it's Friday the thirteenth
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chanter1944Ooga booga. If I encounter any black cats today, I'll count them as excellent luck. If there are construction-related ladders above me and I'm unaware of them until after I've walked under, however...
Daily Happiness
Jun. 13th, 2025 12:20 amtorachan1. So much ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh work stuff today, but I stopped at Disneyland on the way home and had a lovely dinner.
2. Ollie was just writhing around playing with this blanket for no reason. Super cute.
2. Ollie was just writhing around playing with this blanket for no reason. Super cute.
Politics
Jun. 13th, 2025 12:49 amysabetwordsmithGovernor JB Pritzker (Dem IL) to Rep. Mary Miller: "I refuse to be lectured to by somebody who extols the virtue of Hitler."
I can't remember the last time I felt so represented by one of my actual representatives. \o/
Sometimes, you just gotta call a spade a spade.
I can't remember the last time I felt so represented by one of my actual representatives. \o/
Sometimes, you just gotta call a spade a spade.
Follow Friday 6-13-24: Hetalia
Jun. 13th, 2025 12:02 amysabetwordsmithToday's theme is Hetalia. Initially a webcomic, Hetalia was later adapted as a serialized manga and an anime series. The series personifies the nations of the world into immortal anthropomorphic characters and presents an allegorical (and often satirical) interpretation of political, historical, and cultural events throughout history and the present day. This riff is a personal favorite.
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Poetry Fishbowl Update
Jun. 12th, 2025 10:53 pmysabetwordsmithIf you want to suggest themes for upcoming Poetry Fishbowls, now is the time. I plan to set up the poll tomorrow (Friday). You can put your theme ideas in a comment below the Call for Themes post.
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icanhascheezburger_feedStray cats are often scrawny, underfed, and crazed for just the smolest taste of delicious tuna.
But once they find their place in their furever homes, stray cats have a way of indulging in little luxuries, begging for a second breakfast, a little treat, or even a bite of the hooman's pizza. The gluttony of feline prowess knows no bounds, especially after a kitty has lived on the streets, knowing nothing but hunger and desire for many moons.
OMG
Jun. 12th, 2025 07:40 pmfayanoraI don't have the energy to go through the whole thing, so I'll just say I went can-boxing in the reverse of my usual route. Found so many that though I started with an empty green bag in the cart, by the time I got to New Season's Market, the entire cart was so full -- including ones I had shoved into my Gaia bag, a basket I found the other day, inside the netting used to contain the mass of returnables, AND down the sides between the box and the cart's liner -- that I had to take all the ones out of the netting, set them aside, and take the green bag out of the box in the cart and put everything into the now free bag... which filled the entire bag! It was completely full, from ONE trip, so I tied it up, slapped a Green Bag sticker on it, and dropped it off at New Seasons Market. I didn't even get a chance to count them all, there was no way to do it without the wind blowing them all into the street. But those bags usually contain between $5 and $8 worth of returnables, depending on size. Given I had nothing larger than a 16 ounce bottle in there except maybe some of the longer beer cans, and given that in one spot I had found like 15 little water bottles of the same brand, I would estimate I must have found at least $7 worth of returnables at that point.
And the craziest thing was that after all that, I found a bunch more. Only like 7 or 8 more, but still. One hell of a haul for only about two or three hours.
Oh, and I still had half a green bag at home. I was just looking to top that one off to take it to New Seasons later. But a whole bag full in ONE trip!!!
And the craziest thing was that after all that, I found a bunch more. Only like 7 or 8 more, but still. One hell of a haul for only about two or three hours.
Oh, and I still had half a green bag at home. I was just looking to top that one off to take it to New Seasons later. But a whole bag full in ONE trip!!!
Special tortures.
Jun. 12th, 2025 08:58 pmhannahIn trying to find a new pair of closed-toed sandals that use a buckle instead of Velcro, I'm learning that's basically a product no longer being made. I'm also learning shoe websites don't like people searching for things like closed-toed, or the clasp mechanism. Sometimes what I want is classified as a sandal, sometimes a shoe. And this isn't even getting into considering things like heel height, and heel narrowness.
It's especially demoralizing to find there's very little made in the way of women's shoes with buckles these days. Something nice to wear to work and meeting up with friends that helps me feel like I'm a grown-up and costs less than $400 doesn't seem like it should be giving me such a headache, but then, it's shoe shopping. Nothing's at all pleasant about that. These seem promising, and I may risk buying sight unseen to avoid going into a physical shoe store.
It's especially demoralizing to find there's very little made in the way of women's shoes with buckles these days. Something nice to wear to work and meeting up with friends that helps me feel like I'm a grown-up and costs less than $400 doesn't seem like it should be giving me such a headache, but then, it's shoe shopping. Nothing's at all pleasant about that. These seem promising, and I may risk buying sight unseen to avoid going into a physical shoe store.
Insect Apocalypse
Jun. 12th, 2025 07:56 pmysabetwordsmithHere's another post about the insect apocalypse, including a trophic cascade devastating other species especially insectivores. This one proposes electromagnetic radiation as a causal factor, which may or may not be true, and is not being studied. It would be nice if that were a cause, because it is a factor under human control and thus could be fixed.
US Politics: Transcending parody
Jun. 12th, 2025 08:35 pmpetraAfter illegally ordering the National Guard and the Marines to violently end protests in California, 47 went to the theatre to see Les Misérables.
Can we please fire the people scripting this season of the United States of America? Some of these choices are so asinine I think they're consulting genAI for their scripts, and no one is editing them.
Oh, wait, that's what the politicians are doing to make fucking laws.
I'm going to go read amnesia fic now and think, "I wish that were me."
Can we please fire the people scripting this season of the United States of America? Some of these choices are so asinine I think they're consulting genAI for their scripts, and no one is editing them.
Oh, wait, that's what the politicians are doing to make fucking laws.
I'm going to go read amnesia fic now and think, "I wish that were me."
Ecru #8, Techelet #6 [The Fulcrum]
Jun. 12th, 2025 03:53 pmparadoxcase posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
rainbowficName: A Final Return
Story: The Fulcrum
Colors: Ecru #8: Judge, Techelet #6: Olam Haba'a (the world to come)
Styles and Supplies: Panorama, Glue (June 12 2025: "It's a good day to express your thoughts and feelings, Gemini. Whether it's a loved one who'd appreciate affectionate words or a colleague who requires instruction, communication will come more easily than usual. You have a practical nature. Often you say what you think is required and not much else. Yet others may need you to say a lot more. Consider this as you go about your day."), Brushes (June 12 2025: Impute)
Word Count: 2625
Rating: PG
Warnings: Discussion of Slavery
Characters: Setsiana, Qhoroali
In-Universe Date: 1912.1.1.2
Summary: Setsiana talks to Qhoroali while they return to Nwórza.
Notes: This is the last post of Part 1 of the Fulcrum (and the last Ecru prompt, as well). In terms of Rainbowfic posts, this is almost exactly 1/3 of the way through the full story. Thank you guys for reading! There will be a short break where I post two non-Fulcrum-related things, and then I will be back with the beginning of Part 2.
( A Final Return )
Story: The Fulcrum
Colors: Ecru #8: Judge, Techelet #6: Olam Haba'a (the world to come)
Styles and Supplies: Panorama, Glue (June 12 2025: "It's a good day to express your thoughts and feelings, Gemini. Whether it's a loved one who'd appreciate affectionate words or a colleague who requires instruction, communication will come more easily than usual. You have a practical nature. Often you say what you think is required and not much else. Yet others may need you to say a lot more. Consider this as you go about your day."), Brushes (June 12 2025: Impute)
Word Count: 2625
Rating: PG
Warnings: Discussion of Slavery
Characters: Setsiana, Qhoroali
In-Universe Date: 1912.1.1.2
Summary: Setsiana talks to Qhoroali while they return to Nwórza.
Notes: This is the last post of Part 1 of the Fulcrum (and the last Ecru prompt, as well). In terms of Rainbowfic posts, this is almost exactly 1/3 of the way through the full story. Thank you guys for reading! There will be a short break where I post two non-Fulcrum-related things, and then I will be back with the beginning of Part 2.
( A Final Return )
[fieldposting] day 0 complete
Jun. 12th, 2025 11:53 pmkaberettI am already very very tired.
But.
In a magnificent example of Prosocial Mammals: yesterday, when we were like 3/4 of the way to site, I realised that I no longer had "migraine stabs" on my packing list because I had carefully arranged things so that stabs would be due on a Tuesday so I would never need to faff with stabs in a field again.
... which I completely forgot. Until. 3/4.
... so I put out a Wail addressed to Londoners who would be Heading To The Field, and one of them ACTUALLY WENT on the terrible multi-borough fetch quest to get me my stabs so I HAVE BEEN STABBED and was only one day late, not a week! which is probably going to make the next month much more pleasant! and I just. continue delighted about this.
There you go that's your anecdote of the day.
icanhascheezburger_feedThis roommate situation has officially gone off the rails… and possibly off the lease. They both agreed to a no-pets policy for a reason, and cat allergies aren't just a mild inconvenience. Sneezing, itching, wheezing, living like that daily is no small hissteria.
So when Lily waltzed in with a surprise emotional support cat and declared the rules no longer apply? That's where things got whisker-twisty. Emotional support animals can be a legitimate need, but that doesn't cancel out someone else's health needs or give a free pass to break the lease without a conversation.
It's one thing to need support. It's another to completely ignore boundaries, go full stealth-mode with a furball, and then cry foul when asked to find a compromise. That kind of cattitude is bound to spark tension in any shared living space.
It's about coexisting. And right now, one person's needs (and sinuses) are being trampled while a sneaky new roommate prowls the halls. Someone's got to step up and set things straight before this apartment turns into a full-on cat-astrophe.
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Today just keeps on giving...
Jun. 12th, 2025 06:32 pmsettiaiWelp. This is certainly a day. The fire alarm went off again this afternoon. And this time? It was an actual fire. 🙃
They managed to get it put out fairly quickly at least, and from the time the fire alarm went off to the fire trucks arriving was, like, less than two minutes. So good on them for a great response time.
Long story short, the laundry room that the hotel staff uses to wash sheets, towels, etc. caught on fire. I'm guessing it was one of the industrial dryers in there based on what I saw. There's currently a hole in the wall leading into the laundry room, firemen still running around, and a shit ton of smoke in the hallways, but they've let everyone back inside. And my suite is about as far as you can get from where the fire was, so there's at least no smoke in here as long as I keep the door shut.
Garrus is already back to normal, but Keyleth has hidden herself under the bed and probably won't be coming back out for at least a few hours. Minimum.
June is, uh, certainly shaping up to be a month. That's for sure.
They managed to get it put out fairly quickly at least, and from the time the fire alarm went off to the fire trucks arriving was, like, less than two minutes. So good on them for a great response time.
Long story short, the laundry room that the hotel staff uses to wash sheets, towels, etc. caught on fire. I'm guessing it was one of the industrial dryers in there based on what I saw. There's currently a hole in the wall leading into the laundry room, firemen still running around, and a shit ton of smoke in the hallways, but they've let everyone back inside. And my suite is about as far as you can get from where the fire was, so there's at least no smoke in here as long as I keep the door shut.
Garrus is already back to normal, but Keyleth has hidden herself under the bed and probably won't be coming back out for at least a few hours. Minimum.
June is, uh, certainly shaping up to be a month. That's for sure.
22 Pictures of Cats Riding in Style While You’re Still Taking the Bus
Jun. 12th, 2025 02:00 pmicanhascheezburger_feedFrom first-class train rides to skateboard cruisin' and bicycle basket tours, today's cats are proving that travel isn't just for hoomans. It's a whole meowvement. These whiskered wanderers are pawsitively redefining what it means to travel in style.
Some felines prefer the fast track, catching views from the window seat of a high-speed train, clearly living their best commewter life. Others opt for low-to-the-ground luxury, hitching rides on skateboards like four-legged Tony Pawks, mastering ollies with a casual flick of the tail. And don't overlook the basket-riders curled up on the front of a bicycle like they're starring in their own indie film called Purr & Pedal, ears flapping softly in the breeze.
You'll spot them in pet strollers, sidecars, even strapped snugly into backpacks like furry astronauts ready for launch. Whether they're rocking goggles, tiny harnesses, or just a tail blowing in the wind, one thing's fur sure. These cats are going places.
They're winning hearts, collecting head pats, inspiring wanderlust, and racking up the miles as the true travel influencers of the animal kingdom.
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