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Mar. 18th, 2026 10:20 am
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Dear Prudence,

I’m a 21-year-old college student living in a house with five other students. There are three women and three men. We’re having an issue keeping our kitchen clean, and I am the only one who consistently cleans. I keep the floors and counters clean, wash the piles of dishes in the sink, wash dish towels, etc. Anytime I’ve asked people to chip in, they never follow through. I’ve tried not doing the cleaning, but then the kitchen gets disgusting and I end up caving.

I’m not completely innocent when it comes to not always washing my dishes immediately and being messy, but I feel like I clean more often than anyone else. A general chore chart doesn’t work, and I am tired of feeling like my roommate’s mother. How can I get them to take some initiative and do more of the heavy lifting that always falls on me?

—Not a Mother to Five at 21


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Mar. 18th, 2026 10:12 am
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1. What have you recently finished reading?
  • The Melancholy of Untold History by Minsoo Kang - it was an interesting set of myths and pre-history of an Asian-based fantasy world. I enjoyed it from that standpoint, but it was more like a textbook or collection of stories than an actual novel.


2. What are you currently reading?
  • The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher. This is the [community profile] bookclub_dw read for March. I'm almost finished.

  • The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. I've been feeling nostalgic and it will satisfy a book bingo square.


3. What will you be reading next?​
  • A Scandal in Mayfair by Katharine Schellman. I finally got my hands on a copy of this from the library. This will complete the Lily Adler Mysteries for me.

  • The Gales of November by John U. Bacon. Another one I've been waiting for from the library. I live in Michigan - this is practically required reading.



I'm a day late for the icon. IYKYK
rionaleonhart: goes wrong: unparalleled actor robert grove looks handsomely at the camera. (unappreciated in my own time)
[personal profile] rionaleonhart
Yet more fanfiction for The Goes Wrong Show!

Here's a game you can play: see if you can guess what Chris named the main characters in his play before you read this, on the assumption that Chris just asked himself 'what names do gay men have?'


Title: Ad Libitum
Fandom: The Goes Wrong Show
Rating: 14
Pairing: Robert/Chris
Wordcount: 1,800
Summary: Chris and Robert play lovers on stage. Things do not go as planned.

Ad Libitum )

Goreswap Pinch Hits - Due April 12

Mar. 18th, 2026 03:11 am
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[community profile] goreswap is a multifandom exchange for fic and art, featuring gore. Assignments must be at least 500 words or a sketch on unlined paper, and contain significant gore content.

Rules | AO3 Collection

Current Pinch Hit Post

For details or to claim, see the pinch hit post above. These assignments are due April 12 at 11:59 PM EDT.

Pinch Hit #1: Art, Fic - The Starving Saints - Caitlin Starling, Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008), Blue Eye Samurai (Cartoon), Dredge (Video Game), The Luminous Dead - Caitlin Starling

Pinch Hit #3: Art, Fic - 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018), 镇魂 | Guardian - priest

Pinch Hit #5: Fic - Night Prince - Jeaniene Frost, グノーシア | Gnosia (Visual Novel), Dracula Rising (Cartoon)

Pinch Hit #8: Art, Fic - Ice Nine Kills (Band), Resident Evil (Movies - Anderson), Cardinal (TV 2017), Shall We Date?: Obey Me! (Video Game), Harrow (TV), 9-1-1: Lone Star (TV 2020), Tracker (TV 2024), Murder Drones (Web Series), Original Work

Pinch Hit #9: Fic - Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order (TV 2025), Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022), Loki (TV 2021), The Night Manager (TV 2016), D.Gray-man (Anime & Manga), Merlin (TV)

Pinch Hit #10: Art, Fic - Undertale (Video Game), Deltarune (Video Game), The Owl House (Cartoon)

Daily Happiness

Mar. 17th, 2026 08:05 pm
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1. Yesterday morning when I got back from my walk, I somehow lost the top to my airpods' outer case. It had to have fallen out either on the porch or inside the house, because it's very noticeable without it so it could only have been right after I put them back in my pocket after putting them in the case. I looked around a little but had to go to work, and Carla looked some more during the day and didn't find it, so I ordered a new case, which came today and I really love it. For one thing, the top is attached! I really like the variety of colors, so I ordered another one for my backup pair, and for Carla's ones as well. Right after that, Carla found the top to the old case in the living room in a tangle of power cords lol. But these new ones are cheap and I really do prefer the attached top. The one I thought I lost was a Star Wars Pride one from Disneyland, so I'll still use it seasonally (I also have a Mickey Halloween one).

2. I got my haircut today. Carla had an appointment, too, so it took longer than when it's just me and I didn't feel like going to Gardena just for a little bit in the afternoon, so I just worked from home the rest of the day. It was just web meetings in the afternoon anyway.

3. This morning when I got up, my PC would not turn on. The power cord is one of those that has a light showing when it's plugged in, so I could tell it was still getting power and that wasn't the problem. I thought maybe it was stuck in an update or something, so I went for my walk, but when I came back it still wouldn't turn on. I decided to unplug it from the power strip while I ate breakfast and then it finally came back on again! I really should do a backup of my files just in case...

4. Few things are cuter than cats covering their face coyly.

Is it an omen?

Mar. 18th, 2026 01:17 am
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So it’s time for the inevitable gig post about Waterparks.

First the tip there. I downloaded some books on the kindle app to read on the train but when I got on I found I utterly lacked the focus. Maybe in part due to early start or the drilling/sawing this morning but it wasn’t there. Then I got hit by random sadness which didn’t help either, coupled with anxiety which only grew.

In Birmingham I set out for food, checking a few places before deciding to give the new sushidog place a try. It’s basically subway only instead of a roll it’s a big sushi (roughly as long as my pad). I went for the tofu option and it was mostly good though there was something crunchy in it (Ithink crispy onions) that detracted from the taste. I dunno if I’ll have it again, we’ll see. But I was surprised there’s a reward app for it.

After a lil wander I went to the venue, anxiety rising and joined the queue. Thankfully there wasn’t long to wait but I didn’t feel like trying to distract by reading.

Inside I looked at merch, which was the same as the eu dates so there wasn’t much choice, I got the rainbow parx tee cause I had liked the look of it and will probably wear it for 5 Seconds Of Summer in two weeks.

There was only one support, Greywind and they were pretty good, I’d not heard them before and not sure I will again, but it’s nice to see a female fronted band.

After a little wait (and figuring out the wi-fi), it was time for Waterparks. (And I got a semi decent spot, albeit sometimes getting the view of Geoff and Awsten’s heads cut off when they came my side of the stage)

The show was split into four sections, each introduced by a guy on a screen (who I didn’t recognise) (and yes there was a screen, I’d not seen one at this venue before so thay was strange). The sections were happiness, sadness, anticipation (the new songs) and anger (Awsten’s favourite part according to the guy).

Happiness was fun cause it had a lot of spinning from Geoff which was cute. I love his lil spins so many. Sadness had a lil acoustic section, which included Crave, though most songs were shorter and not full ones, anticipation included the three new songs plus Prowler which seemed to go fast and was growly.

There were two song choices
Peach or Telephone (Peach won, so I got to hear him sing la la la lombotomy)
Gloom Boyd’s or Not Warriors (damnit I’d have loved to hear Not Warriors but alas it was Gloom Boys which was still fun)
There was gonna be a third, 21 questions or Lucky People, but Awsten went with Lucky People cause someone at the met and greet walked down the aisle to it which was sweet.
(I also half expected Anger to have Ice but it didn’t)

Memorable things that I can remember
*Awsten hyping up Geoff and Otto multiple times, especially Otto
*Awsten lasted three songs before clinging onto Geoff’s leg
*He told a story about something that ‘freaked him out’ a seagull eating a dead rat with a bloody beak, he took this as an omen, but couldn’t decide if it was good or bad (until he decided it meant a certain someone was going to die soon and we’d feast one him)
*Awsten remembered that Fandom live was filmed there (i need it so bad damnit), he remembered the venue cause of the gold stuff on the balconies specifically cause the venue name had changed
*He was repeatedly apologetic for the last tour being three years ago, saying there would be a new one soon as soon as the album comes out (which is ‘soon’
*he also repeatedly thanked us for showing up and he was glad to do a tour without just playing a new album

They always know how to but on a great show and Awsten is a natural talent. He’s just so funny and a yapper so it makes it feel… I dunno, it’s nice. It’s fun. Plus it was a great line up of songs (alas no Fruit Roll Ups) which were from all of the bands eras. And I liked the concept of making the sections themed around an emotion that was a nice idea.

(I was a bit sad to see Thrice are playing at the same venue tomorrow, but then they’re probably playing the newer stuff I’ve not heard)

After the show I raced to the station but missed a train by a few minutes (thankfully not the last one). So I grabbed a drink and some sushi and waited for it. On the train back I did read the intro chapter of one of the books, Strange Pictures, but that’s it.

Gonna rest up now and might make another post in a few days. It might be the music stuff I love post, since I wanna post music stuff anyway so may as well do it for that, or maybe I’ll work on fic, who knows. Mainly I’ll likely be sidetracked by pokopia,

Accounting.

Mar. 17th, 2026 09:09 pm
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[personal profile] hannah
Time I would've spent writing this evening was spent on cooking risotto for lunch and filling out tax forms as best I could. I opened the document and poked at it a bit to feel something and say I'd at least poked at it, and that helped me relax from the taxes enough I can think about doing something else with the night. Not much, but something else.

It's probably just going to be a couple days' of Stardew Valley, though.

home again

Mar. 17th, 2026 08:27 pm
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[personal profile] redbird
I am back from Montreal. The trip home had some annoying delays while they found us an airplane, or figured out how to tow the one they had, or something, but was otherwise fine.

Rysmiel gave me a back rub last night that did significant good for the tension in my neck and right shoulder. I currently have an unrelated shoulder pain, from spending too much time poking at my phone while spending several hours at the airport, but if I'm somewhat cautious now that I'm home, that should take care of itself in a day or three.

I am catching up on some of the PT exercises I didn't do while traveling because they require elastics, or the foam roller, or weights, but doing all of them tonight would be imprudent.

Daily Check-In

Mar. 17th, 2026 05:59 pm
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This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Tuesday, March 17, to midnight on Wednesday, March 18. (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #34381 Daily Check-in
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 24

How are you doing?

I am OK.
14 (58.3%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
10 (41.7%)

I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single.
10 (41.7%)

One other person.
10 (41.7%)

More than one other person.
4 (16.7%)




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.
 

yet more of these drabbles

Mar. 18th, 2026 09:55 am
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[personal profile] deird1
This is for my urban fantasy setting, previously seen here and here.

Slowly but surely, I seem to be doing a thing…

drabbles! )

10trueloves: broken

Mar. 17th, 2026 06:00 pm
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[personal profile] senmut
AO3 Link | Not Alone (300 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Justice League (Franchise)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: J'onn J'onnz & Dinah Lance
Characters: J'onn J'onzz, Dinah Lance
Additional Tags: +Modern Age (1986-Present), Post-Crisis, Triple Drabble
Summary:

After everything with the White Martians and his brother, Dinah is there



Not Alone

The next time J'onn woke, it was no longer Bruce with him, but Dinah. He closed his eyes once more, strangely loathe to have her be the one to see him this reduced.

He knew he would be just as bad with Arthur.

There was an unspoken bond between the three of them, the last of the five original that had faced the Appellaxian warriors, leading to the formation of the Justice League in its original incarnation. For one of them to be reduced nearly to destruction —

"You mean like when Arthur's entire world was brought down around his ears and we nearly lost him to grief-madness? Or when I got myself stupidly caught and died at least twice on the hospital table?"

He had to open his eyes, chagrin among his emotions as he realized the telepathic connection had not been shielded at all. She moved from the chair and got up in the recovery bed with him, careful of the tech monitoring his status.

"You were upset that neither of us reached out, that we locked you out of being able to help us then. And we got the point. We three, we have each other, among the many we've brought in since then.

"Let me in, and Arthur as soon as he gets free, so we can help you recover."

J'onn didn't trust his mind or his voice to express any of what he was feeling, but she reacted, bringing a hand up along one angular cheek as she settled her head on his shoulder.

"You're not broken. You had to make a very harsh, hateful call against a man you shared a genetic pattern with. And you did so at great cost to yourself.

"But you will heal. And we are with you the whole way."

HR - Oscars and parties

Mar. 17th, 2026 08:52 pm
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[personal profile] ruric
Apparently having been supremely indifferent to men's fashion for my entire life I now have a burning interest in it?

I may have been glued to Threads for a while watching the pictures come through from the Oscars and pre- post- parties on Sunday and into the wee small hours of Monday morning.

I'm blaming these fools...



Click to embiggen.

There's also a hilarious video that goes with pic 2 on JR's instagram - last slide in that post - which makes me snort/giggle every time I watch it because of the awkwardness of it all.

I would like to flop tonight but I need to tick off some tasks from my endless "Do ALL The Things" list for sorting out my flat/life. Alas it is already 9:15pm. Wonder how much I can achieve in an hour/90 minutes?

What can I possibly bribe myself with as a reward if I'm a good girl and get shit done?

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Mar. 17th, 2026 03:05 pm
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DEAR HARRIETTE: I've recently gone sober for health reasons, and it wasn't an easy decision, especially because my social life has always involved going out for drinks, celebrating with cocktails and bonding over happy hour. When my friends and I went out last weekend, they were pressuring me to drink. I ordered a mocktail, and almost immediately, my friends started to laugh and said that it would be fine to just have one drink. This surprised me because I never thought that my friends would try to force me to do something that would actively have a negative effect on my health. It made me feel unsupported and, frankly, disrespected. At the same time, I don't want to lose my friendships or isolate myself socially just because I'm choosing not to drink. Now I'm anxious about future outings. I don't want every dinner or celebration to turn into a debate about my personal choices. How should I talk to my friends about setting boundaries without making things awkward? -- Sober

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Things to Like

Mar. 17th, 2026 02:01 pm
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[personal profile] yourlibrarian
1) Whoa, the changes at Tumblr have meant a flood of people signing up for accounts at Pillowfort. I just went through a feed four times longer than usual.

2) We've watched four episodes of Starfleet Academy and are both pleasantly surprised by it. I confess I haven't been very enthused by the new crop of shows. In fact my favorite season was one that it seems most viewers didn't care for, which was S1 of Discovery. Read more... )

3) Looks like it isn't just late night shows that are winding to a close but talk shows and entertainment news. I can see why podcasts would be far cheaper to make and competing with the audience, but I do wonder if most can put out episodes as consistently as is done with larger productions. (I note, for example, that Access Hollywood has four hosts).

4) Not being a reader of Outlander, I had no idea there was a separate Lord John Grey series. A spinoff based on the books sounds great, and you'd think with the success of Heated Rivalry (it was a Jeopardy question this week!) that the timing would be perfect. Granted, a period piece with a large cast would be significantly more expensive, but it also has a built in audience via its linked TV show and books.

5) Watched Zootopia 2 and enjoyed it. I particularly liked how they worked in references to favorite things from the first film without having it slow down or detract from the story in progress. For us this was wolves starting a howl, and the appearance of the sloth. There were lots of little in-jokes (such as the Hulu menu) and things moved along quite well, with fun new characters to meet.

Poll #34380 Kudos Footer-562
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Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 11

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Kudos!
11 (100.0%)



Check-In Post - March 17th 2026

Mar. 17th, 2026 07:01 pm
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Hello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.


This Week's Question: What is a craft that you tried but abandoned?


If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.

I now declare this Check-In OPEN!



Tuesday, 17th March 2026

Mar. 17th, 2026 03:00 pm
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Spin Control, by Chris Moriarty

Mar. 17th, 2026 11:44 am
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Sequel to Spin State, and, yes, you have to read that one first. Really solid hard science-fiction where the science is artificial intelligence (real AI, not fucking Claude), cloning, ecological collapse, complex adaptive systems and complexity theory, and I took the last two straight out of the "Further Reading" section at the end (yes there's homework) because hell if I know, even though Moriarty definitely expected me to know and says as much. The closest I can get to guessing what that field is about (without Further Reading) is E.O. Wilson and his ants, which are also here.

The fiction is set far in the future in a universe where the Earth is suffering from global climate catastrophe and the vast majority of people live in orbital stations or on terraformed planets. This includes huge hives of genetically engineered corporate clones, who are no longer considered human, and transhumans who have been technologically advanced to the point where they're not considered entirely human either. The only humans allowed to live on Earth are natural ones with hereditary exceptions, which, practically, seems to mainly mean indigenous groups, whatever's left of the United States after it broke with the U.N., and people with religious wars to fight. Half of the action is set in the middle of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.

So you can see how this book might be a bit too real at this stage of the horrors.

Unfortunately for both of us, due to my state of mind—and the state of the world—I couldn't concentrate on any of it. I could only read it sporadically and had trouble remembering all the spy intrigue (of which there's a lot) and who was on what side, but I'm sure it was great and tense and full of unexpected betrayals (iguess.jpg). However, I can say that even after days away from it, I could pick it up and just start reading because it's very well written and the (main) characters are all memorable and interesting.

If any of this sounds like your jam, read the first book (that one is about mining, Bose–Einstein condensates, corporate espionage, and AI), pick up this one, and then probably read the third in the trilogy, Ghost Spin. I'll pick it up one day, but probably not today, and probably not tomorrow, on account of my poor brains.

Contains: global climate disaster; Israel/Palestine; torture and interrogation; widespread infertility; unplanned pregnancy; amputation; slaughter of chickens for food; and an extended shoutout to Ender's Game.

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