8hyenas | Reading

( You're about to view content that the journal owner has advised should be viewed with discretion. )

Got up later than I've been, til almost 12:00, but then got up and had breakfast and coffee.

After that I watched the last episode of Wednesday, and enjoyed it very much. I see that it has been renewed for a third season so I'll be looking forward to that. Next up, the third season of The Diplomat, which drops on t 16th.

After Wednesday, I took a shower and dressed. Then I basically killed time and puttered around until 5:00ish when I left for my Al-anon meeting.

Once more there was the annoying issue of do I wait for the 25, on Farrington or Linden. This time I went straight to Farrington cause I saw a 25 go there (which I missed). But the next 25s went by on Linden! So I stood on the corner to see where the next 25 would go. It went on Linden, so I ran to make it and did.

Anyway, the 50 came pretty quickly after I got off the 25, so I got to the Bronx earlier than I've been getting. I had my one slice of pizza before my meeting, as usual. No donuts tonight, M, who brings them, didn't come to the meeting.

Came home on the 50 as usual, waited for the 25 at 31st. Got home and managed to get Teams running and Teamed the FWiB. We talked for about a half hour, then I fed the pets and started here.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2.

mashfanficchick comes home tomorrow.

3. My meetings and the people there.

4. Netflix and good TV.

5. Pizza.

6. I'm succeeding at losing weight.

Current Mood: cheerful

ptahrrific

Travels by Knight (9573 words) by ErinPtah
Chapters: 10/?
Fandom: Moon Knight (TV 2022), Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Cartoon 2023), Ant-Man (Movies), Ms. Marvel (TV 2022)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Steven Grant/Jake Lockley/Marc Spector, Layla El-Faouly/Steven Grant/Marc Spector, Other Relationship Tags to Be Added
Characters: Marc Spector, Steven Grant, Jake Lockley, Layla El-Faouly, Wanda Maximoff, James "Bucky" Barnes, Yelena Belova, Khonshu (Marvel), Thor (Marvel), Stephen Strange, The Cloak of Levitation (Marvel), Wade Wilson, Logan | Worst Wolverine, Laura Kinney, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Darcy Lewis, Peter Parker, Lunella Lafayette, Devil Dinosaur (Marvel), Luis (Ant-Man Movies), Scott Lang, Kamala Khan
Additional Tags: Moon Knight meets the Avengers, Multiplicity/Plurality, Fluff and Humor, Wedding Planning, DID Headmates, Canon Divergence, Team Feels, Everyone Is Poly Because Moon Knight
Series: Part 25 of Cover of Knight Cinematic Universe
Summary:

"Who among us hasn't been off-planet once or twice at this point?"

camwyn

Debating making myself a new long-sleeved shirt for office use this fall. The dress code started off as business casual, went to 'vaguely business casual tops and jeans and moderately respectable sneakers' after COVID, and periodically flicks back to 'wear suits and business shoes' on days when we have clients visiting the office.

that being said, I am considering how many sharks I can get away with on this top.

denynothing1 posting in

fancake

Fandom: Hockey RPF
Pairings/Characters: Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin
Rating: Explicit
Length: 10,281 words / 1hr podfic
Creator Links: thehoyden on AO3, exmanhater on AO3
Theme: Food & Cooking

Summary: Unlike Nealsy, Evgeni can cook his own food when he has it. He’s perfectly capable of making breakfast. His kitchen is well-equipped, and he’s got some good basic cooking skills down. In short, he is not going to starve to death if left to his own devices.

None of this seems to matter to Sid.

Reccer's Notes: This is a story about seduction by breakfast. As the title says, there is a clear game plan at work here -- possibly more than one. Much of the charm of the story is in how oblivious the determined seducer is to the effect he is having and how bewildered his target is that it's not clear how willing he is to be seduced.

Bonus: the descriptions of the ever-more-elaborate breakfasts are fantastic.

There's an accompanying podfic by exmanhater that is a delicious listen as well.

Fanwork Links: story on AO3, podfic on AO3

Current Mood: hungry

guildrone

( You're about to view content that the journal owner has marked as possibly inappropriate for anyone under the age of 18. )

Current Music: KICHIJOJI – Takeshi Abo

badly_knitted posting in

fandomweekly

Theme Prompt: #272 – Choose Your Battles
Title: Can't Save Everyone
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1000
Summary: No matter how hard the team try, it’s not always possible to keep people from dying. That’s a fact Gwen has yet to accept.

( Can't Save Everyone... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

pshaw_raven

Yesterday was so incredibly busy, y'all. Today should be somewhat less so, and we'll spend it packing for the trip, getting the camper buttoned up and ready to roll, and probably hitching the truck so that Saturday we can just hop in and go. I decided to run my last-minute errands yesterday and get our camping food, and pick up a mechanical water controller for the garden.

Problem was, I bought one in a cardboard box. A nice one. And I got it home and found someone had managed to replace the good Rain Bird device with a cheap Orbitz one, so now I have to head back into town (another half-hour drive) to replace it. I can't blame Home Depot for not catching this, because the scammers went so far as to get those clear, round tape seals, so the box looked like it hadn't been opened, so the returns person wouldn't have thought it needed checking before reshelving it. I'm just irritated I had to spend the extra time on that bullshit when I could have been playing Silksong, packing, picking my nose, or literally any thing other than that.

So by the time we'd eaten dinner my brain was exhausted. I was in that state where I'm too tired to think, but my mind won't slow down enough to let me relax or sleep, so I start getting cranky and forgetting how language works. Fun fact - for me, the next stage of this is a meltdown. I did not have one, but I did have a terrible night of sleep. I had way too much input and not enough down time.

Silksong is great, of course. Last night I made it past the first two boss fights, and before bed got stuck on a sort of mini-boss or unnamed boss - the ant with a skull mask. I have not quite gotten the hang of Hornet's downward strike attack - it doesn't work like Hollow Knight's "nail pogo." Hornet feels light and takes knockback in the same way, but she is much faster and more acrobatic, even without any movement upgrades. I'm going to load the game onto my Steam Deck to take with me, though I'm a little torn about the small screen. I'm very spoiled by my billboard-sized curved monitor and now everything that isn't the size of a drive in movie screen is like looking at a postage stamp.

I settled on painting my nails a dusky purple. If it were a little redder, it would remind me of mimeograph fluid.

Current Mood: tired
Current Music: Norah Jones - Come Away With Me

beanside

It's Friday! And while it may not be a long weekend, especially since I'm working tomorrow, it is going to be 1 3/4 days with nothing planned. Fortunately, we have a metric ton of videos about our ship, and about cruising that we can watch.

Jess' surgery is now in 6 days! It's creeping up! They feel like time is crawling, I know. But it'll be next Thursday in no time!

We're staying in Chevy Chase the night before the surgery. Jess needs to be there about 10am (assuming that the surgery time doesn't get moved due to cancellations) which would have put us in the heart of rush hour. Just wasn't worth the risk of being late. Instead, we're staying about 5 minutes away. And the hotel has breakfast for me, which will be nice. I won't have to schlep to the cafeteria to get shitty coffee.

Yesterday, I was so tired. I had too much sleep debt and I was dragging. I went to bed, and fell asleep before I knew it. I don't even remember if we did our normal podcast. I just crashed. I feel much less tired today, which is nice.

My suitcase came yesterday! It's enormous and gorgeous. I got a dark blue, because I figured that would be easier to pick out on the carousel. I also got my second "formal night" dress. It's from Lane Bryant and is just as pretty as I thought it would be. It's this dress right here.

Today, some fleece lined leggings should arrive. I think that's it. Lands end still hasn't shipped my order, which is annoying, and Universal Standard just sent me the shipping info, but it hasn't gone out yet.

That is about all that I ordered so far. I do think I'm going to look for different underwear. The ones I have now are not moisture wicking at all. Bras I'm okay on, definitely need more socks, though. But they can be next paycheck, or the paycheck after that. No rush. It's still 247 days before we leave.

Okay, time go get myself together for work. Everyone have an outstanding Friday!

dark_kana posting in

3_good_things_a_day

1) physio appointment for my headache. I hope the massage helps a little

2) working on my crochet project ^^

3) delicious tea!

mific posting in

fancake

Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Evan Lorne, Simpson, Radek Zelenka, Laura Cadman, Sam Carter, Daniel Jackson/Jack O'Neill, Stackhouse/ Markham
Rating: Explicit
Length: 7963
Content Notes: no AO3-type warnings apply
Creator Links: yin's old site on Wayback, yin_again on AO3, yin on LJ
Themes: Food and cooking, First time, Complete AU

Summary: Rodney looked at the prep area and nodded decisively. "How do you feel about waffles?"
"I love waffles," John said with a grin.

Reccer's Notes: This is the initial and main story in yin's Clean Plate Club 'verse, in which John's a sought-after photographer and Rodney's a chef turned food stylist (he prepares and arranges food for perfect photo shoots). It's a fun meet-cute with clever dialogue, great characterisation and a very hot first time. It's enormous fun, even if the "hero food" meticulously arranged by Rodney is actually dressed with glycerine and motor oil!

Fanwork Links: Clean Plate Club on Wayback (scroll down a little and you'll see this fic and the others in the 'verse.)
And yin also recorded it as a podfic, here.

dine

( You're about to view content that the journal owner has advised should be viewed with discretion. )

silver_chipmunk

I got up around 10:00 again, and had breakfast and coffee. I got a phone call from Duane Read that the prescriptions that my psychiatrist sent and that insurance wouldn't pay for just yet, were ready. Which is good because I only had a few days of one left.

So I showered and dressed, and headed in to Flushing to Duane Reade. Got there while they were still on lunch (it took less time to get there than I estimated) so I waited on line. Then they could only find one prescription and I had to wait while they looked for the other. But they found it and I paid and left.

I had been planning on going directly to Bowne Park from there but I forgot to bring my book, and I figured I should leave off the meds anyway, so I went back to my apartment, dropped off the meds, and tucked my book, Seven Wild Sisters by Charles De Lint, into my purse, and took the 16 bus to Bowne Park. Waited a long time for the bus, too.

Bowne Park is the one we call the turtle park. Also the one where my Al-anon meeting was held til we got the church last year. I walked to the pond, and sat on a bench by the big willow trees for awhile. Then I walked around the pond, admiring the three fountains, and the turtles sunning on the small island.

Then I walked to the playground, where I discovered a Little Free Library! So there's somewhere near by where I can bring a few books to give away. I walked around the playground, then back to the pond again, and sat down in the little section of benches. I finished reading my book there, and then I walked back to the bus stop and took the bus home. Luckily one got there almost immediately.

Then I puttered around playing solitaire and fiddling on the computer until 7:00 when I attempted to Team the FWiB. We had serious technical issues this time, it took til almost 7:30 before we were successfully connected.

As a result, we were still talking at 8:30 when I had him hold on and called middle Brother. He is fine, had a cookout on Labor Day and enjoyed it.

Got back on with the FWiB and talked til almost 9:00. Then I had dinner, and puttered online, including listening to Sex With Ducks on Youtube, til pet feeding time, when I fed the pets and started here.

I texted the Kid about going to the park and she responded, asked me about the turtles.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Got my meds.

3. The turtles are still there.

4. Bowne Park Little Free Library.

5. Middle Brother is well.

6. Good books.

Current Mood: cheerful

denynothing1 posting in

fancake

Fandom: One Direction
Pairings/Characters: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan/Zayne Malik
Rating: Explicit
Length: 81,459 words / 9.5hr podfic
Creator Links: hattalove on AO3, frecklebomb on AO3
Theme: Food & Cooking

Summary: Louis couldn’t be prouder of his bake, but there’s something—there’s something. Something about Harry Styles and the earnest way he measures, pours, mixes, scrapes. Something about the tip of his tongue poking out of his mouth as he knocks the air out of his batter.

Or, a Great British Bake Off AU in which Louis cares about winning and winning only, Harry is made of sunshine and rainbow sprinkles, and Niall sticks his nose into other people's business. Also featuring Liam as Louis's best friend-slash-concerned mother, and Zayn as a macaron connoisseur.

Reccer's Notes: I love GBBO AUs to pieces and this is one of the very best I've found. This story features characters in their early 20s who love baking for a variety of reasons. They are mostly charming but can be very stressed and vulnerable. They find joy in being good at what they can do with batter and dough, but can also be tough on themselves as well as others. IOW you've seen these characters on the show itself at times. : )

There's an enemies-to-lovers progression happening for one half of the main pairing that is exasperating and very human until it reaches the point where it's also very hot and very fun. The writer deserves a cake stand and a big bouquet for managing to weave all these elements together into a very satisfying story.

There's a marvelous podfic version of the story by frecklebomb as well. It's one of my favorite listens.

Fanwork Links: Leave It To the Breeze by hattalove, podfic by frecklebomb

Current Mood: hungry

anais_pf posting in

thefridayfive

These questions were originally suggested by

rawee1.

1. When did you "lose your innocence"?

2. Would you say you have an accent?

3. Do you hope to be married (married again if divorced)?

4. If you could take one technology to a desert island (the obvious satellite phone excluded), what would it be?

5. What is the last activity you bought a ticket for?

Copy and paste to your own journal, then reply to this post with a link to your answers. If your journal is private or friends-only, you can post your full answers in the comments below.

If you'd like to suggest questions for a future Friday Five, then do so on DreamWidth or LiveJournal. Old sets that were used have been deleted, so we encourage you to suggest some more!

**Remember that we rely on you, our members, to help keep the community going. Also, please remember to play nice. We are all here to answer the questions and have fun each week. We repost the questions exactly as the original posters submitted them and request that all questions be checked for spelling and grammatical errors before they're submitted. Comments re: the spelling and grammatical nature of the questions are not necessary. Honestly, any hostile, rude, petty, or unnecessary comments need not be posted, either.**

conuly

(And who knew there was a whole event for skating in inflatables!?)

Watch on YouTube

*******************************

( Read more... )

beanside

I slept much better last night, thankfully. Of course, now I am somewhat stiff from laying in one place without moving all night. I got up around 3 to hit the bathroom, and immediately fell back asleep when I got back into bed. It was lovely.

Nothing planned today, just going to work and then relax. Maybe I'll cook dinner, maybe not. I've got stuff to make grown up grilled cheese--boursin cheese, gouda and green apples. You use the vegetable peeler to make thin strips of apple, to make it easy to eat. It's very tasty. You can do variations, but I like the plain old sandwich. Though I do love proscuttio and Serrano jamon.

I need to see which of the butchers we used had the beef for cream chipped beef. I never used it for that, just as a snack, and I'm kind of craving it.

We had game last night, which was super fun, despite being tired. My character is quietly turning into a femme fatale. Just, you know, a senior citizen femme fatale. They're trying to find information on where our friend Andy's girlfriend is being held, and she's wearing an ivory colored pantsuit. She knows that the antagonist's husband has the hots for her, so she decided to take the shirt off from under the jacket, to properly show off her chest region in hopes that she could get him to spill. Barring that, she's a master at throat punching.

I'm going to need life to be slightly less shitty to my friends. I've got one, who is a singer and musician by trade, who is having horrible sore throat and the doctor says that she's too young for it to be something dire, so they're not ordering the tests for anything. I want to go over to Scandinavia and kick that doctor.

Much more likely, I want to go to a friend's work and smack someone. (This one is only an hour away!) The one thing that's saving them is that we're avoiding going out until after Jess' surgery.

Down to 1 week now!

We don't have any more games between now and then, which is weird. A lot of people are away this week, so we didn't schedule anything. I haven't been enjoying one shots as much as campaigns, so I'm not running one, though I was tempted.

Some of my stuff came yesterday, which was nice. I now have warm, rainproof baseball hats, with ear flaps. Also some luggage tags. Today, our first suitcase comes, which will be nice.

And on that note, I shall go forth and get myself some more coffee and get dressed. Everyone have an awesome Thursday!

dark_kana posting in

3_good_things_a_day

1) delicious fruitsalade for breakfast

2) a phone call with my godchild this afternoon ^^

3) crochet during lunch break and this evening ^^

dine

( You're about to view content that the journal owner has advised should be viewed with discretion. )

silver_chipmunk

Got up a bit after 10:00 and had breakfast and coffee. Then I logged into Netflix to check on Wednesday, and sure enough the new episodes were up.

So I sat and watched three of the four. I've saved the last for later. It was a lot of fun. I do hope there will be a third season cause this is very entertaining.

Then I showered and dressed, and lay down for awhile til it was time to go and pick up my laundry. On the way I got hit in the head by the hatchback of some a-hole's car. Fortunately no damage seems to have been done, but it hurt. I yelled at him some, an then stalked off.

I stopped in the discount store for some pencils and then I got the laundry. Opening it up, I got out my fuzzy zebra striped pants, and my SHarecon tee shirt. Sadly the stain stick did not work very well, the shirt is still stained pretty badly. I packed it anyway.

Then I used the new pencils to do my character sheet for tonight's Monster of the Week game. I had fun doing that.

Then at 7:00 I tried to Team the FWiB. Again there were technical issues. Again, we got through them and had a nice talk til 8:00 when it was time for Monster of the Week.

And Discord on this computer is a DISASTER. I don't know what I'm going to do about it. I may have to keep the old one out just to use for gaming. We'll see.

Anyway, got through the session, we're still creating characters and our party. Next week we start gaming for real I hope.

Fed the pets and had dinner, then started here.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Wasn't really hurt by the idiot with his hatchback.

3. Clean laundry.

4. New episodes of Wednesday.

5. My gaming group.

6. Nice late summer weather.