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Normally I go silent on here for months because I randomly forgot how to write in full sentences, but this time it was just because things got too miserable -- politics, A/C breaking, work, health, other health, other health, health insurance, medical bills, other medical bills. I think I only ever demonstrate intellectual curiosity and a love of learning in response to illness and injury (perhaps a side effect of inflammation!), so like: --How's it going, Shati? --Well, I've been practicing a lot and my Spanish listening comprehension has gotten way better, I can watch almost all of the Latam A:TLA dub without having to pause or look words up. --Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that.

Things are still in multiple kinds of limbo on the health front, to the point where I basically can't leave my house again right now for more than short car errands, but I guess at least work is getting less busy and I have A/C again.

Back on my birthday I treated myself to the international shipping fees on a couple of books I'm not sure I'm ready to read yet, Los días del venado and Los días de la sombra by Liliana Bodoc. If I like them I'll probably be really mad at myself for not just buying the whole series, but the shipping was already more than I'd normally spend on my birthday, and I may never get around to reading them because they don't have library due dates. I was just excited to come across fantasy originally written in Argentinian Spanish; most of what I can find is either translated to Spanish or from Europe. If any of you have read them (in any language) I'm curious if you liked them! On the rest of the book front, I basically stopped reading while work was really busy and I was working hours late every day, so I'm halfway through a bunch of books that I'll have to return to the library and then borrow again on another trip.

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musesfool

A couple weeks ago, I finally realized I was never going to go to someone else to get my hair cut, so with some encouragement from my sister, this morning, I did an extensive detangling (both before and after washing) and then trimmed about 3" off the bottom myself. Is it even? Probably not, but it was in long layers, so I don't think it really matters. It will eventually even out as it grows and I trim it. Mostly what matters is that after 3 years, the old ends have been trimmed away. And now that I know I can do it, I will try to keep up with it on a more timely basis. At least, I don't think I'll let another 3 years go by. *wry*

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The Mets did not get no-hit last night but they did lose, and then lost again today despite leading for 7.5 innings. *hands* There is something very wrong with this team, but who can say what? Sigh.

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Current Music: Land of Hope and Dreams (live) - Bruce Springsteen

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部首
囗 part 2
团, group; 囧, shock emoji; 园, park/garden ( pinyin )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=31

词汇
员, a member of a job/activity/organization; 成员, member; 队员, team member; 公务员, public servant; 会员, membership; 人员, personnel; 演员, actor; 员工, employee ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
在这个时刻只有大家团结起来才有一线生机, at this time the only way to survive is for everyone to come together in solidarity
我们公园平时的养护和员工守则这一系列手续都是遵守条例的, our normal park maintenance and employee regulations have been followed in every particular

Me:
当时我真无语了，只好发给他一个囧。
公司必须得好好保护员工的权利。

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We have not done an early morning trip in almost a month, but Carla's been wanting to go on Soarin' and the best time for that is when the park opens, plus there's some waffles I'd been wanting to try at Schmoozies, and while they could be a dessert as well as a breakfast, Schmoozies closes at eight, which makes it inconvenient for evening trips.

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Cats with bedhead are tiny storms in fur form. They roll out of sleep looking like they lost a wrestling match with a dryer sheet: whiskers pointing in four time zones, ear tufts doing jazz hands, and static turning every strand into a rebellious exclamation mark. One side is sleek, the other is chaos couture. The chin has mysterious crumbs and the chest floof has adopted a dramatic swoop that says "I'm with the band." You reach for a brush and they blink, offended, as if grooming notes apply to other species. Then comes the ceremonial three-lick effort. Lick, lick, give up. Followed by a proud flop that re-seals the style with carpet.

The more they "fix" it, the messier it gets with tongue cowlicks, zigzag part lines, and a tail puffed like a dandelion about to make a wish. Sunbeams become blow-dryers and zoomies flip to the tornado setting. Ten minutes later, "post-nap" upgrades to "headline act." That's the secret: bedhead isn't a flaw, it's the brand. Unbothered, floofy, gloriously disheveled, perfectly Caturday.

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My husband is the middle of five siblings. The three oldest were high achievers who earned advanced degrees and are now comfortably retired, living far from their hometown. The fourth, a brother, has struggled all his life. After four years in the Army, he drifted between unemployment and low-paying jobs, never able to support himself. His parents covered his expenses or let him live with them, even paying for his car while he worked as a pizza-delivery driver. He also developed substance-abuse problems.

After my husband’s father died, the brother stayed in the family home, supposedly caring for their mother but, in fact, exploiting her. He drained her accounts to feed his habit and neglected her care, and after her death he was convicted of elder abuse — something his out-of-town siblings hadn’t realized was happening. Before she died, their mother begged them not to let him be homeless.

Because the brother couldn’t maintain the house, the siblings sold it and split the proceeds. With his share, they bought him a mobile home and placed funds in a protected account, which covered rent and utilities for nearly 10 years until the money ran out. They eventually transferred the bills into his name and explained how to manage them.

He rarely communicates with the family, except when he’s in trouble. Once on his own, chaos followed. He claimed that his pizza-delivery job was enough to live on, but he missed rent, faced eviction and squandered money on predatory car loans and endless repairs. Last year, his siblings discovered that his car had been repossessed and his water had been shut off for six months. His trailer was collapsing from a leaking roof, and garbage was piled everywhere. Yet he had never asked for help. They stepped in, restored utilities, reclaimed his car, cleaned his trailer and signed him up for Social Security. But he quickly burned through a lump-sum back-pay benefit (he said his account was hacked, though he was more likely scammed). Soon after, he fell behind again, and his Social Security is now being garnished by the I.R.S.

The mobile-home park wants him out for unpaid rent and unsafe conditions. He’s clearly mentally ill, but perhaps not impaired enough for a sibling to secure guardianship. My husband and his siblings want to honor their mother’s plea to keep him housed, but contributing to his rent payments and repairing his trailer isn’t financially sustainable for them, and none of them want to take him in because he’s horrible to live with. Social services might help, but he resists cooperation and can’t manage on his own.

So they wonder: At what point do they stop trying? Are they obliged to sustain someone who refuses to sustain himself? Do they owe him the effort of seeking guardianship, or is that more than can reasonably be asked? — Name Withheld

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I'll try to remember to upload the pic later. It's not a very good picture, but then, I was wary of trying to get too close.

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The American Foundation for the Blind is researching AI:

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In addition to the environmental and ethical violations which LLMs/AIs depend on, the endless hype and inaccurate performance make me shudder and growl. Yet I admit I’ve used neural text-to-speech voices for casual audio reading. The neural voices require an internet connection and they lose intelligibility at speed. They’re best as substitutes for human readers.

Blind computer users set their on-device system text-to-speech (TTS) at high speeds. Three hundred to five hundred words per minute are often cited. For screen reader applications, a robotic voice is a feature, enabling bits to flow from device to brain with minimal interpretation.

Neural voices produce much higher quality than system-level TTS. When fed appropriately coded input, they can laugh, whisper, and sound sarcastic as well as "analyze" an essay to produce a "podcast" dialog between two synthetic discussants. Some samples here: https://www.naturalreaders.com/online/

But I know well the expertise that skilled human narrators bring to their work—whether it’s commercial audiobook production, volunteer alternative-format creation, or podfic elves making magic. I don’t want a world where those jobs are outsourced to computers.

On the gripping hand, I remember when skilled Linotype operators--many Deaf--were obviated by computerized systems where reporters keyed their own copy. I used the bridge technology of phototypesetting, as well as pioneering desktop publishing. It's expected that admin workers now create flyers and graphs and charts.

Have you tried neural voices? Recognized them on YouTube or TikTok or your recent tech support call? Do you have thoughts for or against?

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Shared Warmth (1056 words) by thawrecka
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 黄金台 - 苍梧宾白 | Golden Terrace - Cāng Wú Bīn Bái
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Fu Shen/Yan Xiaohan
Characters: Fu Shen (Golden Stage), Yan Xiaohan
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Slice of Life, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort
Summary:

Two moments in their relationship in which Fu Shen and Yan Xiaohan take care of each other.

thawrecka

This was my assignment:

Shared Warmth (1056 words) by thawrecka
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 黄金台 - 苍梧宾白 | Golden Terrace - Cāng Wú Bīn Bái
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Fu Shen/Yan Xiaohan
Characters: Fu Shen (Golden Stage), Yan Xiaohan
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Slice of Life, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort
Summary:

Two moments in their relationship in which Fu Shen and Yan Xiaohan take care of each other.

But first I wrote this pinch hit, because I saw it on the PH list while I was actively watching Pluto, and got inspired:

Preludes and Endings (Arr. for Piano) (1854 words) by thawrecka
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Pluto (Anime)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Paul Duncan/North no. 2
Characters: Paul Duncan (Pluto), North No. 2 (Pluto)
Additional Tags: Missing Scene, Canonical Character Death, Angst, First Kiss, Robot/Human Relationships
Summary:

Paul Duncan uses the time they have to reach out for North no. 2's hands.

The Pluto fic did better than my Golden Terrace fic, and I can't say I'm surprised. The former was just better, and even though I signed up thinking I could write the latter I really struggled.

After this I'm taking a break from exchanges until Yuletide. I did a bunch over the last year, and it turns out instead of giving me the joy Yuletide gives me they mostly made me stressed. I did read some great fic, though, and got to write some interesting stuff.

mrkinch

There was fog but it wasn't blowing so very hard so I put on a windbreaker and started down the trail ten or fifteen minutes after the initially invisible sunrise. But soon the fog thinned enough for me to see where the sun was, so that was a good start. It as quiet on the way out to the north end of the trail, and out there it was very quiet. I didn't find a single new species there, bar the probable thus unreportable Blue-gray Gnatcatchers at the point on return. No vocalizations but one or more small, blueish birds flitting about with Chestnut-backed Chickadees and Lesser Goldfinches. The sun made it's best attempt at 8:30 or so when I was approaching the very tall pines just north of the dip. Suddenly I was in the middle of great activity, Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Bushtits, all three nuthatches, Bewick's Wrens, Purple Finches, Lesser Goldfinches, Dark-eyed Juncos, a pair of California Towhees, a Wilson's Warbler, and a flock of Townsend's Warblers. I reported six but I'm pretty sure there were more. I think they only flock when they are on migration, which they almost certainly were. It was wonderful, what we always hope for. Unfortunately I was at the end of my stamina and couldn't stay watching as long as I would have liked, but it did make the fog worthwhile. ( The list: )

I expected to run into game day detours and had learned a new alternate route home, but it's an evening game and nothing was blocked yet.:) Game days are such pain, especially since Cal Stadium is right at the beginning of the road I take up to the western ridge.

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Morning isn't truly morning without two things: the small of coffee brewing, and your cat's meows. There's really no better morning ritual than hearing your cat scream at you for breakfast. For many pet owners, their pet is their unofficial alarm clock. Nothing is warmer than the mix of impatience and affection that somehow feels more comforting than any sunrise.

When you have your first cup while your cat happily eats his breakfast, you can contemplate all that the day will bring. Your work bestie is sure to have some tea on her new guy, and your office nemesis will probably be complaining about something loudly in the kitchen for all to hear. Regardless of how you spend the rest of your day, you know that everything will be better after giving your cat some pets before leaving for work, and knowing your cat will be there when you get home. So for cat lovers running on coffee and cuddles, these memes are for you.

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Cats are kind of infamous for being independent and a little standoffish. My own mother has written felines off as selfish creatures, and every cuddly kitty she meets is just an exception to her narrow worldview. However, cat pawrents know that they are actually the snuggliest creatures on Earth, they are just a little more specific about when and how they want affection.

What's even cuter than a cat curling up on your lap? A cat curling up with another animal! From the fluffiest of farmyard pals to unexpected wildlife companions, cats seem to have no problem making friends of all shapes and sizes. Below, we will explore the animal kingdon from A-Z (literally!) with 26 photos of cats interacting with creatures of every kind. From alpacas, to iguanas, to zebras, here we have irrefutable proof that cats don't just rule the internet; they are the kings of interspecies relations!

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Zhao Yunlan sprawled on a couch, grinning at his phone. The background shows a purple sky with stars. Text reads, "Slo-Mo Rewatch. Guardian - half an episode per week @ sid_guardian.dreamwidth.org"

Hi, welcome to our second instalment of the Guardian drama Slo-Mo Rewatch! Join us to watch half an episode a week (at your leisure) and then come and chat about it here in comments. Or you can just jump into the comments without rewatching, of course!

Here is last week's half-episode. On to the second half!

Episode 1, from 22:28

Summary: Guo Changcheng is having a day! After being dangled from a window and falling, now he fails at tailing Shen Wei and Li Qian, takes a lost grandma home, and promptly runs into a shadowy attacker! But action hero Chu Shuzhi comes to the rescue. Shen Wei studies Zhao Yunlan's file, and we get our first YOHE flashback. Zhao Yunlan, who has concluded the attacker mistook Lu Ruomei for Li Qian, tails Li Qian and has another intense encounter with Professor Shen. The Shadow Man attacks Li Qian at the university, but Shen Wei protects her - until he's thrown off the roof, just as the SID arrives. The team meets the Black-Cloaked Envoy for the first time.

Shen Wei protecting Li Qian on the rooftop

Quote:

Zhao Yunlan: "Tell you the truth, I really don't know why, but from the moment I saw you, I've had this feeling like we've known each other a long time."

Shen Wei: "Who knows, maybe we really have met before."

Detail:

One of my favourite details in this half of the episode is the Envoy's very dramatic arrival on the rooftop - storm clouds and lightning and time stoppage and all. The best part about this is something a first-time viewer can't know - that this is clearly a choice on Shen Wei's part. He's looking to make an impression, hee! :D

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The Return of the Doctor highlights Mandip Gill’s terrific performance as Yaz spirals into distrust and resentment

On the face of it, The Return of the Doctor is a hopelessly generic title. There must be dozens of Doctor Who episodes from that feature the Time Lord coming back to somewhere they’ve been before. Yet cases like this Return of the Doctor have actually been few and far between. Perhaps its closest cousin is 1966’s The Ark. There too, the TARDIS travellers have to confront the unintended long term consequences of their intervention.

We actually start with what would normally be the climax of an episode. The Doctor facing down an alien invasion of the planet Zaaria with witty put-downs, a device she’s cobbled together, and a steely warning that if the invaders fire, they did what happens next to themselves. Naturally, the plan goes a little bit terribly wrong; there’s some running; there’s some screaming. But it all comes together in the end, and the Doctor and Yaz sweep back into the TARDIS: next stop, everywhere.

Except… Yaz isn’t so sure. She’s not terribly happy they left their young local friend Talpa recovering in hospital and demands they slip forward a few weeks to check he makes a full recovery. Except one twist of the helmic regulator instead leaves them a decade into the future. There they find the Zaarians torn apart by civil strife. It’s mirrored by a tense friction between our two heroes over what’s happened.

The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures bounce effortlessly from zany comedy last time to raw character drama in Return of the Doctor, promising to be one of Big Finish’s most excitingly unpredictable ranges

This central conflict never quite convinces. To a great extent this is because there’s no real thread connecting the Doctor’s past actions to the violent aftermath. All the Zaarians agree on only one thing: it’s all the Time Lord’s fault, yet they’re very vague on exactly how. Yaz shares their resentment, and is quite savage in her criticism. But blaming the Doctor for not continually checking in on every planet she’s ever saved is pretty weak. Though the plot ultimately resolves these sort of questions, one side being so clearly more reasonable than the other means Blogtor never really became invested in their argument.

It does however present Mandip Gill with an opportunity to shine. If Vampire Weekend gave Jodie Whittaker free reign to bounce through your headphones at her goofy best, The Return of the Doctor plays the real human drama. The crowded TARDIS of the Thirteenth Doctor era on television meant Yaz was too often sidelined. In contrast, their Big Finish adventures are so far placing the Doctor and Yaz’ relationship front and centre. Gill portrays the young woman’s anger and frustration with a fiery intensity. She almost single handedly grounds the story’s more outlandish elements in real emotional weight.

New writer Roy Thomas-Howes packs all this emotional conflict into a rather standard slice of Big Finish plotting. All the same, it demonstrates the impressive range of this new strand of audio plays as they ping pong from frantic comedy to deeply personal character drama without missing a beat. With Whittaker and Gill showing themselves masters of their craft, it seems the Thirteenth Doctor Adventures really could go anywhere.

Doctor Who: The Return of the Doctor

Having saved the peaceful Zaarians from an evil alien threat, the Doctor and Yaz sail off to their next adventure. Only this time, Yaz wonders if they’re moving on, or running away.

Convincing a grudging Doctor to return to the planet, they are shocked to find the Zaarians in turmoil. What did the Doctor do? Why is the city in ruins? And what’s that voice in Yaz’s head…?

Doctor Who – The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: The Return of the Doctor is now available to purchase for just £9.99 (as a digital download to own) or £11.99 (download to own + collector’s edition CD), exclusively here. Please note: the collector’s edition CD is strictly limited to 1,500 copies and will not be repressed.

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It should come as no big surprise that cats are a picky and particular bunch. Their mood and motivations can be swayed by something as non-intrusive as a gentle breeze and you will never quite know what or why their minds were changed. And to be fair, they likely do not know either. Which is what one man experienced after the passing of the other cats in the house, when the remaining feline suddenly became affectionate to him after years of throwing him side eyes.

Now we will say that this man did bring a dog with him into the house at the beginning of the relationship, and while the doggo did do its best to love the cattos, there is a good chance that this transgression is what stopped the clouder of cats from giving him the time of day. But regardless, the remaining cattos change of tune is an exciting and unexpected one that is for sure.

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Constructing the tree of life for parasitic barnacles and their relatives.
Not all barnacles just sit on rocks and ships. Some invade crabs, growing like a parasitic root system that hijacks their bodies. A mysterious group called y-larvae has baffled scientists for over a century, with no known adult stage. Genetic evidence now reveals they’re related to barnacles and may also be parasites — lurking unseen inside other creatures.

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Today is partly sunny and hot.

I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds. The honeybees had drained the metal birdbath again.

9/13/25 -- I assembled the large terrarium with a polka dot plant and a fern.

9/13/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

9/13/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

9/13/25 -- I watered the patio plants.

As it is now dark, I am done for the night.

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