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Trick or Treat Letter 2025

(Note: I'm still making some edits to this and will wrap them up on 9/23)

Thank you for writing a fic or creating art for me! Or considering it!

I enjoy a wide range of fic and art and encourage you to go wild with whatever inspires you.

( General likes and DNWs )

( Piranesi )

( Marvel 616 )

( X-Men Alternate Timeline Movies )

( Alien Prequel Movies )

( Legion )
( Penny Dreadful )

( Thoroughbreds )
( Poker Face )

( Flight of the Conchords )
( Severance )

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Daily Happiness

1. I got my covid and flu shots today. Since I didn't have any meetings or other time-sensitive things this morning at work, I just stopped in the same medical offices where I'd made my appointment for next week and asked if they were doing walk-ins, too, and they were. Had to wait about ten minutes or so, but otherwise it was over pretty quickly. Carla hasn't been able to get hers yet because she's sick. D: (First test said not covid, but she's going to keep testing throughout the duration to make sure. So far I am not showing any signs of catching it, but we'll see. It is hard to avoid each other in our smallish house, though at least since it's summer all the windows and doors are open and the fans going all the time, so there's a lot of air circulation.)

2. Molly just loves this scratcher/ball toy. Sometimes for the scratcher, once in a while for the ball, but mostly just to lie on. It's apparently very comfy.

Current Mood: good

To the oncologist

I got up this morning at 7:45 and had coffee and showered and dressed. Then I headed out to the oncologist.

I took the subway to the LIRR. I almost got on a train that didn't go there, but I noticed in time and didn't. Got to Jamaica easily on time and got to Bethpage with just enough time to get to the oncologist. Had some trouble with the Uber app, but I finally got an Uber and was only a couple of minutes late.

They took bloods, and I saw the oncologist. My bloods were fine and all is well. I go back in four months.

Then I got an Uber back to the train station. Again I had trouble with the app, but I finally got it to work. The pickup spot was in the middle of the parking lot, though, for some reason. But I got to the train station, and a NYC bound train was due in six minutes, so I didn't have long to wait.

Got in to Jamaica and took the 20 bus home to my place where I finished packing for SHarecon, and fed the pets and left Oreo a big bowl of food and a big bowl of water. Then I took the 44 bus and 46 bus back to

mashfanficchick's place.

We hung out doing not much in particular until 6:30 when I Teamed the FWiB. We talked til 8:00 when I used this computer and my phone to get to my D&D game. Whenever the computer froze up I switched to the phone until it unfroze again. So I managed to take part in the game fairly well.

We had ordered chicken teriyaki for dinner to be delivered after my game, and we just finished eating.

So that was the day. Busy and fun.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Good report from the oncologist.

3. My D&D group.

4.

mashfanficchick

5. The Kid.

6. My phone.

Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit

Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit by P.G. Wodehouse

Another Jeeves novel. Spoilers ahead for the earlier ones.

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'Property values just went way up!': Homeowners inherit a cat with their new house, becoming pawpert

Posted by Jesse Kessenheimer

https://cheezburger.com/42434821/property-values-just-went-way-up-homeowners-inherit-a-cat-with-their-new-house-becoming-pawperty

They say that one of the biggest reasons that cats get relinquished at the shelter is because their current owners are moving and can no longer keep their felines. While it's tragic and terrible for cats to be left behind by their owners, some felines turn lemons into lemonade with life's kitty challenges and this floofy tabby is no exception.

Known for their independence and heralded for their ingenuity, cats are a lot smarter than we give them credit for, often taking matters into their own paws and choosing the kind of life they want to live. Funnily enough, a cat in this next story became the certified president of the hoMEOWner's association of this entire neighborhood after getting in good with the neighbors. Although he became a street cat by accident when his former hoomans moved out of the country, this resilient feline became the king of the block in his own way.

And this couple became the accidental inheritors of a feisty floofy feline when they bought a house on the market with a resident cat living outside. Turns out, it was his house all along.

https://cheezburger.com/42434821/property-values-just-went-way-up-homeowners-inherit-a-cat-with-their-new-house-becoming-pawperty

King Gilgamesh at Soulpepper

https://operaramblings.blog/2025/09/17/a-great-king-a-lonely-king/

Question Mark

https://xkcd.com/3143/

Although now people will realize three-per-em space that all this time I've been using weird medium mathematical space whitespace characters in my hair space hair space hair space speech dot dot dot...

https://xkcd.com/3143/

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silly body continues to be silly, yet I trudge forward, for I am frikkin' stubborn

In the course of dealing with silly body stuff with which I will not bore you, my sleep cycle got turned upside down again, so I am busy with various attempts at precessing back to a more manageable situation.

Somewhere in some book or other, a character said something about the phrase for having a hangover in a certain language was "my eyes are not opposite the holes." It's not a hangover, but when my sleep schedule is deeply out of synch and I'm trying to do stuff connected to the outside world's schedule, I kind of feel like my life is not opposite the holes.

How's your life matching your hours of access lately?

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Om nom: food combinations, or, playing with what's here

So a little while back, for. my birthday I got various tasty things to nibble. One of them was salmon skin and salted egg crisps, with curry leaves in the mix, and some spice. Extremely tasty. When I got down to the bottom of the bag, there were a lot of little shards and crumbs that were particularly spicy. A mental note was. made for possible future uses.

Today was a future use. There wasn't a fresh vegetable in the house, but I wanted something with both softness and crunch, and wanted it to be in something that had umami plus. The last of the bread gave me toast. There was some braunsweiger (liver paste, Nueske's in particular) which went onto the toast, cut pretty thinly. (I am from people who like thick slices of braunsweiger on toast or bread, and normally I do too, but this was a special application, part flavor and part structural adhesive.) Then I spooned out some of the fragments from the bottom of the bag of salted egg and salmon skin crisps, laying them on top of the liver paste and pressing them in with the back of the spoon, and had it open-faced.

Big win. Big tasty win. Especially the way the curry leaves went with the braunsweiger.

Must remember this and make it again.

Part of the idea for this one was looking at the braunsweiger and wishing I could magically make a banh mi from the place in Global Market appear. So some of the taste combo came from that. Lettuce or bok choy or other green or variously colored thinly sliced vegetables, with vinegar or not, would have been great, but there was no such suppy in the house, alas. Although hey, there is a little new kraut in the back of the fridge which should get eaten up. Hmmm. Although we are out of bread now. Hmm. I wonder how it would be on top of ramen noodles. Pity that the boiled eggs are all et up.

Do you have any tasty kludged-together food that you are fond of? What gave you the idea?

(My term for kludged-together food is "cream of refrigerator soup," which explains the tag. No actual soup was generated in this particular instance.)

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Deadpool / Batman #1

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Fat chance it reall is.

Posted by Ayala Sorotsky

https://cheezburger.com/10553948928/fat-chance-it-reall-is

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, September 17

Willow: I'm just saying you might wanna rethink the stereotype before someone turns *you* into a toad. And while you're at it, why don't you try removing that broomstick from your-- Dawn!
Dawn: Hey. Don't stop the invective on account of me.

~~All The Way~~

The Sunnydale Herald is looking for at least one new editor. Contributing to the Herald is a great way to get your Buffy on! Find out more here.

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Dusted (Buffy, PG) by badly_knitted

On Ice (Buffy/Spike, R) by Kenijo

[Chaptered Fiction]

Orchard, Chapter 5 (Andrew/Warren, E) by Mishafer
Other Echoes, Chapter 2 (Crossover with Fire and Hemlock, NR) by Stealthofdays
Red Xandra: Season Two, Chapter 4 (Ensemble, T) by Kickaha
The Cages We Cannot Leave, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Faith, M) by Shisumo
Second Time Is the Charm. That is The Saying, Right?, Chapter 8 (Spike/Andrew, T) by Laqt15
In Sure and Certain Hope, Chapter 9 (Buffy/Willow/Tara, M) by storiwr
Habeus Slayorem, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Willow/Tara/Faith, M) by storiwr
The Anchor and The Shadow, Chapter 17 (Crossover with The Vampire Diaries, G) by Ballone2

Feral Love, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, AO) by DearDeadDeer
Other Echoes, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Stealthofdays
Twisted To Fit a Nightmare, Chapter 6 (Buffy/Spike, PG) by Orange Wombat
Mile Markers and Blood Moons, Chapter 25 (Buffy/Spike, R) by JamesMFan

Forging New Bonds, Chapter 4 (Multiple crossings, FR15) by calikocat

Annointed in Dawn, Chosen in Ash, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Angelinasway
Something I Can Never Have, Chapter 12 (Buffy/Spike, R) by HappyWhenItRains
Revelations, Chapter 26 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Niamh

[Reviews & Recaps]

My observations through season 5 after not watching Buffy since it ended by 97vyy

BUFFY the VAMPIRE SLAYER season six FINALE * first time watching by Ashleigh Burton
Buffy the Vampire Slayer🧛‍♂️ | Overanalyzing Everything Episode 2 by Overanalyzing Everything Podcast
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 3x12 "Helpless" | THIS EPISODE SHOCKED ME 😱 | Reaction by Andres El Rey
Buffy! The Vampire Slayer Reaction S06E12 Doublemeat Palace by SoraMiyano
Buffy speedruns daily adult life struggles | "Life Serial" | Buffy the Vampire Slayer 6x5 Reaction by Haarute
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 3 Episode 8 | Daughters First Watch | Reaction by Maya and Gareth

Podcast: Episode 112: Reunion by Gym Was Cancelled

[Community Announcements]

2025 AU Exchange by Otherworldly Chemistry
Wednesday, September 17 - (In) Trouble by Fic Promptly

[Fandom Discussions]

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Riley+Buffy by multiple authors
Just an observation about the fandom's opinions by multiple authors
favourite Spike moments?? by multiple authors
Willow talking to Parker in Beer Bad by multiple authors
Season 3 episode 1 by multiple authors
When do you think Angel really fell in love with Buffy? by multiple authors
What were your thoughts, feelings and reactions when you saw this the first time? (season 6) by multiple authors
Just finished my umpteenth rewatch and something that bothered me for the first time by multiple authors
Curious as to how Chosen is Used by multiple authors
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I get her. I want to get out of this wretched place, too. by multiple authors
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Special Snacks

Posted by Mariel Ruvinsky

https://cheezburger.com/10554310912/special-snacks

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Nobody Saw That Coming, But Damn It Hal.

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A couple nights ago was the first night of the eye goop where I couldn't fall asleep easily and it was very annoying because everything is soft focus Vaseline haze so I can't read until I get more tired.

I'm going to need more podcasts or maybe delve into audio books or something. But I guess it'll have to be book I've read before. But sometimes I fall asleep in under 30 minutes and sometimes it's hours, and books that are too interesting are too interesting. But also the ad breaks are getting longer and longer in podcasts and more and more repetitive and I can't skip easily.

--

I've gone my first whole bottle of eye drops. We got a three pack from costco and I'm happy because they can get expensive. And there were some days when I know I should have used more.

My right eye has been bothering me more recently. I'm curious about what this deterioration is going to be like.

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I've started using Hank Green's Focus Friend app. It recently added a new room, and my Bean Friend has been knitting away to help furnish it. It's been useful.

I think one of the more annoying things about it, is that it makes me aware of how little time things take? Like I'll be like "I'm gonna put away my laundry! Set the focus session for 20 minutes" And then 10 minutes later, it's all done. It feels like it takes 20 minutes, but the awareness of the reality is annoying.

It's probably a good thing, overall, to have these regular reminders that this chore really just takes 10 minutes maximum. But still annoying XD

--

I'm considering getting an ereader that's newer than my .... 15 year old Aluratec Libre? Open to recs, I'm thinking kobo but I keep seeing boox and am tempted by that as well. I know I don't want the kindle.

I do need to go hold things though.

We're thinking of going somewhere south in the winter for a vacation, so I think it'd be nice to have for then.

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The Course of History

I essayed

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daily

Daily Check-in

This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Wednesday, September 17, to midnight on Thursday, September 18. (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #33630 Daily Check-in

This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 26

How are you doing?

I am OK.
14 (53.8%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
12 (46.2%)

I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single.
10 (38.5%)

One other person.
11 (42.3%)

More than one other person.
5 (19.2%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

Extraction Zones and similar lingo

I mentioned Ray Nayler's phrase "extraction zones" in my last post. Here are some podcast episodes I've listened to in the last few months that have alerted me to similar evocative turns of phrase:

*It Could Happen Here*: Neoliberalism Part 3: Where Is Paul Volker (Dec. 2021): In part 3 of our series on Neoliberalism we look at the coup in Chile, the Volker shock, the collapse of the G77, Venezuela's failed industrialization campaign and the conversion of the Third World into debt colonies.
*The Outlaw Ocean*: Waves of Extraction (October 2022): It's the podcast and episode titles that grabbed my attention, but the episode description is A trip to Gambia to learn how fishmeal is meant to slow the depletion of fish from the seas but is actually accelerating the problem.
*A Matter of Degrees*: The Tongass: A Way Forward for the Forest (Mar. 2023): Marina and Richard describe the boom-and-bust extractive economy of the past [in Alaska].

I do listen to some fiction and review podcasts, not only history/analysis. :-)

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Runaways #3-4

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Leech (Transformers [Bay Movies], Starscream & Scion [OC]

Title: Leech
Fandom: Transformers [Bay Movies]
Pairing/Characters: Starscream & Scion [OC]
Content Notes: Starscream?
Prompt: September Seventeen - 2 & 7 - energy

"Leech."

The ghostly presence laughed with a keen edge to it that tortured only the mechling the ghost had bound itself to.

"You have no idea, Scion, just how much I will take from you, in energy and existence," Starscream crooned once he stopped laughing.

"I will not let you. I will find a way to defeat you, you glitch." Scion brought himself up to his full height, slight as it was compared to a final-framed Seeker.

"You will find, scrapling, that when I set my processors to a goal, I get my way," Starscream said, threateningly.

"Not. This. Time."