Tuesday 24/03/2026
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3_good_things_a_day1) delicious apple tea
2) working from home, so lunch together with hubby
3) wearing my favorite comfy jumper
dark_kana posting in 3_good_things_a_day1) delicious apple tea
2) working from home, so lunch together with hubby
3) wearing my favorite comfy jumper
(translation stuff) translation notes for "maquillage"
Mar. 24th, 2026 12:20 ampassingbuzzardsFinally got around to doing the last torturous rounds of editing on another translation that I did the rough draft of two years ago! I’m pretty sure this one comes off too niche to actually interest anyone in the English-language tag, but continuing to sit on it after having put so much time into it felt ridiculous, so it’s out there now, I’m free, etc. I had a lot of fun figuring it out, regardless; I picked it because it’s partly porn, having wanted to try my hand at keeping things sexy in translation, and also because the author’s style is really interesting for me to work with (plus I was charmed by the emotional h/c, which has its moments). The style is quirky and very-close-third-person in that way where the prose is almost conversational, and from a translation perspective falls in the fun-to-me space where it requires a fair amount of punctuation changes / re-dividing sentences / rephrasing for fluency but doesn’t make it totally agonizing to do so. (With some authors the Russian text is so overburdened with adjectives that trying to figure out how to divide them into English sentences is just pure pain, even though it sounds just fine in Russian—happily not the case here.) And of course lots of my very favorite aspect of fic translation, rewriting the dialogue to sound like the character’s English-language speech patterns while retaining original meaning and tone…
A handful of notes on translation points of interest:
( translation notes, ft. maybe my best-ever pun substitution )
Feathering the Nest
Mar. 24th, 2026 12:53 amysabetwordsmithdialecticdreamer is hosting Feathering the Nest. This one is always about fluff and comfort. Leave prompts, get ficlets!
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Rinse and Repeat
Mar. 23rd, 2026 11:46 pmcornerofmadnessThis time the blood sugar stayed over 400 most of the day and crashed out just before water aerobics. That went much the same except I think I hurt my shoulder this time (she has two exercises I've never done in any water aerobics and it's easy to do them wrong)
Today was my writing zoom meet up. went well. I've pretty much pushed the new novel almost to the 10K mark (I'm like 230 words short). So I'm 1/8 of the way there in just a couple weeks. Yay.
I also oweseta_suzume an apology. There was a name change in Easy's sister's name but when I ran the find a word thing it didn't pick up on it. Side eyes word.
It's music monday 30 weeks of music. This week's prompt is 18 a song that makes you smile Share your faves too.
( I put in a few. I'm sure there are 100 more )
here's the whole prompt list
( It's under here )
Today was my writing zoom meet up. went well. I've pretty much pushed the new novel almost to the 10K mark (I'm like 230 words short). So I'm 1/8 of the way there in just a couple weeks. Yay.
I also owe
seta_suzume an apology. There was a name change in Easy's sister's name but when I ran the find a word thing it didn't pick up on it. Side eyes word.It's music monday 30 weeks of music. This week's prompt is 18 a song that makes you smile Share your faves too.
( I put in a few. I'm sure there are 100 more )
here's the whole prompt list
( It's under here )
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Mar. 23rd, 2026 08:53 pmolivermoss* Seattle Torrent to be Grand Marshals in the Seattle Pride Parade this summer!
* With Wints out for undisclosed personal reasons, the Seattle Kraken are probably out of the playoff race. We aren't eliminated yet, but added into everything else, this feels like it. Kraken got off to the best start in their (very short) franchise history. They held onto high standings sometimes in a 3 way tie, painfully close division all season with every game having a huge impact. Insane pressure all season. And now, well shit.
How well positioned we are for next year has a lot to do with whether our trade deadline acquisition stays. He didn't choose to come here, and he honestly didn't think the Leafs were going to trade him away. I hope he stays, but if not still glad we got him for a bit. But if we keep him, let certain UFAs walk, that's going to be a good set up for us. But, we'll see how things pan out and what Front Office does.
* With Wints out for undisclosed personal reasons, the Seattle Kraken are probably out of the playoff race. We aren't eliminated yet, but added into everything else, this feels like it. Kraken got off to the best start in their (very short) franchise history. They held onto high standings sometimes in a 3 way tie, painfully close division all season with every game having a huge impact. Insane pressure all season. And now, well shit.
How well positioned we are for next year has a lot to do with whether our trade deadline acquisition stays. He didn't choose to come here, and he honestly didn't think the Leafs were going to trade him away. I hope he stays, but if not still glad we got him for a bit. But if we keep him, let certain UFAs walk, that's going to be a good set up for us. But, we'll see how things pan out and what Front Office does.
Mass Effect: Andromeda: Haiku: Chemical Hot Springs
Mar. 23rd, 2026 11:35 pminfinitum_noctem posting in fan_flashworksTitle: Chemical Hot Springs
Fandom: Mass Effect: Andromeda
Rating: G
Summary: There will be no soaking in the water on Kadara.
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Fandom: Mass Effect: Andromeda
Rating: G
Summary: There will be no soaking in the water on Kadara.
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Picked up right away.
Mar. 23rd, 2026 08:12 pmhannahThis last Friday afternoon, I held my hand out and a ladybug landed on me. All I'd seen was a tiny bit of movement coming my way, and in holding my hand out, I gave a ladybug a place to sit a moment. Yesterday, I got sunburned from walking around under early cherry blossoms on an absolutely gorgeous late March day. I'm still sore and a little itchy, and I'll be wearing high-necked clothes for a while. There was boba tea, and three different bakeries, and pizza and tacos and a lot of fandom talk with the friend I was staying with - making the other laugh was something we both tried to do a fair amount of, in a game where both sides come out ahead of where they started.
The train got me there early, and got me back a little late. I gave my friend excuse to take me to some of her favorite places, and reason to visit a few more. The both of us stepped away from our regular lives for a while in a mutually beneficial relationship, and now the prospect of the real world looms for tomorrow morning. There was a lot of freedom to be found in basically cutting myself off from the internet - the extent to what I could do on a practical level was check email. My phone wasn't connected to a wifi network, so I couldn't get anything but plain text messages, and it was a surprise to see how many non-text messages I'd missed when I got back to my place.
Bread Furst, Rose Ave, Un Je Ne Sais Quoi, Comet Ping Pong, 801, Spot of Tea, various Smithsonian cafeterias, my friend's kitchen. Various Smithsonian museums, the tidal basin and its various memorials, the circle at Dupont Circle, Metro stations, my friend's apartment. Her roommate and her two cats. A short walk along an urban trail that took us to the Ann and Donald Brown House, which I knew looked impressive enough to be worth talking about. A lot of time with nothing to do and no reason to worry about that. Some TV watched, some movies, not much writing but a good deal of reading and talking. She'll be leaving Washington DC soon, possibly to another coast, possibly somewhere still reasonably close by. I'm glad I got to visit her before she left, when I could still do it by train and be home well before bedtime when it was over.
The train got me there early, and got me back a little late. I gave my friend excuse to take me to some of her favorite places, and reason to visit a few more. The both of us stepped away from our regular lives for a while in a mutually beneficial relationship, and now the prospect of the real world looms for tomorrow morning. There was a lot of freedom to be found in basically cutting myself off from the internet - the extent to what I could do on a practical level was check email. My phone wasn't connected to a wifi network, so I couldn't get anything but plain text messages, and it was a surprise to see how many non-text messages I'd missed when I got back to my place.
Bread Furst, Rose Ave, Un Je Ne Sais Quoi, Comet Ping Pong, 801, Spot of Tea, various Smithsonian cafeterias, my friend's kitchen. Various Smithsonian museums, the tidal basin and its various memorials, the circle at Dupont Circle, Metro stations, my friend's apartment. Her roommate and her two cats. A short walk along an urban trail that took us to the Ann and Donald Brown House, which I knew looked impressive enough to be worth talking about. A lot of time with nothing to do and no reason to worry about that. Some TV watched, some movies, not much writing but a good deal of reading and talking. She'll be leaving Washington DC soon, possibly to another coast, possibly somewhere still reasonably close by. I'm glad I got to visit her before she left, when I could still do it by train and be home well before bedtime when it was over.
“Heart”: JUSTICE LEAGUE QUARTERLY #5 (JLI 73)
Mar. 23rd, 2026 08:03 pmtcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily
As should be obvious, I love the JLI work of Keith Giffen and his scripting collaborators like J.M. DeMatteis, so I feel a little treasonous saying this about a story by neither Giffen nor DeMatteis. But I have to speak truth. The lead story here, by Mark Waid and Mike McKone, is my favorite JLI story. Full stop.
( If only the JLU cartoon had adapted this one. )
Communities
Mar. 23rd, 2026 06:50 pmysabetwordsmithThe Myth of Mobility: Why Faster Cities Often Leave People Behind
When cities measure mobility by speed, they often make everyday life harder to reach.
In many large urban areas, particularly those built during the late twentieth century, everyday necessities have been separated from residential life. Homes are clustered in residential zones while shops, restaurants, libraries, and workplaces are placed far away along commercial corridors or in large retail centers. The result is a city where nearly every basic activity requires driving. On paper, this appears to increase mobility. In reality, it often reduces it.
For people who cannot drive easily, such as older adults, children, individuals with disabilities, or those who cannot afford a car, the distance between daily needs becomes a barrier. Even for those who can drive, environments designed for cars are not always designed for people. Vast parking lots, wide arterial roads, and enormous retail spaces can be physically exhausting and psychologically overwhelming to navigate. True mobility should not be measured only by how fast people can travel, but by how easily they can reach the things they need.
When cities measure mobility by speed, they often make everyday life harder to reach.
In many large urban areas, particularly those built during the late twentieth century, everyday necessities have been separated from residential life. Homes are clustered in residential zones while shops, restaurants, libraries, and workplaces are placed far away along commercial corridors or in large retail centers. The result is a city where nearly every basic activity requires driving. On paper, this appears to increase mobility. In reality, it often reduces it.
For people who cannot drive easily, such as older adults, children, individuals with disabilities, or those who cannot afford a car, the distance between daily needs becomes a barrier. Even for those who can drive, environments designed for cars are not always designed for people. Vast parking lots, wide arterial roads, and enormous retail spaces can be physically exhausting and psychologically overwhelming to navigate. True mobility should not be measured only by how fast people can travel, but by how easily they can reach the things they need.
Crow Contracts Exchange
Mar. 23rd, 2026 07:25 pmsettiaiThe Crow Contracts Exchange, a Dragon Age exchange focusing on the Antivan Crows, went live yesterday, and I just now got the change to read my gifts because of the craziness of everything.
I got not one, not two, but a whopping three amazing stories!
First up is Fourth Spaces, focusing on the gen relationships between Lucanis (and Spite) and Bellara, Lace, and Taash in a world state where Rook kept her distance from him. 2334 words.
Next is Gotta Kill Them All, focusing on the relationship between Lucanis and Spite. 520 words.
And last was One by day, one by twilight, a delightful Lucanis/Neve/Spite fic from Spite's POV. 7625 words.
I got not one, not two, but a whopping three amazing stories!
First up is Fourth Spaces, focusing on the gen relationships between Lucanis (and Spite) and Bellara, Lace, and Taash in a world state where Rook kept her distance from him. 2334 words.
Next is Gotta Kill Them All, focusing on the relationship between Lucanis and Spite. 520 words.
And last was One by day, one by twilight, a delightful Lucanis/Neve/Spite fic from Spite's POV. 7625 words.
Not One of Us #86 / obsessions
Mar. 23rd, 2026 04:10 pmgwynnegaThe mail brought my contributor's copy of Not One of Us #86, the emptiness issue. It features my anti-fascist incantation "spell," along with poetry by Sonya Taaffe and Jennifer Crow, fiction by Devan Barlow, and much more. I'm delighted, as always, to have my work in this venerable magazine, and, especially, that my poem shares a page with Sonya's. (I'm less delighted that anti-fascist poetry is so damn relevant in 2026.)
The mail also brought a CD of Jane Birkin's final album, the gorgeous and haunting Oh! Pardon tu dormais... (2020) which I heard for the first time a couple of weeks ago and have been obsessed with ever since.
I wish I could buy a DVD of the horror romcom musical Your Monster (2024); I have lost track of how many times I've watched it (six times, maybe?). It's not often that a recent film captures my imagination the way this one has. I'm hoping Criterion will eventually give it the treatment it deserves, and I can't wait to see what director/writer Caroline Lindy does next.
The mail also brought a CD of Jane Birkin's final album, the gorgeous and haunting Oh! Pardon tu dormais... (2020) which I heard for the first time a couple of weeks ago and have been obsessed with ever since.
I wish I could buy a DVD of the horror romcom musical Your Monster (2024); I have lost track of how many times I've watched it (six times, maybe?). It's not often that a recent film captures my imagination the way this one has. I'm hoping Criterion will eventually give it the treatment it deserves, and I can't wait to see what director/writer Caroline Lindy does next.
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Science
Mar. 23rd, 2026 05:23 pmysabetwordsmithThis floating time crystal breaks Newton’s third law of motion
A simple setup of sound-levitated beads has revealed a bizarre new time crystal that breaks physics rules—and could reshape future technology.
Scientists have created a new kind of time crystal using sound waves to levitate tiny beads in mid-air. These particles interact in a one-sided, unbalanced way, breaking the usual rules of motion and creating a steady, repeating rhythm. The system is surprisingly simple yet reveals complex physics with big implications. It could help advance quantum computing and deepen our understanding of biological timing systems.
Aaaaaand all of us from the Torn World shared world are going O_O >_< O_O
A simple setup of sound-levitated beads has revealed a bizarre new time crystal that breaks physics rules—and could reshape future technology.
Scientists have created a new kind of time crystal using sound waves to levitate tiny beads in mid-air. These particles interact in a one-sided, unbalanced way, breaking the usual rules of motion and creating a steady, repeating rhythm. The system is surprisingly simple yet reveals complex physics with big implications. It could help advance quantum computing and deepen our understanding of biological timing systems.
Aaaaaand all of us from the Torn World shared world are going O_O >_< O_O
Disc binders
Mar. 23rd, 2026 06:04 pmemeraldnebulae1I feel a bit disappointed in these? I bought them thinking it would be a great compromise for how I like to work with loose leaf, but I have since learned that the paper has to be a certain thickness in order to stay slotted in, and with time of turning the pages the notches around the rings just bend and never slot properly again. Not sure what to do with them now, I'm tempted to just rip them out but I don't currently have a good thing to replace them with. I don't want to go back to ring binders, that's for sure. I'm either going to end up investing in or making boxes, or just getting some simple folders to put these pages in.
I got nothing but poetry
Mar. 23rd, 2026 05:36 pmkiyaI think this is a sign that my ADHD meds are also antidepressants?
none of us are built
to be this brave
the epics told the truth:
the inhuman weight
of necessary courage
makes monsters
of its warriors
(of its victims)
because
only monsters
can survive
valor
and not
lie beneath
Earth
none of us are built
to be this brave
the epics told the truth:
the inhuman weight
of necessary courage
makes monsters
of its warriors
(of its victims)
because
only monsters
can survive
valor
and not
lie beneath
Short stuff I've liked, first quarter 2026
Mar. 23rd, 2026 04:34 pmmrissaThis is more partial even than usual, because I've had some download problems that I've since fixed. But we can let that filter out to the second quarter; time waits for etc. etc.
This Is Not a Love Poem, Alexandra Dawson (Reckoning)
I Met You On the Train, J. R. Dawson (Uncanny)
The Doorkeepers, A. T. Greenblatt (Uncanny)
Unsettled Nature, Jordan Kurella (Apex)
Straw Gold, Mari Ness (Small Wonders)
No Kings/No Soldiers, A.M. Tuomala (Uncanny)
Blade Through the Heart, Carrie Vaughn (Reactor)
Antediluvian, Rem Wigmore (Reckoning)
Getting It Right
Mar. 23rd, 2026 04:15 pmyourlibrarian1) It was nice to see that when Jeopardy used "slash fiction" as a clue, they actually had the correct definition.
2) This article which looks at Hamnet's role as an Oscar nominee was interesting but asked an odd question at the start: "(Chalamet) is not wrong in noticing that the classical arts have less mass appeal than pop art...Given this logic, if the classical arts have a connotation of decline because the masses no longer engage with them/or they are inaccessible, why does William Shakespeare—arguably just as distant from everyday popular consumption—continue to carry enormous cultural prestige, especially in industries like awards-season filmmaking?" ( Read more... )
3) Enough time has passed now that I'm not entirely sure what I wanted to discuss regarding several Netflix shows, but I think it had to do with what made them memorable. ( Read more... )
2) This article which looks at Hamnet's role as an Oscar nominee was interesting but asked an odd question at the start: "(Chalamet) is not wrong in noticing that the classical arts have less mass appeal than pop art...Given this logic, if the classical arts have a connotation of decline because the masses no longer engage with them/or they are inaccessible, why does William Shakespeare—arguably just as distant from everyday popular consumption—continue to carry enormous cultural prestige, especially in industries like awards-season filmmaking?" ( Read more... )
3) Enough time has passed now that I'm not entirely sure what I wanted to discuss regarding several Netflix shows, but I think it had to do with what made them memorable. ( Read more... )
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Culture Club: Fanfic: A Fixed Point
Mar. 23rd, 2026 04:32 pmmidnight_heavenly_bodies posting in fan_flashworksTitle: A Fixed Point
Fandom: Culture Club
Pairing: Boy George/Jon Moss
Rating: G
Length: 1191
Content notes: Content warnings for anxiety/panic attack, discussion of near-drowning, implied past trauma.
Author notes: Inspired by Jon Moss having an actual phobia of deep water and boats due to nearly drowning as a child, and the fact the video for Karma Chameleon takes place on deep water, on a boat. OOF.
Written for: Challenge 510 - River
Summary: It's just a video shoot. The river looks calm... Jon doesn't.
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Fandom: Culture Club
Pairing: Boy George/Jon Moss
Rating: G
Length: 1191
Content notes: Content warnings for anxiety/panic attack, discussion of near-drowning, implied past trauma.
Author notes: Inspired by Jon Moss having an actual phobia of deep water and boats due to nearly drowning as a child, and the fact the video for Karma Chameleon takes place on deep water, on a boat. OOF.
Written for: Challenge 510 - River
Summary: It's just a video shoot. The river looks calm... Jon doesn't.
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Address Unknown, by Kathrine Kressman Taylor
Mar. 23rd, 2026 01:18 pmrachelmanija
An epistolatory novel about the friendship between an American Jew, Max, and a German, Martin. As Hitler rises to power, their relationship sours, in some expected ways and some less expected, as their characters are revealed.
Very short, very powerful, very technically skilled, a quick easy read with an unexpected and unforgettable outcome. Seriously, don't click on spoilers if there's any chance you'll read the book. That being said, I read it because Naomi Kritzer told me the whole story and it was still great. Thanks for the rec!
The book was published in 1939 under a male-sounding pseudonym, but the style feels almost modern and the themes feel incredibly modern. There's an afterword about what inspired the book, which which is worth reading. Taylor had some German friends who seemed like kind, wonderful people, who became fervent Nazis and abandoned their Jewish friends. In a question so many of us are asking now, she wondered, What changed their hearts so? What steps brought them to such cruelty?
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