Waterlogged Lake Gregory
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A network of brackish lakes and associated wetlands in northwestern Australia held more water than usual in October 2024 following an especially intense wet season.
Reposted fic: Sweet (I could be your favorite girl) [The O.C. future fic]
May. 24th, 2025 03:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shallownessSweet (I could be your favorite girl) The O.C., PG, 368 words. First posted: April 2007. Pairing: Kaitlin/Spencer. Fluff. Established relationship. Future fic.
Spoilers: This is set during Valentine’s Day, several years after the events of ‘The Case of the Franks’ and only takes that ep into account.
Author’s note: I wrote this vignette because Kaitlin seemed so sad in that ep, and I remembered how she really liked Spencer. The title is taken from the Gwen Stefani song ‘Sweet Escape’.
Disclaimer: Not mine. Don’t profit from ‘em.
Summary: Over the years, she’s been getting better and better at having things her own way.
( Sweet (I could be your favorite girl): shallowness )
Spoilers: This is set during Valentine’s Day, several years after the events of ‘The Case of the Franks’ and only takes that ep into account.
Author’s note: I wrote this vignette because Kaitlin seemed so sad in that ep, and I remembered how she really liked Spencer. The title is taken from the Gwen Stefani song ‘Sweet Escape’.
Disclaimer: Not mine. Don’t profit from ‘em.
Summary: Over the years, she’s been getting better and better at having things her own way.
( Sweet (I could be your favorite girl): shallowness )
Just One Thing (24 May 2025)
May. 24th, 2025 08:59 amnanila posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
awesomeersIt's challenge time!
Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.
Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished! Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!
Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.
Go!
(Sorry for forgetting to post yesterday!)
Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.
Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished! Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!
Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.
Go!
(Sorry for forgetting to post yesterday!)
So, realistic contemporary fiction is written and set more or less in the present
May. 28th, 2025 12:50 amconulyBut time moves on. What, exactly, do you call "realistic contemporary fiction" once it's no longer contemporary? It's not exactly historical fiction either, since writers of historical fiction generally make specific choices in bringing the past to life, ideally with few or no whoppers of mistakes.
I sometimes say "then-contemporary", but... well, it sounds a bit silly, doesn't it?
(On a related note, it looks like now people are less likely to say "issues book" and more likely to say "social issues book", is that accurate? I'm not loving a change that involves using more words to get to the same meaning, but okay.)
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I sometimes say "then-contemporary", but... well, it sounds a bit silly, doesn't it?
(On a related note, it looks like now people are less likely to say "issues book" and more likely to say "social issues book", is that accurate? I'm not loving a change that involves using more words to get to the same meaning, but okay.)
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Of course, she's not fully recovered
May. 27th, 2025 07:05 pmconulyShe can put weight on her foot, but after she walks for a while she doesn't want to. Still, it's recovering pretty rapidly, that's the important thing.
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makes the one-hand catch
May. 23rd, 2025 10:48 pmmusesfoolI'm so tired of people blowing their deadlines and making it my problem. But at the super last minute, it did finally come together so I was able to log off at 3 pm (it's the first Summer Friday of 2025, and we get to sign off at 2:30 until Labor Day).
My sister is having a birthday bbq tomorrow for my oldest and youngest nieces, who share a birthday, and one requested Smitten Kitchen confetti cookies (even though I told her I found them too sweet) and the other requested brownies (which is why I asked about brownie recipes yesterday - I don't make them often anymore so I don't have a go-to recipe). I couldn't lay hands on dutched cocoa for love or money today, but it turns out that the King Arthur "triple cocoa" or whatever it's called, works in recipes calling for dutched cocoa, and I have that. *hands* But like, nobody even has Hershey's special dark! I was surprised by that. Anyway I ended up making these King Arthur Fudge Brownies and they smell fantastic, though next time I will probably try the microwave to melt the butter instead of doing it on the stove - I did it in a pot on the stove and even on low heat, it got so hot that I had to wait like 30 minutes for it to cool to the temperature required by the recipe (110° - 120°F), so it took a lot longer than I planned for. Other than that, the recipe is really easy. I guess because you beat the cocoa into the eggs, you don't have to worry about the hot butter/sugar mixture scrambling them (you laugh, but that happened to me once with the old mascarpone brownies recipe when I added the melted butter!).
I hope they both enjoy them!
I also bought a banana squishmallow for Baby Miss L, because her response to them has been A++ hilarious every time.
Hopefully the weather tomorrow cooperates. It has rained here so much. Today it rained all morning and then the sun came out late in the afternoon, and then...it poured while the sun was out for a while, and the temperature has lingered in the low 60s. I mean, I'll take the cooler temps for sure, especially at night, but I'm really tired of the rain.
In other news, last night I fell asleep on the couch when I was trying to read, so when I woke up, I decided to just go to bed, and for once, couch sleepy did translate to bed sleepy and I ended up sleeping for almost 10 hours last night! It was glorious! But I don't think I can realistically make myself go to bed at 10:15 every night. *glances at clock* I mean...¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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My sister is having a birthday bbq tomorrow for my oldest and youngest nieces, who share a birthday, and one requested Smitten Kitchen confetti cookies (even though I told her I found them too sweet) and the other requested brownies (which is why I asked about brownie recipes yesterday - I don't make them often anymore so I don't have a go-to recipe). I couldn't lay hands on dutched cocoa for love or money today, but it turns out that the King Arthur "triple cocoa" or whatever it's called, works in recipes calling for dutched cocoa, and I have that. *hands* But like, nobody even has Hershey's special dark! I was surprised by that. Anyway I ended up making these King Arthur Fudge Brownies and they smell fantastic, though next time I will probably try the microwave to melt the butter instead of doing it on the stove - I did it in a pot on the stove and even on low heat, it got so hot that I had to wait like 30 minutes for it to cool to the temperature required by the recipe (110° - 120°F), so it took a lot longer than I planned for. Other than that, the recipe is really easy. I guess because you beat the cocoa into the eggs, you don't have to worry about the hot butter/sugar mixture scrambling them (you laugh, but that happened to me once with the old mascarpone brownies recipe when I added the melted butter!).
I hope they both enjoy them!
I also bought a banana squishmallow for Baby Miss L, because her response to them has been A++ hilarious every time.
Hopefully the weather tomorrow cooperates. It has rained here so much. Today it rained all morning and then the sun came out late in the afternoon, and then...it poured while the sun was out for a while, and the temperature has lingered in the low 60s. I mean, I'll take the cooler temps for sure, especially at night, but I'm really tired of the rain.
In other news, last night I fell asleep on the couch when I was trying to read, so when I woke up, I decided to just go to bed, and for once, couch sleepy did translate to bed sleepy and I ended up sleeping for almost 10 hours last night! It was glorious! But I don't think I can realistically make myself go to bed at 10:15 every night. *glances at clock* I mean...¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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A Cerrado Above It All
May. 24th, 2025 12:00 amearthobservatory_iod_feed
A perched patch of grasslands and savanna in Brazil acts as a sponge to recharge groundwater and feed natural hot springs.
"Mythes et légendes" artbook review
May. 23rd, 2025 10:27 pmdhampyresaThis artbook is the "collection of pretty pictures by various people" type of art book rather than the "includes tutorials by a single artist" type of artbook. I like both these types of artbooks and own multiple of each, as well as "collection of pretty pictures by single artist" and "includes tutorials by various artists".
It's published by YBY Éditions, with text in both French and English. The text is titles for the illustrations and sometimes a few sentences about the content.
My favourites were (featured here as pictures of the pages):
I like the use of light to portray intimacy.
Eros and Psyche, by Robbuz
( Eros and Psyche )
The minimalist use of colour here is really neat.
Doctor Faustus, by Couple Of Kooks
( Doctor Faustus )
The green and purple work so well together!
Blind Love, by KME
( Blind Love )
I love the multiple light sources.
Moonlight, by Sara Deek
( Moonlight )
Transmasc/transfem yin/yang is so cool!
Yin and Yang, by Mathilde Périé
( Yin and Yang )
The book contains 46 illustrations total and I enjoyed all of them.
It's published by YBY Éditions, with text in both French and English. The text is titles for the illustrations and sometimes a few sentences about the content.
My favourites were (featured here as pictures of the pages):
I like the use of light to portray intimacy.
Eros and Psyche, by Robbuz
The minimalist use of colour here is really neat.
Doctor Faustus, by Couple Of Kooks
The green and purple work so well together!
Blind Love, by KME
I love the multiple light sources.
Moonlight, by Sara Deek
Transmasc/transfem yin/yang is so cool!
Yin and Yang, by Mathilde Périé
The book contains 46 illustrations total and I enjoyed all of them.
Rec [fic]: Telling Stories by whilewilde
May. 23rd, 2025 07:17 pmparanoidangel posting in tardis_libraryTitle: Telling Stories
Creator:![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
whilewilde
Rating: General
Word Count/Length/Size: 1410 words
Creator's Summary: Ian’s started telling stories to his local library about a mad old man with a box... but why does it all feel wrong?
Characters/Pairings: Ian Chesterton/Barbara Wright, First Doctor
Warnings/Notes: None
Reasons for reccing: It's a change from the usual stories where Ian and Barbara get married as soon as they go home. In this you can feel Ian's melancholy at missing his life with the Doctor (and with Barbara), and the ending is a happy surprise.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/29785746
Creator:
Rating: General
Word Count/Length/Size: 1410 words
Creator's Summary: Ian’s started telling stories to his local library about a mad old man with a box... but why does it all feel wrong?
Characters/Pairings: Ian Chesterton/Barbara Wright, First Doctor
Warnings/Notes: None
Reasons for reccing: It's a change from the usual stories where Ian and Barbara get married as soon as they go home. In this you can feel Ian's melancholy at missing his life with the Doctor (and with Barbara), and the ending is a happy surprise.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/29785746
because I'm at it again ...
May. 23rd, 2025 07:38 pmtrobadoraAfter finishing my 520 Day fic, I'm not exactly writing a lot, though I am trying to get into the flow again, but I've been thinking about it, because this sort of thing happens to me so often after I finish something, or even while I'm in the middle of it. So, poll!
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 36
When I write or finish a fic, I think about (or actually start) a sequel ...
These sequels are actually finished and posted ...
Ticky boxes?
View Answers
ticky boxes!
17 (50.0%)
more tickyboxes
9 (26.5%)
tickyboxes propagating further tickyboxes
27 (79.4%)
Feedback on Spring Round and Summer Round Timeline
May. 23rd, 2025 11:14 amlittlefics posting in seasonsofdrabblesWith the Spring 2025 round now at an end, we would love to get your feedback on a few things!
First: When would you prefer the next round take place (between June, July, and/or August)? We'll take this into account in combination with the mods' availabilities to create the next schedule.
Second: Off the heels of our largest round so far, it seems like a good opportunity to hear general feedback on what works and what could be better. Are there rules or expectations we could clarify? Suggested changes to the generative AI rule? Something else?
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First: When would you prefer the next round take place (between June, July, and/or August)? We'll take this into account in combination with the mods' availabilities to create the next schedule.
Second: Off the heels of our largest round so far, it seems like a good opportunity to hear general feedback on what works and what could be better. Are there rules or expectations we could clarify? Suggested changes to the generative AI rule? Something else?
If you don't feel comfortable leaving a public comment with your feedback, you can also comment on the Mod Contact post (where everything is screened) or email us instead.