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Welcome to the weekly roundup post! What are you watching this week? What are you excited about?
Photos: Contorta Willow
Jan. 10th, 2026 05:11 pmysabetwordsmith posting in common_natureI took some pictures yesterday but didn't have time to upload and post them until today. The night before, a windstorm blew down the contorta willow sapling that used to stand between the house yard and the south lot, near the big maple tree.
( Walk with me ... )
( Walk with me ... )
Cheese Quest 1
Jan. 10th, 2026 04:23 pmused_songs
Before New Year's, E and I went to the HEB at Lincoln Heights which is fancier than a regular HEB, but not as fancy as Central Market. I was looking at cheeses while E was in the bakery and the cheesemonger gave me a coupon for 20% off any of their cheeses in that section. So I went with one I knew I'd like and two that were experiments.
The one I thought was a sure bet was the Chimichurri Gouda because I love gouda. I was hoping it would be a bit spicy, but despite tasting of pepper and chilies it was more earthy than spicy. It was also sharper than I expected, but it was good.
My favorite was the white cheddar dill which was a surprise. I love dill, but I'm not a fan of cheddar at all. It's generally way too sharp for me. This one was very herbal and salty and just delicious.
My least favorite, and the one I wouldn't have bought if I hadn't had a coupon, was the smoked cheddar. I took a chance on it because I do like smoked gouda and smokiness in general. However, this was very hard, almost crumbly, and it was way too sharp for me, I'll probably take it to my parents and see if they want it, because I tried it again a couple of days after the first taste and I just don't like it. And honestly I didn't even realize cheddar came in that consistency.
The only other cheese I've put in my analog cheese journal is HEB Monterey jack with jalapeño and habanero which is something I have with my lunch every day during the week. So, obviously, extremely good!
This week we are having enchiladas, so I will be journaling about oaxaca and queso fresca, both of which are delicious. One of the best things in the world is thinly sliced pan sauteed potatoes topped with mole poblano sauce and queso fresca.
you make my heart go giddy up
Jan. 10th, 2026 10:18 pmpensnestIn response to Rahaeli's recent suggestions on Bluesky (I think) about the way LiveJournal is going, I thought it might be a good idea to see if I could figure out how to import the fic_requests community. Back in the day it provided very considerable inspiration for meβI should think at least fifty of my ficlets were inspired by something in that community.
And I noticed a community on my DW that I had completely forgotten existed. It is calledpopslash_lollipops and it is, in fact, a repository of the fic_requests community from the old popslash-on-LiveJournal days. I don't think there's any point attempting to import the Index, which wouldn't work anyway as all the links will be different, but the stories (or at least the links) are here on DW.
And I noticed a community on my DW that I had completely forgotten existed. It is called
popslash_lollipops and it is, in fact, a repository of the fic_requests community from the old popslash-on-LiveJournal days. I don't think there's any point attempting to import the Index, which wouldn't work anyway as all the links will be different, but the stories (or at least the links) are here on DW.3 things - even lovely guests are stressy, cats like arnchairs, office politics in politics
Jan. 10th, 2026 10:02 pmhunninghamChristmas is over, father-in-law is away staying with the other bit of the family, I've had a long & tiring visit with my mother, but I'm back home now and it's just me & himself for the next week. And it's so nice just being us. Having an extra in the house - even a much-loved & gentle family member - it's an effort. It's odd working out where the stresses are, but today we had lunch with books and without conversation - such a delight.
My mother has given me a teeny-tiny bucket armchair to replace the one which I had moved into father-in-law's room. This has made my cat very happy. I knew that I missed having a comfy chair in the office; I hadn't realised that cat also wanted to be comfortable in same room as me. Yesterday he sat and stared until I got a clue and put his blanket on the chair. And then he sat and had a very thorough wash and a long sleep. Focusmate partner was charmed.
Greens are being awful. I want to save the world, stop climate change etc etc but people keep on getting in the way. We've got a lot of personalities going on at the moment, and the local party is doing office politics (only without the office). People muttering in the break room, getting their feelings hurt, toes trodden on, accusing each other of whatevering, plotting behind the bike shed, little power groups, conspiracy theories and it's like living through an episode of Mean Girls. Fascinating to see how some people absolutely revel in it and just want Drama! Excitement! He said! She said! while I just want to retreat like a distressed snail.
My mother has given me a teeny-tiny bucket armchair to replace the one which I had moved into father-in-law's room. This has made my cat very happy. I knew that I missed having a comfy chair in the office; I hadn't realised that cat also wanted to be comfortable in same room as me. Yesterday he sat and stared until I got a clue and put his blanket on the chair. And then he sat and had a very thorough wash and a long sleep. Focusmate partner was charmed.
Greens are being awful. I want to save the world, stop climate change etc etc but people keep on getting in the way. We've got a lot of personalities going on at the moment, and the local party is doing office politics (only without the office). People muttering in the break room, getting their feelings hurt, toes trodden on, accusing each other of whatevering, plotting behind the bike shed, little power groups, conspiracy theories and it's like living through an episode of Mean Girls. Fascinating to see how some people absolutely revel in it and just want Drama! Excitement! He said! She said! while I just want to retreat like a distressed snail.
Happy Shouto Day! π° (1/11)
Jan. 11th, 2026 04:36 amautumninpluto
The art itself
Happy birthday to Shouto! I did this super quick so it looks kinda sloppy. I really love timeskip Shouto's hair style, and more mature jawline.
I was in such a hurry because I saw 1/11 art at around 11:35 PM and was like, oh shit, I forgot all about Shouto day!! so I got to sketching reeeeal fast (amazed that I got his face shape right the first time when I kept on struggling just last week). When I was about to upload the pic, I noticed there weren't a lot of posts on his Bluesky birthday tag yet.
That's when I realized it just turned 1/11, and I'm early, not late. Anyway, happiest of birthdays to the coolest, kindest baby boy; I love him so much :"D
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Jan. 10th, 2026 11:46 amgreghousesgfHaving some Darjeeling tea. Had a great time with my friend last night and later today I'm going to get ice cream at Fenton's.
[ SECRET POST #6945 ]
Jan. 10th, 2026 02:36 pmcase posting in fandomsecretsβ Secret Post #6945 β
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[ SECRET SUBMISSIONS POST #993 ]
Jan. 10th, 2026 02:31 pmcase posting in fandomsecrets[ SECRET SUBMISSIONS POST #993 ]
The first secret from this batch will be posted on January 17th.
The first secret from this batch will be posted on January 17th.
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The cashier at the gas station asks me where I'm from by J. Sullivan
Jan. 10th, 2026 12:08 pmtaiga13 posting in poetryThe cashier at the gas station asks me where I'm from
and when I say Ohio, he says Go buckeyes
which I understand as a stranger offering
language that can be shared. The way starlings
roost on a power line, scooching over
so the other can sit, flocked and fanning
feathers against rain and never in my life
have I seen a football game, but still I reply
Go buckeyes
which is a way of saying: I accept.
I would root with you in imaginary stands.
Cheer at the same time in a darkened bar.
We are more alike than not, us two.
Here, let me shift, shuffle. Shelter a moment
beneath this wing.
and when I say Ohio, he says Go buckeyes
which I understand as a stranger offering
language that can be shared. The way starlings
roost on a power line, scooching over
so the other can sit, flocked and fanning
feathers against rain and never in my life
have I seen a football game, but still I reply
Go buckeyes
which is a way of saying: I accept.
I would root with you in imaginary stands.
Cheer at the same time in a darkened bar.
We are more alike than not, us two.
Here, let me shift, shuffle. Shelter a moment
beneath this wing.
For Renee Nicole Good by Amanda Gorman
Jan. 10th, 2026 11:54 amtaiga13 posting in poetryFor Renee Nicole Good
Killed by U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) on January 7, 2026
They say she is no more,
That there her absence roars,
Blood-blown like a rose
Iced wheels flinched & froze.
Now, bare riot of candles,
Dark fury of flowers,
Pure howling of hymns.
If for us she arose,
Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief,
Crouches our power.
The howl where we begin,
Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater
Of the worst of what we've been.
Change is only possible,
& all the greater,
When the labor
& bitter anger of our neighbors
Is moved by the love
& better angels of our nature.
What they call death & void,
We know is breath & voice;
In the end, gorgeously,
Endures our enormity.
You could believe departed to be the dawn
When the blank night has so long stood,
But our bright-fled angels will never fully be gone,
When they forever as so fiercely Good.
Killed by U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) on January 7, 2026
They say she is no more,
That there her absence roars,
Blood-blown like a rose
Iced wheels flinched & froze.
Now, bare riot of candles,
Dark fury of flowers,
Pure howling of hymns.
If for us she arose,
Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief,
Crouches our power.
The howl where we begin,
Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater
Of the worst of what we've been.
Change is only possible,
& all the greater,
When the labor
& bitter anger of our neighbors
Is moved by the love
& better angels of our nature.
What they call death & void,
We know is breath & voice;
In the end, gorgeously,
Endures our enormity.
You could believe departed to be the dawn
When the blank night has so long stood,
But our bright-fled angels will never fully be gone,
When they forever as so fiercely Good.
Nominations Queries 1 (Winter 2026)
Jan. 10th, 2026 11:01 amlittlefics posting in seasonsofdrabblesHello, we have a few nominations queries at this time. If you were one of the nominators of these tags, we would appreciate your help!
UPDATE: All clear!
UPDATE: All clear!
Gachiakuta (Anime): Could the nominator clarify if "Soul within a Vital Instrument" is a specific canonical character, or an original character?Kemutai Hanashi (Manga): We're having some trouble confirming that "Tachibana Ririko" and "Tsukiyama Tamaki" exist. Could the nominator point us to where they appear in canon?The Serenade of Spring Thunder: We're having some trouble confirming that "Rindou" and "Shisui" exist. Could the nominator point us to where they appear in canon?γγγγ―ε£γ«γͺγγγ | Watashi wa Kabe ni Naritai | I Want To Be a Wall (Manga): We're having some trouble confirming that "Gilbert" and "Hanazono Take" exist. Could the nominator point us to where they appear in canon?
A wonderful find: Slaby ancestry information!
Jan. 10th, 2026 10:19 ama_natural_beautyThis past Monday morning while I was over at moms she gave me one of the most important things I think I could ever get from my dad: ancestry paperwork and obituaries! There is a descendant report that goes back to the year 1872 when my one ancestor Charles Slaby was born on November 2nd. He was from Bohemia - the village of Vlastec. It then tells how he met and married a woman named Anna Kovar from Cleveland Ohio. She was born June 17th of the same year - 1872 and they were married November 11th 1894, 22 years old. So at some point he was possibly the first ancestor from my dad's Slaby side to come over here to the states before or during 1894. At least that's how it's written up... Then it goes into more details of names and relatives. Three pages of records!!
There are also some very old obituaries and cards from the funerals in the envelope. some relatives who died in the 1930's. Some are somewhat faded but overall they are in good shape. The cards don't give a ton of information besides when they died but I've been able to see some of that information from the family decent report. My dad even wrote out some more notes on the Slaby side starting with his grandfather George Slaby who was born October 19th, 1899 and his wife Anna Matuska (my dad's grandmother) who was born June 2n, 1904.
I've been wanting to see these notes for years and have been asking my dad for years but he could never find them. About a year or two ago my dad accused me of having them and wanting them back - but I had no idea they even existed. I'm sure he' happy to see them now being read and looked into. My mom gave me these papers so now I can go on and try to do some research and learn more. I'd like to try to learn more about their jobs, where they lived in those areas (mostly the Cleveland area here in Ohio) and hobbies. Wish me luck - I'll start doing this more seriously in a few weeks I think.
There are also some very old obituaries and cards from the funerals in the envelope. some relatives who died in the 1930's. Some are somewhat faded but overall they are in good shape. The cards don't give a ton of information besides when they died but I've been able to see some of that information from the family decent report. My dad even wrote out some more notes on the Slaby side starting with his grandfather George Slaby who was born October 19th, 1899 and his wife Anna Matuska (my dad's grandmother) who was born June 2n, 1904.
I've been wanting to see these notes for years and have been asking my dad for years but he could never find them. About a year or two ago my dad accused me of having them and wanting them back - but I had no idea they even existed. I'm sure he' happy to see them now being read and looked into. My mom gave me these papers so now I can go on and try to do some research and learn more. I'd like to try to learn more about their jobs, where they lived in those areas (mostly the Cleveland area here in Ohio) and hobbies. Wish me luck - I'll start doing this more seriously in a few weeks I think.
