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I've been meaning to write a rec list inspired by all the graphic novels and comics I've been reading recently for a while, but I kept getting sick or distracted. But I've finally finished it so you can go check it out here!

I think I've talked about most of these in my Media Roundup posts but you can think of this as the highlights version.

Big Boy at Gerlach

Apr. 10th, 2026 09:41 am
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Lisa gave me the footage she shot this past Tuesday at Gerlach, Nevada. I posted it to Railway Legends, Myths, and Stories in a new playlist.



Some notes about the train:

It's going slow here because it's about to make its "whistle stop" at Gerlach. The crew has to inspect the train periodically because the lineside "hotbox" detectors are useless when you have a very hot steam locomotive passing over them. They therefore schedule short "whistle stops" that also give people a chance to see the train.

You'll see a couple of diesel locomotives in the consist. These are primarily to assist in dynamic braking (similar to down-shifting a manual transmission). Steam trains do not have dynamic brakes, which work on a diesel by turning the electric motors into generators.
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The central argument in a piece I wrote earlier this week is that the original Scrubs could never quite hold Dr. Cox's vulnerability. He'd rage his heart out -- magnificently, in episodes like "My Screw Up" and "My Lunch" --...

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This week's prompt was sparked by an interesting conversation with [personal profile] hamsterwoman in the comments to a previous post, in which we were discussing the extent to which we felt our childhood environments influenced our interest (or lack thereof) in playing board games as adults. And so:

Did you grow up regularly playing board games (either with your family, or in other contexts)? Do you feel that this affected the prominence (or lack of prominence) of board games in your later life?

My answer )

What about all of you?
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I've been a v. casual fan of the web show Hot Ones throughout the years and, being also an ARMY, I was deffo looking forward to the day BTS would be invited to the show.

Which happened this past Thursday. It was MAGNIFICENT, LOLARIOUS, CHAOTIC, nothing more than 25 MINUTES OF SHEER AWESOMECAKINESS ON EVERY LEVEL. As expected Sean Evans and his team did some good research (digging deep into old lore, even)--which resulted on actually good questions from an USian show. Even the Tannies themselves were shocked at what was brought up in the interview.

Aside from that, this is one of the most accessible bits of content when it comes to BTS for ppl who don't know them at all: the guys are charming and goofy; their bond is v. obvious (as well as their nerdery). It's a great showcase of what BTS' dynamic is like for ppl who have never even listened to one of their songs.

IMO, it's also a fantastic episode to watch if you want some good vibes and lots of laughs.

The Great Panjandrum Himself

Apr. 10th, 2026 11:57 am
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The Great Panjandrum Himself by Samuel Foote

In nonsense perhaps matched only by Lewis Carroll's The Mad Gardener's Song. An actor said he could memorize anything in one reading, and this was the attempt to defeat him.

The Great Panjandrum Himself

Apr. 10th, 2026 11:57 am
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The Great Panjandrum Himself by Samuel Foote In nonsense perhaps matched only by Lewis Carroll's The Mad Gardener's Song. An actor said he could memorize anything in one reading, and this was the attempt to defeat him.
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Horror sequels rarely had to justify their existence during the boom of the VHS market. Some would try. They would bend over backwards, twisting and remixing their own lore to present a reason that another chapter was absolutely vital, but...

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Posted by Kayleigh Donaldson

Cats is back on Broadway, albeit with a twist. Cats: The Jellicle Ball reimagines the notoriously weird and oft-parodied musical as a queer ball, complete with voguing, categories, and judges' scores. It's a critical triumph and it's helped to put...

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check in day 10

Apr. 10th, 2026 04:22 pm
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How is the writing going today?

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Discussion: what are you working on this weekend?

Can anyone take weeks 2 and 3? I'm not going to have much availability for the rest of the month.
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and despite the fact that this is coming out to more than projected we didn't need to ask them to split it into two bills and I still have enough money for groceries!

anthimeria

Apr. 10th, 2026 07:41 am
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anthimeria or antimeria - (rhetoric) n., the use of a word from one part of speech as if it were another.


In English, most commonly using a noun as a verb, as in "Grace me no grace, nor uncle me no uncle" -- Shakespeare, Richard II, act II, sc.iii, l.95. Indeed, many of the 1500+ word coinages that Shakespeare is credited for were anthimeria. In linguistics, the more common term is zero derivation, deriving a word from one of another part of speech without modification. Like most terms from rhetoric, this is from Ancient Greek, from antí, opposite + méros, part.

---L.
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Posted by siria

"John, are you okay?"

He drops his gaze, fists clenched at his sides, teeth worrying the inside of his cheek. He lifts his head and his eyes are wet. "No."

Anna's throat tightens. "Can you tell me why?"

"No." He opens his mouth as if to continue, but no sound comes out. He closes it. He swallows hard, and shakes his head, laughs—a sad, shattered sound that breaks her heart. "I really can't."

OR

A difficult trauma case causes John Carter to reckon with a trauma of his own.

A "what-if" continuation of s04e13.

You Oughtta Be In Pictures

Apr. 10th, 2026 01:00 pm
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Posted by john (the hubby of Jen)

 

 

 
 

 

 

Thanks to Alescia F., Megan K., Jordan P., F. G., and Anony M. for the especially chewy cake.

*****

And from my other blog, Epbot:

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Because when I read this, I had Further Questions.

London pub thief sold £2.2m Fabergé egg and watch set to buy drugs

I am going, hello?

Enzo Conticello, 29, took the Givenchy bag belonging to Rosie Dawson as she stood in the smoking area of the Dog and Duck pub in Soho, London, on 7 November 2024.
Inside the £1,600 bag was an emerald-encrusted Fabergé egg and watch set belonging to Dawson’s employers, the Craft Irish Whiskey Company.

So, she had these items in her HANDBAG (going full Flora Robson as Lady Bracknell) and
went to the Dog and Duck pub in Soho. She was outside the premises in the designated smoking area, she put her handbag on the ground in between her legs, and a few minutes later she noticed her handbag was no longer there.

We observe that this was a £1,600 Givenchy bag, and while I do not think London is quite the crime-ridden hellhole some social media depicts, I might hang on to this a bit more carefully in Soho even did it not contain my employer's Fabergé.
Dawson had the Fabergé items because she had taken them for display at a work event earlier that evening.

Surely there ought to have been some kind of security procedure involved, like, 'take a taxi and put them back in the safe'?

(Am trying to think of any circumstances in which, in former days, would have been taking precious unique archival and manuscript items out of the building in the first place. When we had them out on display for visiting groups, they got put away pronto.)

I probably read too much crime fiction, but this reads like 'set-up for heist/insurance scam that went pearshaped'.

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Fandom: Final Fantasy XIV
Rating: Mature
Archive Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Urianger Augurelt/Moenbryda Wilfsunnwyn, Urianger Augurelt & Moenbryda Wilfsunnwyn, Ardbert & Urianger Augurelt, Unrealized Ardbert/Urianger Augurelt, Pre-Urianger Augurelt/Warrior of Light
Characters: Urianger Augurelt, Moenbryda Wilfsunnwyn, Ardbert Hylfyst, Elidibus, Unukalhai, Tataru Taru, Minfilia Warde, Warrior of Light, Dewlala Dewla, Y'shtola Rhul, Yugiri Mistwalker, Thancred Waters, J'Rhoomale, Blanhaerz, Lamimi, Naillebert, Haneko Burneko
Additional Tags: Grief/Mourning, Angst, Religion, Isolation, Loneliness, Patch 3.4: Soul Surrender Spoilers (Final Fantasy XIV), Elezen Warrior of Light, Female Warrior of Light, Canon-Typical Violence, Guilt, Emotional Repression, Child Neglect, Childhood Memories, Unresolved Sexual Tension
Series: With Lilies and With Laurel
Length: 68,717/ 92,000
Chapter: 11/15

Summary:

Heartbroken after the loss of his dearest companion, Urianger labors to save two worlds in which he has never felt more alone.

Notes:

If you're new here, please start with Chapter 1!

Final Fantasy XIV is owned by Square Enix. This is a non-commercial work of fanfiction.

( Read on AO3 )

...or below! )


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fic rec Friday

Apr. 10th, 2026 08:09 am
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clear to a hedgehog, by magneticwave

Every Boston Raider knows that although their captain has a girl in every port, he’s got a soft spot for the one in Montreal. Dr. Shane Hollander knows it’s better to have a semi-regular source of casual sex than try to make a relationship work during residency. Ilya Rozanov knows that the doctor he’s fucking in Montreal is unaware that he plays hockey, and in fact probably thinks he’s Bratva.

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Apr. 10th, 2026 01:10 pm
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Bodhi and Kayleigh dropped in for a little while yesterday. While here Bodhi went and stood in front of the shelves in the living room and asked why I had all of that stuff, meaning my display of Funkos. So, I explained, like her, I liked superheroes, at which point she said, if I liked superheroes where was Spider-Man? Sorry various Hawkeyes, Ronin, Winter Soldier etc, you're just not superheroes enough it seems. But sigh, judged by a four-year-old and found lacking again.

The craft fair on Monday was a weird one. Despite being there from before nine to four, the time seemed to fly, and yet we only made one sale, so didn't even get the table price back. Mainly it was due to location, when we'd first been offered a spot it was mentioned there were tables outside and inside, and while that was true, there was actually only one table inside, the rest being in the pub garden, so it wasn't very often people actually saw the one in the foyer at the back. Which of course, was the one we'd been assigned. I mean, it was good to be warm with some decent music to listen to, but you need people for sales.

One bonus was the pub was just over the car park from a Morrisons, so I went there for two meal deals for dinner, because nearly £5 for one drink of Pepsi Max from the pub was only going to happen once.

The organiser did ask if James wanted a table at the next event, but thankfully, it's the same date as the monthly maker's market in our town we always attend, so we didn't have to make up an excuse to turn down the invite.

A couple of people have been reading and commenting on many of my bandom stories lately, and getting those comments has been delightful. I especially liked the one on Painted Ponies where they commented, and when i replied, replied to that comment with even more detailed feedback, saying they'd thought I'd have been long gone from the fandom. And nope, despite the lack of actual writing, still love that ridiculous band, still hanging onto to the edges of the fandom with a few other fandom bandom olds.

Funnily enough, the last comment was on Caged where the band is saved by Spider-Man, adding to the Spidey mentions this week.

I was in Lush the other day buying a bunny bath bomb for Bodes, and they had these sparkly ET bath bombs )

podcast friday

Apr. 10th, 2026 07:22 am
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 Gotta be It Could Happen Here's "The Jewish Bund and Political Imagination." Molly Crabapple's been doing the podcast tour for her new book on the Bund, and in this one, Dana El Kurd interviews her about it. That's it, if you know me you know I have an endless appetite for such things. I also have the book but I haven't read it yet due to trying to make it through the Nebula shortlist first.
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