July 12th, 2025
purplecat: Drawing of the Seventh Doctor (Who:Seven)

Cover of Doctor the Matrix by Robert Perry & Mike Tucker.  Sylvester McCoy surrounded by four tardises.
scifirenegade: Wheat Field with Cypresses (van gogh)
posted by [personal profile] scifirenegade at 08:34am on 12/07/2025 under ,
Finished reading Gay Berlin yesterday yay!

I'm just gonna say, one does not need to time travel there. Or travel to Berlin point. What happened there in the late 19th century-early 1930s is the same that's happening everywhere today. History is a circle, for better or for worse (mostly worse).

And speaking of circles, I never fully read Conrad Veidt's Wikipedia article because some sources seemed iffy. But good to know that, thanks to unpublished correspondence, some of Connie's belongings (cigarette case and lighter) are at the Margaret Herrick Library, plus the notebooks a fan gave to Lili. Hopefully they won't be burned.
Mood:: 'lazy' lazy
July 11th, 2025
flareonfury: (Bucky Barnes)
posted by [personal profile] flareonfury at 08:30pm on 11/07/2025 under , ,
[personal profile] atlantablack had this on their journal.... and I haven't filled one of these out in ages so I figured why not, also figured I could join in on the [community profile] goals_on_dw's Fannish 50 (or at least try to)


20 fanfic reading questions.... )
lannamichaels: Brachos 2a, caption: "There's a debate about that" (daf yomi)


Fun with idolatry and "I'm doing Avoda Zara" jokes! The perek ended yesterday but RL is being busy.

The absolute requisite note on Avoda Zara is one that gets stressed constantly, which is that this is referring specifically to the religious groups amongst whom the tanaim and amoraim were living, and only them. Among the reasons the commentators have said this for a long time is 1) actual real differences between the avoda zarah described in the mishna/gemara and the goysche practices they lived amongst, combined with 2) because if they kept to all of this, there would be many practical problems, because they were a lot more interconnected by that time and working in specific professions, and 3) the outside world thinks it gets a say in Jewish religious texts and would be violently offended if this refers to them.

But definitely there were times when dealing with Artscroll commentary when I had to snap and actually look up when the Meiri lived, and it's like, ah, 13th century France, I understand completely.


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lannamichaels: Astronaut Dale Gardner holds up For Sale sign after EVA. (Default)
posted by [personal profile] lannamichaels at 01:51pm on 11/07/2025 under ,


So I hated the first part of episode 10, and liked the last ~8 minutes, those were great, truly great. But I really didn't need what came before that; I liked how Murderbot slipped away at the end of the first novella. Oh well.

In general, overall, I really enjoyed Murderbot The Television Show, although there were parts of it I had to skip or not watch. They did a really good job at translating a novella into a tv show; the changes were understandable and made sense for the medium, even when they were ones I disliked. The show fleshed out the characters very well, and they had just so so so so much fun with the in-universe tv shows.

If this show has one thesis, it is Murderbot = Gurathin, and with my complaints about the first part of episode 10, I did like how it went so, are you not convinced that Murderbot = Gurathin yet? Here, let me show it to you again.

Anyway, I assume five seconds after the end of ep10, ART says hello. (okay that's probably not ART. But it would make sense to begin s2 immediately after s1 ends)

scifirenegade: (writing | sylv & ian & 83)
Title: Give Chase
Rating: General
Fandom: The Blue Parrot (1953)
Pairing(s) / Character(s): Bob
Warnings: n/a
Spoilers: not really

Note: For [community profile] fic_promptly. Prompt was "Any police fandom, any, getting a flat tyre while chasing a suspect". Also for [community profile] sweetandshort's This and That challenge, the theme is Rare Fandoms.

On AO3
On Squidge

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Mood:: 'drained' drained
badly_knitted: (Dee & Ryo black & white)
 


Title: Classy Classic
Fandom: FAKE
Author: 
[personal profile] badly_knitted
Characters: Ryo, Dee, Bikky.
Rating: PG
Setting: After the manga.
Word Count: 2086
Summary: Dee and Ryo have completed the restoration of the classic car they’ve been working on, so now they’re going to show her off.
Written For: Weekend Challenge: Red, White & Blue at 
[community profile] 1_million_words.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
 
 


location: my desk
Mood:: 'tired' tired
badly_knitted: (I'll Take This One)
 


Title: Taking Care Of Business – Part 3
Author: 
[personal profile] badly_knitted
Characters: Jack, Alice, Steven, Ianto, Gwen, Agent Johnson.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 3556
Spoilers: Children of Earth Fix-it.
Summary: Jack and Ianto join forces and decide what to do next.
Written For: Weekend Challenge ‘Oh The Places You'll Go 2,’ at 
[community profile] 1_million_words.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.


location: my desk
Mood:: 'tired' tired
July 10th, 2025
purplecat: The Eighth Doctor. (Who:Eight)
posted by [personal profile] purplecat at 07:40pm on 10/07/2025 under , ,
I see I thought yesterday was Thursday and posted a "Throwback Thursday" post. So for today have a post from my "list of things to be posted"


Grace from Doctor Who, smiling Grace from Doctor Who. Grace from Doctor who in blue opera gown, running down corridor. Grace from Doctor Who - close up of face. Grace from Doctor Who chewing pencil next to microscope.


Snagging is free. Credit is appreciated. Comments are loved.
badly_knitted: (BSP 5 - Dee & Ryo)
 



Title: Anywhere With You
Fandom: FAKE
Author: 
[personal profile] badly_knitted
Characters: Ryo, Dee.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 773
Setting: After Like Like Love.
Summary: Ryo has been offered a position on a new task force, but there’s a serious downside.
Written For: [personal profile] sarajayechan
’s prompt ‘any, any pairing, anywhere I would have followed you’ at [community profile] threesentenceficathon.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
 
 


location: my desk
Mood:: 'tired' tired
badly_knitted: (Immortal)
 


Title: Taking Care Of Business – Part 2
Author: 
[personal profile] badly_knitted
Characters: Jack, Dekker, Agent Johnson, Alice, Steven, Ianto.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 2573
Spoilers: Children of Earth Fix-it.
Summary: Jack struggles to find a way to stop the 456.
Written For: Weekend Challenge ‘Oh The Places You'll Go 2,’ at 
[community profile] 1_million_words.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
 

Taking Care Of Business – Part 2... )
location: my desk
Mood:: 'tired' tired
scifirenegade: (Default)
posted by [personal profile] scifirenegade at 09:43am on 10/07/2025 under ,
Title: Gömd
Rating: General
Fandom: A Woman's Face (1941)
Pairing(s) / Character(s): Anna
Warnings: the most vague mentions of past trauma
Spoilers: not really

Note: For [community profile] fic_promptly. Prompt was "Any, any, a beautiful/handsome face and an attractive body isn't all there is to her/him, but it is what most people choose to see".

On AO3
On Squidge

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Mood:: 'awake' awake
merryghoul: road (Default)
posted by [personal profile] merryghoul at 01:49am on 10/07/2025
1) write for [community profile] iddyiddybangbang before the fest started
2) post my [profile] tardis_bingo comment bingo chart 😑
merryghoul: road (Default)
posted by [personal profile] merryghoul at 01:47am on 10/07/2025
Locked in/trapped Huddling for warmth Tea Accessory Master
Sound/Vision Injury/illness Reunion Bodyswap/Genderswap Aliens made us do it
Spies/secret agents Angels WILD CARD Sonic Companion
Wings Multi-era Age difference Mystery Date
Daleks Fashion Science Soul mates/soul bonding Monsters
kaffy_r: (Big Barakomon grin)
posted by [personal profile] kaffy_r at 08:06pm on 09/07/2025 under , ,
Hey, [personal profile] masakochan !

I hope you've had a Happy Birthday, and may the coming year be good for you. I'm glad I know you!
location: the living room
Mood:: 'cheerful' cheerful
Music:: Ateez "Hala Hala"
kaffy_r: gif w/cartoons asking Darwin to get rid of stupid people (Darwin!)
posted by [personal profile] kaffy_r at 07:10pm on 09/07/2025 under , ,
Just When You Think It Couldn't be More Stupid 

Now come six proofs that you can have the IQ of a broken toaster and still make it to Washington D.C.

From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; four U.S. House Representatives from Minnesota, and two from Wisconsin, sent a letter to the Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. 

Their subject? The smoke from Canadian wildfires that were coming south and preventing people in their states from enjoying outdoor summer activities. 

Seriously. 

Since I would not be surprised in the least if you've already started snickering, sure that I'm having you on, here's the story.  It's not behind a paywall, I swear. And it notes with a perfectly straight face, the smoke from U.S. wildfires heading northward. The "Are you actually humans, or malfunctioning Chat GPT programs?" is unspoken.  

These six examples of Darwin's Law are either fully aware of the fatuous asininity exhibited in this letter and are doing it to ingratiate themselves with Dear Leader or to their own MAGA constituents ...

... or they're really that stupid. 

JFC. Once I would have laughed merrily at this. Today I'm perilously close to weeping. 
Mood:: 'cynical' cynical
Music:: Ateez "Answer"
location: the living room
tellshannon815: (jeanette)
posted by [personal profile] tellshannon815 at 12:30am on 10/07/2025
Sunshine-Revival-Carnival-2.png

Challenge #3

Journaling prompt: What are your favorite summer-associated foods?
Creative prompt: Draw art of or make graphics of summer foods, or post your favorite summer recipes.




And yes, those who know me, that's Freddie-bulldog going after the halloumi.
July 9th, 2025
badly_knitted: (Rose)
 


Title: Bad Influences
Fandom: BtVS
Author: 
[personal profile] badly_knitted
Characters: Joyce, Buffy.
Rating: PG
Spoilers/Setting: Everything up to School Hard.
Summary: Joyce is worried that Buffy has fallen in with the wrong kind of kids.
Written For: Challenge 483: Amnesty 80 at 
[community profile] fan_flashworks, using Challenge 448: Influences.
Disclaimer: I don’t own BtVS, or the characters.
A/N: Triple drabble.
 


 
Mood:: 'tired' tired
location: my desk
badly_knitted: (Dee & Ryo black & white)
 


Title: Pride At Work
Fandom: FAKE
Author: 
[personal profile] badly_knitted
Characters: Dee, Ryo, Chief Smith.
Rating: PG
Setting: After the manga.
Summary: It’s Pride month, and the detectives of the two-seven are flying their colors.
Written For: Challenge 483: Amnesty 80 at 
[community profile] fan_flashworks, using Challenge 451: Rainbow.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble and a half, 250 words.
 


 
Mood:: 'tired' tired
location: my desk
badly_knitted: (Immortal)
posted by [personal profile] badly_knitted at 05:52pm on 09/07/2025
 


Title: Sole Survivor
Author: 
[personal profile] badly_knitted
Characters: Jack, Ianto.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 873: Salvage at 
[community profile] torchwood100.
Spoilers: Set after Children of Earth, but Ianto is still alive.
Summary: Jack and Ianto go down to the wrecked Hub to see if anything can be salvaged.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
 


 
Mood:: 'tired' tired
location: my desk

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