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yhlee) wrote2025-11-09 03:11 pm
yhlee) wrote2025-11-09 03:11 pmEntry tags:
Saori WX60 floor loom: warped!
Joe helped and Cloud "helped." :)
I'm waiting for my intended handspun weft yarn to finish drying in the sun outside before setting up my shuttle. :)
I'm waiting for my intended handspun weft yarn to finish drying in the sun outside before setting up my shuttle. :)
rachelmanija (rachelmanija) wrote2025-11-09 10:25 am
rachelmanija) wrote2025-11-09 10:25 amEntry tags:
Strange Houses, by Uketsu
This is such a fun, unique book. The opening grabs you immediately: Uketsu shows an architect friend the floor plan of a house that his friends are considering buying. The architect spots a number of odd elements that aren't just bad planning, but suggest a very carefully planned and bizarre MURDER HOUSE!
The floor plan of that house and two more come into play repeatedly as Uketsu and his friend investigate, unraveling a truly weird and sometimes spooky mystery via a series of interviews. This book breaks all sorts of rules - it's entirely told rather than shown, a lot of it is exposition, the author appears as a character, and that's not even mentioning the very large role that floor plans play - and I could not put it down.
Is the solution to the mystery absolutely nuts? Sure. Is the book a whole lot of fun to read? Absolutely. Will I recommend it to my customers? You bet!
Translated from the Japanese by Jim Rion, who has a nice afterword about translating it.
Apparently Uketsu is a Japanese YouTuber who only appears wearing a mask, like Chuck Tingle if his thing was drawings and creepy mysteries rather than horror and getting pounded in the butt. I can't wait to read Uketsu's other book, Strange Pictures.
the_shoshanna (the_shoshanna) wrote2025-11-09 09:38 am
the_shoshanna) wrote2025-11-09 09:38 ambrrrrr
We're getting our first snow today! Possibly a lot of it, too; the forecast is for more than fourteen cm with high winds and a risk of freezing rain and ice pellets, and they add that they're still not sure of the exact track of the storm. And we haven't put the winter tires on yet.
So I'm getting Geoff to drop me at church, since it's not bad out yet (I hope), and I'll walk home. He'd rather I just took the car, since he thinks it's safer to be in a car than walking, but I feel safer walking than driving, and I'm the one doing it, so I win. I'm not looking forward to the walk, except that in a weird way I am, because it will be a challenge? I hate being cold, I'm already feeling the winter slug blahs setting in (and I've been using my SAD light for a few weeks), but it will feel good to have done it and come home to a warm drink. Also I am bundling up as though it were minus twenty, so what I'll do when it actually is minus twenty I do not know.
ETA: well, it's dusk and there's been zero accumulation today, a light dusting of snow on grasses but nothing on asphalt. But it was hard-hailing tiny painful bits of ice the whole time I was walking home, like needles in my face, and footing was iffy; the local-traffic-and-safety Bluesky account has reported fourteen car accidents in the metro area this afternoon. So I'm glad I walked home. And I'm also glad that Geoff put the kettle on for me as I came inside, and that we had excellent sourdough to toast up to go with my tea.
So I'm getting Geoff to drop me at church, since it's not bad out yet (I hope), and I'll walk home. He'd rather I just took the car, since he thinks it's safer to be in a car than walking, but I feel safer walking than driving, and I'm the one doing it, so I win. I'm not looking forward to the walk, except that in a weird way I am, because it will be a challenge? I hate being cold, I'm already feeling the winter slug blahs setting in (and I've been using my SAD light for a few weeks), but it will feel good to have done it and come home to a warm drink. Also I am bundling up as though it were minus twenty, so what I'll do when it actually is minus twenty I do not know.
ETA: well, it's dusk and there's been zero accumulation today, a light dusting of snow on grasses but nothing on asphalt. But it was hard-hailing tiny painful bits of ice the whole time I was walking home, like needles in my face, and footing was iffy; the local-traffic-and-safety Bluesky account has reported fourteen car accidents in the metro area this afternoon. So I'm glad I walked home. And I'm also glad that Geoff put the kettle on for me as I came inside, and that we had excellent sourdough to toast up to go with my tea.
this is not in the proper spirit of rumspringa (siria) wrote2025-11-09 07:45 am
siria) wrote2025-11-09 07:45 amEntry tags:
2557 / Mississippi Masala; Woman King
I watched all of S5 of Only Murders in the Building, but more out of a sense of duty than anything else. Anaemic, rote; I don't think had any answer to the question of "Why is this being made?" I won't be tuning in for the next season.
( Mississippi Masala )
( Woman King )
( Mississippi Masala )
( Woman King )
rhi (rhi) wrote2025-11-09 12:06 am
rhi) wrote2025-11-09 12:06 am
Entry tags:
Fanfic meme to avoid writing/editing fanfic...
From senmut via havocthecat : (I'm posting my guess first, then the AO3 stats answer.)
1. Under what rating do you write most?
Me: Probably gen.
AO3: Nope, Teen and up. Oh, yeah, I have plot and fight scenes. Okay. (Teen and up: 121. Gen: 102. Total fits: 291.)
2. What are your top 3 fandoms?
Me: Oh, Highlander, X-Files, Leverage?
AO3: Mostly right. Highlander (183), X-Files (52), Highlander movies (30), Forever Knight (23). I mean, no matter how you look at it, Highlander wins, and then X-Files. Forever Knight beating Leverage did surprise me. (Yes, those numbers and 291 seem off. I write a lot of crossovers.)
3. What character do you write about the most?
Me: Um. Connor MacLeod or Matthew McCormick?
AO3: Sorta. Original characters: 52, Connor and Duncan are tied at 42. (After that, it's Methos, Joe Dawson, and Alex Krycek. Matthew is in 7th place with 26.)
4. What are the top 3 pairings you've written?
Me: No *clue*.
AO3: Duncan MacLeod/Methos (14), Aidan/Duncan/Methos (9), and Duncan/Matthew McCormick (6). When I say I don't have OTPs, I mean it. Other than me and plot, and me and Dragon.
5. What are the top 3 additional tags?
Me: Crossovers, Crossovers 100, prompt fic (?)
AO3: I was right! Crossovers: 123. Crossovers 100: 92. X-Files Lyric Wheel: 23.
That was kinda fun.
senmut via havocthecat : (I'm posting my guess first, then the AO3 stats answer.)1. Under what rating do you write most?
Me: Probably gen.
AO3: Nope, Teen and up. Oh, yeah, I have plot and fight scenes. Okay. (Teen and up: 121. Gen: 102. Total fits: 291.)
2. What are your top 3 fandoms?
Me: Oh, Highlander, X-Files, Leverage?
AO3: Mostly right. Highlander (183), X-Files (52), Highlander movies (30), Forever Knight (23). I mean, no matter how you look at it, Highlander wins, and then X-Files. Forever Knight beating Leverage did surprise me. (Yes, those numbers and 291 seem off. I write a lot of crossovers.)
3. What character do you write about the most?
Me: Um. Connor MacLeod or Matthew McCormick?
AO3: Sorta. Original characters: 52, Connor and Duncan are tied at 42. (After that, it's Methos, Joe Dawson, and Alex Krycek. Matthew is in 7th place with 26.)
4. What are the top 3 pairings you've written?
Me: No *clue*.
AO3: Duncan MacLeod/Methos (14), Aidan/Duncan/Methos (9), and Duncan/Matthew McCormick (6). When I say I don't have OTPs, I mean it. Other than me and plot, and me and Dragon.
5. What are the top 3 additional tags?
Me: Crossovers, Crossovers 100, prompt fic (?)
AO3: I was right! Crossovers: 123. Crossovers 100: 92. X-Files Lyric Wheel: 23.
That was kinda fun.
alchemise (alchemise) wrote2025-11-08 05:34 pm
alchemise) wrote2025-11-08 05:34 pmEntry tags:
fic post - Trick or Treat
I also wrote for Daredevil (TV)! A bit of introspection on Matt and violence.
If I had the chance, I'd ask the world to dance (625 words) by alchemise
Fandom: Daredevil (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe
Characters: Matt Murdock, Franklin "Foggy" Nelson
Additional Tags: Character Study, Superpowers, Violence
Summary: Matt’s fist connected with the man’s jaw.
( fic behind the cut! )
If I had the chance, I'd ask the world to dance (625 words) by alchemise
Fandom: Daredevil (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe
Characters: Matt Murdock, Franklin "Foggy" Nelson
Additional Tags: Character Study, Superpowers, Violence
Summary: Matt’s fist connected with the man’s jaw.
( fic behind the cut! )
alchemise (alchemise) wrote2025-11-08 04:20 pm
alchemise) wrote2025-11-08 04:20 pmEntry tags:
Trick or Treat 2025!
I received a really fun Matt/Frank/Karen fic packed full of my favorite tropes!
thresholds (1043 words) by dreamerfound
Fandom: Daredevil (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe
Relationships: Frank Castle/Matt Murdock/Karen Page
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Banter, Wound Care, Trick or Treat: Trick, Murderous Plants, Mild Gore, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Swearing
Summary: Frank, Matt, and Karen seek shelter to tend to wounds and re-group during an apparent plant-apocalypse.
thresholds (1043 words) by dreamerfound
Fandom: Daredevil (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe
Relationships: Frank Castle/Matt Murdock/Karen Page
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Banter, Wound Care, Trick or Treat: Trick, Murderous Plants, Mild Gore, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Swearing
Summary: Frank, Matt, and Karen seek shelter to tend to wounds and re-group during an apparent plant-apocalypse.
Amy (brightknightie) wrote2025-11-08 11:18 am
brightknightie) wrote2025-11-08 11:18 amEntry tags:
Fannish options & enthusiasms | November 2025
Here are some recent fannish things I've happened to see and would like to share!
Spotlight: This Halloween, I helped a friend hand out candy. She lives in one of those fancy neighborhoods where every lawn is decorated and kids roam in hordes. Among the costumes, I saw: ( list of costumes )
Ficathons, fests & communities
- Create & engage
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smallfandomfest accepts prompts through 11/21; claiming and posting runs to 1/31.- ushobwri ("you should be writing") has its annual November community support social.
in-universe-fest celebrates unusual fanwork formats and approaches through 11/22.
- pokeprompts holds the 15th annual Pokéxchange. Sign-ups close 11/14; assignments by 11/19; due 12/17.
- The "Leaf and Lore" Discord server hosts a month-long Tolkien writing challenge where you set your own goals; they close the server on 12/13.
- toothpastejuice hosts a "Rarest of Rarepairs" prompt meme through 1/25.
- withinadream hosts a challenge for works based on "the viral Craigslist ad offering to be a disreputable fake date to an interested party's family Thanksgiving dinner" through 12/01.
- minutia_r hosts a poetry promptfest (no end date).
- purimgifts, the annual exchange featuring characters "who are at least one of: women, Jewish, or persecuted (preferably by evil viziers)," has sign-ups and nominations 1/02-08; due 2/23.
- pinchhits is a forum for pinch-hits in exchanges. For example, seasonsofdrabbles is seeking pinch hitters.
- whenisitdue tracks many more events than I note here!
- Enjoy & share
- rec_cember is a month-long recommendations event (with sign-ups).
- fancake (themed fanfic recs); November theme: "mystery & suspense"
- gensplosion (gen fanfic recs)
- het_reccers (m/f fanfic recs)
- fanart_recs (fanart recs)
- recthething (fanwork recs)
Sidelight: I'm continuing my first Breath of the Wild playthrough. I've freed three divine beasts, and I'm still loving it, but I'm beginning to get down to quests with which I'm struggling enough that I just have to walk away, hoping to come back later. The "Blue Flame trial" requires a precisely timed arrow shot that I can't seem to make; it feels impossible. And the stealth section of the Yiga hideout is frustrating, having to start all over with the tiniest misstep. I do have the "Champions' Ballad" DLC to look forward to when I get that far.
the_shoshanna (the_shoshanna) wrote2025-11-08 10:26 am
the_shoshanna) wrote2025-11-08 10:26 amFat Joke
Last night Geoff and I went to see Cheyenne Rouleau's one-woman show "Fat Joke," which is a hilarious and absolutely wrenching ninety-minute monologue on fatphobia and a whole lot of other things along the way. If this is the kind of thing you think you might like, her tour is going to British Columbia this spring, but you can also watch a taped performance at https://digitalstage.ca/fat-joke/. (Do pay attention to the content notes, and be aware that missing from that list is discussion of traumatic and near-fatal pregnancy complications.)
I feel so glad that I now live in a place where a) shows like this run, and b) I can comfortably get to them! (Also that I'm partnered with a guy who finds riffs on White Man Math funny and painfully true rather than offensive.)
Highly recommended.
I feel so glad that I now live in a place where a) shows like this run, and b) I can comfortably get to them! (Also that I'm partnered with a guy who finds riffs on White Man Math funny and painfully true rather than offensive.)
Highly recommended.
Sholio (sholio) wrote2025-11-07 09:47 pm
sholio) wrote2025-11-07 09:47 pmEntry tags:
The Preservation Harvest Festival [Murderbot fic]
I was too busy to notice when it happened, but trickortreatex revealed authors this morning, which means I can 'fess up to my (not at all predictable) ToT offering.
The Preservation Harvest Festival (4989 words) by Sholio
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Murderbot & PreservationAux Survey Team (Murderbot Diaries)
Characters: Murderbot (Murderbot Diaries), Dr. Mensah (Murderbot Diaries), Dr. Ratthi (Murderbot Diaries), Dr. Gurathin (Murderbot Diaries), Amena (Murderbot Diaries)
Additional Tags: Halloween, Holidays, Trick or Treating, Friendship, Bonding, get loved idiot
Summary: Murderbot vs. Halloween.
trickortreatex revealed authors this morning, which means I can 'fess up to my (not at all predictable) ToT offering.The Preservation Harvest Festival (4989 words) by Sholio
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Murderbot & PreservationAux Survey Team (Murderbot Diaries)
Characters: Murderbot (Murderbot Diaries), Dr. Mensah (Murderbot Diaries), Dr. Ratthi (Murderbot Diaries), Dr. Gurathin (Murderbot Diaries), Amena (Murderbot Diaries)
Additional Tags: Halloween, Holidays, Trick or Treating, Friendship, Bonding, get loved idiot
Summary: Murderbot vs. Halloween.
yhlee (yhlee) wrote2025-11-07 09:50 pm
yhlee) wrote2025-11-07 09:50 pmEntry tags:
catten yarn
Not my catten but isis's catten's contribution! So very soft. :3
Not much yet as it's a slightly tricky spin, mostly in that one has to pay attention instead of watching anime while spinning on inattentive mode. :D It feels different of course (silkier/floofier), but the spinning technique, like huacaya alpaca, is surprisingly similar to cotton in some ways!
BTW,isis, Cloud has been sniffing my hands VERY SUSPICIOUSLY ahahahaha.
isis's catten's contribution! So very soft. :3Not much yet as it's a slightly tricky spin, mostly in that one has to pay attention instead of watching anime while spinning on inattentive mode. :D It feels different of course (silkier/floofier), but the spinning technique, like huacaya alpaca, is surprisingly similar to cotton in some ways!
BTW,
isis, Cloud has been sniffing my hands VERY SUSPICIOUSLY ahahahaha.
cinaed (cinaed) wrote2025-11-07 08:45 pm
cinaed) wrote2025-11-07 08:45 pmEntry tags:
October 2025 Monthly Media
* = Rewatch/reread
Anime/Cartoons
- Bob’s Burgers 16.01-16.04
- Helluva Boss 1.01-2.12
Books/Short Stories
- I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
- The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America’s First Serial Killer by Skip Hollandsworth
- Lone Women by Victor Lavalle
- Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
- The Stolen Luck by Shawna Reppert
- The Safe-Keeper’s Secret by Sharon Shinn
Manga/Comics/Light Novels
- One Piece 108-109
- Oglaf (ongoing webcomic)
- Order of the Stick (ongoing webcomic)
- Wilde Life (ongoing webcomic)
Movies/Documentaries
- The Big Conn (2022)
- Kpop Demon Hunters (2025)
Podcasts
- Midst: Unend
- Not Another D&D Podcast
Theater/Concerts
- Julius X (Folger Theater)
TV Shows/Web Series
- Dimension 20: Cloudward Ho 17-20
- Only Murders in the Building 5.05-5.10
- Survivor 49.01-49.06
- Tales Unrolled 23-24
Video Games/Board Games
- The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles