I wrote her out a letter which I had, for want of better
Knowledge, sent off to Alaska Where I thought it ought to go
She'd grown crafty since I knew her, fond of yarn, so it went to her
Just for fun, addressed as follows, "Spacey of the Overflow"
My answer came directed, as I confess I expected
Though the picture somewhat shocked me - piles of yarn stacked up the wall!
I knew that she must be there, but I found it hard to see there
No matter where I looked, the yarn pile hid her all...
--only_the_trying, based on Clancy of the Overflow :)
Spacey of the Overflow.
Sticky:Some _old_ memes that I redid while looking for something else.


Learn to play the fanfiction.
Get back in contact with some old sherlock holmes.
Volunteer to spend time with dragons.
Connect with my inner supernatural.
Start a dreamwidth fund.
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I've been typing up my media and other stuff.
I've got most of the 2021 stuff already done but I'll wait until January to do that.
Unrelated, but this has been a shitty excuse for a winter, at last in Florida. Would a solid week of temperatures under 60 (or even 70!) be too much to ask? (Apparently. Fucking global warming.)
2020 Media: Podcasts
Podcasts
· January
o NPR: Up First
o The Daily Show: Ears Edition
o NPR: Short Wave
o Crooked: Lovett or Leave It
o Your Thoughs (unsubscribed)
o Planetary Radio
o Lawfare/Goat Rodeo: The Report
o NPR Politics
o Crooked: Pod Save America
o Vox: Reset
o MSNBC: All In with Chris Hayes
o MSNBC: The Rachel Maddow Show
o MSNBC: The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
o Election Ride Home
o Worst year Ever
o Vox: Today, Explained
o Crooked: What a Day
o Crooked: Pod Save the World
o Inner Monkey
o Polyamory Weekly
o This Time Tomorrow
2020 Media: Movies, TV Shows, Books
Media 2020
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Movies
· January
· February
· March
· April
· May
· June
o [X] John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (Netflix)
· July
o [X] Happy Birthday, Marsha! (Amazon Prime)
o [X] Star Wars Episode V: The Emprie Striesk Back (Disney+)
o Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (Disney+)
o [/] Star Wars Episode I: The Phanton Menace (Disney+)
· August
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So, only 43, but still pretty good. I got to do just data entry for all of December so I caught up on my regular podcasts and devoured old episodes of my favorites. No regrets, especially since I'm back to half my regularly scheduled days in call center hell (since early January 2022, it's 2/25/22 as I update this).
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Little celestial bit of...wingding-type art?
Saving for future reference.
Star Trek Books in Cronological Order
ETA:
ENT: By the Book
All: The Brave and the Bold, Book I
ENT: What Price Honor?
ENT: Surak's Soul
All: Tales from the Captain's Table
ENT: Daedalus's Children
ENT: Last Full Measure
ENT: Rosetta
ENT: The Good That Men Do
ENT: Kobayashi Maru
ENT: The Romulan War: Beneath the Raptor's Wing
ENT: The Romulan War: To Brave the Storm
All: Starfleet: Year One
ENT: Rise of the Federation: A Choice of Futures
ENT: Rise of the Federation: Tower of Babel
ENT: Rise of the Federation: Uncertain Logic
ENT: Rise of the Federation: Live by the Code
ENT: Rise of the Federation: Patterns of Interference
DSC: Drastic Measures *Audible*
TOS: Starfleet Academy: Crisis on Vulcan
TOS: Starfleet Academy: Collision Course (Shatner)
TOS: Starfleet Academy: Aftershock
TOS: Starfleet Academy: Cadet Kirk
TOS: Vulcan's Glory
TOS: The Children of Kings
DSC: Desperate Hours *Audible*
TOS: Child of Two Worlds
DSC: The Way to the Stars *Audible*
DSC: The Enterprise War *Audible*
DSC: Die Standing *Audible*
DSC: Dead Endless *Audible*
TOS: The Captain's Oath *Audible*
TOS: Enterprise: The First Adventure
TOS: Vanguard #6 of 9: Declassified (short story collection)
SCE: #64 Distant Early Warning (Omnibus 13: What's Past)
TOS: Mere Anarchy #1 of 6: Things Fall Apart
TOS: My Brother's Keeper #1 of 3: Republic
TOS: My Brother's Keeper #2 of 3: Constitution
TOS: Vanguard #1 of 9: Harbinger
TOS: My Brother's Keeper #3 of 3: Enterprise
TOS: Vanguard #2 of 9: Summon the Thunder
TOS: Vanguard #3 of 9: Reap the Whirlwind
TOS: Vanguard #6 of 9: Hard News (short story collection)
All: Constellations: The Landing Party (short story collection)
TOS: The Janus Gate #1 of 3: Present Tense
TOS: The Janus Gate #2 of 3: Future Imperfect
TOS: The Janus Gate #3 of 3: Past Prologue
TOS: The New Voyages 2 (short story collection)
TOS: Shadow Lord
TOS: Errand of Vengeance #1 of 3: The Edge of the Sword
TOS: Errand of Vengeance #2 of 3: Killing Blow
TOS: Errand of Vengeance #3 of 3: River of Blood
All: Constellations: Official Record (short story collection)
TOS: Heart of the Sun
TOS: Web of the Romulans *Audible*
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MCU fic search: Looking for actions-have-consequences fics that focus on Team Iron Man.
So this was my post to (LJ)avengers-search, and I hope it's taken well and not seen as shit-stirring: (and for the record, it was written in good faith; I really do want to find fic like this)
Themes I'm looking for but haven't found because the fandom saw Iron Man 4/CACW and started hating on Team Cap:
Where both sides were a little right and a little wrong.
Where Tony isn't a precious innocent who did nothing wrong. (Neither are any of the other Avengers, but the amount of woobiefication of Tony post-IM4 got to be too much.)
Where someone calls Tony out for recruiting a child soldier (Peter), misleading him, lying to his legal guardian, taking him out of the country and putting him in danger. Ideally Aunt May, but I'll take what I can get.
Where someone points out that Vision's energy weapon is what injured Rhodey, and that all Sam did was dodge it, and that Sam was fucking para-rescue and could have done some critical first aid (though maybe he did in IM4 after the fade-out).
Where it's acknowledged that Crossbones brought the bomb and set it off, and Wanda tried to mititgate the damages.
Where someone points out that Thaddeus Ross is a villain. (I'm convinced that IM4 takes place in 2017, because he'd totally be a Trump hire, not an Obama one.)
Where at some point, the Avengers remember that they are adults and they discuss disagreements and compromises and--gasp!--go to the UN conference as a united front to discuss them, since they are the ones who'd be the most affected by them.
Okay, so that was a little bitter and ranty, but I really am looking for fics like this. The only fic I write is self-insert fluff or I'd take a crack at it myself. I know Team Cap did stuff wrong, and I don't expect them to be held blameless, but the only evils in the movie are Strucker, Hurt!Ross, and Martin!Ross (he totally counts after the whole "laughing at the idea of due process" thing).
They don't all have to be in the same fic, of course. Those were just examples.
Gen or any pairing or more-ing that doesn't include Darcy or Loki is welcome.
Or something that's just the team hashing out the scene after Ross leaves where they have an adult discussion and discuss compromises.
Tony was right that oversight was important (especially internationally, how would Americans feel if Captain Canada barged in and started defeating the bad guys while doing lots of property damage?), but Steve was right that they need the freedom to refuse missions they object to (though going someplace where the local government doesn't want them wouldn't be okay because sovereignty).
And not to beat a temporarily-dead underage superhero, but the way Peter Parker was introduced was just Not On. I mean, really? They couldn't have had him be an 18 year old college freshman? Or even a high school senior? The whole subplot with Peter is sketchy as fuck because of the manipulation and endangerment of a minor.
I'm posting it here with these additions because I can add the additions here, at my personal journal, and because maybe someone who sees this but who isn't subscribed to (LJ)avengers-search might have some suggestions. But mostly because I wanted to rant about the lopsidedness of the fan response to IM4/CACW.
Hi, everyone. :)
That, and I've been thinking about doing a big, image-heavyy post about my adventures in bullet journaling (I started in September, and several different types of notebooks/binders/etc., later, I still haven't found the perfect setup), and this is the best place to do that.
Hello! Sory I suck at posting.
I got the data entry job in Olrando, so now I'm Walgreens corporate instead of Walgreens retail. I lived with family in T-ville until I could afford my own place and since the end of November I've had a little apartment in Orlando. It's 45 minutes from work, but it was the best I could afford at the time. When all the colleges let out I'll check out apartment prices again and look for better neighborhoods that are closer to work.
I keep meaning to get back into LJ and DW, but if I do manage it, it won't be until sometime in March at the earliest. It's been overtime season at work (which I love! After having my hours cut drastically at the store, I consider the opportunity for overtime--which is strictly voluntary--a privilege!) and I've been working 60 hour weeks since December. I really should be doing housework on my one off-day (to be fair, I did do dishes and clean out my refigerator), but most of it's stuff that can wait until overtime season is over and the stuff that isn't (cleaning the bathroom, grocery shopping) can be done later. Besides, I have a fair amount of stuff to sort out online. I'm going through my email and deleting a lot of crap that should have been deleting years ago, and I'm considering creating a new email account and just using the old one (well, ones) for junk mail and archiving chats with Fizzy and others.
Hope y'all are well, if there's anyone still following this DW and the LJ it crossposts to. I'd say Happy New Year, but it's freaking February and it's too late for that. :P
P.S. I've been following the political news all along like the glutton for punishment I am. Semi-seriously considering learning Swedish and emigrating.
WIPs I'm Following: Marvel Cinematic Edition
http://archiveofourown.org/works/1801759/chapters/9394362 (57/65)
This is My Last Breath
http://archiveofourown.org/works/2741975/chapters/8263354 (23/?)
The Stranger
http://archiveofourown.org/works/1426027/chapters/7930662 (145/?)
Power and Paradox
http://archiveofourown.org/works/1063802/chapters/9117469 (42/?)
Sins of the Father (sequel to More Man Than You)
http://archiveofourown.org/works/781471/chapters/2592991 (15/?)
A Face Built for Gettin' Punched (sequel to The Night Has Seen Your Mind, Choice Is Not A Word A Bullet Knows 'verse)
http://archiveofourown.org/works/2152248/chapters/8078631 (16/?)
Perseverance (Perspective Series - Steve/Bruce/Tony featuring de-serum'd Steve) (6/?)
http://archiveofourown.org/works/948203/chapters/2765206
Yesterday was technically my eighth anniversary.
It's still weird, though.
I should go to the nearest military installation (Patrick AFB near Tampa) and see if, since Chris is National Guard, I can get a divorce through JAG. I'm sick of being still technically married and I really want to go back to my maiden name.
Also I'm going to the St. Pete Pride Parade on the 27th so if anyone who knows me here is gonna be there, let me know. It'd be awesome to meet an online friend in person.
Stargate Atlantis, Superhero and Pulpit Skippy Lists
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Things I Am No Longer
Allowed to Do at Hogwarts
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Stolen blatantly from this
person's LiveJournal, picked out my favorites, and edited for spelling,
grammar, and in a few cases, content.
Entries in green are ones I thought
up while compiling this list.
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No matter how good a fake
Australian accent I can do, I will not imitate Steve Irwin during Care of
Magical Creatures class.
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Growing marijuana or hallucinogenic
mushrooms is not "an extra credit project for Herbology."
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"I've heard every possible joke about
Oliver Wood's name" is not a challenge.
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The Giant Squid is not an appropriate
date to the Yule Ball.
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I will not use Umbridge's quill to
write "I told you I was hardcore."
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Polishing my wand in the common room
is acceptable. "Polishing my wand" in the common room is not.
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If a classmate falls asleep, I will
not take advantage of that fact and draw a Dark Mark on their arm.
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Starting a betting pool on the fate
of this year's Defense Against Dark Arts teacher is tasteless and tacky, not a
clever money-making concept.
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Been drinking Redd's Wicked Ale and reading WTNV tweets on Tumblr.
Now I want to cross-stitch the best ones and make an awesome quilt (that would take a year or so to make). Everyone would want it but after taking that long to make it I don't think I'd be able to sell it.
Also my brother and sister-in-law's baby was born on the 22nd and her name is Isabella. The other day my brother sent this text:
Laying here with my daughter on my chest sleeping and thinking how beautiful she is and how blessed and happy I am.... then she let's[sic] out a huge fart..... definitely my daughter
Yep, definitely my little brother's kid. :P
My niece is being born!
I am so excited for my brother and his wife. While I don't much get along with either of them, I love them like family and I hope I can meet baby Isabella (no, they're not Twihards) soon.