Sep. 13th, 2025 09:55 am

sad news

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On Facebook this morning, Obi-Ki's son Alan posted that his cancer has become aggressive and he has days or weeks at the most.

I'm just devastated, I had really thought he was getting better and was expecting to see him at Con*Strict at the end of the month. Cancer sucks so much.
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Sep. 10th, 2025 05:10 pm

Another day of adulting

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I adulted the shit out of today. W00t! Some of it was kinda-sorta accidental (in the right place at the right time) but stuff got done so that totally counts.

This is worthy of celebrating.


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Reading (porn)
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Writing (porn)
4 (20.0%)

Having a glass of wine (while reading or writing porn)
19 (95.0%)



The only reason you don't see coffee on this list is because it would be my sixth cup of the day.
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Sep. 10th, 2025 12:13 pm

Project 52

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Sep. 8th, 2025 08:18 am

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I went to a Fox News Take Down on Saturday. It was only about 20 of us lined up outside the Fox station in town, on a wide, busy street, waving our signs about Fox’s lies, receiving regular honks of encouragement from the cars going past. It was much smaller than the protests at the Capitol but I’m glad I went. Had some good conversations with people equally concerned about what’s happening in this country and listened to a kickass playlist of protest songs.

I’ve been frustrated, talking with people about going to protests, and some of them saying, “oh, but they’re not doing anything, are they?” And JFC. No, the protests have not instantly converted the fascist orange grifter and his Republican lackeys into decent people who understand and respect what a democracy is. But they have consistently made the point that a whole bunch of people in this country are not happy with the stark rush to fascism and we will make a noise about saving our democracy.

I feel it must encourage and strengthen the judges who are making some important decisions to protect our laws and the politicians who are standing up and demanding oversight and accountability. And shows the world that many Americans disapprove of the felon’s destruction and chaos.

I’m still writing postcards too, which seems like time to do some more.
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Sep. 7th, 2025 12:52 pm

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Sep. 5th, 2025 09:56 pm

Three pics

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Last month I had a birthday which as usual has left me at an unmemorable number, so for the rest of the year I'll be confused math lady if anyone asks my age.

Older woman with short greyish hair looking worried. She's peering at maths equations displayed across the pic.


The home screen on my pc is set to cycle through scenic views, then a while back microsoft added supposedly intriguing links (not). It randomly resulted in this combo, however, which is genuinely intriguing. Maybe sheep are deeper thinkers than we'd thought?

Sunset on a steep rocky hillside, four sheep standing serenely. Over them, white text reads - unlock the secrets of active listening and learn strategies that can help transform your conversations.


And this one's on tumblr.
The Rabbit of Doom


Sep. 3rd, 2025 05:42 pm

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Sep. 3rd, 2025 05:34 pm

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Sep. 3rd, 2025 11:07 am

A jaunt to town

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Yay, I finally accomplished a task I've put off for a year. A trip to drop off a few items at the local Goodwill. The hold up has been carrying stuff down three flights of stairs. As it turned out, it wasn't as bad as I'd expected it to be. A very nice young man unloaded everything for me when I got there (one of the perks to dropping stuff off at Goodwill).

Now I have closet space!

Other accomplishment of note. I finally managed to write a story for [community profile] whatif_au bi-monthly prompt. It's always a goal, just one I have a hard time making. It just happened to fit the prompt for [community profile] sga_saturday too which was a bonus.



Heaven and Hell (2294 words) by melagan
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Heaven & Hell, Angel/Demon Relationship, Pre-Slash, Friendship, Fluff
Summary:

Rodney is a demon stuck in Hell. The last thing he expects is to see an angel slouching in the doorway.



Now if I could just figure out what to write for [community profile] trope_of_the_month's coffee shop prompt.

The only coffee shop AU I've ever written is:
Moon Base Four

*sigh* Hardly your typical Coffee Shop AU. I don't know if I can or want to do 'typical'. It doesn't seem to be my style. :)
Sep. 3rd, 2025 02:39 pm

10 random facts about me meme

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Snaffled from various friends. Some of the following eccentric behaviour is only possible as I live alone. :)


1) I briefly got my hair done peroxide blond in my twenties. Proof. But mostly I dyed it auburn using henna. Chemists (pharmacies) in NZ used to stock packages of powdered henna back then - it was the seventies!

2) By chance, I have a lot of Nepali restaurants nearby - 3 or 4 within takeaway range. I love the chicken momos best (steamed Tibetan dumplings served with a romesco-chilli sauce). Yum.

3) I have a side table by my main armchair that's like a restaurant table set-up. It has a titanium spork (my main cutlery item), tissues, a kids' jewellery organiser full of tea bags, a long-stemmed sundae spoon, a small serrated kitchen knife, a cruet set with balsamic vinegar and garlic-infused olive oil, a pink-salt shaker, and jars/bottles of mango chutney, peanut butter, maple syrup, store-bought lemon juice, promite, and apricot compote. It cuts down on traipsing to and fro to the kitchen for stuff.

4) Since moving into my flat 2-3 years ago, I sussed out the ceramic cooktop but haven't been able to figure out the main oven controls. The landlord couldn't either. Haven't been able to intuit the electronic controls or find info online, so I use a toaster-oven instead, which works fine.

5) I have mild sleep apnoea that doesn't bother me as long as I sleep on my side. That's what my tricky right hip and left knee prefer, anyway.

6) I got fed up with bed-making, stuffing duvet covers, and getting tangled in layers of bedding many years ago. I just use one thinnish faux fur blanket (leopardskin pattern of course) with a faux-flannel backing. It's lightweight but surprisingly warm and I only need to add one extra light blanket a few times in mid-winter. So my bedding is a flannel sheet on the mattress and then the blanket. It's like being a Neolithic person using just a fur spread for bedding, but with more microfibres. I make the bed once a week before Fionna comes to clean my flat, and my elderly washing machine can just manage the blanket as a single load.

7) I haven't worn any shoes except crocs for over 20 years. Auckland's warm enough for that to be comfortable, and all "normal" shoes pinch my feet. I go barefoot inside, only rarely resorting to slippers on especially cold nights.

8) I've lived with one or more cats all my life until several years ago. I miss having a cat friend, but when someone recently offered me a nice adult boy they were trying to find a home for, I had to say no. There's a busy road only a stone's throw away and the neighbours drive up and down the driveway a few feet from my front door every day, so it wouldn't be safe. The flat's not set up for an indoors cat - the back door to the garage has no screen and it'd be way too hot in summer to keep it closed. But mainly, I no longer feel able to cope with the regular round of vet visits, emergencies etc. that come with caring for a cat. I'll make do with feeding the sparrows, and my duck visitors.

9) My first boyfriend when I was 17 was Dave, from a smallish town in Illinois. He was in my English class - an exchange student at my high school. We taught each other to play chess (badly) and sometimes actually did play it before Mum got home from work, but "playing chess" was mostly a euphemism for making out.

10) In my twenties to thirties I had a series of Morris Minor cars as they were cheap and I liked their quirkiness. Kiwis are good at repairing cars with NZ being harder to import to and local DIY culture, so you could get fixed-up Morris Minors fairly easily. I drove my last one from Christchurch up to Auckland when I returned from working overseas. I'd painted it with red, maroon, and gold swirls in the seventies, then in Auckland I sanded it off and repainted it bright yellow, with the chrome all done in black. Here's a cartoon I did of it back in the day.

yellow morris minor from front, black trim, woman driving it.

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