Meanwhile in sportsball
Jun. 19th, 2026 18:31![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sholioIn spite of my total lack of interest in any/all sports, I am following the World Cup for literally the first time in my entire life. Having your country (co)host it really makes a difference; who knew?
Wiseguy: fanfic: nothing you can do to change it back
Jun. 19th, 2026 17:54teaotter in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
fan_flashworksTitle: nothing you can do to change it back
Fandom: Wiseguy (tv)
Content notes: spoilers for the whole Sonny Steelgrave arc, panic attack
Challenge: Real
Length: ~350 words
Summary: Sonny wakes up.
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Fandom: Wiseguy (tv)
Content notes: spoilers for the whole Sonny Steelgrave arc, panic attack
Challenge: Real
Length: ~350 words
Summary: Sonny wakes up.
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building bomb shelters under your skin
Jun. 19th, 2026 20:35musesfoolClutter has been redistributed, cake has been baked, ziti has been put together and is in the fridge ready for the oven tomorrow, and the dishwasher has been run twice. I unfortunately did not get the baguette I ordered with my groceries, so tomorrow I will bake a loaf of KAF Italian bread so I can make bruschetta as an appetizer, since I did get the diced tomatoes.
I don't really have much other news. I read that the Dungeon Crawler Carl tv show got greenlit (I have SO MANY THOUGHTS about the fact that Matt Dinniman posts to the subreddit occasionally and also how similar and yet different the fan-types there are, but I'm sure you can guess what most of them are; I just wish they'd recommend more than the same three non-DCC books to each other), but I just can't see how Peacock is going to air this show, especially if it's live action? Idek how that is possible, given that the main character is a talking cat who can shoot lasers from her eyes. Yes, I know, CGI, but that is SO EXPENSIVE (they just cancelled that show "Ted" for being too expensive because of that and that was only for the stupid talking teddy bear), and that isn't accounting for the healing fairy, the ice fairy, the shape-changing tank lady, the talking goats, and the crocodile-headed guy! Not to mention the velociraptor, the mobile meatball, and the sapient sex-doll head! All of whom are regularly recurring characters. Some of it can certainly also be practical effects and makeup, but I'm really curious to see what it looks like if it ever even goes beyond an announcement. And that's not even getting into the intense amount of gore, the nudity, and the barrage of sex jokes, etc. (and the anti-capitalist themes).
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I don't really have much other news. I read that the Dungeon Crawler Carl tv show got greenlit (I have SO MANY THOUGHTS about the fact that Matt Dinniman posts to the subreddit occasionally and also how similar and yet different the fan-types there are, but I'm sure you can guess what most of them are; I just wish they'd recommend more than the same three non-DCC books to each other), but I just can't see how Peacock is going to air this show, especially if it's live action? Idek how that is possible, given that the main character is a talking cat who can shoot lasers from her eyes. Yes, I know, CGI, but that is SO EXPENSIVE (they just cancelled that show "Ted" for being too expensive because of that and that was only for the stupid talking teddy bear), and that isn't accounting for the healing fairy, the ice fairy, the shape-changing tank lady, the talking goats, and the crocodile-headed guy! Not to mention the velociraptor, the mobile meatball, and the sapient sex-doll head! All of whom are regularly recurring characters. Some of it can certainly also be practical effects and makeup, but I'm really curious to see what it looks like if it ever even goes beyond an announcement. And that's not even getting into the intense amount of gore, the nudity, and the barrage of sex jokes, etc. (and the anti-capitalist themes).
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June 19 - Challenge Day!
Jun. 19th, 2026 19:04senmutI challenge you all to leave a comment on something that is positive and meant to lift the spirits of the person you interact with.
Mine was in the flesh: a grandmother down the street was watching her grandchild play, and I both complimented her hair and how polite the not-quite school-age child was. She LIT up for both parts!
Mine was in the flesh: a grandmother down the street was watching her grandchild play, and I both complimented her hair and how polite the not-quite school-age child was. She LIT up for both parts!
Daily Check In.
Jun. 19th, 2026 18:34adafrog in fandom_checkinThis is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Friday to midnight on Saturday (8pm Eastern Time).
Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.
Poll #34747 Daily poll
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 12
How are you doing?
I am okay
6 (50.0%)
I am not okay, but don't need help right now
6 (50.0%)
I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)
How many other humans are you living with?
I am living single
4 (33.3%)
One other person
4 (33.3%)
More than one other person
4 (33.3%)
Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.
Treat for kingstoken: In Front of the Queen
Jun. 19th, 2026 16:26holmesticemods in holmesticeTitle: In Front of the Queen
Recipient: kingstoken
Artist: REDACTED
Verse: The Peter Serafinowicz Show
Characters/Pairings: Holmes/Watson
Rating: Gen
Warnings: None, they’ve had a proper talk now
Summary: A sweeter kiss
Notes: Unfortunately, I didn’t have the skills to take a stab at solving the excellent points you raised about this verse, but I hope you will appreciate this small offering.
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Recipient: kingstoken
Artist: REDACTED
Verse: The Peter Serafinowicz Show
Characters/Pairings: Holmes/Watson
Rating: Gen
Warnings: None, they’ve had a proper talk now
Summary: A sweeter kiss
Notes: Unfortunately, I didn’t have the skills to take a stab at solving the excellent points you raised about this verse, but I hope you will appreciate this small offering.
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[ SECRET POST #7105 ]
Jun. 19th, 2026 18:49case in fandomsecrets⌈ Secret Post #7105 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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[The Office]
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 00 secrets from Secret Submission Post #1014.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
Queen Amidala: Headcanon About Naboo "Royalty"
Jun. 19th, 2026 15:07beatrice_otterThe Naboo royalty is one of the most fascinating bits of the worldbuilding the Prequel Trilogy gives us, because it's so weird. And people don't really ... grapple with that very much, even in fic, but tend to take it for granted. We have an elected monarch (and why give an elected official a hereditary title?!?) who wears elaborate ceremonial robes and elaborate ceremonial makeup that literally nobody else in their society wears. This person has a reign name that is not the name they grew up with, and which they will keep as their primary professional name even after they are no longer monarch. And even their personal name seems to have changed. (There are two choices--either all the handmaiden's names were changed to match Padmé, or all of them including Padmé changed their names.)
This elected monarch is surrounded by body doubles/bodyguards who are not only good at fighting and can pass for the monarch in a pinch but who can also be the one making decisions and treated as the monarch in important diplomatic situations. Yes, sure, the reveal of the Real Padmé when dealing with the Gungans is cool, but why the fuck is the decoy the one leading the negotiations. Like. If Sabé-wearing-Padmé's-clothes-and-makeup had negotiated a treaty and signed it, would that treaty still be legally binding even though Sabé isn't Padmé? It sure seems so! Why didn't they swap Padmé back into the lead for the negotiations, and then back out for safety when the negotiations conclude?
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This elected monarch is surrounded by body doubles/bodyguards who are not only good at fighting and can pass for the monarch in a pinch but who can also be the one making decisions and treated as the monarch in important diplomatic situations. Yes, sure, the reveal of the Real Padmé when dealing with the Gungans is cool, but why the fuck is the decoy the one leading the negotiations. Like. If Sabé-wearing-Padmé's-clothes-and-makeup had negotiated a treaty and signed it, would that treaty still be legally binding even though Sabé isn't Padmé? It sure seems so! Why didn't they swap Padmé back into the lead for the negotiations, and then back out for safety when the negotiations conclude?
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Fragmented Friday
Jun. 19th, 2026 17:33rolanniThis morning, some of us slept in:
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Friday. Juneteenth, I'm told.
640ish new words written, bringing the total words to 10,700ish.
Stopping for lunch. Rook and Tali helped me do my PT homework, and Firefly oversaw the writing part of the morning. My duty to the cats has been performed, and now I need to eat lunch and go outside with my chair for half an hour and weed.
Speaking of the new meds -- my blood pressure dropped 30 points overnight (taking it from Scary High into the vicinity of what I consider to be Normalish) and I don't know whether to be impressed or horrified. That's some quick work, if it isn't a fluke. I guess we'll see.
How's everybody doing?
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Today's Done-To List:
1 Wrote 670ish words
2 PT exercises
3 Duty to Cats
4 Walk
5 Cooked and ate lunch
6 Weeded side of garage
7 Worked on "lesson plan" for the characterization course
8 Washed dishes
9 Read 20 pages of book club book (Sourdough)
10 Updated FB
Still to-do
1 Answer a couple of notes
2 Feed cats
3 Compile blog entries and post
4 Serve Tali Happy Hour right now (ahem)
Pro Photo Annual Visit
Jun. 19th, 2026 14:30lovelyangel Nikon Z6 • NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8 |
Yesterday when I was ordering hard disk drives from B&H Photo/Video I wondered if there was anything else I needed to add to the order. I knew that I needed a compact camera case, but taking measurements, estimating volumes and bulk, and doing it all online would be a pain. I decided the best thing to do, first, was visit Pro Photo Supply. It was time for my annual visit anyway.
( Photogeek Stuff )
Friday Squid Blogging: Victims of Unregulated Squid Fishing
Jun. 19th, 2026 21:03![[syndicated profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/feed.png){kind=small}
bruce_schneier_feedDolphins, sharks, turtles, and human workers are all victims of unregulated squid fishing fleets.
Another news article.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
June recs: 4 SGA fantasy AUs
Jun. 19th, 2026 23:07schneefinkCheers for me making the monthly rec post not in the last week :)
Have some SGA fantasy AUs!
(I knew I wanted to rec the first two and then I went looking for more featuring John as Damsel in Distress at one point, but sadly they either were not fantasy AUs or no longer accessible online.)
A Clear and Different Light bysholio and naye
85.4k (+32k sidestories), fantasy AU, McShep + team
Summary: Rodney McKay, raised by a pod of telepathic whales. John Sheppard, mage with fae blood. Teyla Emmagan, rune-scientist. Ronon Dex, winged soldier. On the waystation of Atlantis, they're about to become embroiled in an age-old war against a brutal enemy.
Why I love it: Whaleverse!! I love the whaleverse, and I can never be objective about it; my first posted not-commentfic was an epilogue for it, Respite, because I wanted even more of the beautiful h/c. That was great and also the plot with scary enemies and the worldbuilding and the team feelings.
The Bearskin Cloak by![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p2.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
HorridPorrid
59.2k, fairy tale/fantasy AU, Ronon + team
Summary: After everything he's ever known has been destroyed, Ronon stumbles into the magic-thick forests of Atlantis. When he accidentally frees two strangers from a cruel trap, he realizes old enemies still spin their wicked plans. An enchanted prince, a cursed city: Ronon's fight has just begun. (Inspired by: The Traveling Companion by Hans Christian Anderson)
Why I love it: This is such a good fairy tale and adventure, with scary enemies and desperate plots and daring rescues, always a joy to reread.
A new history of Captain John Sheppard, HM Aerial Corps, and M. Rodney McKay, Esq., FRS, with the Captains Emmagan and Dex, late of the West Indies bysheafrotherdon
15.7k, McShep + team, Temeraire AU
Summary: . . . composed from a great number of actual surveys; and other materials regulated by many new scientifick observations of their Affections and Masculine Virtues. Drawn up from the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, And from the Papers of M. Rodney McKay, Esq., FRS; In One Volume, written by A Lady of Quality.
September 1811, Halifax, Nova Scotia: His Majesty's Aerial Corps stand ready to welcome new additions to their number; an expedition late of the Antipodes.
Why I like it: Very good fusion/crossover, and I love the warm atmosphere.
Damper bymichelel72
25.6k, ~urban fantasy AU, Teyla & Rodney
Summary: Teyla Emmagan (C.W.El.E., L.W.M.) and Dr. Rodney McKay (C.W.El.F., Ph.D., Ph.D.) are hired to investigate an anomalous geological development, but they soon learn much more is at stake.
Why I like it: Teyla & Rodney are such an underrated pairing, and this was one of the fics that made me realize that. I really like the character voices, the element-based modern magic system, and the adventure. The epilogue A Few Small Repairs is also great and very warm.
Have some SGA fantasy AUs!
(I knew I wanted to rec the first two and then I went looking for more featuring John as Damsel in Distress at one point, but sadly they either were not fantasy AUs or no longer accessible online.)
A Clear and Different Light by
sholio and naye85.4k (+32k sidestories), fantasy AU, McShep + team
Summary: Rodney McKay, raised by a pod of telepathic whales. John Sheppard, mage with fae blood. Teyla Emmagan, rune-scientist. Ronon Dex, winged soldier. On the waystation of Atlantis, they're about to become embroiled in an age-old war against a brutal enemy.
Why I love it: Whaleverse!! I love the whaleverse, and I can never be objective about it; my first posted not-commentfic was an epilogue for it, Respite, because I wanted even more of the beautiful h/c. That was great and also the plot with scary enemies and the worldbuilding and the team feelings.
The Bearskin Cloak by
59.2k, fairy tale/fantasy AU, Ronon + team
Summary: After everything he's ever known has been destroyed, Ronon stumbles into the magic-thick forests of Atlantis. When he accidentally frees two strangers from a cruel trap, he realizes old enemies still spin their wicked plans. An enchanted prince, a cursed city: Ronon's fight has just begun. (Inspired by: The Traveling Companion by Hans Christian Anderson)
Why I love it: This is such a good fairy tale and adventure, with scary enemies and desperate plots and daring rescues, always a joy to reread.
A new history of Captain John Sheppard, HM Aerial Corps, and M. Rodney McKay, Esq., FRS, with the Captains Emmagan and Dex, late of the West Indies by
15.7k, McShep + team, Temeraire AU
Summary: . . . composed from a great number of actual surveys; and other materials regulated by many new scientifick observations of their Affections and Masculine Virtues. Drawn up from the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, And from the Papers of M. Rodney McKay, Esq., FRS; In One Volume, written by A Lady of Quality.
September 1811, Halifax, Nova Scotia: His Majesty's Aerial Corps stand ready to welcome new additions to their number; an expedition late of the Antipodes.
Why I like it: Very good fusion/crossover, and I love the warm atmosphere.
Damper by
michelel7225.6k, ~urban fantasy AU, Teyla & Rodney
Summary: Teyla Emmagan (C.W.El.E., L.W.M.) and Dr. Rodney McKay (C.W.El.F., Ph.D., Ph.D.) are hired to investigate an anomalous geological development, but they soon learn much more is at stake.
Why I like it: Teyla & Rodney are such an underrated pairing, and this was one of the fics that made me realize that. I really like the character voices, the element-based modern magic system, and the adventure. The epilogue A Few Small Repairs is also great and very warm.
Heated Rivalry: Fan Fiction: Becoming More
Jun. 19th, 2026 16:44darkjediqueen in fan_flashworksTitle: Becoming More
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Explicit Sex
Fandom: Heated Rivalry
Relationships: Ilya Rozanov/Shane Hollander
Tags: Established Relationship, Angst, Happy Ending
Summary: This time it becomes more real.
Word Count: 7,365
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Explicit Sex
Fandom: Heated Rivalry
Relationships: Ilya Rozanov/Shane Hollander
Tags: Established Relationship, Angst, Happy Ending
Summary: This time it becomes more real.
Word Count: 7,365
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Jun. 19th, 2026 13:24greghousesgfHaving some Yunan tea. Talked to my sister on the phone this morning, she's going to Venice, the lucky duck!
Treat for Alec: Oddities of Mind and Heart
Jun. 19th, 2026 12:15holmesticemods in holmesticeTitle: Oddities of Mind and Heart
Recipient: Alec
Author: REDACTED
Verse: Granada TV Show
Characters/Pairings: Holmes & Watson
Rating: T
Warnings: N/A
Summary: “When Holmes was young, he had anticipated that his life would be a lonely one.”
Read on AO3: Oddities of Mind and Heart
Recipient: Alec
Author: REDACTED
Verse: Granada TV Show
Characters/Pairings: Holmes & Watson
Rating: T
Warnings: N/A
Summary: “When Holmes was young, he had anticipated that his life would be a lonely one.”
Read on AO3: Oddities of Mind and Heart
spousal care and self care
Jun. 19th, 2026 14:55myveryown_nemesisHello, you Beautiful People!
This morning was John’s visit with his pain management doctor. He now has explicit instructions on how to taper off his Lyrica (his vague responses to me on the subject were driving me nutty), and has a steroid epidural scheduled for next week. Fingers crossed — his goal is to be Lyrica-free by August. On the way home, we stopped by the community rec center with a pool to buy a 25 visit pass so that he can get the water walking started that was recommended by his nerve specialist.
Yesterday, I called the help desk for the service that runs the prediabetes and blood pressure programs my health insurance offers and now my account is squared away. I’ve started with some basic tracking until I get the equipment (a new BP monitor and a new scale). As Sam would say, case closed.
I hope you find something beautiful in your day, and as always, thank you for being here!
This morning was John’s visit with his pain management doctor. He now has explicit instructions on how to taper off his Lyrica (his vague responses to me on the subject were driving me nutty), and has a steroid epidural scheduled for next week. Fingers crossed — his goal is to be Lyrica-free by August. On the way home, we stopped by the community rec center with a pool to buy a 25 visit pass so that he can get the water walking started that was recommended by his nerve specialist.
Yesterday, I called the help desk for the service that runs the prediabetes and blood pressure programs my health insurance offers and now my account is squared away. I’ve started with some basic tracking until I get the equipment (a new BP monitor and a new scale). As Sam would say, case closed.
I hope you find something beautiful in your day, and as always, thank you for being here!
Tales from the Bookshop: GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY
Jun. 19th, 2026 11:39rachelmanijaJune is the month where every time I post about my shop, brave internet warriors call me a pedophile and a groomer. Joke's on them though: every time they comment, the algorithm boosts my post and gets my shop more publicity.
I had fun creating a display for Pride. The books rotate - I have lots that fit the categories I highlighted. Which slogan is your favorite?
I had fun creating a display for Pride. The books rotate - I have lots that fit the categories I highlighted. Which slogan is your favorite?