bushes" has that title. Overall this will never be an absolute favorite, but Gas Panic and Where Did It All Go Wrong are always great, Roll It Over is solid even though it was better live, and I guess I'm warming up to Go Let It Out. Also I don't care if Put Your Money With Your Mouth Is is nonsense fluff, it's a vibe, don't @ me.
3. Love and War by Fleurie, an album apparently designed specifically to make fanvids to, or possibly to use for end credits. (Or even to get sampled by Kendrick Lamar, just to cross some streams.) I first heard it in December and listened to it some more this month. Is "cinematic emo soprano" a genre? Great stuff.
Top artists (by # of streams)
1. Oasis
2. Megan Thee Stallion
3. Glorilla
4. Cardi B
Favorite songs:
* girl, get up by Doechii featuring SZA. This one really grew on me: that mellow beat, SZA singing the refrain on the chorus, and of course Doechii doing her thing. "I'll address it on the album." Yesssssssssss, I cannot WAIT.
* S/O to Me by Latto. I'm really conflicted about this one, because I love her flow and the theme of forging her own path, but OTOH the whole verse about how she doesn't like women and specifically doesn't want to hear about "post-partum or menopause" feels pretty gross. A very mixed bag. Still one of the songs I listened to the most this month.
* Accent by Megan Thee Stallion featuring Glorilla. Dark heavy beat with very silly subject matter. Just a fun time.
* Wrong One by Glorilla featuring a bunch of other female rappers. Glorilla and her girl group!! Again, just fun.
New artist to follow:
YK Niece, entirely for Goin On and specifically the "way way bigger" line. I love it so much.
Links List: Total Mixed Bag!
Feb. 1st, 2026 07:12 pmmuccamukkMisc PSA from various BlueSky users: If you see the research study conducted by Ayagdos, don't participate in it. It's run by transphobes.
More details in the thread.
Fandom Stuff!
fiachairecht's annual Dark Femslash Comment fest!
halfamoon is currently running with daily prompts for fanworks about female characters. (I'm not even trying to participate this year, but I love that it's still going.)
dreamersdare: Stuff I Love: Top Ten Edition (February Challenge)
Fandom Stuff: The Hockey Gays Edition
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CBCArts: Heated Rivalry's Harrison Browne is fighting the good fight for trans hockey players | Here & Queer (Video: 11 minutes).
There is zero mention of HR in this video, but Browne's current project sounds cool!
Province of Canada: Sign Up for Fleece Updates
I guess fans lost the push to make that fleece official merch for the Canadian Olympic team in like two weeks, but you will be able to buy it at some point.
Out Sports: Empty Netters host privately called Heated Rivalry ‘trash,’ show creators ‘losers’ and ‘cowards’
Ah, there's the hockey culture I know.
ETA: The guys have apologised, and there are misrepresentations in the article I linked (because the reporter is shitty). However, I think the underlying homophobia stands.
Canadian Politics
House of Commons: Petition e-7005 (Health)
(Open to all citizens and residents of Canada. Don't forget you need to confirm your signature via email.)
CBC: Unreserved with Rosanna Deerchild — Greenlandic Inuit and their fight for independence (Podcast: 49 minutes, no transcript.)
Parody Site: Sponsor a Separatist!
(Possibly mean spirited, but I got a laugh out of it.)
The Tyee: As Supports Dwindle, Violence Against Sex Workers Is Up
U.S. Politics ( Cut for those who need the break )
More details in the thread.
Fandom Stuff!
fiachairecht's annual Dark Femslash Comment fest!halfamoon is currently running with daily prompts for fanworks about female characters. (I'm not even trying to participate this year, but I love that it's still going.)dreamersdare: Stuff I Love: Top Ten Edition (February Challenge)Each week in February, you are challenged to write a themed top ten list, with a focus on different aspects of media.
Fandom Stuff: The Hockey Gays Edition
There is zero mention of HR in this video, but Browne's current project sounds cool!
Province of Canada: Sign Up for Fleece Updates
I guess fans lost the push to make that fleece official merch for the Canadian Olympic team in like two weeks, but you will be able to buy it at some point.
Out Sports: Empty Netters host privately called Heated Rivalry ‘trash,’ show creators ‘losers’ and ‘cowards’
Ah, there's the hockey culture I know.
ETA: The guys have apologised, and there are misrepresentations in the article I linked (because the reporter is shitty). However, I think the underlying homophobia stands.
Canadian Politics
House of Commons: Petition e-7005 (Health)
We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to ensure all eligible residents of Canada can access required healthcare, including gender affirming healthcare, as outlined in the Canada Health Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
(Open to all citizens and residents of Canada. Don't forget you need to confirm your signature via email.)
CBC: Unreserved with Rosanna Deerchild — Greenlandic Inuit and their fight for independence (Podcast: 49 minutes, no transcript.)
Parody Site: Sponsor a Separatist!
(Possibly mean spirited, but I got a laugh out of it.)
The Tyee: As Supports Dwindle, Violence Against Sex Workers Is Up
Women are worried that conditions could lead to another serial killer operating in the Lower Mainland. A Tyee deep dive.
U.S. Politics ( Cut for those who need the break )
Tarot Reading for Imbolc
Feb. 1st, 2026 05:10 pmmuccamukk(Layout from ![[instagram.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/profile_icons/instagram.png)
thewitchoftheforest right here.)
1. In what areas of my life do I need a fresh start?
Ten of Pentacles
2. How can I nurture myself at this time?
Five of Cups
3. What practical ways can I do this?
Eight of Wands (Reversed)
4. What seeds of intention should I plant?
Eight of Swords
5. What must I do to nurture those intentions?
The Priestess.
Like fucking fine, I guess! It's reasonable advice. Not in love with both the Five of Cups and the Eight of Swords in one reading, but that's not out of line with how things have been going, either. I like the Priestess.
thewitchoftheforest right here.)1. In what areas of my life do I need a fresh start?
Ten of Pentacles
2. How can I nurture myself at this time?
Five of Cups
3. What practical ways can I do this?
Eight of Wands (Reversed)
4. What seeds of intention should I plant?
Eight of Swords
5. What must I do to nurture those intentions?
The Priestess.
Like fucking fine, I guess! It's reasonable advice. Not in love with both the Five of Cups and the Eight of Swords in one reading, but that's not out of line with how things have been going, either. I like the Priestess.
February check-in poll
Feb. 1st, 2026 03:14 pmredbird posting in thisfinecrewAfter a very quiet couple of months on this community, there were 16 posts in January. I’m not posting a round-up: this is a check-in poll, including space in the comments to discuss reither what you’ve done recently, or what you’re planning to do.
Also, I just noticed the comment from a month ago that we would probably need a Venezuela tag. If you need a tag added, please DM me.
As usual, you can comment on the pinned post or DM me if you want a tag added or other help with the community.
Also, I just noticed the comment from a month ago that we would probably need a Venezuela tag. If you need a tag added, please DM me.
Poll #34160 February check-in
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 25
In the last couple of months, I
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called one or both of my senators
15 (60.0%)
called my member of Congress
11 (44.0%)
called my governor
8 (32.0%)
called my mayor, state representative, or other local official
1 (4.0%)
voted
1 (4.0%)
did get-out-the-vote work, such as postcarding or phone banking
0 (0.0%)
sent a postcard/letter/email/fax to a government official or agency
12 (48.0%)
went to a protest
8 (32.0%)
attended an in-person activist group
4 (16.0%)
went to a town hall
0 (0.0%)
participated in phone or online training
4 (16.0%)
participated in community mutual aid
8 (32.0%)
donated money to a cause
18 (72.0%)
worked for a campaign
0 (0.0%)
did text banking or phone banking
0 (0.0%)
took care of myself
13 (52.0%)
not a US citizen, but worked in solidarity in my community
3 (12.0%)
committed to action in the current month
8 (32.0%)
did something else--tell us in comments
5 (20.0%)
As usual, you can comment on the pinned post or DM me if you want a tag added or other help with the community.
Media Roundup: Working on The Graphic Novel Pile
Feb. 1st, 2026 11:23 amforestofgloryThis time I have nothing to talk about but things from my pile of graphic novels from the library. I picked up another set of holds, and then put in even more holds, but I’m getting to the end of things I want to check out so it's possible the pile will diminish eventually.
I read so many books in January, after so long of not reading very much. It’s nice but my brain sure confuses me.
Estranged by Ethan M. Aldridge—I really liked this author’s other book, The Pale Queen, so I thought I’d look into other graphic novels he created. This one is good too! The same lovely art, cool world building and some nice found family feelings.
The Lost Sunday by Iléana Surducan—A sweet kids graphic novel inspired by fairy tales. It’s very short. As a non-christian I don’t love the association of Sunday with the day of rest, but it is otherwise lovely. The art is very fun, very expressive with good use of colors.
Gotham Academy, issues 1-18 by Becky Cloonan et al.— I was always going to love a story about plucky girl investigators at a boarding school who are friends with each other! The fact that this is set in Gotham and features appearances by members of the bat family is just a bonus. It’s got kinda a spooky vibe but it’s not really scary. I've been reading comics from the 90s, so it was fun to check out something more recent, and nice to have some different art styles. (I’m not really a fan of 90’s comic art styles even if the city scapes are good)
Mia “Maps” Mizoguchi is so much fun! She's clever and excitable and so enthusiastic about everything! I love her! I'm going to have to track down all the stories she appears in so I can read them.
Stage Dreams by Melanie Gillman—A fun queer western adventure – I appreciated the author’s historical notes in the back. The subdued but warm color plate for this really added a nice touch.
Sanity & Tallulah, Field Trip,and Shortcuts by Molly Brooks—The first two of these were rereads, as I read them a while back and didn't remember them that well. These graphic novels are fun! Sanity and Tallulah are two girls living on a space station. They are friends with each other and have slightly madcap adventures. I also liked how this handled worldbuilding with each book showing a larger and more complicated section of Sanity and Tullaulah’s universe, especially the way the earlier books drop hints about the larger situation but you don’t fully see it until the third book.
I read so many books in January, after so long of not reading very much. It’s nice but my brain sure confuses me.
Estranged by Ethan M. Aldridge—I really liked this author’s other book, The Pale Queen, so I thought I’d look into other graphic novels he created. This one is good too! The same lovely art, cool world building and some nice found family feelings.
The Lost Sunday by Iléana Surducan—A sweet kids graphic novel inspired by fairy tales. It’s very short. As a non-christian I don’t love the association of Sunday with the day of rest, but it is otherwise lovely. The art is very fun, very expressive with good use of colors.
Gotham Academy, issues 1-18 by Becky Cloonan et al.— I was always going to love a story about plucky girl investigators at a boarding school who are friends with each other! The fact that this is set in Gotham and features appearances by members of the bat family is just a bonus. It’s got kinda a spooky vibe but it’s not really scary. I've been reading comics from the 90s, so it was fun to check out something more recent, and nice to have some different art styles. (I’m not really a fan of 90’s comic art styles even if the city scapes are good)
Mia “Maps” Mizoguchi is so much fun! She's clever and excitable and so enthusiastic about everything! I love her! I'm going to have to track down all the stories she appears in so I can read them.
Stage Dreams by Melanie Gillman—A fun queer western adventure – I appreciated the author’s historical notes in the back. The subdued but warm color plate for this really added a nice touch.
Sanity & Tallulah, Field Trip,and Shortcuts by Molly Brooks—The first two of these were rereads, as I read them a while back and didn't remember them that well. These graphic novels are fun! Sanity and Tallulah are two girls living on a space station. They are friends with each other and have slightly madcap adventures. I also liked how this handled worldbuilding with each book showing a larger and more complicated section of Sanity and Tullaulah’s universe, especially the way the earlier books drop hints about the larger situation but you don’t fully see it until the third book.
Weekly proof of life: media intake | impending weather | manga work
Feb. 1st, 2026 02:07 pmumadoshiOne link, which hopefully won't be paywalled: "Rachel Reid's wild Heated Rivalry ride" at The Globe and Mail. The whole "local girl makes good" element of the HR show taking over the world is a very nice cherry on top of the whole thing, and I really liked this profile.
Reading: I'm maybe 30% into Matt Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl and wavering about continuing. I've gotten better about DNFing things, and this time I actually have the book out of the library, so the good old financial sunk-cost fallacy isn't in play. But I still don't like DNFing.
I've also read some more of Braiding Sweetgrass and reread vol. 2 of The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service.
Watching: Crunchyroll wasn't in the mood to work when we attempted to watch last week's ep. of Frieren, so we're two episodes behind on that. (Annoyingly, Netflix keeps saying it thinks we'd love the show, but only has season 1.) Hopefully we'll get caught up on the most recent ep. of The Pitt tonight.
On top of those currently-running things, we're now one episode into Midnight Mass.
Playing: Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven continues to delight me.
Weathering: There's another storm heading in, due to arrive tonight, but it looks like it's veered enough that our local forecast is now for a somewhat more reasonable amount of snow than I'd been hearing before yesterday evening or so. Apparently it's also bringing fairly high winds, so there's the usual "will the power stay on?" worry. (Our neighborhood has been really lucky on that front this season, andscruloose and I are pretty well prepared, so it's not a huge worry.)
Working: I turned in the final volume (!) of Pet Shop of Horrors on Friday and immediately tried to switch to the next volume of Now That We Draw, since that's due mid-week, but my brain was Not Having It; I suspect it was the sheer tonal dissonance as much as anything. But then yesterday, what with the storm warning and all, I basically did the last four-fifths of the book in one sitting to make sure I at least had a workable draft, and now my brain is pretty crisped. (It's not a very text-heavy or tricky rewrite, and the translators make it pretty painless, so four-fifths is a lot at once but not the feat it would be with some series.)
So now I have a draft with just a couple tweaks still to be made and a final read-through to be done, and I'm tempting fate a bit by not trying to get that all off my plate today, but I think letting it rest for a day before reviewing it is extra important given that I did the draft so fast. So I'm gambling a bit, but also have something I can submit with caveats if need be, if we do lose power for three days or something.
Sleeping: Sleep has been distinctly Not Great for the last few (?) nights. I've been doing decently at getting to bed in a timely fashion and mostly not taking forever to fall asleep, but I've been having even weirder and more stressful dreams than usual and it's all been very restless.
Reading: I'm maybe 30% into Matt Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl and wavering about continuing. I've gotten better about DNFing things, and this time I actually have the book out of the library, so the good old financial sunk-cost fallacy isn't in play. But I still don't like DNFing.
I've also read some more of Braiding Sweetgrass and reread vol. 2 of The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service.
Watching: Crunchyroll wasn't in the mood to work when we attempted to watch last week's ep. of Frieren, so we're two episodes behind on that. (Annoyingly, Netflix keeps saying it thinks we'd love the show, but only has season 1.) Hopefully we'll get caught up on the most recent ep. of The Pitt tonight.
On top of those currently-running things, we're now one episode into Midnight Mass.
Playing: Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven continues to delight me.
Weathering: There's another storm heading in, due to arrive tonight, but it looks like it's veered enough that our local forecast is now for a somewhat more reasonable amount of snow than I'd been hearing before yesterday evening or so. Apparently it's also bringing fairly high winds, so there's the usual "will the power stay on?" worry. (Our neighborhood has been really lucky on that front this season, and
scruloose and I are pretty well prepared, so it's not a huge worry.)Working: I turned in the final volume (!) of Pet Shop of Horrors on Friday and immediately tried to switch to the next volume of Now That We Draw, since that's due mid-week, but my brain was Not Having It; I suspect it was the sheer tonal dissonance as much as anything. But then yesterday, what with the storm warning and all, I basically did the last four-fifths of the book in one sitting to make sure I at least had a workable draft, and now my brain is pretty crisped. (It's not a very text-heavy or tricky rewrite, and the translators make it pretty painless, so four-fifths is a lot at once but not the feat it would be with some series.)
So now I have a draft with just a couple tweaks still to be made and a final read-through to be done, and I'm tempting fate a bit by not trying to get that all off my plate today, but I think letting it rest for a day before reviewing it is extra important given that I did the draft so fast. So I'm gambling a bit, but also have something I can submit with caveats if need be, if we do lose power for three days or something.
Sleeping: Sleep has been distinctly Not Great for the last few (?) nights. I've been doing decently at getting to bed in a timely fashion and mostly not taking forever to fall asleep, but I've been having even weirder and more stressful dreams than usual and it's all been very restless.
Good Omens: The Seduction Malfunction by iamtheenemy
Feb. 1st, 2026 12:56 pmkingstoken posting in fancakeFandom: Good Omens
Pairings/Characters: Aziraphale/Crowley
Rating: T
Length: 5437 words
Creator Links: iamtheenemy (Steph)
Theme: Inept in love
Summary: Crowley gets orders to seduce Aziraphale to the dark side. It goes about as well as you might expect.
Reccer's Notes: Crowley gets orders from Hell to seduce Aziraphale, and Crowley can't really bring himself to try, despite some half-hearted attempts. That's the first half of the fic, the second half is the two of them after the almost apocalypse, and it's very sweet, even if Crowley's brain stops functioning a few times.
Fanwork Links: AO3
Pairings/Characters: Aziraphale/Crowley
Rating: T
Length: 5437 words
Creator Links: iamtheenemy (Steph)
Theme: Inept in love
Summary: Crowley gets orders to seduce Aziraphale to the dark side. It goes about as well as you might expect.
Reccer's Notes: Crowley gets orders from Hell to seduce Aziraphale, and Crowley can't really bring himself to try, despite some half-hearted attempts. That's the first half of the fic, the second half is the two of them after the almost apocalypse, and it's very sweet, even if Crowley's brain stops functioning a few times.
Fanwork Links: AO3
Round 183: Inept in Love
Feb. 1st, 2026 08:45 amrunpunkrun posting in fancake
Bring out your failboats! Our theme for February is inept in love.
These fools are unlucky in love—whether it's due to inexperience, obliviousness, social anxiety, or their own terrible choices—or are so in love they can't function properly. This trope is sometimes called "Idiots in Love," but as "idiot" is an ableist term, I ask that you don't use it in your recs, and just as there are all kinds of love, this theme is for all kinds of relationships.
The tag for this round is: theme: inept in love
If you're just joining us, be sure to check out our policy on content notes. Content notes aren't required, but they're nice to include in your recs, especially if a fanwork has untagged content that readers may wish to know about in advance.
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( Promote this round! )
(morning writing)
Feb. 1st, 2026 10:06 amelainegreyFriday, i managed to get ice off much of the deck and sidewalk. Deck's gonna need repainting and i think i will do it myself this time and address the issues that were not by the professional. (Eye roll). It was physically engaging, and i felt i'd had a real work out. The salt was impressive: while i didn't get rid of some of it in the driveway, i could rake and roughen the surface in a wa where i'd scattered salt that i couldn't elsewhere. Seeing the rusty salt on the white sleet-creet did give me opinions about my seed spreader: it definitely is not even. (But more even than hand casting.) I just disappeared into a book after all the effort.
Yesterday morning Other Places were snowed in and we were in the "dry slot." My feelings churned around the changing travel, but around 12:30 snow started. By 4:45 pm we had 1 7/8" of snow (measured using the recommended white board, which was then swept off), and it kept coming. This morning we have an additional 2 5/8" on the board, so that's a nice even 4.5" total
I hope i can relax today and also prep for the trip. I got a cancellation notice for the Sunday flight i had changed to Monday, but i've confirmed that i am booked Monday.
Fanfiction: The Outsider (The Goes Wrong Show)
Feb. 1st, 2026 01:43 pmrionaleonhartThis is another Goes Wrong Show fic that started life as a fill for the Three-Sentence Ficathon! My worst failure to keep to three sentences yet; this version is slightly expanded, but the original fill was still over a thousand words.
The original prompt was 'outsider POV'. I originally started thinking about using an original character, and then it hit me that, as Vanessa joined later than the rest of the company, she could be the outsider.
Title: The Outsider
Fandom: The Goes Wrong Show
Rating: G
Wordcount: 1,600
Summary: How did Vanessa end up joining the Cornley Drama Society?
( The Outsider )
The original prompt was 'outsider POV'. I originally started thinking about using an original character, and then it hit me that, as Vanessa joined later than the rest of the company, she could be the outsider.
Title: The Outsider
Fandom: The Goes Wrong Show
Rating: G
Wordcount: 1,600
Summary: How did Vanessa end up joining the Cornley Drama Society?
( The Outsider )
fandomocweekly and fanmix_monthly
Feb. 1st, 2026 04:20 pmmatsushima posting in ![[site community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/comm_staff.png){kind=small}
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fandomocweekly is a low commitment challenge community for sharing your fandom-based original characters. Every week, there is a gen prompt and a relationship prompt. You can post fills in any format/medium (fic, icons, art, etc.). OC x canon, yume, self-shipping, Mary Sues, etc. all welcome! ✨ This week's prompts are ideal & consideration.
Despite the name,
fanmix_monthly is not only for fanmixes and the monthly prompts are optional. You're invited to share any mixtapes you've made any time! This month's theme is relationships.
Some Fairly Surface Level Star Trek: Starfleet Academy thoughts
Jan. 31st, 2026 09:36 pmmuccamukkI'm still really enjoying it! I think episode three was a little woobly for me (I don't enjoy school bully plots, even if they come to a good resolution), but the others have been great, and I love how the episodic nature is letting us get to know all of the characters better, not just focusing on Caleb and Ake (though Caleb and Ake are great!). And there's 1.5 queer couples!
I like how much of it is about building a better future. The characters come from different cultures, and come with a certain amount of damage because the stable government hasn't been there for them, and that's an organic part of the plot too. So, the kids are trying to grow up and figure out who they are, and they've also found themselves at a pivot point of history, when the Federation tries to decide what it wants to be. It's a lot of the same themes as DS9 dealt with in the later seasons (though in that case, fending off what the Federation ought not to be, which I guess Picard was trying to do too, but in a very cludgy way). I like the credits being about growth and building (though could take or leave the theme), and the show also being that.
And yes I have been watching Jessie Gender again, but one of the things I agree with her about is how it's not leaning very hard on nostalgia, or trying to recreate a Star Trek the show runners grew up with, which honestly a lot of post-Voyager shows have leaned on. (Though Discovery didn't especially land for me, and I never gave it enough of a chance, I think it at least was trying to do something different, so it makes sense that it created the setting for SFA.) Like the shows I loved most, and which re-invented what the show could be in the '90s, they're not on a ship called Enterprise, and they're not on an exploratory mission backed by the strength of the Federation (and don't forget that people loathed every single one of the '90s shows on grounds of: "They changed it, and I don't like it!") The main challenges in SFA are different because the main characters are students, but the way of poking at moral themes remains. The show is about them building a better world, personally and politically, with respect for and in conversation with the world building that came before, but not beholden to it as a prefect object, and I'm really loving that.
(The mix of earnestness and silliness reminds me of this hilarious short bySoOkayHeresTheThing: What It's Like to Watch Star Trek. Summarised in One Minute.)
I especially really liked these specific spoilery things: ( Spoilers for episodes 1x02 and 1x04. )
Two beats that I absolutely hated, for balance: ( Spoilers for episodes 1x01 and 1x02 )
I like how much of it is about building a better future. The characters come from different cultures, and come with a certain amount of damage because the stable government hasn't been there for them, and that's an organic part of the plot too. So, the kids are trying to grow up and figure out who they are, and they've also found themselves at a pivot point of history, when the Federation tries to decide what it wants to be. It's a lot of the same themes as DS9 dealt with in the later seasons (though in that case, fending off what the Federation ought not to be, which I guess Picard was trying to do too, but in a very cludgy way). I like the credits being about growth and building (though could take or leave the theme), and the show also being that.
And yes I have been watching Jessie Gender again, but one of the things I agree with her about is how it's not leaning very hard on nostalgia, or trying to recreate a Star Trek the show runners grew up with, which honestly a lot of post-Voyager shows have leaned on. (Though Discovery didn't especially land for me, and I never gave it enough of a chance, I think it at least was trying to do something different, so it makes sense that it created the setting for SFA.) Like the shows I loved most, and which re-invented what the show could be in the '90s, they're not on a ship called Enterprise, and they're not on an exploratory mission backed by the strength of the Federation (and don't forget that people loathed every single one of the '90s shows on grounds of: "They changed it, and I don't like it!") The main challenges in SFA are different because the main characters are students, but the way of poking at moral themes remains. The show is about them building a better world, personally and politically, with respect for and in conversation with the world building that came before, but not beholden to it as a prefect object, and I'm really loving that.
(The mix of earnestness and silliness reminds me of this hilarious short by
I especially really liked these specific spoilery things: ( Spoilers for episodes 1x02 and 1x04. )
Two beats that I absolutely hated, for balance: ( Spoilers for episodes 1x01 and 1x02 )
2025 Snowflake Wrap-up Post
Jan. 31st, 2026 12:41 pmflorianschild posting in snowflake_challengeWe've reached the closing curtain of our beautiful Snowflake Challenge 2026. It's been a whirlwind month of fun, community, and lots of creativity! One of the best parts of this challenge is that it truly lives up to its name and its original inspiration: every single year that we come together to celebrate is a unique circumstance of participants, mods, prompts, graphics, challenges, and celebrations. Every year is a unique snowflake in and of itself, never again to be replicated in the exact same pattern. I hope everyone felt some enjoyment and appreciation during the past month, and of course please continue to post your responses and fills because there is no deadline to this challenge!
Thank you so much to all the participants. Thank you especially to those who took the time to interact with fellow participants and make the community feel so alive! And of course thank you to all the mods who went above and beyond and especially totjs_whatnot, our co-admin who has worked really hard this month to keep everything running smoothly.
We do have a poll below to get your feedback on the challenge, if that's something you're interested in doing. We really appreciate it and we take all your responses into consideration when planning for next year.
Peace and happy late winter season to all!
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Thank you so much to all the participants. Thank you especially to those who took the time to interact with fellow participants and make the community feel so alive! And of course thank you to all the mods who went above and beyond and especially to
tjs_whatnot, our co-admin who has worked really hard this month to keep everything running smoothly.We do have a poll below to get your feedback on the challenge, if that's something you're interested in doing. We really appreciate it and we take all your responses into consideration when planning for next year.
Peace and happy late winter season to all!
( Poll under the cut! )
2026 Fandom Snowflake Challenge Friending Meme
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