Groceries on Scooter
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ysabetwordsmithThis guy has Turq's level of skill at bag-wrangling. See "Filled with Joyous Surprises" for Turq's version.
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Hobbies: Ceramics
Jun. 12th, 2025 01:11 amysabetwordsmithFolks have mentioned an interest in questions and conversations that make them think. So I've decided to offer more of those. This batch features hobbies.
Ceramics is a hobby of making things from clay. It can include practical things like dishes or ornamental things like sculptures.
On Dreamwidth, consider creative communities like![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
crafty, get_knitted, justcreate, or nacramamo.
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Ceramics is a hobby of making things from clay. It can include practical things like dishes or ornamental things like sculptures.
On Dreamwidth, consider creative communities like
crafty, get_knitted, justcreate, or nacramamo.( Read more... )
Podfic for Randomquadballpun: The Inexplicable Matchbox
Jun. 12th, 2025 03:31 amholmesticemods posting in holmesticeTitle and Author:"[Podfic] The Inexplicable Matchbox" by Jaye Harriet (AlJeDd)
Link to Story: click here
Recipient: Randomquadballpun
Podfic Reader: REDACTED
Verse: Sherlock(TV) and Sherlock & Co.(Podcast)
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/ John Watson, Sherlock Holmes & John Watson & Mariana Ametxazurra, Rosie Watson & Archie the bulldog
Rating: G
Warnings:none
Summary:Sherlock is gifted a strange matchbox, one that glows brighter than a thousand suns. But what does it do? Where has it taken them? And why are there alternate versions of themselves living in their house? [Podfic Notes: 01:06:23, ~91 MB, Some updates made to the text with author's permission. Happy Holmestice, Randomquadballpun! I hope you like it. - Anon]
The Inexplicable Matchbox
Link to Story: click here
Recipient: Randomquadballpun
Podfic Reader: REDACTED
Verse: Sherlock(TV) and Sherlock & Co.(Podcast)
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/ John Watson, Sherlock Holmes & John Watson & Mariana Ametxazurra, Rosie Watson & Archie the bulldog
Rating: G
Warnings:none
Summary:Sherlock is gifted a strange matchbox, one that glows brighter than a thousand suns. But what does it do? Where has it taken them? And why are there alternate versions of themselves living in their house? [Podfic Notes: 01:06:23, ~91 MB, Some updates made to the text with author's permission. Happy Holmestice, Randomquadballpun! I hope you like it. - Anon]
The Inexplicable Matchbox
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Jun. 12th, 2025 07:13 amscifirenegadeThe Yahoo Groups Rescue Project needs more taggers.
Paul Leni's The Last Warning (bilibili link). The copy on the Internet Archive is quite battered, this one is nicer. The website is weird for online viewing, so thank heavens for third-party tools (hehe). Leni's stuff is always nice, and I'm very curious about the sets (they were reused for The Last Performance apparently).
EDIT: Another upload. 360p. Hey, it's public domain.
Blog post about J. Storer Clouston. Featuring an omnibus edition of The Spy in Black, The Lunatic at Large, Simon and The Man From the Clouds. Conrad Veidt on the cover, never seen that specific publicity portrait. There's a message printed on this edition that he wrote (of course, someone told him to write that). Maintains "Germanisms", I hate he doesn't put the little strike on his t's.
Paul Leni's The Last Warning (bilibili link). The copy on the Internet Archive is quite battered, this one is nicer. The website is weird for online viewing, so thank heavens for third-party tools (hehe). Leni's stuff is always nice, and I'm very curious about the sets (they were reused for The Last Performance apparently).
EDIT: Another upload. 360p. Hey, it's public domain.
Blog post about J. Storer Clouston. Featuring an omnibus edition of The Spy in Black, The Lunatic at Large, Simon and The Man From the Clouds. Conrad Veidt on the cover, never seen that specific publicity portrait. There's a message printed on this edition that he wrote (of course, someone told him to write that). Maintains "Germanisms", I hate he doesn't put the little strike on his t's.
[June 10 out of 20] BtVS: Fic: Crypt Hunting
Jun. 12th, 2025 07:51 amveronyxk84 posting in sweetandshortTitle: Crypt Hunting
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author:veronyxk84
Characters/Pairing: Spike
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: some coarse language
Word count: 100 (Google Docs)
Spoilers/Setting:
Summary: Set in S4, some time between eps. 4x12 “A New Man” and 4x13 “The I in Team” | Spike has finally found a crypt to live in.
Notes: also for #481 Charity byfan_flashworks
Prompts [#1-#5]: charity - dangerous - hunting - sick - tired
Also on my journal
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( Crypt Hunting )
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author:
veronyxk84Characters/Pairing: Spike
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: some coarse language
Word count: 100 (Google Docs)
Spoilers/Setting:
Summary: Set in S4, some time between eps. 4x12 “A New Man” and 4x13 “The I in Team” | Spike has finally found a crypt to live in.
Notes: also for #481 Charity by
fan_flashworksPrompts [#1-#5]: charity - dangerous - hunting - sick - tired
Also on my journal
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( Crypt Hunting )
Photos: Dark Gardening
Jun. 11th, 2025 11:49 pmysabetwordsmithI enjoy growing dark-colored plants. I have black flowers, bronze leaves, black fruits, all kinds of interesting things.
( Walk with me ... )
( Walk with me ... )
PSA: beware this scam: it's not AO3
Jun. 11th, 2025 10:11 pmride_4eververushka70 will give you all the details about this comment scam being perpetrated by bots in fic comments on AO3. Do not react to the bot threats that falsely claim they are from AO3! Check out her very important warning in her DW post.Please signal-boost this if you are so inclined.
Fireflies
Jun. 11th, 2025 09:06 pmysabetwordsmithFirefly species discovered after 90-year absence: 'Even when things seem lost, they can still find their way back'
Tan soon realized that he was looking at a Pteroptyx gombakia, or a Gombak bent-winged firefly. The discovery marked the first time that the species had been identified in 90 years — and the first live sighting of the species, ever.
Yay, fireflies!
Tan soon realized that he was looking at a Pteroptyx gombakia, or a Gombak bent-winged firefly. The discovery marked the first time that the species had been identified in 90 years — and the first live sighting of the species, ever.
Yay, fireflies!
Art for Gardnerhill: A Walk in Hirosaki
Jun. 11th, 2025 09:37 pmholmesticemods posting in holmesticeTitle: A Walk in Hirosaki
Recipient: gardnerhill
Artist: REDACTED
Verse: Miss Sherlock
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock & Wato
Rating: g
Warnings: none
Summary: Inspired by gardnerhill's fic Hana Yori Dango
View on AO3: A Walk in Hirosaki
Recipient: gardnerhill
Artist: REDACTED
Verse: Miss Sherlock
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock & Wato
Rating: g
Warnings: none
Summary: Inspired by gardnerhill's fic Hana Yori Dango
View on AO3: A Walk in Hirosaki
Word: Skookum
Jun. 11th, 2025 05:03 pmstonepicnicking_okapiThis Wednesday's word is brought to you via new DW friend daryl_wor:
skookum
A lot of different definitions:
adjective
1. marked by strength or power
2. marked by excellent quality, first-rate
3. reliable or hard-working.
noun
1. an evil spirit or a woodland monster
origins
Chinook Jargon. Chinook Jargon developed as a language among Indigenous peoples and European traders in the Pacific Northwest (of the US), particularly around the Columbia River. It emerged in the late 18th century, primarily as a means of communication in trade, and incorporated elements from various languages, including Chinook, French, and English.
daryl_wor:skookum
A lot of different definitions:
adjective
1. marked by strength or power
2. marked by excellent quality, first-rate
3. reliable or hard-working.
noun
1. an evil spirit or a woodland monster
origins
Chinook Jargon. Chinook Jargon developed as a language among Indigenous peoples and European traders in the Pacific Northwest (of the US), particularly around the Columbia River. It emerged in the late 18th century, primarily as a means of communication in trade, and incorporated elements from various languages, including Chinook, French, and English.
Fic for armchair_elvis: Knives and Necklaces
Jun. 11th, 2025 04:49 pmholmesticemods posting in holmesticeTitle: Knives and Necklaces
Recipient: armchair_elvis
Author: REDACTED
Verse: Granada TV Show
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes & John Watson
Rating: Suitable for General Audiences
Warnings: No Warnings
Summary: After Holmes is injured on a case, Watson tends to the injury and reflects on the events of the case.
Read On AO3: Knives and Necklaces
Recipient: armchair_elvis
Author: REDACTED
Verse: Granada TV Show
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes & John Watson
Rating: Suitable for General Audiences
Warnings: No Warnings
Summary: After Holmes is injured on a case, Watson tends to the injury and reflects on the events of the case.
Read On AO3: Knives and Necklaces
Birdfeeding
Jun. 11th, 2025 03:14 pmysabetwordsmithToday is sunny and warm.
I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches. They've been draining the hopper feeder daily and putting a dent in the thistle feeder.
I put out water for the birds.
My partner Doug is out mowing the house yard.
EDIT 6/11/25 -- I refilled the thistle feeder.
I started trimming grass around the edge of the strip garden, now that I have the big weeds pulled out.
EDIT 6/11/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 6/11/25 -- I took some pictures around the yard.
EDIT 6/11/25 -- I picked half a bag of mulberries in the south lot.
I've seen a skunk on the patio. I've seen a catbird and a phoebe. I heard a red-bellied woodpecker but didn't see it.
EDIT 6/11/25 -- I set up firestarters for the firepit.
I picked half a bag of mulberries along the west fence.
EDIT 6/11/25 -- We lit the bonfire for the esbat tonight. It took a little while to get going but then it burned pretty well. I'll try to check on it later.
Fireflies are out and I've seen a bat.
EDIT 6/11/25 -- I checked the bonfire. It's mostly burned down. I threw most of the stray ends into the middle, but it was still too warm for me to get all the way around. I'll need to go back out later.
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I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches. They've been draining the hopper feeder daily and putting a dent in the thistle feeder.
I put out water for the birds.
My partner Doug is out mowing the house yard.
EDIT 6/11/25 -- I refilled the thistle feeder.
I started trimming grass around the edge of the strip garden, now that I have the big weeds pulled out.
EDIT 6/11/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 6/11/25 -- I took some pictures around the yard.
EDIT 6/11/25 -- I picked half a bag of mulberries in the south lot.
I've seen a skunk on the patio. I've seen a catbird and a phoebe. I heard a red-bellied woodpecker but didn't see it.
EDIT 6/11/25 -- I set up firestarters for the firepit.
I picked half a bag of mulberries along the west fence.
EDIT 6/11/25 -- We lit the bonfire for the esbat tonight. It took a little while to get going but then it burned pretty well. I'll try to check on it later.
Fireflies are out and I've seen a bat.
EDIT 6/11/25 -- I checked the bonfire. It's mostly burned down. I threw most of the stray ends into the middle, but it was still too warm for me to get all the way around. I'll need to go back out later.
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Moment of Silence: Brian Wilson
Jun. 11th, 2025 01:18 pmysabetwordsmithBrian Wilson, leader and co-founder of the Beach Boys, has passed away. He will be missed.
Carry on the Work
Bands -- WikiHow
How to Learn to Sing Pop Without Getting a Teacher -- WikiHow
How To Produce: The Complete Guide to Making Pop Music -- Soundtrap
How to Start a Band (10 Easy Steps) -- Chicago Sound Collective
How to Write a Pop Song -- WikiHow
Learning to Sing -- WikiHow
Music Production -- WikiHow
Songwriting -- WikiHow
Carry on the Work
Bands -- WikiHow
How to Learn to Sing Pop Without Getting a Teacher -- WikiHow
How To Produce: The Complete Guide to Making Pop Music -- Soundtrap
How to Start a Band (10 Easy Steps) -- Chicago Sound Collective
How to Write a Pop Song -- WikiHow
Learning to Sing -- WikiHow
Music Production -- WikiHow
Songwriting -- WikiHow
Post-Deadline Pinch Hits for Sakura Exchange (Due June 20)
Jun. 11th, 2025 01:19 pmsakuramod posting in yuletidesakuraexchange is a spring exchange for relationships in Japanese media, run on Dreamwidth and AO3.We have several pinch hits (unfilled requests) currently in need of creators. If you might be able to fill one of these requests by the current due date (June 20, 11:59PM UTC / 7:59PM EDT), please comment on the pinch hit post with your AO3 name and the number of the pinch hit you'd like to claim.
The minimum requirements are 1000 words for fic, or clean lineart on unlined paper for art.
Available pinch hits (click through for details):
PH 1 - ワンパンマン | One-Punch Man, Gundam Wing, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, 乙女ゲームの破滅フラグしかない悪役令嬢に転生してしまった… - 山口悟 | My Next Life as a Villainess - Yamaguchi Satoru (Light Novels)
PH 2 - Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses, 殺し愛 | Koroshi Ai (Manga), 2.5次元の誘惑 | 2.5-jigen no Ririsa | 2.5 Dimensional Seduction (Anime)
PH 4 - 爆上戦隊ブンブンジャー | Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger (TV), 魔法つかいプリキュア！ | Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure! | Mahou Girls PreCure!, 仮面ライダーギーツ | Kamen Rider Geats, Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne | Phantom-Thief Jeanne (manga), Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne | Phantom-Thief Jeanne (Anime)
PH 10 - わんだふるぷりきゅあ! | Wonderful PreCure! (Anime), Crossover Fandom, Show By Rock!! (Video Games), 美男高校地球防衛部HAPPY KISS! | Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Happy Kiss!, Tokyo Mew Mew Olé (Manga), Fairy蘭丸~あなたの心お助けします~ | Fairy Ranmaru: Anata no Kokoro Otasuke Shimasu (Anime)
Thank you very much!
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Jun. 11th, 2025 12:18 pmscifirenegadeWe are halfway through the year, and I've watched Lon Chaney's Phantom twice.
Georges Méliès's Rip van Winkle synced to the operetta (YouTube link). Makes it all the more enjoyable *has never heard of Rip van Winkle in his life*
(via hanswalterconradveidt on Tumblr)
Can't get over him drinking Coca Cola. With a straw!
I dunno man. Staged photo, yeah, they all are, but it's still a good reminder that he was a human being.
No idea what Norma Shearer is doing.
Buffo <3
Am I doing this right? Am I cool with the kids?
Forever grateful to have all of you in my life. Even if we don't talk much. Also grateful for one person who isn't on here, but someplace else on-the-line. And a few people IRL as well.
Hope the positive feelings are mutual. It can be hard to tell. Learnt that the hard way.
(No reason for writing this last bit. Just wanted to let you all know <3 )
Georges Méliès's Rip van Winkle synced to the operetta (YouTube link). Makes it all the more enjoyable *has never heard of Rip van Winkle in his life*
(via hanswalterconradveidt on Tumblr)
Can't get over him drinking Coca Cola. With a straw!
I dunno man. Staged photo, yeah, they all are, but it's still a good reminder that he was a human being.
No idea what Norma Shearer is doing.
Buffo <3
Am I doing this right? Am I cool with the kids?
Forever grateful to have all of you in my life. Even if we don't talk much. Also grateful for one person who isn't on here, but someplace else on-the-line. And a few people IRL as well.
Hope the positive feelings are mutual. It can be hard to tell. Learnt that the hard way.
(No reason for writing this last bit. Just wanted to let you all know <3 )
Insect Apocalypse
Jun. 11th, 2025 04:04 amysabetwordsmith‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides.
They include in Germany, where flying insects across 63 insect reserves dropped 75% in less than 30 years; the US, where beetle numbers dropped 83% in 45 years; and Puerto Rico, where insect biomass dropped up to 60-fold since the 1970s. These declines are occurring in ecosystems that are otherwise protected from direct human influence.
[---8<---]
At one research centre – falling within a 22,000-hectare (85 sq mile) stretch of intact forest in Panama – scientists comparing current bird numbers with the 1970s found 70% of species had declined, and 88% of these had lost more than half of their population.
As the insects die off, everything that eats them -- birds, amphibians, reptiles, etc. -- suffers a decline also.
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides.
They include in Germany, where flying insects across 63 insect reserves dropped 75% in less than 30 years; the US, where beetle numbers dropped 83% in 45 years; and Puerto Rico, where insect biomass dropped up to 60-fold since the 1970s. These declines are occurring in ecosystems that are otherwise protected from direct human influence.
[---8<---]
At one research centre – falling within a 22,000-hectare (85 sq mile) stretch of intact forest in Panama – scientists comparing current bird numbers with the 1970s found 70% of species had declined, and 88% of these had lost more than half of their population.
As the insects die off, everything that eats them -- birds, amphibians, reptiles, etc. -- suffers a decline also.
Fanfic, Hoshi no Kaabii (anime), Meta Knight & Kirby & Tiff & Tuff, "Where did Kirby come from?"
Jun. 11th, 2025 12:10 ambluerosekatie posting in smallfandomfestTitle: Birthplace of Stars
Author: bluerosekatie
Fandom: Hoshi no Kaabii | Kirby: Right Back At Ya! (anime)
Pairing/Characters: Meta Knight & Kirby & Fumu | Tiff & Bun | Tuff
Rating/Category: Gen
Prompt: Kirby: Right Back At Ya! | Hoshi no Kaabii (anime), Meta Knight & Kirby & Tiff & Tuff, "Where did Kirby come from?"
Spoilers: Implied/references to canon only, no concrete spoilers.
Summary: The question had to come up at some point. Tiff and Tuff get curious, and who better to ask about Star Warriors than Meta Knight?
Notes/Warnings: Fic is archive-locked to avoid AI scraping.
Read it on Ao3 here!
Author: bluerosekatie
Fandom: Hoshi no Kaabii | Kirby: Right Back At Ya! (anime)
Pairing/Characters: Meta Knight & Kirby & Fumu | Tiff & Bun | Tuff
Rating/Category: Gen
Prompt: Kirby: Right Back At Ya! | Hoshi no Kaabii (anime), Meta Knight & Kirby & Tiff & Tuff, "Where did Kirby come from?"
Spoilers: Implied/references to canon only, no concrete spoilers.
Summary: The question had to come up at some point. Tiff and Tuff get curious, and who better to ask about Star Warriors than Meta Knight?
Notes/Warnings: Fic is archive-locked to avoid AI scraping.
Read it on Ao3 here!
Hard Things
Jun. 11th, 2025 12:04 amysabetwordsmithLife is full of things which are hard or tedious or otherwise unpleasant that need doing anyhow. They help make the world go 'round, they improve skills, and they boost your sense of self-respect. But doing them still kinda sucks. It's all the more difficult to do those things when nobody appreciates it. Happily, blogging allows us to share our accomplishments and pat each other on the back.
What are some of the hard things you've done recently? What are some hard things you haven't gotten to yet, but need to do? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your hard things a little easier?
What are some of the hard things you've done recently? What are some hard things you haven't gotten to yet, but need to do? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your hard things a little easier?
Unsold Poems for the June 3, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl
Jun. 10th, 2025 11:36 pmysabetwordsmithThe following poems from the June 3, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl are currently available. Poems may be sponsored via PayPal -- there's a permanent donation button on my Dreamwidth profile page -- or you can write to me and discuss other methods. There are still verses left in the linkback poems "Delight in Another," "A Sense of Weather Changes," "Ouroboros Insects," "The Loving Embrace of Night," "Generations of Cooks Past," "Homefree and Clear, " "One Bite at a Time," "Stars and Diamonds," "Mishpocha," "Changing Your Nature," and "Besa."
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