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fandomsecrets⌈ Secret Post #6811 ⌋
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Natsume Yuujinchou fic
Aug. 30th, 2025 08:21 amthawreckaPurring (126 words) by thawrecka
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Natsume Yuujinchou | Natsume's Book of Friends
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Madara "Nyanko-sensei" & Natsume Takashi
Characters: Natsume Takashi, Madara "Nyanko-sensei", Natori Shuuichi
Additional Tags: Fluff
Summary:
Originally posted on FFA here.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Natsume Yuujinchou | Natsume's Book of Friends
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Madara "Nyanko-sensei" & Natsume Takashi
Characters: Natsume Takashi, Madara "Nyanko-sensei", Natori Shuuichi
Additional Tags: Fluff
Summary:
The healing power of Nyanko Sensei.
Originally posted on FFA here.
Climate Change
Aug. 29th, 2025 05:06 pmysabetwordsmithNew tech makes it easier to cool communities sweltering in urban heat islands
Take two streets in Boston at 4:30 p.m. on a recent day, as an example. Standing in the sun on Lewis Place, the temperature was 94 degrees Fahrenheit (34.6 degrees Celsius). On Dudley Common, it was 103 F (39.2 C).
Both streets were hot, but the temperature on one was much more dangerous for people’s health and well-being.
The kicker is that those two streets are only a few blocks apart. The difference epitomizes the urban heat island effect, created as pavement and buildings absorb and trap heat, making some parts of the city hotter.
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Take two streets in Boston at 4:30 p.m. on a recent day, as an example. Standing in the sun on Lewis Place, the temperature was 94 degrees Fahrenheit (34.6 degrees Celsius). On Dudley Common, it was 103 F (39.2 C).
Both streets were hot, but the temperature on one was much more dangerous for people’s health and well-being.
The kicker is that those two streets are only a few blocks apart. The difference epitomizes the urban heat island effect, created as pavement and buildings absorb and trap heat, making some parts of the city hotter.
( Read more... )
(no subject)
Aug. 29th, 2025 10:37 pmbadfalcon I’ve been thinking (dangerous, I know) about the whole concept of “having a type.” People will ask you what your type is and expect, like, tall, dark, and handsome or short girls with tattoos or something quantifiable in the visible spectrum.
#yes i have a type your honour #and it’s willow rosenberg with different hats #sam carter blew up a sun and my heart #daniel jackson tripped over his own shoelaces and i imprinted #penelope garcia maximalist chaos gremlin supreme #abby sciuto forensic goth princess #nerds my beloved #boobs are great but have you considered lore #dimples are fatal shoulders are eternal #socially awkward archetype continuum #from hacker witches to stargates to crime labs to the atp tour #tennis fandom dont look at me #actually do look at me #yes this is about jannik #gangly apologetic owl boy who calculates everything #sports but make it nerdy #my narrative gravitational pull remains undefeated)
I keep saying I don’t really have a physical type, and that’s mostly true, but then I remember that I am extremely predictable when presented with:
- boobs (yes, thank you. approved)
- arms/shoulders/hands (the holy trinity, sculpted by the gods, perfect for hugs, holding, etc.)
- and a cute smile with dimples (instant death, funerals on Tuesday.)
but honestly? my real type, the one that has haunted me across fandom after fandom like some eldritch repetition compulsion, is not about looks. it’s about vibe. it’s about the socially awkward nerd/geek archetype.
like:
- the stammering genius who can calculate orbital trajectories but cannot flirt to save their life.
- the bookish disaster whose entire love language is handing you lore.
- the character who absolutely panics when someone sits too close to them but will recite a 40-minute lecture on obscure historical trivia if you so much as make eye contact.
- the ones who have arms, yes (thank you again), but also the emotional range of “confused owl who has never been in public before.”
and then it just… kept happening.
- Sam Carter (Stargate SG-1): astrophysicist, genius, blows up suns in her free time, still somehow flustered when someone gets personal.
- Daniel Jackson (also Stargate): the man who will translate a dead language on the fly but forgets how to hold a conversation with a living person. glasses, floppy hair, emotionally constipated: chef’s kiss.
- Penelope Garcia (Criminal Minds): maximalist hacker chaos gremlin, dresses like she’s powered by rainbows, says the most unhinged things with absolute sincerity.
- Abby Sciuto (NCIS): goth lab queen, talks a mile a minute about forensics, deeply earnest under the eyeliner. if she doesn’t count she should.
and it spirals out from there. every fandom has one. the genius who trips over their own words, the hacker who overshares, the scholar who forgets to eat, the witch whose spellbook is better organized than their life.
yes, I like boobs. yes, shoulders/hands/arms are my eternal weakness. yes, dimples will ruin me every time.
but the real through-line? the thing that never changes?
give me the socially awkward nerd archetype and I will imprint like a baby duck.
#yes i have a type your honour #and it’s willow rosenberg with different hats #sam carter blew up a sun and my heart #daniel jackson tripped over his own shoelaces and i imprinted #penelope garcia maximalist chaos gremlin supreme #abby sciuto forensic goth princess #nerds my beloved #boobs are great but have you considered lore #dimples are fatal shoulders are eternal #socially awkward archetype continuum #from hacker witches to stargates to crime labs to the atp tour #tennis fandom dont look at me #actually do look at me #yes this is about jannik #gangly apologetic owl boy who calculates everything #sports but make it nerdy #my narrative gravitational pull remains undefeated)
Dear self (and partial to-do list)
Aug. 30th, 2025 09:41 amchina_shopDear self,
You are not allowed to post any more discussion posts or similar until you've answered the majority of outstanding comments. (Great to see your corner of Dreamwidth being so active, though! Wheee! <3)
Love, me
Partial to-do list:
You are not allowed to post any more discussion posts or similar until you've answered the majority of outstanding comments. (Great to see your corner of Dreamwidth being so active, though! Wheee! <3)
Love, me
Partial to-do list:
- guardian_wishlist signup
- outstanding comments on the Guardian readalong, fan_writers discussion and intro posts, and Guardian drama polls
- a fill for this round of fan_flashworks
- behind-the-scenes FFW stuff & mod post draft
- write to MP and mayoral candidate; submit on All The Things
- finish my DNW-kink WIP ASAP
- finish my other WIP after that, and prepare for my annual Wishlist writing frenzy *fingers crossed, knock on wood*
- close a bunch of tabs, seriously
- rest my arms.
Collage Journaling: two
Aug. 29th, 2025 04:51 pmstonepicnicking_okapiThis one is in my Agatha Christie journal:
And this one with a nautical/sea theme
And this one with a nautical/sea theme
Star Trek Strange New Words S3E8 (Spoilers)
Aug. 29th, 2025 09:40 pmlightofdayeSo now I'm caught up I'm trying to stay on top of SNW. Spoilers under the cut.
( Four and a half vulcans )
( Four and a half vulcans )
Prompt 2590: Accessory
Aug. 29th, 2025 10:27 pmimmortalje posting in dailyiconsclosed
Today's prompt is: accessory
• You have 2 days time to submit an icon for this prompt (in other words, until prompt 2592 gets posted)!
• Prompt 2588 has been closed.
• If you have any questions regarding the prompt, feel free to ask in a comment.
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A Very Baihe Qixi
Aug. 29th, 2025 09:00 pmdouqi posting in baihe_mediaQixi is a festival associated with romance, but it's also a festival for showcasing one's (historically textile-related, but we'll just gloss over that) skills in honour of the Weaver Goddess and praying to her for a level-up in said skills.
In honour of this, I decided to do a couple of small projects this year to mark Qixi (because why not, I love setting deadlines for myself, I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by), and a couple of other friends were kind of enough to let mecoerce persuade them into joining in. Here are our offerings.
Fromskuzzybunny, AMAZING art of four ships (both canon and otherwise) from Ning Yuan's To Embers We Return! You can view them here on Bluesky (login required) or here on Tumblr!
Fromyuerstruly, chapter 5 of their ongoing translation of Chu Dao's showbiz tragedy Burn!
And from myself, a translation of another sex scene from The Creator's Grace by Ning Yuan, part of my ongoing Ning Yuan's Smut Smorgasboard project. Plus English subtitles for two (very) short films by Juzi Niannian, 'Love in the Time of Artificial Intelligence' and 'The Butch/Femme Equation', embedded below.
I'm already planning next year's edition. We'll see then how well my good intentions have survived. Happy Qixi!
In honour of this, I decided to do a couple of small projects this year to mark Qixi (because why not, I love setting deadlines for myself, I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by), and a couple of other friends were kind of enough to let me
From
skuzzybunny, AMAZING art of four ships (both canon and otherwise) from Ning Yuan's To Embers We Return! You can view them here on Bluesky (login required) or here on Tumblr!From
yuerstruly, chapter 5 of their ongoing translation of Chu Dao's showbiz tragedy Burn!And from myself, a translation of another sex scene from The Creator's Grace by Ning Yuan, part of my ongoing Ning Yuan's Smut Smorgasboard project. Plus English subtitles for two (very) short films by Juzi Niannian, 'Love in the Time of Artificial Intelligence' and 'The Butch/Femme Equation', embedded below.
I'm already planning next year's edition. We'll see then how well my good intentions have survived. Happy Qixi!
Check In: Day 29
Aug. 29th, 2025 03:05 pmglitteringstars posting in writethisfanficHi all! Congrats to making it to Friday!
How has writing gone today?
Not a discussion question, but borrowing from other check-ins: What's your writing goal for this weekend? Do you plan on having daily word counts? Set aside time for brainstorming or editing? Focus on recuperation or general life events?
How has writing gone today?
Not a discussion question, but borrowing from other check-ins: What's your writing goal for this weekend? Do you plan on having daily word counts? Set aside time for brainstorming or editing? Focus on recuperation or general life events?
Library Update #7: Stuff and More Stuff
Aug. 29th, 2025 01:07 pmlovelyangel August 29, 2025 Nikon Z6 • NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8 f/4 @ 50mm • 1/60s • ISO 1600 |
Fighting despair while sorting, packing and moving... I’m failing at emptying the big room by the end of the month. There are so many little tasks that pop up, forcing reorganization while packing. While some things are bound for trash/giveaway, there is still way too much stuff that must be moved and stored, and I don’t know where it will go.
While in the garage, I saw that I have 12 more boxes of books (mostly SF but also old classics and tech books). There is no way 70 boxes of books will fit into the new bookwall, and there will be a Grand Culling when the books are shelved. There will also be a fair amount of double-stacking on the shelves, I’m sure.
In the garage I also found several reams of specialty paper. (I had wondered where the Conqueror Lightspeck (sky blue color) went to.) I don’t think all the paper will fit into the storage cabinet currently slated to hold those items.
I also have to take down all my photography studio equipment – tripods, cameras, lights and light stands – and find some place to store the gear temporarily. There is a surprising amount. I’m tagging heads to match their legs, as I doubt I’d remember which head goes on which light stand. (They’re all different.) It will be nice at the end for all the equipment to be stored in one place, as historically they’ve been scattered and stashed in various locations around the house – wherever I could find space.
My packing and moving is currently complicated by scheduled volunteer work for my church, currently in progress, and that work continues through Saturday. This weekend, I’m making a concerted push to vacate the big room, including moving my office into my bedroom. The project remains daunting.
(no subject)
Aug. 29th, 2025 12:45 pmcupcake_gothGuess who strained her thumb because of doing so much beading on the blood spatter blouse?
Guess who still needs to do more beading and make the fascinator?
Guess who is not doing any hand work projects until Monday, which, thank god, I have off.
Add this to the list of "bodies are stupid".