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apod_feed) wrote2025-11-23 06:23 am
apod_feed) wrote2025-11-23 06:23 amDione and Rhea Ring Transit
Seen to the left of Saturn's banded planetary disk, small icy moons
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silver_chipmunk) wrote2025-11-22 10:18 pm
silver_chipmunk) wrote2025-11-22 10:18 pm
Usual Saturday
I got up at 9:00 and had breakfast and coffee, showered and dressed, and went to my Al-anon meeting. I was a few minutes late but only a few.
The meeting was very good, and I went to the diner afterward, driven by S. Took the bus home, and went to the Starsky and Hutch episode watch and chat. They were very late in starting the wpisode, so I got to see it all! The episode was Losing Streak, and I enjoyed it a lot.
The chat went on for quite a long time, after 7:00. Unfortunately I was having technical difficulties the whole time, though I did manage to see the episode without serious glitches. But after that, Zoom keep kicking me out. Or rather, this damn computer did.
mashfanficchick called and we talked plans for tomorrow.
After we ended I Teamed the FWiB. We didn't talk as long as usual because we started late. But we had a good time.
L from Friday texted me and that was nice.
After I got off with the FWiB I puttered around. It is very hot in here, I have my box fan going to make it livable in the living room, and I opened the bedroom window a smidge and put up my little fan on the sill.
At 10:00 I fed the pets. Christie ate a little. Oreo isn't eating well either, I assume because of the heat in here.
The Kid texted me, her boyfriend's parents would like to meet in January. Finally!
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2. My meetings and the people there.
3. My box fan and the little fan.
4. Got to see the episode today.
5. Friends.
6. Finally getting to meet the boyfriend's parents.
The meeting was very good, and I went to the diner afterward, driven by S. Took the bus home, and went to the Starsky and Hutch episode watch and chat. They were very late in starting the wpisode, so I got to see it all! The episode was Losing Streak, and I enjoyed it a lot.
The chat went on for quite a long time, after 7:00. Unfortunately I was having technical difficulties the whole time, though I did manage to see the episode without serious glitches. But after that, Zoom keep kicking me out. Or rather, this damn computer did.
mashfanficchick called and we talked plans for tomorrow. After we ended I Teamed the FWiB. We didn't talk as long as usual because we started late. But we had a good time.
L from Friday texted me and that was nice.
After I got off with the FWiB I puttered around. It is very hot in here, I have my box fan going to make it livable in the living room, and I opened the bedroom window a smidge and put up my little fan on the sill.
At 10:00 I fed the pets. Christie ate a little. Oreo isn't eating well either, I assume because of the heat in here.
The Kid texted me, her boyfriend's parents would like to meet in January. Finally!
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2. My meetings and the people there.
3. My box fan and the little fan.
4. Got to see the episode today.
5. Friends.
6. Finally getting to meet the boyfriend's parents.
the cosmolinguist (cosmolinguist) wrote2025-11-22 11:22 pm
cosmolinguist) wrote2025-11-22 11:22 pmBetween dog and wulf
What a busy day!
I got up for trans gym this morning, which should be normal for a Saturday but I missed it last week thanks to trainfail, and I didn't make it to the gym at all this week and my mental health suffered accordingly. So it was really nice to be back even if everything felt difficult!
Sadly D wasn't feeling well enough to do gym, but he was feeling well enough to give me a lift to and from and do some shopping for treats from the grocery store in between, which was welcome. It also meant we got a tinfoil-wrapped packet of our friend I's homemade pancakes, still warm when he handed them to D, which was really lovely.
Then this afternoon we had a doggy date! Thanks to Borrow My Doggy, a neighbor found us, said she thought she recognized us from the photos I put on the website, and indeed she was right. She and her husband are retired and dealing with various health issues that mean they need help walking their sweet adorable poodle/Irish setter cross, Teddy. He immediately loved V and I (again D was not feeling up to joining us, he needed a nap), demanded pets from us both and fell asleep pressed up against V while we talked with his humans. We all got along and it seems like we can help each other which is lovely.
Soon after V and I got home, angelofthenorth's friend came over, who soon said "I feel like I've found my people, even though I've never met you two before!" V was delighted at this of course, and I know it's something they and D have always aspired to.
We had a great conversation until D and I had to leave to go see Beowulf at Park in the Past. It was really fun to get to enjoy Beowulf in something approaching its original setting: In a dirt floored, wood-beamed, wool-thatched hut, listening to a bard recite it from memory and in between "acts" some talented musicians play a variety of folk music. We drank mead and D got to eat a wild boar burger. We snuggled up to stay warm and to enjoy each other's company. It was a great evening. Great day.
Entry tags:
Speak Up Saturday
Welcome to the weekly roundup post! What are you watching this week? What are you excited about?
P'shaw (she/they) (pshaw_raven) wrote2025-11-22 08:35 am
pshaw_raven) wrote2025-11-22 08:35 am
The Muse is Fickle
Some good news - I was trapped on the couch this morning while Crowley slept on my lap, and I finally figured out how to start a story I've wanted to write called "The Reeds." Weird fiction set in Muna. I now feel like I have a decent road map through the events of the story, but it will also require me to finish up a comic called "Keiko's Fairy Gourdmother," which to be fair I ought to do.
I'm going to try and hustle a little to get my chores and workout done so I'll have some creative time this afternoon. Yay!
I'm going to try and hustle a little to get my chores and workout done so I'll have some creative time this afternoon. Yay!
P'shaw (she/they) (pshaw_raven) wrote2025-11-22 07:00 am
pshaw_raven) wrote2025-11-22 07:00 am
Entry tags:
The Friday Five - Tune In
1. What's your favourite TV network? I know we don't really have these any more, so this one's kind of difficult. Actually all of these are difficult, as I am not a big TV watcher. But in high school, we got cable, and I tended to spend my summers more or less glued to the old movie channels like Turner and AMC. That was how I became such a movie nerd, and I still prefer to watch all those "classics." I even watched those Esther Williams films and some of the Francis stuff.
2. If you could create your own channel, what would it be? I guess classic movies, but it would be cool to also have bits where we'd show the old theater ads and the pre-film shows like cartoons and shorts. Most of that has probably been lost to time. At night we'd show some of the racy stuff like from the 1920s when it was okay to show *gasp!* breasts.
3. What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back? I was an indiscriminate TV watcher as a kid and liked it more for the same reason that adults leave a kitchen radio playing quietly all day. The background chatter was comforting.
4. What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show? So many choices. I have a visceral dislike for most of the "Law and Order" shows, and find police procedurals boring. News opinion is awful, no matter which side it's coming from. And I hate all "reality" TV.
5. What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD? I always had a fondness for Northern Exposure. Unsurprisingly, The X-Files, though they had an identity crisis about halfway through. I watched The Sopranos pretty closely when it was airing on HBO, that was a helluva good show. Twin Peaks?
2. If you could create your own channel, what would it be? I guess classic movies, but it would be cool to also have bits where we'd show the old theater ads and the pre-film shows like cartoons and shorts. Most of that has probably been lost to time. At night we'd show some of the racy stuff like from the 1920s when it was okay to show *gasp!* breasts.
3. What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back? I was an indiscriminate TV watcher as a kid and liked it more for the same reason that adults leave a kitchen radio playing quietly all day. The background chatter was comforting.
4. What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show? So many choices. I have a visceral dislike for most of the "Law and Order" shows, and find police procedurals boring. News opinion is awful, no matter which side it's coming from. And I hate all "reality" TV.
5. What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD? I always had a fondness for Northern Exposure. Unsurprisingly, The X-Files, though they had an identity crisis about halfway through. I watched The Sopranos pretty closely when it was airing on HBO, that was a helluva good show. Twin Peaks?
APOD (apod_feed) wrote2025-11-22 05:32 am
apod_feed) wrote2025-11-22 05:32 am3I/ATLAS: A View from Planet Earth
Now outbound after its perihelion or closest approach to the Sun
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fandom_icons2025-11-21 11:46 pm
flareonfury) wrote in fandom_icons2025-11-21 11:46 pm20+ Vampire Women for vampiremedia 20in20 challenge
These icons were made for the first vampiremedia 20in20 challenge. The theme is women. So below are 20 icons for the challenge plus all the extras I made.
[01] Aleera, Marishka & Verona (Van Helsing)
[02] Mavis Dracula (Hotel Transylvania)
[02] Barbara Gordon (DC vs Vampires)
[05] Diana (DC vs Vampires)
[01] Raven (DC vs Vampires)
[01] Rose (Vampire Academy books)
[06] Jubilee Lee (X-Men)
[03] Selene (Underworld)
[06] Lily Munster (The Munsters 2022)
[02] Caroline Forbes (The Vampire Diaries)
[03] Elena Gilbert (The Vampire Diaries)
[01] Katerina Petrova (The Vampire Diaries)
[01] Rebekah Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries)
[07] Hope Mikaelson (The Legacies)
[09] Lizzie Saltzman (The Legacies)
PREVIEW
vampiremedia 20in20 challenge. The theme is women. So below are 20 icons for the challenge plus all the extras I made.[01] Aleera, Marishka & Verona (Van Helsing)
[02] Mavis Dracula (Hotel Transylvania)
[02] Barbara Gordon (DC vs Vampires)
[05] Diana (DC vs Vampires)
[01] Raven (DC vs Vampires)
[01] Rose (Vampire Academy books)
[06] Jubilee Lee (X-Men)
[03] Selene (Underworld)
[06] Lily Munster (The Munsters 2022)
[02] Caroline Forbes (The Vampire Diaries)
[03] Elena Gilbert (The Vampire Diaries)
[01] Katerina Petrova (The Vampire Diaries)
[01] Rebekah Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries)
[07] Hope Mikaelson (The Legacies)
[09] Lizzie Saltzman (The Legacies)
PREVIEW
silver_chipmunk (silver_chipmunk) wrote2025-11-21 11:33 pm
silver_chipmunk) wrote2025-11-21 11:33 pm
Busy Friday
Got up at 10:00 and had a therapy session, which was good. Then breakfast and coffee. Called mashfanficchick and agreed to meet on the bus heading to BJs.
So I showered and dressed, and waited at the bus stop til ze said zer bus was turning the corner, and then I got on and we met up.
Got to the shopping center, and decided on the spur of the moment to have lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings. I had the lunch special three chicken pieces, and onion rings, and lemonade.
Then we went to Target so zee could use their power outlet to charge zer phone for a bit.
Then we stopped in T J Max, where I bought a new pair of winter shoes, and some dates.
Dani calledmashfanficchick while we were checking out, and they talked for awhile before we went into BJs.
By then it was getting late if I wanted to make my meeting in the Bronx so we hurried through, and ze took my shoes and dates with zer purchases so I wouldn't have to carry them to the Bronx. Then we took the 20 bus and I got off to transfer to the 44. The stop where I got off did not have a transfer to the 44. I eventually walked back to Union Street and got on the44 there.
Got to my meeting just on time, no pizza because of the heavy Buffalo Wild Wings lunch. And M dd not get donuts tonight, apparently Dunkin' Donuts was sold out of everything, so I saved calories there. The meeting was small but good.
M drove me to the bus stop, and I got home relatively quickly. Teamed the FWiB, which was nice as always.
Fed the pets and here I am.
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2. The Kid, texted today.
3. Nice day out.
4. New winter shoes.
5. My meeting and the people there.
6. Christie seems better.
mashfanficchick and agreed to meet on the bus heading to BJs.So I showered and dressed, and waited at the bus stop til ze said zer bus was turning the corner, and then I got on and we met up.
Got to the shopping center, and decided on the spur of the moment to have lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings. I had the lunch special three chicken pieces, and onion rings, and lemonade.
Then we went to Target so zee could use their power outlet to charge zer phone for a bit.
Then we stopped in T J Max, where I bought a new pair of winter shoes, and some dates.
Dani called
mashfanficchick while we were checking out, and they talked for awhile before we went into BJs.By then it was getting late if I wanted to make my meeting in the Bronx so we hurried through, and ze took my shoes and dates with zer purchases so I wouldn't have to carry them to the Bronx. Then we took the 20 bus and I got off to transfer to the 44. The stop where I got off did not have a transfer to the 44. I eventually walked back to Union Street and got on the44 there.
Got to my meeting just on time, no pizza because of the heavy Buffalo Wild Wings lunch. And M dd not get donuts tonight, apparently Dunkin' Donuts was sold out of everything, so I saved calories there. The meeting was small but good.
M drove me to the bus stop, and I got home relatively quickly. Teamed the FWiB, which was nice as always.
Fed the pets and here I am.
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2. The Kid, texted today.
3. Nice day out.
4. New winter shoes.
5. My meeting and the people there.
6. Christie seems better.
snickfic (snickfic) wrote2025-11-21 08:43 pm
snickfic) wrote2025-11-21 08:43 pmEntry tags:
music I have been listening to lately
I finally wore myself out on Oasis and Lord Huron for a minute or two, so here are some things I've been listening to instead.
In the Earth Again by Chat Pile (noise rock/sludge metal) and Hayden Pedigo (acoustic guitarist). A bluesky friend turned me onto this, which is a really pleasing mix between menacing electric guitar and beautiful, contemplative acoustic, among other sounds. The concentration of each varies a lot depending on the track. I still don't love metal singing, and honestly there's only maybe two tracks here that I would choose to listen to on their on, but the interplay of all the elements never gets boring.
Lux by Rosalia. I don't feel musically educated enough to really appreciate this, lol, but it's gorgeous! I do lose steam towards the end once things get slow, but I really enjoy the first half or maybe 3/4.
"House" and "Chains of Love" by Charli XCX. My most recent obsession. Apparently she's making an entire concept album to accompany the new Wuthering Heights adaptation directed by Emerald Fennell? Okay!! I'm only mad I have to wait until February for the album, because I love these. "House" is pretty far outside my usual listening, and she's barely even on it, but that big moment the tuba comes in and then she follows? Incredible. And "Chains of Love" is more conventional and might not have grabbed me on its own, but paired with "House," idk, it really works for me.
Is this what finally gets me to click with Charli XCX? Signs point to yes.
In the Earth Again by Chat Pile (noise rock/sludge metal) and Hayden Pedigo (acoustic guitarist). A bluesky friend turned me onto this, which is a really pleasing mix between menacing electric guitar and beautiful, contemplative acoustic, among other sounds. The concentration of each varies a lot depending on the track. I still don't love metal singing, and honestly there's only maybe two tracks here that I would choose to listen to on their on, but the interplay of all the elements never gets boring.
Lux by Rosalia. I don't feel musically educated enough to really appreciate this, lol, but it's gorgeous! I do lose steam towards the end once things get slow, but I really enjoy the first half or maybe 3/4.
"House" and "Chains of Love" by Charli XCX. My most recent obsession. Apparently she's making an entire concept album to accompany the new Wuthering Heights adaptation directed by Emerald Fennell? Okay!! I'm only mad I have to wait until February for the album, because I love these. "House" is pretty far outside my usual listening, and she's barely even on it, but that big moment the tuba comes in and then she follows? Incredible. And "Chains of Love" is more conventional and might not have grabbed me on its own, but paired with "House," idk, it really works for me.
Is this what finally gets me to click with Charli XCX? Signs point to yes.
Redbird (redbird) wrote2025-11-21 07:21 pm
redbird) wrote2025-11-21 07:21 pmEntry tags:
new glasses
I picked up my new glasses today, and I like them. I am seeing better than with the old glasses, either because it's a slightly different prescription, because the old pair had gotten scratched, or some combination.
A few hours later, the lenses have gotten smudged, so I am going to clean them after posting this.
I stopped on the way home at New City Microcreamery, which now has a branch in Arlington Center, half a block from the optician's. After tasting a few flavors, I bought a pint of dairy cinnamon ice cream for myself, and a pint of vegan peanut butter foradrian_turtle, at her request.
A few hours later, the lenses have gotten smudged, so I am going to clean them after posting this.
I stopped on the way home at New City Microcreamery, which now has a branch in Arlington Center, half a block from the optician's. After tasting a few flavors, I bought a pint of dairy cinnamon ice cream for myself, and a pint of vegan peanut butter for
adrian_turtle, at her request.
the cosmolinguist (cosmolinguist) wrote2025-11-21 06:18 pm
cosmolinguist) wrote2025-11-21 06:18 pmEntry tags:
Questions about wearing masks
A while ago, a journalist I know online was asking people in the UK who were still masking if we would like to answer some questions about it. I did, but I never heard back so I don't know if anything came of it and I liked my answers enough to record them for my own benefit.
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snickfic (snickfic) wrote2025-11-21 07:54 am
snickfic) wrote2025-11-21 07:54 amEntry tags:
fanart recs
I have a big of a rec backlog now and am trying to work through it, so: here are a bunch of art recs from last year! (One of these days the little AO3 symbol will return from the war.)
Batman: Rainy Knight by![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p2.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
Reused, Batman, SFW. Incredible black-and-white digital piece. The composition!!
Wednesday Addams: Lazy Wednesday Afternoon byReused, Wednesday/Enid, very cute.
Cult of the Lamb: Two Bishops byfayharley, SFW. Two very cool eldritch monsters on traditional media!!
Dredge: No one has ever asked byaraydre, Collector/Fisherman, SFW. Gorgeous colors and shadows in this.
Dredge: Sunset scene byarmadillomania, gorgeous impressionist scene of the fisherman by the lighthouse.
Stardew Valley: late night conversation by Anonymous, Krobus, SFW. Very cute pixel art of Krobus, some junimoes, and a fish.
Original work: anglerfish bybittercape, NSFW. MERMAID ANGLERFISH. And it's in WATERCOLOR.
Batman: Rainy Knight by
Wednesday Addams: Lazy Wednesday Afternoon by
Cult of the Lamb: Two Bishops by
Dredge: No one has ever asked by
Dredge: Sunset scene by
Stardew Valley: late night conversation by Anonymous, Krobus, SFW. Very cute pixel art of Krobus, some junimoes, and a fish.
Original work: anglerfish by
bittercape, NSFW. MERMAID ANGLERFISH. And it's in WATERCOLOR.
cmcmck (cmcmck) wrote in common_nature2025-11-21 12:44 pm
cmcmck) wrote in common_nature2025-11-21 12:44 pmA walk along the River Teme
The Teme runs through Ludlow.
We crossed Dinham bridge again and you can see Ludlow castle in the background:
( More pics! )
We crossed Dinham bridge again and you can see Ludlow castle in the background:
( More pics! )
silver_chipmunk (silver_chipmunk) wrote2025-11-21 12:48 am
silver_chipmunk) wrote2025-11-21 12:48 amMessed up day that turned out all right
It did it again!!! A LONG post eaten by the computer!!!
I shall summarize.
I thought I was supposed to go to a retiree meeting today at the Adam Clayton Powell State Building. After getting up at 6:45 and taking a bus and two subways to get there, and almost taking the wrong subway from Times Square, I got there and found that the meeting was two days ago. I don't know how I did that.
Was supposed to meet [Bad username or unknown identity: mashfanficchick"] at Bryant Park at 1:00, so I killed time in Grand Central, and the main branch of the NY Public library (the one with the lions) and the Mid-Manhattan library.
Thenmashfanficchick called me and said ze couldn't make it because ze had injured zer foot somehow. So I headed there. Got a text from Chris, who I had told I would be in the city, saying he was free after 7:00. I didn't want to spend 6 more hours killing time alone, and had already said I was heading to mashfanficchick so I said my plans had unfortunately changed and we could get together after Thanksgivng.
Had trouble with the E train, but got to Kew Gardens. Had a peppermint mocha latte in Dunkin' Donuts while ze called our lunch order in to a deli. I picked it up and went to zeer place.
Spent the day hanging out and doing some cleaning. Teamed the FWiB from my phone. Called Middle Brother, he had a Thanksgiving party today at someone's house and had fun.
Had sushi for dinner, made plans for tomorrow, Ubered home.
And if you think this post is long, you should have seen the one the damn computer ate.
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2. Sushi dinner.
3. Fun day in Manhattan.
4. Heard from Chris.
5. Middle Brother had a good day.
6. Christie seems better, more active.
I shall summarize.
I thought I was supposed to go to a retiree meeting today at the Adam Clayton Powell State Building. After getting up at 6:45 and taking a bus and two subways to get there, and almost taking the wrong subway from Times Square, I got there and found that the meeting was two days ago. I don't know how I did that.
Was supposed to meet [Bad username or unknown identity: mashfanficchick"] at Bryant Park at 1:00, so I killed time in Grand Central, and the main branch of the NY Public library (the one with the lions) and the Mid-Manhattan library.
Then
mashfanficchick called me and said ze couldn't make it because ze had injured zer foot somehow. So I headed there. Got a text from Chris, who I had told I would be in the city, saying he was free after 7:00. I didn't want to spend 6 more hours killing time alone, and had already said I was heading to mashfanficchick so I said my plans had unfortunately changed and we could get together after Thanksgivng.Had trouble with the E train, but got to Kew Gardens. Had a peppermint mocha latte in Dunkin' Donuts while ze called our lunch order in to a deli. I picked it up and went to zeer place.
Spent the day hanging out and doing some cleaning. Teamed the FWiB from my phone. Called Middle Brother, he had a Thanksgiving party today at someone's house and had fun.
Had sushi for dinner, made plans for tomorrow, Ubered home.
And if you think this post is long, you should have seen the one the damn computer ate.
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2. Sushi dinner.
3. Fun day in Manhattan.
4. Heard from Chris.
5. Middle Brother had a good day.
6. Christie seems better, more active.
Sholio (sholio) wrote2025-11-20 08:13 pm
sholio) wrote2025-11-20 08:13 pmEntry tags:
In case anyone's on the fence ...
Biggles Holiday Airdrop signups close on the evening of Fri, Nov 21 (tomorrow). Countdown here!
2025 AO3 Collection | Signup Page | Tagset
I'm excited by the lineup we have so far! So many different ships and characters.
2025 AO3 Collection | Signup Page | Tagset
I'm excited by the lineup we have so far! So many different ships and characters.
anais_pf (anais_pf) wrote in thefridayfive2025-11-21 12:09 am
anais_pf) wrote in thefridayfive2025-11-21 12:09 amThe Friday Five for 21 November 2025: TV Time
These questions were originally suggested by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
heartovmidnight.
1. What's your favourite TV network?
2. If you could create your own channel, what would it be?
3. What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back?
4. What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show?
5. What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?
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heartovmidnight.1. What's your favourite TV network?
2. If you could create your own channel, what would it be?
3. What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back?
4. What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show?
5. What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?
Copy and paste to your own journal, then reply to this post with a link to your answers. If your journal is private or friends-only, you can post your full answers in the comments below.
If you'd like to suggest questions for a future Friday Five, then do so on DreamWidth or LiveJournal. Old sets that were used have been deleted, so we encourage you to suggest some more!