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Current Music: video game noises

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The Friday Five for November 7, 2025

How is this my first

thefridayfive In over a year?! :o

1. What’s harder to live without, chocolate or alcohol?
Chocolate, no question (I'm a recovering chocoholic)!

2. Does the colour yellow remind you of anything?
Pee – jk. Yellow reminds me of daffodils (my favorite!), and SpongeBob.

3. Who most annoyed you last week?
I don't know, maybe some random loser on the internet? No one IRL.

4. Do you have a cutesy romantic nickname for your partner (or previous partners)?
His name + "-o," inspired by the Pee-wee's Playhouse episode, "The Gang's All Here" (S1E12) :🞄)

5. What is your favourite Stephen King movie?
I don't generally go for scary movies, but It (1990) was pretty good. I haven't seen all of them though.

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🔗 knitting typeface, sass witchcraft, reclaim tech

Hello, happy Friday! Some links for y’all:

Crafts & Hobbies

Here’s a bunch of really artsy, really cute witchy/pagan printables including coloring pages, grimoire pages, and idea lists.

And here’s a typeface for people who love to knit— and it doubles as a pattern, too!

Pride Radio Network, which is “a multi-mode amateur radio repeater network created by and for the members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies.”

Zines & Books

Some intriguing zines I found recently:

For An Anarchist Radio Relay League (PDF direct link)
SASS Witchcraft Zine (“secular, agnostic/atheist, skeptical, and science-seeking”)
Collection of fanzines from nonasuch on Tumblr
Free digital zines from Alexa Kari on various topics, including one about museum controversies!

Also ZineMap.com which has zine libraries, stores that sell zines, etc. listed in an easy-to-use directory.

Internet Culture, etc.

Sacha Judd writes about how the internet is broken for groups/communities, not just individual users. She didn’t mention forums at all, BUT they have everything needed for a vibrant community space except the problem is cost: hosting, plus time/emotion/effort for moderators to keep things running. One reason Discord has taken off for fan groups is because it’s free, you can do mod things, you can search for history more or less, and so on. It’s basically like a slightly shittier forum mixed with IRC. Anyway…

Streetpass for Mastodon — a fun browser extension where it automatically finds Mastodon accounts for websites you visit. It’s a spin off the Nintendo 3DS’ StreetPass feature!

A short but informative video presentation about ReclaimTech, a community movement away from corporate web/social media. Here’s their main website which has more info and resource links.

Here’s a little thing about the downsides of open source software licenses (h/t alisx).

Two modes of Internet use by Tracy Durnell:

I’ve found my relationships are healthier when I keep my offline-first relationships offline (e.g. not following each other on Facebook or Instagram) — following someone’s Instagram makes it feel like I know what’s going on with them without interacting. Following offline friends on social media can reduce what used to be normal friendships into parasocial relationships.

[…]

I suspect bringing offline relationships online is responsible for a lot of the loneliness people feel — social media looks like you have all these friends… but no one you could ask to feed your cat while you’re away, because one-to-many broadcasting replaced direct interactions 😿 Essentially, the offline relationship became an online one.

US Politics

“Former library director awarded $700,000 after she was fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books” — yay!

Need more stuff to read? I’ve compiled all previous linkspam posts here on my website, or you can explore the linkspam tag to find more.

Crossposted from Pixietails Club Blog.

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media: books: nonfiction

📖 reading log: confessions of a concierge by bonnie g. smith

Book Info

Confessions of a Concierge: Madame Lucie’s History of Twentieth-Century France
by Bonnie G. Smith (1985)

Genre: Nonfiction, Memoir, History

LibraryThing: https://www.librarything.com/work/1238610/

Acquired from: Capitol Hill Books, Denver, Colorado, USA ($6.50) [see also: Indie Bookstore Visit Log]

Started reading: November 6, 2025

Finished reading: TBD

Reading Notes:

Copyright page says the following:

The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources.

I’ve never seen that before, but sure enough the pages aren’t yellowed and are sturdier than many other paperbacks, more like a nice hardcover paper.

Page xvi: Quite a long-winded intro on why this story deserves to be told by a historian and why it’s important to historians or whatever which I think must be a sign of the time it was written (1985,) because nowadays it’s just taken for granted that first-person historical info is important and wanted?? Published by Yale so maybe something there too– like author had to argue why it’s academic, maybe?

Page 3: First part of book is written in first-person POV from POV of Madame Lucie. Second part is third person from POV of historian (I think).

Crossposted from Pixietails Club Blog.

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📖 reading log: my love affair with england by susan allen toth

Book Info

My Love Affair with England: A Traveler’s Memoir by Susan Allen Toth (1992)

Genre: Nonfiction, Memoir, Travel

LibraryThing: https://www.librarything.com/work/56906/

Acquired from: Capitol Hill Books, Denver, Colorado, USA ($7.50) [see also: Indie Bookstore Visit Log]

Started reading: October 31, 2025

Finished reading: November 4, 2025

Review

I picked this up because I nearly bought it from a UBS in Milwaukee a few months ago. It caught my eye again, mostly because I’m planning to go to England for a few months next year AND I adore pre-internet travel memoirs, so I decided to get it!

It’s a very charming book which focuses mostly on the bits of England that the author enjoyed, mixed in with some memoir-type stuff about her personal life and how it intersected with her visits to England and how that affected her time there. I enjoyed reading about the specific things she likes, as you can tell she REALLY likes them– but not to the point where it sounds like ass-kissing.

I also liked that she said specifically she only likes visiting and doesn’t want to move there; often I find that actually living somewhere is way different than being a visitor, often to the location’s detriment because now you have to deal with things like sorting trash and paying electricity bills, when really what you want to do is wander around looking at old buildings and eating bacon sandwiches.

Having been to England myself several times I recognized a lot of the stuff she was talking about, and that was fun, too. Overall I really enjoyed this book!

Reading Notes

Page 9:

I do not blame the English. If they keep to themselves, I also keep to myself. At home in America, I guard my privacy, cherishing the easy and congenial company of my husband or quiet time alone. When I am in England, I need even more meditative space. Since I travel quite intensely, looking and listening and walking hard, at night I am ready to stop. I have to absorb what I experience and gather my energies for the next day. I want to sink into bed with a book, not traipse down to the pub to talk about politics or football. So I do not usually make social overtures.

Same!!

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Crossposted from Pixietails Club Blog.

hello!

What I go by: Ren (they/them)

Bit About Me: Nonbinary, bisexual, old (okay, over 40), parent, writer, admin worker and disabled, living in Wales.

Where else I can be found online: so many places lol

What I post about: Art, writing, fanfic, mostly my life in general - my kids, my health, my hobbies

Hobbies & Interests: I like to write, to draw, archery, colouring, gaming (I have a swtich and a PS5), fanfiction. This is one of the few places, as well as pillowfort, where my fandom side and my actual life intersect.

Fandoms/characters/ships if fannish: I like Stargate, Star Trek, Rizzoli & Isles, Dr Who, Castle, NCIS, Bones, MCU, Dragon Age. I dabble a lot and hope around a lot - I mostly write in whatever I'm watching at the time. I prefer femslash, I dislike m/m.

Other things I want you to know about me: I have two kids, both girls, one is a cancer survivor and had a liver transplant. I've been married for 13 years to my American wife.

What I'm looking for in friends/blogs to follow: Anyone who still loves Stargate as much as me, but anyone who's into the same stuff as me, or happens to be a geeky parent.

Current Mood: pleased
Current Music: Van Morrison - Moondance

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I'm Not a Doctor But I Poke Dead Things With a Stick

Yesterday's doctor appointment almost didn't happen because of some dumbass on 21 and 16. There was a wreck at that intersection - a major one where two heavily traveled highways cross. Some guy wanted to go north in Middleburg. Instead of turning to the right or left (which weren't blocked off) and taking a side road into town (218 goes from Camp Blanding to Penney Farms and goes right through town) he sat there. Through twelve goddamn light cycles. And I was a bit too far back to creep up the right-hand shoulder and make my turn, or I would absolutely have gone around him and probably given him the finger to boot. As it was I made it with minutes to spare, so go me.

I know not everyone carries around a map in their head, and I know it's something I tend to be exceptionally good at. My other beef here is with the cops working the scene - someone should have gotten out there and directed traffic. Call for a PSA. Or just get out there and start waving people around. C'mon man, what are you doing?

Anyway. My new doctor is a nice lady who seems to be about my age or a little older, who hails from south Florida and specializes in women's health. Also, SHE IS A RUNNER TOO. So she gets it! She even ASKED ME what my exercise routine was like. She actually looked in my ears and listened to my chest and stuff. You know, normal doctor things. It feels like I shouldn't be this excited about a doctor doing doctor stuff. This is just one visit, so of course, you can't really tell, but it feels good to me. I've got a battery of lab work to have done and I see her again for a full physical in December.

Also on today's schedule - finish the last grass mowing of the season, and start roasting the rest of my pumpkins. A short, easy run to the stop sign and back, and sitting down to write this afternoon.

Current Mood: silly

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St. Felix - Viva Handsome George

(I almost forgot this bit I wrote for St. Felix the other day, but seeing someone else's fic reminded me to post it LOL)

"Good morning, Callisto County! Kat Slade here, bringing you the WFLX morning blend. Gettin' you to work, to school, or wherever you've gotta go today. But I want to remind everyone that today's election day, and it's important that you get out and vote. The big item on the ballot today is the initiative to change our county seal to show Handsome George the lake monster! This has received a lot of attention, obviously, and the council has decided to let the citizens decide, so let's get out there and make democracy work.

You all know my stance on this, but vote how you want. Personally I think Handsome George would be a great addition to the seal, and it would really help people understand a little more of what our county, the Mystery Coast, and heck, what Florida in general is all about.

Be safe, be happy, go vote, and enjoy some John Prine, coming up next!"

Current Mood: awake
Current Music: Neil Young - Heart of Gold

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My Ducks Are Not in Rows

October was kind of crazy, and especially this last week it's been busy and just all over the place. I'm taking a few days here to recombobulate. I've got an appointment with my new PCP this morning, so I'm both interested in meeting her and dreading it because I'm still a bit shell-shocked from my previous doctor. So I'm pretty sure my blood pressure readings will be interesting, between that and my usual case of "white coat syndrome."

This just reminds me of how much I require routines to thrive. My routines have all been thrown off lately and I don't know what I'm doing. Nothing is getting done, and I'm cranky and tired. Plus something is triggering my allergies, but I've been taking claritin, since this seems to be ongoing and benadryl was knocking me out completely. Benadryl - because you can't sneeze if you're in a coma.

I haven't been writing, or drawing, or anything and that also makes me cranky. I'm starting to get back to having morning "study time," where I can do my Japanese practice and my reading. Fox fixed a problem on the server that was messing with my ham radio prep site, so it's working again. I'd like to get a little writing time in this afternoon, I can probably start typing up a longhand story I've written set in St. Felix.

Pathfinder class is going well so far. I just got an email saying I've been sorted into Group 77 - I didn't know we had that but cool beans. The "Summit Seekers." The group leaders are from Denver, Colorado where they have summits to seek. For me, I guess I'll climb to the top of the Rosemary Hill landfill. :D Actually if they want us to try doing any climbing, the St. Augustine lighthouse is open again, I could go do that. As a bonus, I've never had a chance to go up there. It was closed for some reason when I moved out here. It has one of these fancy French crystal lenses that they don't make anymore. I don't know much about it but I'd really like to go see it.

I think I still "owe" y'all a reading update and gaming update for October, so I'll work on that, too. November has no trips or anything special planned until the 30th when we head back to Disney for a Christmas visit. Since we're normally there for Marathon Weekend, we miss all the Christmas decorations and we'd like to see the parks all dressed up for the holidays. I like lights. (and gingerbread)

All this ruck stuff has me feeling like I'm turning into one of the military LARPers I enjoy mocking. I think I need to go put on a tie-dye shirt and listen to John Denver to pull myself back to normal. I like being strong, prepared, and all that, but all this commando stuff is messing with the vibe, man. ✌️

Current Mood: thoughtful
Current Music: Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime

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holiday: birthday

well, how did i get here? (into the blue again, after the money's gone, once in a lifetime)

Much to my amazement, in two hours I turn forty.

Forty. Four zero. 40. 4. 0. I've been telling almost everyone I meet, repeating the facts to strangers and friends and acquaintances, my psychiatrist and my sister and my surrogate aunts. I didn't expect to get here and I find the fact of forty, frankly, jarring. My teeth grit against the absolute insanity of time marching on to this extent—how did I get here?

Some of the people who are reading this potentially have known me since I was 12 and just like me, probably didn't expect me to get here. Mind-boggling as well.

What has changed recently? Not much! To misquote Tolstoy, perhaps happy days are all alike, but each unhappy day is unhappy in its own way. Or maybe it's the opposite, and it's my newfound ability to revel in choice of enjoyable activities with a reliably upbeat mood climate that's truly unlocked this newfound persistence of pleasant presence.

Current psychiatrist has narrowed down my meds and diagnoses to a fine degree, now that she actually believes I'm ill. (Long story but basically she didn't take me seriously until my last attempt. Wait, not a long story.) Who would have guessed that the magic wand would be ~lithium~ and the magic words, bipolar disorder? Doc's not 100% on it yet but I'm pretty convinced.

My intention is to update again tomorrow, but I'll post this now just in case.

Looking for creative writing partners that I hope to inspire in return. <3

Name: Marianne is my real first name.

Age:

I mostly post about:

Sometimes I vent when I need to about whatever it is in my life that weighs me down or stresses me too much. Or if I have a strong opinion or thoughts on something that lingers.

Other times I write out songs that either help spread awareness to others about real-world issues that should be addressed, or just me expressing my thoughts about things I strongly think are so crazy-backwards and self-destructive things. (AKA, Liberty-Minded Tunes.)

I also have been writing a lot of songs centered around fictional characters. My main 4 are psychological horror/cosmic horror themed baddies. A few others are like comfort and supportive friends of mine--two OCs and my own silly and too cute interpretation of the Nintendo character, Kirby!

My hobbies are:

Other than music making and writing, I enjoy anime and manga. I like animated films and have a list of favorite movies, some I still have on DVD (woooo). And if in the mood, I do some gaming! I've mostly been playing either the digital version of the wonderful bird card game known as Wingspan, or play some rounds in a really interesting, quirky, and very diversely strategic PVP card game that is called Cards, the Universe, and Everything! ...Oh, and just recently, my mom and I have been going back to playing card and board games with our gaming group now that she has a car again!

My fandoms are:

Most currently... The original series of Avatar: The Last Airbender. (I still have all the episodes on DVD and don't have to replace it after all, YAAAAAY! Zuko, Iroh, Sokka, and Toph are among my most favorite characters.) One by one, I have been reading through The Promised Neverland manga. (I've been mostly drawn towards the character Norman.) And four of my music muses are AUs of characters from the old cult classic GameCube survival/psychological horror game known as Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. I am a diehard fan of that game, and I still sometimes miss playing it!

I'm looking to:

I would love to connect with kindred spirits! I yearn to write creatively with others, with the small group of characters of mine. (Story writing or RP writing, or just coming up with song lyrics together--that'd be fun!) I have been riding on this creative momentum that's been uplifting and exciting for me. Let's have a grand time. Let's brainstorm! Let's experiment! My own ideas tend to be very big and crazy at times, just FYI. ^^

My posting schedule tends to be: Kinda sporadic, depending on my creative drive is going! I have been using this blog of mine over something like Google Docs to store my lyrics and song style prompts--so I don't use up too much space on my Google Drive.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are:

Any form of toxicity, people coming to me asking for money or trying to scam me, people coming around and spreading negativity instead of constructive criticism if something of mine doesn't sound good to them.

Before adding me, you should know: DISCLAIMER: I am a really honest person. I can even be brutally honest. I don't usually sugarcoat things, and I have a critical thinking mind. And when it comes to the crazy backwards realm of politics, I'm neither pro-left or pro-right. I have been the observer outside that paradigm for years now. And some of my songs and/or entries may actually provoke you to want to pause, and think for yourself on the topic.

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Name: I go by many of them. Recently, I've been on a Lucy kick, but I also go by Maggie, Saros, and Venus, among others. And the titles. Don't forget the titles.

Age: 19 (20 soon)

I mostly post about: Daily life, media I'm engaging with. Trying to post more about my OCs/fannish stuff, but it's scary. I dearly love my OC Vesper and her partner Roan and and will talk so much about them if you ask!

My hobbies are: Ballet (been doing it since I was a little kid and currently still doing pointe, albeit as a hobbyist), digital art, DIY fashion (alt/goth), creative writing. Huge music nerd--I'm into dark cabaret, goth, digital hardcore, industrial, among others. My favorite artist is Ada Rook of Black Dresses.

My fandoms are: Honestly, it's been 99% Vesperoan lately. Selfshipping! I'm a huge selfshipper and that makes up a lot of the fannish stuff I do. Some of my F/Os are Double Trouble from She-Ra, Whitney the Bully from Degrees of Lewdity, Xenon from Cytus II, and Greely from Animal Jam. Neither here nor there, but Evangelion is extremely near and dear to my heart. I've also been a VOCALOID fan for 9 years now.

I'm looking to meet people who: Post frequently so I have stuff to read on my reading page :) Being into my writing would also be a huge plus! I'm still trying to set up a comm specifically for Vesperoan.

My posting schedule tends to be: Pretty much daily, sometimes I miss a day or post multiple times a day.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are: Sanists, transmisogynists, other bigots. Minors (please stay safe!).

Before adding me, you should know: Lucy likes referring to herself in third person. She's into a lot of dark and explicit content. It will be placed below an 18+ screen with a warning/reason given, but still, if one is squicked out by the content detailed in her pinned post, maybe best not to follow! No minors for this reason.

Current Mood: hopeful

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Name: Sadie

Age: early 30s

I mostly post about: My life, thoughts, and things I get up to, things I draw or create, places I've been to, something cool I've bought recently, etc. I might occasionally post about media I've consumed, but I don't really post fandom content unless it's relevant to my life in some way (like I've gone to a gig). I save that stuff for Tumblr.

My hobbies are: Drawing (I'm an illustrator and have a degree in it), journals and stationery (I love my Filofax and Hobonichi ♥), Japanese street fashion (I wear EGL a lot), musical theatre, travel (I've lived in Japan and South Korea teaching English), wandering through the woods, taking photos, digging through junk shops, playing The Sims 4 and Animal Crossing, learning languages, and building Lego.

My fandoms are: My favourite movies right now are Conclave and the new Frankenstein. My favourite bands are My Chemical Romance, Ghost, and System of a Down. I'm also a Disney adult and unashamed of that, I've been to every park except Hong Kong and Shanghai. My favourite authors are Tove Jansson and Stephen King (I read and watch a lot of horror, but not slashers which are kinda boring tbh), and some of my favourite novels are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Watership Down, The Phantom of the Opera, and Animal Farm.

I'm looking to meet people who: Nice people who I can actually befriend. I like to form friendships with people on my friends list, and not feel like it's a transactional "comment for comment" kind of vibe which feels disingenuous 💔 We're reading each others diaries after all.

My posting schedule tends to be: Whenever I feel like I have something to say, but I try to aim for at least once a week. I'm trying to get back into the habit of updating regularly after I had a bad experience with someone who made me feel self-conscious about what I post, and I'm trying hard to stop overthinking it and get back to posting whatever I feel like, but sometimes it's difficult and I struggle with that 'no one cares' voice. But I also realise no one knows me if I only update once in a blue moon and never say anything about myself.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are: Judgey people and the usual bigots. Also if all you post about are fandoms that we don't share, media reviews, or your kids/partner, I'm not going to have anything to say about that and will likely end up skipping over your entries. I want to get to know YOU.

Before adding me, you should know: I don't post about it much, but I have a chronic illness and I'm disabled. It usually comes up as vague mentions of being tired/in pain/struggling etc, but that's what I'm referring to.

Current Mood: peaceful

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Hello, I'm Selena |˶˙ᵕ˙ )ﾉﾞit's very nice to greet everyone again. 28, she/her, ISFP-T. My reading list has gotten a little quiet when I'm someone who likes to comment, so here I am!

My journal's 99% locked because it is my safe space, but I unprivated some of my more recent entries for now so anyone can see if they'd vibe with my posting style/subjects. I mainly post about my personal life (my husband is my closest friend and pops up a lot), whatever games I'm playing or other media I'm into, and other random thoughts or opinions.

🩷 A good sampling of my interests is on my profile, though not all my fannish interests are listed.

🎮 I'm an avid video gamer, and my favorite game is (for a mainstream answer) Mass Effect 2, though it's very hard to choose!

📖 I also love to read anything, including literary classics and fanfiction of my favorite ships! One day I'll actually track my completed books... I enjoy learning new facts no matter how mundane or morbid, so Wikipedia and likeminded sites are a comfort. My favorite book is Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami.

🎵 I love all kinds of music, though I mainly listen to K-pop. Since I grew up listening to Korean music, I have a fondness for 2nd gen groups though now my taste is kind of all over. My favorite group is BTS and I hope to see them again with their upcoming world tour!

I'm looking to find friends with journals similar to me, though we don't have to necessarily be into the same things. I like to read about other peoples' lives since they're typically so different from my own! I also like reading other peoples' reviews or recommendations. Sometimes there can be a lull in my own posting with how busy I can get some days, but I always come back. Dreamwidth is one of the few social medias I still use, so it's important to me. I've been regularly(ish) journaling for 2 years now.

Anyway if I seem interesting enough, I'm all up for being friends! I consider myself pretty tolerant barring seriously hateful rhetoric and emphasize with mental health struggles since I've been there (and am still here, really). Feel free to comment here or in my actual journal o/ I don't add people back unless they reach out to me first.

⚠️ Unless I'm familiar with the majority of the fandoms I don't know if I'd be able to connect with purely focused fandom journals, sorry! It should also be self-explanatory, but no minors please. Preferably 25+ since I'm old and usually have nothing in common with younger people.

Current Mood: hopeful
Current Music: Emancipator - Soon It Will Be Cold Enough to Build Fires

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Wood You

Last week, Fox and I helped a guy down the road clear some space on his land by picking up the trees he'd cut, as well as gathering and removing the dead brush. So today we're going to set up the splitter and turn those logs into firewood. Tomorrow morning will start a run of days where we'll want fires in the morning - lows in the 40s overnight. Fox is a native Floridian and he's going to freeze to death. I like the cold for sleeping more deeply so I'm happy about it.

I have no idea how long this will take but lugging thirty or forty pound chunks of wood around is a hell of a good workout. And it's pine, so I already know it's incredibly sticky and resin-y. I've had to throw out pairs of gloves after splitting wood like this because they were completely stiff with pine sap and you could barely move your hands inside them. The good part is that wood like this will catch easily, so getting the fire going is much easier with a piece or two of this. It does gunk up the chimney pretty badly, but we've started doing a chimney cleaning every spring before we shut up, and that knocks out most of the accumulated soot.

Pathfinder Forward starts on Saturday. I downloaded a training calendar so I can start planning workouts because you kind of need planning for this program, and having a plan in place always makes me feel more confident - even when I need to change it. I've selected my challenges, including "Level Up," which has me rucking enough miles to more or less immediately move into Endure. I'll also be taking the Army's physical fitness test (for funsies - I'm not enlisting), doing a sandy beach ruck, and possibly a multi-day adventure along our section of the Florida Trail. I'm excited to get started but I do worry I'm biting off more than I can chew.

Current Mood: curious
Current Music: Garbage - "As Heaven Is Wide"

Bonjour tout le monde!

Name: Rina.

Age: 41 years.

I mostly post about: My everyday life, my thoughts, the emotional turmoil I am going through day by day, music (A LOT OF MUSIC TALK; this is more than just something I am interested in, it really is my passion :D!), lyrics/quotes/etc references, movies & books (When I can), struggles in my psyche, career talk *__*, spirituality, and also sometimes politics. And generally: LOVE!

My hobbies are: Creative writing [poetry (that can often be used as lyrics later) and general fictional stories], crocheting [Ironically I struggle less with magic rings than just simple chains?! Oô], cycling [I would *LOVE* to travel to places by bike, too!], dancing [To express myself; influenced mainly by industrial dancing, hiphop, acrobatics, bellydance, jazz dance, etc. I usually do not like dancing with partners, though :P, and I would LOVE to try hoop and pole dance!], DIY, drawing & painting [No matter the canvas! Mainly portraits, seals (and other animals) and lots of surrealist influences!], knitting, learning foreign languages, learning new things, listening to music, martial arts, mixing and mastering knowledge acquisation ;D, photography, playing the electric guitar, playing the keyboard/piano, recording music, sewing, singing, songwriting [music & lyrics], spiritual practices [Tropical and Chinese astrology, tarot/cartomancy, numerology, palmistry, tossing witches runes, scrying, aura readings, etc.], travelling, watching movies.

My fandoms are: I do not really know whether this counts as "fandom", because, yes, there are e. g. bands and musicians I really like a lot, but then again, I am not really part of any true "fandoms"... Unless you count in platforms (Reddit, Discord, etc.) dedicated to the people in question... Either way, here is a (non-exhaustive) list, categorised a bit, though...
BOOKS - Alan And Naomi (M. Levoy), Antonio Im Wunderland (J. Weiler), Big Magic (E. Gilbert), Borderline Personality Disorder Demystified (R. O. Friedel), Die Kinder Erwachen (C. Polar), Hab Ich Selbst Gemacht (S. Klingner), Ich Geh Jetzt In Dein Karma Rein (B. Wagner), I'm Off Then (H. Kerkeling), Last Quarter (all; Ai Yazawa), Living Out Loud (K. Smith), Many Lives Many Masters (Dr. B. Weiss), Maria Ihm Schmeckt's Nicht (J. Weiler), Mort (T. Pratchett), Only Love Is Real (Dr. B. Weiss), Old Magic (M. Curley), Popular Music From Vittula (M. Niemi), Reasons To Stay Alive (M. Haig), Rebel Witch (K.-A. Maddox), Remix 1 (B. v. Stuckrad-Barre), Same Soul Many Bodies (Dr. B. Weiss), Show Your Work (A. Kleon), Steal Like An Artist (A. Kleon), The Dark (M. Curley), The Key (M. Curley), The Metamorphosis (F. Kafka), The Named (M. Curley), The Trial (F. Kafka), Yes Man (D. Wallace), You Are A Medium (S. Dillard), Your Head Is A Houseboat (C. Walker).
MOVIES - A Clockwork Orange, Amadeus, Animalympics, Anne Frank's Diary, A Time To Kill, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Back To The Future (all), Bandits, Beetlejuice, Billy Elliot, Blue Is The Warmest Color, Coco, Control, Dancer In The Dark, Dangerous Minds, Dark Shadows, Dead Poets Society, Demolition Man, Dracula: Dead And Loving It, 23 (1998), Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Encanto, Fight Club, Flashdance, Fucking Amal, Gattaca, Ghostbusters, Girl: Interrupted, Good Bye Lenin, Hangin' Out, Hocus Pocus, Inception, Inside Out (1 & 2), Interview With The Vampire, Kopps, Labyrinth, Light Of Day, Mind Game, Mulan (1998), Murder By Death, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Richy Guitar, Run Lola Run, School Of Rock, Sing, Sing Street, Sister Act (1 & 2), Slumdog Millionaire, Song Of The Sea, Soul, Soylent Green, Speed, Teen Witch, Thank You For Smoking, The Basketball Diaries, The Boat That Rocked, The Bob's Burgers Movie, The Celebration, The Crow, The Cure (1995), The Disaster Artist, The Hate U Give, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The Linguini Incident, The Matrix, The Muppets Take Manhattan, The Craft, The Naked Gun (All, except for the reboot :P!), The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Pink Panther (2006), The Plague Dogs, The Secret Of NIMH, The Return Of Captain Invincible, The Runaways, The Sixth Sense, The Truman Show, The Twelve Tasks Of Asterix, This Boy's Life, This Is Spinal Tap, Too Hard To Handle, Trainspotting, Tron: Ares, Twister, Velvet Goldmine, Wach, Wasted Youth, What's Eating Gilber Grape, What To Do In Case Of Fire, What We Do In The Shadows, While You Were Sleeping, Yes Man, You Instead.
MUSIC - Alice Cooper, Alien Sex Fiend, Alizée, All Gone Dead, A Perfect Circle, Apulanta, Bauhaus, Bela B., Billy Idol, Blur, Bronski Beat, Boy Harsher, Camouflage, Cinemascope, Cinema Strange, Clan Of Xymox, David Bowie, Dead Or Alive, Depeche Mode, Die Ärzte, Die Fantastischen Vier, Don Huonot, Duran Duran, Esoterik, Farin Urlaub (Racing Team), Fettes Brot, Fiction, Foo Fighters, Garbage, Ghosting, Goethes Erben, Green Day, Grossstadtgeflüster, Inkubus Sukkubus, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Joy Division, Julien Bam, Käärijä, Kino Carey, Kylie Minogue, Lady Gaga, L'Âme Immortelle, Leaether Strip, Linkin Park, London After Midnight, Luci'fer Luscious Violenoué, Maître Gims, Mark Forster, Marteria, Marusha, Mia., Minuit Machine, Mylène Farmer, New Order, Nine Inch Nails, Pharao, Project Pitchfork, Psycho Le Cému, Rihanna, Rob Zombie, Roman Rain, ЯR, Santa Hates You, She Wants Revenge, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Slam Bamboo, Soft Cell, Space Tribe, Specimen, Spinal Tap, Stromae, Tears For Fears, The Clash, The Cramps, The Crüxshadows, The Cult, The Cure, The Mission, The Offspring, The Prodigy, The Runaways, The Sisters Of Mercy, The 69 Eyes, The Weeknd, Thomas D, Tic Tac Toe, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Van Halen, Vanished Empire, Virgin Prunes, Xmal Deutschland... Most likely I forgot a gazillion in this list D:, because this happens so often.

I'm looking to meet people who: I'm looking to meet people who don't tame their souls! Who are authentic beyond words, who stand up for their ideals, who are open-minded, kind, creative, intuitive, etc. :D

My posting schedule tends to be: Almost daily, though I will not promise it will always be like this!

When I add people, my dealbreakers are: Ableism, animal cruelty, animal testing, anti-semitism, arrogance, body shaming, elitism, fascism, fatphobia, homophobia, ignorance, islamophobia, racism, religious fanatism, sexism, transphobia.

Before adding me, you should know: I struggle with my mental health (ORLY?), mainly in terms of C-PTSD, BPD, EDNOS/OSFED, and severe depression, and while I try not to overdo it in terms of expressing what this means, there could be entries in this regard... I will put potentially triggering entries behind cuts, though. Also: I'll be gone from Sunday (2nd) until Saturday (8th), so it might take a bit in case you comment then to answer you or add you back. If you have any more questions/comments, please let me know.

Current Mood: apathetic

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Name: amanda

Age:30's

I mostly post about:personal things and venting

My hobbies are:anime, gaming , fashion, roleplaying

My fandoms are: most are old so.. lol pokemon, sailor moon, cardcaptor sakura, detective conan, demon slayer, inuyasha, final fantasy, kingdom hearts to name some.

I'm looking to meet people who:i dunno.. doesn't matter to me lol

My posting schedule tends to be: pretty much spordiac due to life and health.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are: minors, being rude, dishonest and what not

Before adding me, you should know: i'm not the most social person or nicest but i am shy so give me space and time get back to you.

Current Mood: curious
Current Music: Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away

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Disney Just Declared War on Resellers AND HIGH TIME, TOO. I know this is a very first-world problem but it's such a pain in the ass. I doubt it will work for RunDisney events, but the enforced "two items per customer" policy seems to work well enough there. A few resellers are fine, and it's a useful service for fans who can't get to the parks for certain items. But the sheer greed of the majority of these jerks makes it disappointing and stressful for the regular park-goers who just want a cool souvenir. I also recently saw that they're fighting counterfeiters in the pin trading community by embedding cubic zirconium into the backs. The stone isn't worth much, but the embedding process is a challenging extra step.

The Biggest Scam in Transportation - highways and how towns can reclaim themselves. (video) America is still pretty car-brained but it's changing in some places.

Analog bags are in - doomscrolling is out. This could easily turn into a rant about a stupid headline I recently saw about "performative reading." But I'll step back and just let you read the article on your own. It would be nice to see more real-world activities being done in places like waiting rooms, but not everyone has the ability to entirely ditch their smartphone. You could even carry a notebook - handwriting is exceptionally good for your brain.

Korean black bean noodles which I was talking about a few days ago. I'm making this tonight and will report back. Maangchi also posted my favorite tteok bokki recipe ever.

In other news, IT'S BULKING SEASON Y'ALL, LET'S GO. I got tired of cutting and ended a little early, since I don't think I can push my weight lower, and I lost a decent amount of fat. But I'm ready to start trying to add weight to the bar again, to stop feeling tired all the time, and just be able to eat some damn food.

In the meantime, I hear Fox at his computer going, "Hmmmm." So I'd better go find out what's up.

Current Mood: tired

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Things have been unusually busy lately and I need to get on here and respond to comments today. I didn't forget, and I'm not ignoring it. :)

We've been dealing with the fallout from the power steering fiasco, and I think that is taken care of. It also turned out that the tractor was due for routine maintenance and that is done. Cooler weather means I'll be doing my last yard mowing of the season this week.

Last night was interrupted by Crowley seeing this stray/feral cat on the back deck. I call this cat Stumpy because of his short tail, though he may be part bobcat - we're not sure. He's actually quite friendly. Crowley was growling and carrying on, and I ended up locking him in the bathroom for a couple of hours. He wasn't happy about it, but no one can sleep when a cat is singing their War Song.

Once my brain is fully online I'll be back with updates and comments and such.

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Name: Max Natan (Or just Max)

Age: 61, but reversed lol.

I mostly post about: Anything I want to express, but I usually talk about my life experiences and my thoughts on random topics.

My hobbies are: Writing, drawing, making comics, petting my cat, taking photos, observing nature, sometimes reading, imagining surreal things, watching YouTube animations.

My fandoms are: I’m not really a fandom guy, I like some media, but I don’t interact with the fandom often. There are some media I like: Madoka Magica, Dandadan, Deltarune, Undertale, Ghost and Pals, Gorillaz, Weezer, Vewn Channel, Ghosttundra Channel.

I’m looking to meet people who: Enjoy things like romance stories, horror stories, surrealism, nature, and people who don’t mind me being a little weird.

My posting schedule tends to be: irregular lol.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are: extremists, people over 19.

Before adding me, you should know: I’m Brazilian, so my English isn’t the best, I’m kinda obsessed with certain words, like “lol,” I’m a bit insecure and anxious, My memory is kinda bad, and I don’t know very well how to start a conversation.

Current Mood: tired

Ghost Ruck

My first official GoRuck event is in the books! It was a lot of fun, but I did not prepare properly for it, mainly because I wasn't sure what to expect. I was certainly not expecting a 35-minute AMRAP circuit before we even got going. Fox bowed out because his leg and foot are actually feeling good, and he didn't want to mess that up. I hung in there for a couple of circuits before I had to admit ... my blood pressure was too low for it, and I felt like I was going to pass out.
But I also noticed a lot of folks modifying the exercises to accommodate various injuries or limitations, and after 20 minutes, only a handful were still doing reps. So I felt less like a lazy idiot.

The course was a 5 kilometer walk around the city with stops at three cemeteries, the "torture museum," (complete with a niche mini-lecture from me about how much of what we think of as medieval torture is, unexpectedly, the Spanish Inquisition), an old military barracks, and crossing the Bridge of Lions and coming back. I made sure to stop and pat each lion because I'm a dork. Fox enjoyed getting out and walking around, and reminded me we haven't actually been to St. Augustine since Kitty died. It was a fun evening.

Until the power steering went out on the truck. We managed to get out of the parking garage though the pump was whining and the steering was making this awful grinding noise and headed to a nearby Walmart. Fox was checking the area around the steering mechanism and it looked like maybe a seal failed, but when we parked before the ruck, it had time to just leak out completely. We filled the pump back up with steering fluid and happily, we made it home without having to stop and do that again. Fox plans to replace the pump and a couple of other parts, and says he should have been checking this on his own but never really thought about it, so it's amazing that we were still driving around with the factory steering fluid.

We rolled up at home at 10:30, way past our normal bedtime, but I took time to get a hot shower and wind down a little. Crowley woke me up at his usual zero-cat-thirty, so I have not slept a whole lot and I feel kind of derpy. But it was worth it, we had a good time, and I liked the event well enough that I'd happily do another, and I know what I'm getting into.