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Dec. 12th, 2025 04:45 pm
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OKAY. OKAY. Wow. Christ.

I posted my last update in MAY. and then my grandpa was diagnosed with terminal cancer the week after. He died in the summer. (Please, no condolences; he was an awful person, but it was very stressful as he was horrible to all the carers who then refused to take care of him as he was still cognisant, so my mum and I had to become his carers. He degraded very quickly.)

Then I bought a house and had a lot of associated stress there. (Whoever designed the way you buy a house in England deserves to receive an egregious amount of violence.) I wrote a lot of fanfic as my tried and true coping mechanism. Anyway I'm back and I'm saying it very loudly to make it true!!!

I hope everyone has been well! Happy festive season! (and please, 2026, be kind!!!!!)

Friday Five: Money

Dec. 12th, 2025 09:20 am
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1. Did you get an allowance as a kid, and if so, how much was it?
I got different allowances. The first I remember was my mom offering me a penny per page I read; I earned $80 that summer. I used to get money for after school snacks when I was young, too. By late HS I got $10 then $20 per week. This was the late 90s. I used it to buy books and anime merch.

2. How old were you when you had your first job, and what was it?
I was 18 when I got my first job. I did quality control on media releases from Central Park Media, which used to put out a lot of anime and LA stuff from Japan. Mostly porn.

3. Which do you do better: save money or spend money?
Spend money, definitely, lmao.

4. Are people more likely to borrow money from you, or are you more likely to borrow from them?
I'm definitely more likely to loan money, unless it's from my immediately family. I don't think I've ever borrowed from a friend? At least not more than like "oh, I'm short $20, I'll pay you back in a few days" kind of borrowing.

5. What's the most expensive thing you've ever bought?
My apartment in New York City. It was $125,000. Our current home was $88,000, so that's second most expensive. Nothing else really comes close to either of those, but runners ups would be cars.

The most expensive leisure item I ever bought was Man with Gold Earring, a painting by Omar Rayyan. It was $5,000. Worth it.
oil painting of a middle aged, worn-looking man with large horns coming from his head. He wears a gold earring in one ear.
I own the original of that. It's hanging over my bed. If I turn around rn while sitting at my computer, I can see it. I adore it and have never had any regrets. It took me almost two years to pay for it in installments.

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Shen Siwei, sous son apparence de "Négociateur"

Titre : Top Edge (lien vers la Trad)
Auteur : Empty Chrysanthemum
Genre : Aventure - Romance - Science-fiction
Nombre de chapitres : 77
Traductrice : Danmei FR Team (Mars)

Résumé : Se réveillant d'un sommeil cryogénique, Shen Siwei reçoit une mission urgente : se déguiser en noble et entrer dans la zone occupée sous couvert de négociations, pour enquêter sur les antécédents du chef des réfugiés, Klet.
Pensant que sa noble identité lui servira de protection, il est loin de se douter que ces réfugiés n'ont pas de limites.

Petit extrait :
"- Négociateur !
Shen Siwei s'arrêta et tourna légèrement son corps.
- Juste un rappel...
Klet parlait lentement, d'un ton paresseux, mais ses paroles étaient menaçantes.
- Ceux qui pointent une arme sur ma tête finissent mort.
Shen Siwei plissa les yeux. Que voulait-il dire par là ? Le menaçait-il ?
Il tourna le reste de son corps, croisant le regard de Klet de front.
- Alors, laissez-moi en profiter pour vous rappeler que ceux qui touchent mon cul, finissent également par mourir.
Sans un mot de plus il ouvrit la porte de sa chambre, étouffant le rire de Klet en la refermant."

Mon avis : L’histoire se déroule dans un contexte post-apo, dans un futur hypothétique très lointain. Elle débute quand Shen Siwei, un militaire, est envoyé en mission sous couverture afin d’enquêter sur le chef des rebelles d’une part, mais aussi découvrir pourquoi la Centrale a perdu le contrôle de l’énergie sur le Secteur. Au besoin, il doit réinitialiser le système afin de redonner le contrôle aux Margs, les dirigeants.
On peut voir au moins deux parties dans le récit : la première partie, pendant la mission de Shen Siwei et la deuxième, 5 ans plus tard. Dans la première partie, She Siwei et Klet apprennent à se connaître, tout en se cachant mutuellement des informations. La romance entre les deux prend réellement forme dans la deuxième partie.
J’ai bien aimé les interactions entre les deux personnages, qui se jettent des piques dans la première partie (pour exemple l’extrait précédent). Aussi, bien que l’intrigue ne soit pas des plus originales (le schéma étant assez classique), elle est bien menée et l’histoire est agréable à lire. Simple et efficace, on a envie de savoir comment vont se finir les différents éléments de l’intrigue, que ce soit au niveau de la romance, qui a une place importante dans le roman, ou la situation globale de la société dépeinte dans l’histoire.
En tout cas, j'attends toujours avec impatience les mises à jour de la traduction, qui se font deux fois par semaine.

Early Humans

Dec. 12th, 2025 01:54 am
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'It is the most exciting discovery in my 40-year career': Archaeologists uncover evidence that Neanderthals made fire 400,000 years ago in England

Neanderthals were the world's first innovators of fire technology, tiny specks of evidence in England suggest. Flecks of pyrite found at a more than 400,000-year-old archaeological site in Suffolk, in eastern England, push back archaeologists' evidence for controlled fire-making and suggest that key human brain developments began far earlier than previously thought.


It's exciting to see such concrete evidence.

Follow Friday 12-12-25: Labyrinth

Dec. 12th, 2025 12:55 am
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Today's theme is Labyrinth.


[community profile] comicsfanfiction  -- Comics Fanfiction
The community for posting any fanfiction, ANY RATING IS ALLOWED, based on COMICS including webcomics or graphic novels. One main place to find all those stories that we all want. Comic fandoms that were originally from another medium (show, book, movie, etc) - for example Gargoyles, Star Wars or Star Trek - and has a comic series line (miniseries or not) are allowed here, but only if you focus on the comics-based information.
[Active with multiple posts in December.]

[community profile] crossovers  -- Crossover fiction from across the universe!
Crossover fan fiction.
[Active with multiple posts in November.]

[community profile] fandom_fanvids  -- A Collection of Fanvids from different Fandoms
[Active with one post in November.]

[community profile] labyfic  -- In Search of New Dreams: A Labyrinth Fan Community
Labyrinth movie community: fanfiction, fan art, & discussion.
[Active with multiple posts in December.]

Today's Adventures

Dec. 11th, 2025 11:01 pm
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Today we went up to Danville.

Read more... )

The Mighty Nein 1x06

Dec. 11th, 2025 10:08 pm
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Continuing on my previously posted thoughts about episode 1x05, I just finished watching episode 1x06.

Spoilers under the cut. )

Holiday memes 11

NSFW Dec. 11th, 2025 06:31 pm
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The theme of [community profile] fandom10in30's current round "Ice Ice Baby" is winter, snow, and ice, so I went with Amidst a Snowstorm of Love, and then when I ran out of properly snowy caps, filled it up with Frozen and North of North. Enjoy!



10+4 icons )

I'm happy to receive all kind of comments, including concrit! All icons shareable. Credit for brushes and textures I use can be found here in my resource post.

Previous icon posts:

In the Words of Gandalf

Dec. 11th, 2025 01:59 pm
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 ... Mason did NOT PASS his first attempt at getting a driver's license.

On the flipside, he seemed in decent spirits about it. It seems that he did the the exact same thing that Jas (his partner) did wrong on their first test--he turned left from the far lane. Apparently, the tester did not seem to feel like a lot of other notes were necessary and told him to practice a bit more and come back in a week. All and all, for a fail, not bad at all.

Our of curiosity, for those of you who drive, did you pass the first time? Do you have any funny stories about spectacular fails?

I feel like I might know a few people who did, but most of my immediate friends did not. I failed three times, I think? I'm not exactly sure, but I know it took me slightly longer than a lot of my peers. My memories are pretty fuzzy about my tests. The thing I remember the best is that I wore a black beret (don't judge. It was the 80s) to my final test and I took my hands off the wheel while driving to adjust it and somehow I still passed. Apparently, the tester felt that showed confidence rather than foolheartiness.

I'm still not great at keeping both hands on the wheel.

ICONS: Various Chinese Drama Fandoms

Dec. 11th, 2025 07:38 pm
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Created for [community profile] sweetandshort December: This and That
Theme: Winter

Fangs of Fortune - Zhao Yuanzhou Snow Fall by Tarlan GIF The Double - Snow Fall by Tarlan GIF Word of Honor - Snow Fall by Tarlan GIF Wuliang - Snow Fall by Tarlan GIF YYM-DoE - Snow Fall by Tarlan GIF

For info: I created the icons first then used www.funnyphoto.net to add the falling snow... but then had to crop and resize the output images back to icon size.
 

Birdfeeding

Dec. 11th, 2025 11:48 am
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Today is cloudy and chilly.

I fed the birds. I haven't seen much activity today though.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 12/11/25 -- It snowed quite a bit today.
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A simple graphic on a blue background with a snowflake motif. Text reads 2025 Holiday Marketplace December 16 - 18th 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Empire State Plaza Concourse

Next week, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (the 16th, 17th, and 18th), I’ll be wrapping up my holiday vending by among 40 vendors with our wares laid out on the Concourse at Empire State Plaza! You can see the full vendor list and learn details on the Empire State Plaza website. This is a great chance to shop local this December and do some lunch-time browsing. I hope to see you there!



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Lyrics, as translated in the subtitles:

SCREAMING FANS: Bravo, Johnny!)

JOHNNY: I’m the singing killer
The singing killer is none other than me
When it comes to fighting and daring acts
Don’t belittle me
I’m the singing killer
Fist is a fist
Knife is a knife
Kung fu, judo, and karate
I specialise in all
If you dare,
Come and try me

The singing killer is me
I’m the singing killer
I dare to love, dare to hate
And most daring of acts
Don’t belittle me
I’m the singing killer
Pretty girls are pretty girls
Gold is gold
Girls and gold, though they’re fine
These in no way can compromise my heroism
If you dare,
Come and try

SCREAMING FANS: Johnny!

Aurendor D&D: Summary for 12/10 Game

Dec. 11th, 2025 12:10 am
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In tonight's game, the rest under a cut for those who don't care. )

And that's where we left off.
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