The Day in Spikedluv (Friday, Nov 14)
Nov. 15th, 2025 05:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spikedluvYet another day I did not go downtown. (It’s actually kind of nice to stay home some mornings, especially when I’d like to get stuff done on ‘mom’ days.) I visited my aunt and paid her ‘rent’, drove mom to her appointment, did a load of laundry, hand-washed dishes, boiled eggs to make egg salad, went for a couple walks with Pip and the dogs, cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, and scooped kitty litter. I boiled the macaroni to complete the goulash and that’s what we had for supper tonight.
I watched 9-1-1 and some HGTV programs. Dr. Pol was my background tv in the evening. I also wrote ~500 words on my Top Gun fic. I’m slowing down; the closer I get to the end, the harder it is to get motivated.
Temps started out at 32.4(F) and reached 43.2.
Mom Update:
Mom was tired today. ( more back here )
I watched 9-1-1 and some HGTV programs. Dr. Pol was my background tv in the evening. I also wrote ~500 words on my Top Gun fic. I’m slowing down; the closer I get to the end, the harder it is to get motivated.
Temps started out at 32.4(F) and reached 43.2.
Mom Update:
Mom was tired today. ( more back here )
Icons: Jay Hernandez as characters in uniform
Nov. 15th, 2025 10:33 ammeridian_rose12 icons of Jay Hernandez as characters in uniform.
1-5 Magnum PI
6-9 Max (2015)
10 Takers (2010), 11 Lakeview Terrace (2008), 12 Bright (2017)
Teasers:
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1-5 Magnum PI
6-9 Max (2015)
10 Takers (2010), 11 Lakeview Terrace (2008), 12 Bright (2017)
Teasers:
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Vid rec: Noon Is Not 12 o clock, Time Words Explained
Nov. 15th, 2025 10:29 ammeridian_rose
A fun video digging into the etymology of words we use for time like hour, why it's called a clock, and lost words like overmorrow.
Great Plans (And How They Crumble)
Nov. 15th, 2025 11:07 amrodoI had such great plans for Yuletide. I’m so inspired, I can’t even decide which story I want to write for my recipient and which for myself. Canon review was awesome, I started writing to get into the groove and really felt like that first scene came together on Monday like nothing I’ve written in months did. I was so looking forward to the scene I’d planned to write next, on Tuesday. I love it when writing feels like that. I wanted to write all the novellas and treats…
Then Tuesday hit. Instead of the regular two and a half hours of commute, it was five. And until the last couple of hundred meters, I wasn’t sure if I’d make it. Like, when the train finally started, the train driver told us he didn’t know if we’d make it to the end. It was a broken interlocking system. You know, the brand new one that went online last month… In the end, I crashed so badly, physically and mentally, I would have had to call in sick if it hadn’t been for my boss mercifully granting me home office for the rest of the week after I told him my usual train wouldn’t run for the rest of the week and I’d have to take an earlier one. It took me all three working days and two pain pills to regain a semblance of functionality.
Oh, and then I found out that my usual train won’t run for another month, because absolutely nobody understands the train company’s emergency schedules, myself included. So, yeah, I think that was it as far as my grand Yuletide plans are concerned. Especially since I’ve already been through more than half the trains not running for a month once, and the ones that do run… well. I expect a few more Tuesdays, and hardly any free time.
In other news: I think I’ve finally got my first slightly wanky programming opinion. Usually I’m the person who says do whatever works for you, but even I have my breaking point. If you’re going to type anything slightly challenging any, why are you even using TypeScript? JavaScript is right there and there’s nothing wrong with it! (Guess who’s had to delint somebody else’s codebase this week...)
Then Tuesday hit. Instead of the regular two and a half hours of commute, it was five. And until the last couple of hundred meters, I wasn’t sure if I’d make it. Like, when the train finally started, the train driver told us he didn’t know if we’d make it to the end. It was a broken interlocking system. You know, the brand new one that went online last month… In the end, I crashed so badly, physically and mentally, I would have had to call in sick if it hadn’t been for my boss mercifully granting me home office for the rest of the week after I told him my usual train wouldn’t run for the rest of the week and I’d have to take an earlier one. It took me all three working days and two pain pills to regain a semblance of functionality.
Oh, and then I found out that my usual train won’t run for another month, because absolutely nobody understands the train company’s emergency schedules, myself included. So, yeah, I think that was it as far as my grand Yuletide plans are concerned. Especially since I’ve already been through more than half the trains not running for a month once, and the ones that do run… well. I expect a few more Tuesdays, and hardly any free time.
In other news: I think I’ve finally got my first slightly wanky programming opinion. Usually I’m the person who says do whatever works for you, but even I have my breaking point. If you’re going to type anything slightly challenging any, why are you even using TypeScript? JavaScript is right there and there’s nothing wrong with it! (Guess who’s had to delint somebody else’s codebase this week...)
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Nov. 15th, 2025 09:24 ambeccaelizabethI started rewatching Legends of Tomorrow today.
... the box set is a stupid box that does not want to let go of its discs, and I have discovered that my blu ray player will play it at fast with sound speed but only with a progress bar across the screen over the unreadable subtitles which is not what I wanted. Displeased with that. I have however figured out how to turn the subtitles back on at the start of every episode which is necessary if and only if I stop the disc at all. So that's nice.
Season 1 was a very different show than the other seasons, which did not always greatly resemble each other. It's a strength to be evolving so much but it's like noticing Mick's old nose. This is the Before times.
Len and Mick remain my favourite characters, Sara isn't herself yet due to all the trauma and woe, and Rip is very nearly intolerable to watch, the pompous git, which appears to be deliberate but which is certainly a Choice. Carter is gone already which is the best thing for him. Telling a girl she will realise she is in love with him is not a tolerable core character trait. Ray has soooo far to go. Jax and Stein are good drama but Stein is not doing great at being good people from what we know yet.
I like how season one sets up the box of Time Travel Rules and then breaks out of them, and all the other seasons are like, how do you like that chaos then?
... but at the moment it is a tv show about watching people fail every week in ways that make everything worse, which again, is a Choice, creatively speaking.
Glad they unpainted that corner.
I might have to get a different box to store these discs in. Or new discs if they bend or break any more trying to take them out. Not ideal.
But the stories are good to watch.
... the box set is a stupid box that does not want to let go of its discs, and I have discovered that my blu ray player will play it at fast with sound speed but only with a progress bar across the screen over the unreadable subtitles which is not what I wanted. Displeased with that. I have however figured out how to turn the subtitles back on at the start of every episode which is necessary if and only if I stop the disc at all. So that's nice.
Season 1 was a very different show than the other seasons, which did not always greatly resemble each other. It's a strength to be evolving so much but it's like noticing Mick's old nose. This is the Before times.
Len and Mick remain my favourite characters, Sara isn't herself yet due to all the trauma and woe, and Rip is very nearly intolerable to watch, the pompous git, which appears to be deliberate but which is certainly a Choice. Carter is gone already which is the best thing for him. Telling a girl she will realise she is in love with him is not a tolerable core character trait. Ray has soooo far to go. Jax and Stein are good drama but Stein is not doing great at being good people from what we know yet.
I like how season one sets up the box of Time Travel Rules and then breaks out of them, and all the other seasons are like, how do you like that chaos then?
... but at the moment it is a tv show about watching people fail every week in ways that make everything worse, which again, is a Choice, creatively speaking.
Glad they unpainted that corner.
I might have to get a different box to store these discs in. Or new discs if they bend or break any more trying to take them out. Not ideal.
But the stories are good to watch.
Challenge 475 - Distracted
Nov. 15th, 2025 08:20 pmm_findlowTitle: Distracted
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Gwen, Jack
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 300 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 475 - On my mind at ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
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Nov. 15th, 2025 03:20 am
Georgia, in review
Nov. 15th, 2025 05:37 amtielanBecause I was a little bit busy during the Georgia part of the trip, and didn't really have the ability to write up what I was doing, this is my (late late late) review of my tour through Georgia from the 8th-14th September.
So, I joined the tour late - I was supposed to join on Saturday morning when the tour began, but ended up arriving on Monday afternoon. I'm glad I took the time to recover from COVID, though - it was definitely worth it, even if the actual sickness wasn't as debilitating as initially feared.
The tour organisers arranged for a driver to take me to where the others were, and it was a little unnerving arriving at Tbilisi airport, trying to get my bearings, meet my driver, get my phone started - everything all at once! And we promptly drove out from the airport and off to the village of Signahi, where the tour had headed out to just that morning.
( Travel 2025 - Georgia )
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This is the tour, with itinerary, if you're curious. I missed the first couple of days of Tbilisi, due to being sick, though.
So, I joined the tour late - I was supposed to join on Saturday morning when the tour began, but ended up arriving on Monday afternoon. I'm glad I took the time to recover from COVID, though - it was definitely worth it, even if the actual sickness wasn't as debilitating as initially feared.
The tour organisers arranged for a driver to take me to where the others were, and it was a little unnerving arriving at Tbilisi airport, trying to get my bearings, meet my driver, get my phone started - everything all at once! And we promptly drove out from the airport and off to the village of Signahi, where the tour had headed out to just that morning.
( Travel 2025 - Georgia )
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This is the tour, with itinerary, if you're curious. I missed the first couple of days of Tbilisi, due to being sick, though.
Philosophical Questions: Censorship
Nov. 15th, 2025 12:52 amysabetwordsmithPeople have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.
Is some degree of censorship necessary?
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Is some degree of censorship necessary?
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[Challenge #414: Flame] The Legend of Zelda: 'Bathed in Flames'
Nov. 14th, 2025 10:38 pmbut_can_i_be_trusted posting in anythingdrabbleTitle: 'Bathed in Flames'
Fandom: The Legend of Zelda (Spoilers for 'Skyward Sword')
Characters: Demon King Demise
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG (Warnings for vaguely disturbing concepts)
Notes: Crossposted to100words and drabble_zone
Summary: This land will never know peace for more than moments.
( Bathed in Flames )
Fandom: The Legend of Zelda (Spoilers for 'Skyward Sword')
Characters: Demon King Demise
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG (Warnings for vaguely disturbing concepts)
Notes: Crossposted to
100words and drabble_zoneSummary: This land will never know peace for more than moments.
( Bathed in Flames )
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Anime Check-in: Dr. Stone S4P2E1-3
Nov. 14th, 2025 11:11 pmbluapapilio
Episode 1: I literally exclaimed aloud at wee!Xeno.
While wee!Senkuu was making rockets, wee!Xeno was making weapons...
Lol at all wee!Stanley's suckers, bet he switched to cigarettes as soon as he could get away with it.
Their first handshake!! How old are there here, 7 or 8 maybe??
Xeno wanted to show Stanley how brightly science could shine, but methinks Stanley just wanted to see Xeno shine and help make it happen.
I like the OP visuals.
*sigh* Ginrou......
Chrome walking in on the bubble-blowing. 😂
Chrome watching Xeno and Senkuu talk science. :') And then Kohaku walking in on them all blowing bubbles hahah.
Episode 2: I laughed my ass off at Chelsea and Suika's antics. 🤣🤣🤣
I like that Chelsea calls Xeno with -chan.
She's one of those characters that could get really annoying but idk she's like a squeaky little squirrel, I can't be mad at her. =P And she's so blunt, I like that.
Episode 3: Nice Gen moments. <3
They really should've covered Xeno's whole face. *smh* Also I feel like Stanley would know Morse Code fully.
Lmao that weird pose just so we could see the butt of Stanley's female counterpart up close. She looked like a goose in latex.
While wee!Senkuu was making rockets, wee!Xeno was making weapons...
Lol at all wee!Stanley's suckers, bet he switched to cigarettes as soon as he could get away with it.
Their first handshake!! How old are there here, 7 or 8 maybe??
Xeno wanted to show Stanley how brightly science could shine, but methinks Stanley just wanted to see Xeno shine and help make it happen.
I like the OP visuals.
*sigh* Ginrou......
Chrome walking in on the bubble-blowing. 😂
Chrome watching Xeno and Senkuu talk science. :') And then Kohaku walking in on them all blowing bubbles hahah.
Episode 2: I laughed my ass off at Chelsea and Suika's antics. 🤣🤣🤣
I like that Chelsea calls Xeno with -chan.
She's one of those characters that could get really annoying but idk she's like a squeaky little squirrel, I can't be mad at her. =P And she's so blunt, I like that.
Episode 3: Nice Gen moments. <3
They really should've covered Xeno's whole face. *smh* Also I feel like Stanley would know Morse Code fully.
Lmao that weird pose just so we could see the butt of Stanley's female counterpart up close. She looked like a goose in latex.
This week was stupid
Nov. 14th, 2025 09:46 pmcornerofmadnessSo all I did was go to the writers group meeting in Athens to relax and that helped until my sugar decided you know what would be fun? Let's hit 500 and now go into freefall. Maybe she'll live, maybe she won't. It's falling so fast right now my dexcom has double down arrows. I've never even SEEN that before. This shall be a fun night.
So have the story I wrote this week. I'm happy about it.
Title: The Way You Look Tonight
Summary: All Husk wanted to do was something fun for his special day. What he got was paperwork and disappointment until something unexpected happened. In that moment, he truly saw Angel for what he was: one of the most amazing people Husk had ever known.
Rating: teen
( story under here and at link above )
And also for fannish 50 have my thoughts about this week's Hazbin Hotel episodes and my rec of the week and let me be the last to say woo hoofandomtrees is back. I need to fix up my requests.
( My spoilery thoughts under here )
I decided to put the music outside the cut but obviously they have spoilers too
My boy: (also Keith David singing!)
My boys together (what Blake did with this song is pretty amazing)
Chaggie (it's catchy)
All the recs
A Terrible Thing Torchwood
Reading Time FAKE
Waste Of Time Hazbin Hotel
Losing to a Bottle Hazbin Hotel
Weathering The Storm Torchwood
Left Behind The Fantastic Journey
Candid Hazbin Hotel
Braid and Twist Hazbin Hotel
From the Mornings You Ease to the Evenings You Quiet Legends of Avantris
Fight Fire With Fire Hazbin Hotel
Sewer Surprise Torchwood
he looks like the real thing Hazbin Hotel
She Screams Quietly Hazbin Hotel
Before She Asks Hazbin Hotel
To Be Ordinary Torchwood/Doctor Who
Traitorous Thoughts. Fake
So have the story I wrote this week. I'm happy about it.
Title: The Way You Look Tonight
Summary: All Husk wanted to do was something fun for his special day. What he got was paperwork and disappointment until something unexpected happened. In that moment, he truly saw Angel for what he was: one of the most amazing people Husk had ever known.
Rating: teen
( story under here and at link above )
And also for fannish 50 have my thoughts about this week's Hazbin Hotel episodes and my rec of the week and let me be the last to say woo hoo
fandomtrees is back. I need to fix up my requests.( My spoilery thoughts under here )
I decided to put the music outside the cut but obviously they have spoilers too
My boy: (also Keith David singing!)
My boys together (what Blake did with this song is pretty amazing)
Chaggie (it's catchy)
All the recs
A Terrible Thing Torchwood
Reading Time FAKE
Waste Of Time Hazbin Hotel
Losing to a Bottle Hazbin Hotel
Weathering The Storm Torchwood
Left Behind The Fantastic Journey
Candid Hazbin Hotel
Braid and Twist Hazbin Hotel
From the Mornings You Ease to the Evenings You Quiet Legends of Avantris
Fight Fire With Fire Hazbin Hotel
Sewer Surprise Torchwood
he looks like the real thing Hazbin Hotel
She Screams Quietly Hazbin Hotel
Before She Asks Hazbin Hotel
To Be Ordinary Torchwood/Doctor Who
Traitorous Thoughts. Fake
