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marciratingsystem ([personal profile] marcicat) wrote2026-01-13 06:57 am

hockey boys update

Okay, I've now read the first three books in the Game Changers (Rachel Reid) series -- started with 2, then 3, then back to 1. I've been laughing about this for days:

Book 1: Scott Hunter: 'There are no openly gay guys in the League.'
Book 2: Shane Hollander: 'There are no openly gay guys in the League.'
Book 3: Ryan 'I have a grindr profile' Price: 'I mean... no one's ever really asked, exactly?'

Because it's such an interesting look at how even in a very small bubble, there's an even SMALLER bubble of 'people who are very famous in that bubble' compared to 'everyone else, who would almost certainly not be recognized on the street.'
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pattrose ([personal profile] pattrose) wrote2026-01-13 12:31 am

Not quite 365 days question meme

13. January is the best time to see the bright gas giant planet Jupiter in the sky – have you ever seen it?


I can't. Say as I have. I probably look up and say, “I see it.” But I I doubt that I do. I'm constantly looking up. The sky is always so beautiful. But I have no idea what I’m looking for.
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soricel ([personal profile] soricel) wrote2026-01-12 06:38 pm
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Snowflake Challenge #6

My ten favorite non-DW blogs:

Winnie Lim

Annie Mueller

Keenan

Tracy Durnell

Ava

Tiramisu

Draft Four (ugh, Substack, sorry...it's the only one I subscribe to)

Sasha Frere Jones (I don't actually read this regularly, but I always look forward to reading his end-of-year reflection compilations, heavy as they are)

And, because I can't think of two more...two places where I look for non-DW blogs:

Ye Olde Blogroll

People and Blogs





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whimsicalmeerkat ([personal profile] whimsicalmeerkat) wrote2026-01-12 11:29 am

Fandom Snowflake Challenge Post #4

I’m a bit behind on these, but I want to catch up. So, here goes. The fourth [community profile] snowflake_challenge prompt was to rec a “page” and I’ll admit it’s had me stumped. Most of my fandom engagement that isn’t just reading on AO3 is on tumblr or discord. I’m working on building a community for myself here on dreamwidth, but I’m not quite there yet. So, I guess I’m just going to go with tumblr and all the events and challenges I find there.

Sorry, this isn’t much of a contribution. Still, I did the thing!

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Elian ([personal profile] elian_panatomicpublishing) wrote2026-01-12 09:37 pm

New Heated Rivalry Icons

I made a couple of icons for the Monopoly Challenge on [community profile] fandom_empire!


I ended up signing up for the free trial on PicMonkey, because it's been pretty straight-forward for me (at least so far). I'll mess around with it for the next couple of days, then decide if it's worth paying for I guess.
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Elian ([personal profile] elian_panatomicpublishing) wrote2026-01-13 03:11 pm

Currently Watching...

Pluribus


Really like it so far! I gave it a go when it was first airing, but stopped a couple of minutes into episode 1 — apparently right when it was about to get good.

My Thoughts ) Spoilers through Episode 2

And...

The Pitt


I just watched the first episode of the second season.

My Thoughts ) Spoilers
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pattrose ([personal profile] pattrose) wrote2026-01-11 11:07 pm

Not quite 365 days questions for day 12.

I'm a little early with this. It's not the 12th for another 45 minutes.

12. In 1948, the first Supermarket in the UK opened - the Co-op, the country’s first permanent self-service store, in East London’s Manor Park. Do you use one specific supermarket to buy groceries, and do they have a loyalty card scheme you belong to? How does it work?

Can you imagine how excited people were to see Grocery stores for the first time? I don't know what we'd do without our grocery store by our house. In fact, we have two that both offer very good sales each week. We shop at both stores. We also shop at Costco, which is a big warehouse. I love Costco for large quantities. We only shop there every 7-9 weeks. Then we go to Walmart for cleaning supplies and other things. It's close to our house, too. 1948 isn't too far off from my birth year. By the time I was old enough to go shopping, we had grocery stores all over town. And now people call in their grocery orders and have them filled, then swing by to pick everything up between 3-5:00. We have not tried that. I enjoy walking throughout the store. Good exercise, and I might find something that calls to me to make for dinner that night. Does anyone use that grocery delivery service? My brother in New Mexico uses it. He can't drive because he's losing his eyesight, so he puts in an order every week. He loves it. In his case, I think that's a good deal. For me, not so much.
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pattrose ([personal profile] pattrose) wrote2026-01-11 10:39 pm

Sad news about a Sentinel and Stargate writer. It's Alyjude.

For Alyjude - In Memoriam This icon was made by Aly.

havoc
magician114
January 11th, 19:08

”News” )
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pattrose ([personal profile] pattrose) wrote2026-01-11 07:43 pm

2026 SNowflake Challenge #6

Top Ten Fandoms For some reason, this part of my first post didn't post.

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pattrose ([personal profile] pattrose) wrote2026-01-11 07:32 pm
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Three Heated Rivalry Moodboards

Heated Rivalry Moodboards

Rivalry )
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pattrose ([personal profile] pattrose) wrote2026-01-11 05:54 pm
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orangeblossomteas ([personal profile] orangeblossomteas) wrote2026-01-11 07:29 pm

Snowflake Challenge 2026 - Challenge 6

I thought about this one for a bit and decided to go with my top 10 videos to write/code to.

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There are so many other videos that could have gone on this list. I definitely prefer mixes or extended versions. I tend to find more music either from someone linking a new song/mix or clicking on one from my recommendations. (Or realizing it's been 6-8 months so mild potato (the channel from the last link) has probably uploaded another mix by now. They don't upload often, but they're consistent about it.)

This challenge has given me the idea of either posting a separate weekly roundup of what I've been listening to or adding that as a section on my weekly journal posts.
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ride_4ever ([personal profile] ride_4ever) wrote2026-01-11 07:17 pm

Fannish Fifty Challenge 2026: Post # 2: More Joy Day giving & receiving

What I did for More Joy Day: wrote a Guardian ficlet Zhen Hun Bibliomancy Tanka for [personal profile] amedia; made a donation to Fraser.org, an organization that supports mental health, emotional health, and disability care (made as a memorial donation in memory of [personal profile] andeincascade and I notified Ande's family about it); sent a letter of appreciation to my primary-care doctor of many years who retired last month; sent letters of solidarity to neighbors who have "No Kings in America" signs in their front yard; sent an ILU letter and fannish bookmark to a fan who -- the day before More Joy Day -- posted the comment "tell someone you love them today".

What I received for More Joy Day: a due South x Venom crossover fic The Pause That Reinvigorates by [personal profile] petra and a penpal-type letter in the postal mail from [personal profile] oldtoadwoman. (The letter did not say it was FOR More Joy Day, but it arrived ON More Joy Day, so I'm "counting" it.)
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the tiny glory of doom! ([personal profile] dancesontrains) wrote2026-01-11 08:06 pm

Snowflake Challenge: day 3, day 4


Challenge 3: Write a love letter to fandom. It might be to fandom in general, to a particular fandom, favourite character, anything at all.

If it wasn't for the power of neurodivergence transformative fandom I wouldn't have met my fiancé? Sey followed me on Tumblr around eleven years ago after I wrote some fic with seir fave character (Earth-2 Harry Wells from the Flash CW s2), we started chatting over Tumblr messages, and never stopped :) 

(It'll be eight years of being in a queerplatonic relationship this June, assuming things continue to go well.)


Challenge 4: Rec the contents of your last page - any website you like.

The pet site I mentioned in my second Snowflake post, Flight Rising
https://www1.flightrising.com/


Here, I just joined the community [community profile] smallweb, focused on all things smallweb, including:
- personal websites
- fediverse
- geminispace
- other small community spaces
- webrings
- curated directories

It looks interesting.