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Thursday, December 4th, 2025 05:05 am
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025 01:36 am
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025 08:32 pm
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Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025 04:44 am
Which I nearly forgot about, but here we are!
You can buy points here, and then spend them on a paid account.
And then you can post a poll!
You can buy points here, and then spend them on a paid account.
And then you can post a poll!
Poll #33906 Gratuitous poll
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 25
On a scale of one to ten, crickets or walnuts?
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Mean: 6.32 Median: 7 Std. Dev 2.66
Mean: 6.32 Median: 7 Std. Dev 2.66
| 1 | 2 (8.0%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 (4.0%) | |
| 3 | 2 (8.0%) | |
| 4 | 0 (0.0%) | |
| 5 | 3 (12.0%) | |
| 6 | 3 (12.0%) | |
| 7 | 7 (28.0%) | |
| 8 | 1 (4.0%) | |
| 9 | 2 (8.0%) | |
| 10 | 4 (16.0%) |
Monday, December 1st, 2025 04:41 am
I don’t want to say
things were indescribably
bad exactly
but things were
indescribably bad exactly
I don’t want to say the tide
went out and left him
gasping—a landed fish precisely
but the tide did indeed go out
and left him gaping—a dropped ghost
to make matters worse
god gathered up all of god’s things
and paddled out on that tide
so he swore he would die
and to make matters worser still
he rocked back and forth
in a bubble rather boggy and sad
ate nothing but thistles therein
I don’t want to pretend
things were very much worse
than they were
but they very much were
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things were indescribably
bad exactly
but things were
indescribably bad exactly
I don’t want to say the tide
went out and left him
gasping—a landed fish precisely
but the tide did indeed go out
and left him gaping—a dropped ghost
to make matters worse
god gathered up all of god’s things
and paddled out on that tide
so he swore he would die
and to make matters worser still
he rocked back and forth
in a bubble rather boggy and sad
ate nothing but thistles therein
I don’t want to pretend
things were very much worse
than they were
but they very much were
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Sunday, November 30th, 2025 01:02 am
are you seriously telling me that chronic nosebleeds are potentially (yet another) symptom of (the same underlying connective tissue problems that ultimately cause) hypermobility?
Well, fuck.
(Oh, and myopia's on that list too, but I somehow find myself less flabbergasted by this one.)
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Well, fuck.
(Oh, and myopia's on that list too, but I somehow find myself less flabbergasted by this one.)
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Monday, December 1st, 2025 06:58 am
Checking in on goals
Finished This Month
Cook 12 times 2025
Progress this Month
Exercise every day in 2025
Brush teeth 360 times in 2025
Shower weekly 2025
Art Every Day 2025
Write in Spanish every day of 2025
Finish my memoirs
Write weekly 2025
Read 2 pages of Spanish every day 2025
Clean 2 minutes per weekday 2025
Clean 10 minutes per week 2025
Finished This Month
Cook 12 times 2025
Progress this Month
Exercise every day in 2025
Brush teeth 360 times in 2025
Shower weekly 2025
Art Every Day 2025
Write in Spanish every day of 2025
Finish my memoirs
Write weekly 2025
Read 2 pages of Spanish every day 2025
Clean 2 minutes per weekday 2025
Clean 10 minutes per week 2025
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Sunday, November 30th, 2025 02:42 am
Hello, friends! It's about to be December again, and you know what that means: the fact I am posting this actually before December 1 means ![[staff profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user_staff.png)
karzilla reminded me about the existence of linear time again. Wait, no -- well, yes, but also -- okay, look, let me back up and start again: it's almost December, and that means it's time for our annual December holiday points bonus.
The standard explanation: For the entire month of December, all orders made in the Shop of points and paid time, either for you or as a gift for a friend, will have 10% of your completed cart total sent to you in points when you finish the transaction. For instance, if you buy an order of 12 months of paid time for $35 (350 points), you'll get 35 points when the order is complete, to use on a future purchase.
( The fine print and much more behind this cut! )
Thank you, in short, for being the best possible users any social media site could possibly ever hope for. I'm probably in danger of crossing the Sappiness Line if I haven't already, but you all make everything worth it.
On behalf of Mark, Jen, Robby, and our team of awesome volunteers, and to each and every one of you, whether you've been with us on this wild ride since the beginning or just signed up last week, I'm wishing you all a very happy set of end-of-year holidays, whichever ones you celebrate, and hoping for all of you that your 2026 is full of kindness, determination, empathy, and a hell of a lot more luck than we've all had lately. Let's go.
karzilla reminded me about the existence of linear time again. Wait, no -- well, yes, but also -- okay, look, let me back up and start again: it's almost December, and that means it's time for our annual December holiday points bonus.The standard explanation: For the entire month of December, all orders made in the Shop of points and paid time, either for you or as a gift for a friend, will have 10% of your completed cart total sent to you in points when you finish the transaction. For instance, if you buy an order of 12 months of paid time for $35 (350 points), you'll get 35 points when the order is complete, to use on a future purchase.
( The fine print and much more behind this cut! )
Thank you, in short, for being the best possible users any social media site could possibly ever hope for. I'm probably in danger of crossing the Sappiness Line if I haven't already, but you all make everything worth it.
On behalf of Mark, Jen, Robby, and our team of awesome volunteers, and to each and every one of you, whether you've been with us on this wild ride since the beginning or just signed up last week, I'm wishing you all a very happy set of end-of-year holidays, whichever ones you celebrate, and hoping for all of you that your 2026 is full of kindness, determination, empathy, and a hell of a lot more luck than we've all had lately. Let's go.
Saturday, November 29th, 2025 08:03 pm
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1. What were some of the smells and tastes of your childhood?
2. What did you have as a child that you do not think children today have?
3. What elementary grade was your favorite?
4. What summer do you remember the best as a child?
5. What one piece of advice would you give to your younger self, and at what age?
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the_heartless.1. What were some of the smells and tastes of your childhood?
2. What did you have as a child that you do not think children today have?
3. What elementary grade was your favorite?
4. What summer do you remember the best as a child?
5. What one piece of advice would you give to your younger self, and at what age?
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Thursday, November 27th, 2025 09:13 pm
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating today, and happy Thursday to everyone else. I hope your day was filled with everything good.
Thursday, November 27th, 2025 03:15 pm
I put my chicken in the oven and fried up the chicken skins and - listen, I gotta say, of all the food items I've tried because I read about them, fried chicken skins are fucking amazing. I don't mind saying that they are, hands down, the most brilliant thing Jews have contributed to the world, and I do hope my various Jewish friends take that in the spirit it's intended, because omg. I don't care if I find out later that you guys invented the wheel, this is better. I am very thankful.
Anyway, we've got chicken, creamed spinach, possibly creamed corn, maybe beets of some sort, maybe couscous, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes (with marshmallows, contributed by a guest), stuffing, cornbread, cranberry sauce, and pies. I'm debating making some soup as well, buuuuuuut I think we may have enough food and not enough bowls. Oh, and there's green beans. Oh, and brussels sprouts and a salad.
(Maybe I should've made baked beans? I wonder if I have time to make baked beans. Oh, but the chicken is in the oven. Hm. Can you make not-baked baked beans? Is that a thing?)
Anyway, we've got chicken, creamed spinach, possibly creamed corn, maybe beets of some sort, maybe couscous, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes (with marshmallows, contributed by a guest), stuffing, cornbread, cranberry sauce, and pies. I'm debating making some soup as well, buuuuuuut I think we may have enough food and not enough bowls. Oh, and there's green beans. Oh, and brussels sprouts and a salad.
(Maybe I should've made baked beans? I wonder if I have time to make baked beans. Oh, but the chicken is in the oven. Hm. Can you make not-baked baked beans? Is that a thing?)
Wednesday, November 26th, 2025 08:34 pm
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2025 07:28 pm
Monday, November 24th, 2025 02:51 am
Everybody knows a hot dog is not a sandwich... it's a taco.
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Sunday, November 23rd, 2025 07:50 am
On Thursday, we went to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich to see their Pirates exhibition.
The exhibition covered the myths, legends and reality of pirates from the 'golden age' of piracy in the late 17th and early 18th century, right up to piracy in the present day. It looked at the images and the modern interpretations of pirates as well as how they have been portrayed on stage, screen, in novels and have even influenced fashion.
It was a large exhibition, and I took a LOT of photos, but I've tried to pare it down to the most interesting things that caught my eye under the cut (FYI - it was all very interesting!).
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We learned a lot of pirate language on our way through the exhibition
Maroon - abandon a victim on a deserted island
The black spot - A piece of paper with a black mark used as a death threat
Jolly Roger - a pirate flag
Fire in the hole - a warning that a shot is going to be fired
Barking Iron - a large pistol
Give no quarter - show no mercy in a fight
A spyglass - a telescope
Sail ho! - a ship has been spotted
Prize - a captured ship
Freebooter - Dutch word for a pirate
Filibuster - Spanish word for a pirate
Corsair - French word for a pirate, especially one from North Africa
There is a lot of extra information on the website for the exhibition, including the pirate myths here.
It was a really in-depth exhibition and we learned a lot. Well worth a visit - it's on until 4th January next year.
The exhibition covered the myths, legends and reality of pirates from the 'golden age' of piracy in the late 17th and early 18th century, right up to piracy in the present day. It looked at the images and the modern interpretations of pirates as well as how they have been portrayed on stage, screen, in novels and have even influenced fashion.
It was a large exhibition, and I took a LOT of photos, but I've tried to pare it down to the most interesting things that caught my eye under the cut (FYI - it was all very interesting!).
( Read more... )
We learned a lot of pirate language on our way through the exhibition
Maroon - abandon a victim on a deserted island
The black spot - A piece of paper with a black mark used as a death threat
Jolly Roger - a pirate flag
Fire in the hole - a warning that a shot is going to be fired
Barking Iron - a large pistol
Give no quarter - show no mercy in a fight
A spyglass - a telescope
Sail ho! - a ship has been spotted
Prize - a captured ship
Freebooter - Dutch word for a pirate
Filibuster - Spanish word for a pirate
Corsair - French word for a pirate, especially one from North Africa
There is a lot of extra information on the website for the exhibition, including the pirate myths here.
It was a really in-depth exhibition and we learned a lot. Well worth a visit - it's on until 4th January next year.
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2025 03:09 pm
Just picture it: Tres leches... confetti cake.
(It turns out I'm not the only person with this idea, which just shows how brilliant it is!)
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(It turns out I'm not the only person with this idea, which just shows how brilliant it is!)
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Sunday, November 23rd, 2025 11:44 pm
The last line should strike like a lover’s complaint.
You should never see it coming.
And you should never hear the end of it.
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You should never see it coming.
And you should never hear the end of it.
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