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petra) wrote2025-06-21 11:38 pm
petra) wrote2025-06-21 11:38 pmEntry tags:
US Politics: John McCain finally gets his wish
If only the US gave more of a shit about separation of powers, which gives Congress the power to declare war. Congress.
Seems pretty straightforward to me as a thing the Constitution says POTUS can't fucking do.
I hope you didn't find out about the unprovoked attack on Iran by the US from a Destiel news meme.
Seems pretty straightforward to me as a thing the Constitution says POTUS can't fucking do.
I hope you didn't find out about the unprovoked attack on Iran by the US from a Destiel news meme.
Asp (senmut) wrote2025-06-21 09:54 pm
senmut) wrote2025-06-21 09:54 pmEntry tags:
Daily Check In
| *\o/* | Word Count | Step Count | Headache? |
| Daily | 2,053 | 913,352 | no |
| Monthly | 19,479 | 219,217 | 5 days |
Capy (paperghost) wrote2025-06-21 09:34 pm
paperghost) wrote2025-06-21 09:34 pmEntry tags:
oekaki board (18+)
Figured some people would be interested, I found a new oekaki board by NYAROMA (NSFW) here: https://oekaki.nyaroma.com/index.php
If you join, put a social media or gallery link for vetting.
If you join, put a social media or gallery link for vetting.
On the DEWLine 2.0: Dwight Williams (dewline) wrote2025-06-21 10:28 pm
dewline) wrote2025-06-21 10:28 pm
Entry tags:
Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan
Dammit, Donnie.
You and the rest of your gang...just cannot leave well enough alone, can you?
You and the rest of your gang...just cannot leave well enough alone, can you?
mergatrude (mergatrude) wrote2025-06-22 12:01 pm
mergatrude) wrote2025-06-22 12:01 pmEntry tags:
Random brain worm OTD
And now if 'ere by chance I put
My fingers into glue
Or madly squeeze a right-hand foot
Into a left-hand shoe
Anyone who recognises this without using a search engine has my admiration, because it took me the best part of half an hour to remember enough lines to trigger recognition. ;-)
In the 'random drive-by rec' category...
I need to preface this by saying that The Murderbot Diaries are currently so important to me that I generally avoid fanfic. The canon is precious and I don't want it to get blurry with other people's stories, no matter how good they are (generally, I'm happy to roll around in the giant sandbox we made out of media). That said, the following fic beautifully laid out some things that it made my eyes leak a little. Bonus awesome fanart linked at the end.
rogue condition (8092 words) by shamoosh
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Asshole Research Transport/Murderbot (Murderbot Diaries)
Characters: Murderbot (Murderbot Diaries), Asshole Research Transport (Murderbot Diaries), SecUnit 3 (Murderbot Diaries)
Additional Tags: Non-Sexual Kink, Overstimulation, Post-Book 7: System Collapse, the rewards of being loved, 2 bots 1 hardware, once again it's only EMOTIONALLY horny, konmari the governor module, fuck it we’ll do it live school of kink negotiation, Sharing a Body
Series: Part 2 of sandbox environment
Summary:
It was -7C here this morning. I made sure to wear gloves when hanging out the washing. Hope you're all doing okay. ♥
My fingers into glue
Or madly squeeze a right-hand foot
Into a left-hand shoe
Anyone who recognises this without using a search engine has my admiration, because it took me the best part of half an hour to remember enough lines to trigger recognition. ;-)
In the 'random drive-by rec' category...
I need to preface this by saying that The Murderbot Diaries are currently so important to me that I generally avoid fanfic. The canon is precious and I don't want it to get blurry with other people's stories, no matter how good they are (generally, I'm happy to roll around in the giant sandbox we made out of media). That said, the following fic beautifully laid out some things that it made my eyes leak a little. Bonus awesome fanart linked at the end.
rogue condition (8092 words) by shamoosh
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Asshole Research Transport/Murderbot (Murderbot Diaries)
Characters: Murderbot (Murderbot Diaries), Asshole Research Transport (Murderbot Diaries), SecUnit 3 (Murderbot Diaries)
Additional Tags: Non-Sexual Kink, Overstimulation, Post-Book 7: System Collapse, the rewards of being loved, 2 bots 1 hardware, once again it's only EMOTIONALLY horny, konmari the governor module, fuck it we’ll do it live school of kink negotiation, Sharing a Body
Series: Part 2 of sandbox environment
Summary:
You can’t be this stupid, ART said, which was insulting but also relieving, because it never talked to me that way during the trauma treatment. Maybe this wouldn’t turn into a BARF after all. Turn off your governor module, you idiot. It’s giving you brain worms.
It was -7C here this morning. I made sure to wear gloves when hanging out the washing. Hope you're all doing okay. ♥
Capy (paperghost) wrote2025-06-21 08:30 pm
paperghost) wrote2025-06-21 08:30 pmEntry tags:
mundane
Work is... not great. I only had one day off this week. Worked 4 days in a row, one day off, and then another 4 days. My defauly schedule is going in at 5 fucking AM before my workplace opens, I requested to change my availability on Wednesday to stop doing this. Apparently I signed it wrong, and the paper was thrown out. I check my future schedule for later in July, I go in at 5AM every fucking day anyway because "please don't schedule me at 5AM" is too much to ask. I was on day 2 of 4, but this combined with family related stress and other things I can't talk about in public pushed me over the edge. So... I had 3 breakdowns at work, and I ended up leaving an hour early using my leftover hours to fill in the last hour. And I'm going to take a sick day off tomorrow. I'll work on Monday and then have my 3 days off in a row, then go back to work normally in July getting up early in the morning as usual.
I'm sick of these computer generated schedules, I'm sick of how randomized everything is. I considered sitting out Artfight in July because I don't know if I will have enough free time. But so far in July I don't work 4 fucking days in a row, so. I guess I can cope.
In lighter news, since I'm taking tomorrow off, I can stay up later. I was in Downtown [redacted] for a short time since it's my mother's 60th birthday. I'm going to commission a friend on my next day off but I have a lot of money left over from both my last and current paycheck, maybe I can go down there to the bar and other stuff on my "weekend" later.
I'm insecure about my appearance... I'm not ugly but I still feel so down about my figure.
I'm sick of these computer generated schedules, I'm sick of how randomized everything is. I considered sitting out Artfight in July because I don't know if I will have enough free time. But so far in July I don't work 4 fucking days in a row, so. I guess I can cope.
In lighter news, since I'm taking tomorrow off, I can stay up later. I was in Downtown [redacted] for a short time since it's my mother's 60th birthday. I'm going to commission a friend on my next day off but I have a lot of money left over from both my last and current paycheck, maybe I can go down there to the bar and other stuff on my "weekend" later.
I'm insecure about my appearance... I'm not ugly but I still feel so down about my figure.
petra (petra) wrote2025-06-21 08:54 pm
petra) wrote2025-06-21 08:54 pmEntry tags:
Recommendation: sandbox environment by shamoosh (Murderbot books)
I devoured [Bad username or site: shamoosh @ archiveofourownorg]'s sandbox environment series, which is grade-A Murderbot/ART set post-System Collapse. I love the way they both need and achieve intimacy. The SecUnit voice is perfection; the ART is scheming and satisfactorily aware of so many things. The technology usage is excellent.
And SecUnit bluescreens over being asked to choose its own clothing.
Come for the great characterizations! Stay for the hysterically funny plot beats!
And SecUnit bluescreens over being asked to choose its own clothing.
Come for the great characterizations! Stay for the hysterically funny plot beats!
the_shoshanna (the_shoshanna) wrote2025-06-21 04:43 pm
the_shoshanna) wrote2025-06-21 04:43 pmapparently it's just like riding a bike!
I picked up my bicycle yesterday!
Onringthebells's wise advice, I had them show me how to lube the chain and pump up the tires. (not that I own chain oil or a pump, but in principle I am prepared!) They installed a locking kickstand (fancy!) and threw in a rear-view mirror, which they mounted on the left handlebar and which I didn't think I'd have the spare attention to look into for days, as I concentrated on figuring out how to ride a bike again after fifty years, but I was certainly glad to have it. I wobble-rode around the local parking lot a bit to get the hang of it and then headed home! I felt secure enough to ride it on some of the deserted residential streets, but got off and walked it whenever there was traffic or I just felt insecure. (Every now and then I have to swerve a bit to keep my balance, which is not a thing to do if there are cars around.)
And today I rode and walked it into downtown again, to a community festival going on this weekend that provides a secure bike valet service. And I already feel more secure and stable (which is not to say that I'm not still occasionally wobbling, or jumping off in a hurry, and definitely am still walking it whenever anyone or anything else might be moving anywhere near me) -- and checking the mirror is already almost second nature! I think forty years of driving a car helps with that. I have the theory of how to shift pretty well down, too; this bike has three gears in front and five in back, which feels like massive overkill for my needs, and all the riding I've done so far has been on the level, but I've tried changing gears a few times just to get used to how to do it.
I traded my bike for a claim check and wandered around the community festival; and then I wandered through the big main-street commercial festival that's also going on; and then a friend texted me to find out if I was nearby and I connected with them and we wandered back through the community festival so they could check their bike as well, and then through the weekly farmers&crafters market, and then through the National Indigenous Peoples Day festival -- there was a lot going on in my city today! And then we went back and reclaimed our bikes and said goodbye and I biked-and-walked home, and now I'm exhausted from four hours in the midday sun but I still have a bunch of stuff to do before I leave tomorrow morning for eight days, oof. (Vacation with my in-laws. I do like my in-laws, but still -- oof.)
But it feelsslightly scary and also good to be back on a bike after all this time! And my goodness but that is faster than walking. A very different kind of muscular effort, as well.
On
ringthebells's wise advice, I had them show me how to lube the chain and pump up the tires. (not that I own chain oil or a pump, but in principle I am prepared!) They installed a locking kickstand (fancy!) and threw in a rear-view mirror, which they mounted on the left handlebar and which I didn't think I'd have the spare attention to look into for days, as I concentrated on figuring out how to ride a bike again after fifty years, but I was certainly glad to have it. I wobble-rode around the local parking lot a bit to get the hang of it and then headed home! I felt secure enough to ride it on some of the deserted residential streets, but got off and walked it whenever there was traffic or I just felt insecure. (Every now and then I have to swerve a bit to keep my balance, which is not a thing to do if there are cars around.)And today I rode and walked it into downtown again, to a community festival going on this weekend that provides a secure bike valet service. And I already feel more secure and stable (which is not to say that I'm not still occasionally wobbling, or jumping off in a hurry, and definitely am still walking it whenever anyone or anything else might be moving anywhere near me) -- and checking the mirror is already almost second nature! I think forty years of driving a car helps with that. I have the theory of how to shift pretty well down, too; this bike has three gears in front and five in back, which feels like massive overkill for my needs, and all the riding I've done so far has been on the level, but I've tried changing gears a few times just to get used to how to do it.
I traded my bike for a claim check and wandered around the community festival; and then I wandered through the big main-street commercial festival that's also going on; and then a friend texted me to find out if I was nearby and I connected with them and we wandered back through the community festival so they could check their bike as well, and then through the weekly farmers&crafters market, and then through the National Indigenous Peoples Day festival -- there was a lot going on in my city today! And then we went back and reclaimed our bikes and said goodbye and I biked-and-walked home, and now I'm exhausted from four hours in the midday sun but I still have a bunch of stuff to do before I leave tomorrow morning for eight days, oof. (Vacation with my in-laws. I do like my in-laws, but still -- oof.)
But it feels
petra (petra) wrote2025-06-21 03:53 pm
petra) wrote2025-06-21 03:53 pmEntry tags:
Vids that will never be: It's loud with the shopvac on
seascribble recommended a brilliant Murderbot series, shamoosh's sandbox environment, in which ART and Murderbot have all the Romantic feelings about each other. I got partway through it, flailing at the author and Sea the whole time, till I ran into:My code didn’t literally hide me from ART’s sensors, not the way I edited myself out of security footage and erased my trail in lesser systems. ART was too complicated and too powerful for that to work for long. Instead I’d gotten my drones to emit basically white noise for all of ART’s sensors. It knew where I was because that was obvious, but everything else was just junk data, erratic nonsense. It didn’t need to be convincing, it just needed to not be—whatever I was feeling/doing at the time. My code had worked perfectly. Maybe too perfectly.
And then I started singing Jonathan Coulton's Shop Vac song (animated text video | lyrics).
Sea: There’s a vid there
Petra Lemaitre: I -- ack.
I'm not sure I WANT that song vidded for any fandom
Sea: It’s so catchy. It’s giving Obikin au
Petra Lemaitre: oh nooooo
Sea: Or honestly for the Anakin/padmé shippers who aren’t delusional
It’s very apt.
Petra Lemaitre: wails It's such a good awful song and now I have lightsabers = shop vac in my head
Padmé is watching the TV (democracy dying to thunderous applause)
Sea: RIPPPPP
I think it would also be a fun Perrin and Mon Mothma vid but you’d have to cut out a verse I think because of limited footage
And Sea suggested that, in lieu of the zillion brand names Star Wars can't be arsed to invent, we can
Asp (senmut) wrote2025-06-21 01:11 pm
senmut) wrote2025-06-21 01:11 pmEntry tags:
Offer for Donations
SquidgeWorld is having their summer fundraiser and I am offering drabbles for donations. No need to send me proof; just comment here with a fandom we share and a character after you donate!
elayna (elayna) wrote2025-06-21 09:09 am
elayna) wrote2025-06-21 09:09 amEntry tags:
Fannish Fifty 2025 #23 Why why why
do so many creators not understand that Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings and No Archive Warnings Apply are inherently contradictory?
If a creator tags No Archive Warnings Apply, they are stating that their fic does not contain
Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con, or Underage Sex. Those are the archive warnings, they're all listed right in the same place when a creator is posting a work.
If they tag Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, they are saying that they will not provide spoilers for their fic, so in fact the work MAY contain Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con, or Underage Sex. Or it may NOT. It's a tag that says Reader/viewer, indulge at your own risk.
If a Creator is saying that no archive warnings apply, then there's no reason to say they're choosing not to warn! They are indeed CHOOSING TO WARN!
*sigh* IDK, I guess they've not been in any kind of discussion on the meanings of the tags, and so are uncertain and so over compensate? So far whenever I'd read something with both tags, it always seems like No Archive Warnings Apply is the correct one.
This is one of those things that with the sheer volume of creators loading works to AO3, it's always gonna be an issue. It just continues to weird me sometimes when I'm snoozing in bed and looking for something good to read to delay getting up. Why creators why?
If a creator tags No Archive Warnings Apply, they are stating that their fic does not contain
Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con, or Underage Sex. Those are the archive warnings, they're all listed right in the same place when a creator is posting a work.
If they tag Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, they are saying that they will not provide spoilers for their fic, so in fact the work MAY contain Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con, or Underage Sex. Or it may NOT. It's a tag that says Reader/viewer, indulge at your own risk.
If a Creator is saying that no archive warnings apply, then there's no reason to say they're choosing not to warn! They are indeed CHOOSING TO WARN!
*sigh* IDK, I guess they've not been in any kind of discussion on the meanings of the tags, and so are uncertain and so over compensate? So far whenever I'd read something with both tags, it always seems like No Archive Warnings Apply is the correct one.
This is one of those things that with the sheer volume of creators loading works to AO3, it's always gonna be an issue. It just continues to weird me sometimes when I'm snoozing in bed and looking for something good to read to delay getting up. Why creators why?
Asp (senmut) wrote2025-06-20 10:08 pm
senmut) wrote2025-06-20 10:08 pmEntry tags:
Daily check in
| *\o/* | Word Count | Step Count | Headache? |
| Daily | 458 | 9,797 | yes |
| Monthly | 17,426 | 205,588 | 5 days |
Asp (senmut) wrote2025-06-20 09:31 pm
senmut) wrote2025-06-20 09:31 pmEntry tags:
Fandom Fifty: #17
1991, and I was very much settled into my Gaming Group. Apparently I was managing to go to the theater more, as I opened 22 tabs, after skipping at least a dozen less memorable offerings. Hmm, gotta narrow this down. 12? Twelve is doable.
~ Toy Soldiers - Teenage rebellion against a hostage situation. Honestly loved the acting here.
~ Hudson Hawk - What is NOT to love about music-timed heists and Bruce Willis playing off Danny Aiello?
~ Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves - Honestly, when I rewatched this, I found it enjoyable but very much not definitive. Still, great cast.
~ The Rocketeer - Fun. Pure Fun. Also, watching the guys realize that was SARAH from Labyrinth amused the hell out of me.
~ Terminator 2: Judgment Day - +grits teeth+ Cameron knows how to make a sequel equal or better than the previous entry. Linda Hamilton is who sold me on this movie though.
~ Point Break - Before Brian and Dom got their hooks into me for Fed and Crook, these two... damn. Love them.
~ Showdown in Little Tokyo - ALL the warnings for this, especially violence against women. However. Brandon Lee and Dolph Lundgren offer up a great partnership, even as the yakuza and Japanese 'culture' references that frame the movie are... Hollywood to extreme.
~ The Addams Family - AWW YEAH, first limo event! LOL. K was driving for one of the local mafia and had use of the limo when it wasn't hired. Pack of 16-29 year old geeks rolling out to see this icon in a limo. Great times.
~ My Girl - So y'all remember when family friendly movies didn't shy away from handling death? Yeah. Completely unspoilered for this, and P ended up sobbing all over me.
~ Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country - Limo excursion. Some of us in ST uniform. I was at 90+ hours conscious, which made it an interesting experience.
~ Father of the Bride - As remakes go, this one rocked it. And I still love to watch it AND the sequel.
~ Fried Green Tomatoes - First entry in Mary Louise Parker is queer and breaks my heart. Also, if you have only seen the film, do yourself a favor and read the book too. They complement one another.
~ Toy Soldiers - Teenage rebellion against a hostage situation. Honestly loved the acting here.
~ Hudson Hawk - What is NOT to love about music-timed heists and Bruce Willis playing off Danny Aiello?
~ Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves - Honestly, when I rewatched this, I found it enjoyable but very much not definitive. Still, great cast.
~ The Rocketeer - Fun. Pure Fun. Also, watching the guys realize that was SARAH from Labyrinth amused the hell out of me.
~ Terminator 2: Judgment Day - +grits teeth+ Cameron knows how to make a sequel equal or better than the previous entry. Linda Hamilton is who sold me on this movie though.
~ Point Break - Before Brian and Dom got their hooks into me for Fed and Crook, these two... damn. Love them.
~ Showdown in Little Tokyo - ALL the warnings for this, especially violence against women. However. Brandon Lee and Dolph Lundgren offer up a great partnership, even as the yakuza and Japanese 'culture' references that frame the movie are... Hollywood to extreme.
~ The Addams Family - AWW YEAH, first limo event! LOL. K was driving for one of the local mafia and had use of the limo when it wasn't hired. Pack of 16-29 year old geeks rolling out to see this icon in a limo. Great times.
~ My Girl - So y'all remember when family friendly movies didn't shy away from handling death? Yeah. Completely unspoilered for this, and P ended up sobbing all over me.
~ Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country - Limo excursion. Some of us in ST uniform. I was at 90+ hours conscious, which made it an interesting experience.
~ Father of the Bride - As remakes go, this one rocked it. And I still love to watch it AND the sequel.
~ Fried Green Tomatoes - First entry in Mary Louise Parker is queer and breaks my heart. Also, if you have only seen the film, do yourself a favor and read the book too. They complement one another.
i did it all for the robins (musesfool) wrote2025-06-20 10:15 pm
musesfool) wrote2025-06-20 10:15 pm
Entry tags:
i know there's nothing to say
ugh the Mets are killing me. I had to turn it off.
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