Esbat

Oct. 5th, 2025 08:54 pm
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Tonight we did our esbat ritual on attracting new folks to the coven.  We used the intention board, which has a "seed of life" motif and different labels that can be added.  It's kind of the mystical equivalent of a breadboard in science -- something you can plug in different things to generate diverse effects.  :D
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It's four teens, the already unsettling game they're playing, and further unsettling.

One of them opens issue #1 describing herself already shook: " Nothing scares me anymore.

" My worst nightmare has already happened. "

She's talking real-world. )

Shopping

Oct. 5th, 2025 05:13 pm
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52 Best Self-Care Gifts for Peak Pampering

We all know someone who deserves a little pampering. Actually, we all are someone who deserves a little pampering.

Meaningful self-care goes beyond a simple bubble bath or at-home facial (though, those are really nice, too), and we all need support and resources to maintain self-care routines that truly benefit us.

If you’re looking to be that support for someone else, self-care gifts can make a major impact.



Take care of yourself and those you love.

Birdfeeding

Oct. 5th, 2025 02:47 pm
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Today is mostly sunny and hot.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 10/5/25 -- I did a bit of work around the yard.

I picked a handful of groundcherries.

EDIT 10/5/25 -- I watered the patio plants.

I picked another handful of groundcherries.

I've heard a bluejay screaming but haven't seen it.

EDIT 10/5/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 10/5/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 10/5/25 -- I watered the new picnic table garden.

I am done for the night.
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Fandom: due South
Characters/Pairings: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski, Ray Vecchio, Diefenbaker, Frannie Vecchio, Margaret Thatcher, Armando Langoustini, Victoria Metcalf
Rating: Teen
Length: 60,820 (whole series) Real Boys is 22,820, Real Worlds is 38,000
Content Notes: Author "chose not to warn", but I don't think any AO3 warnings apply.
Creator Links: MSSalieri (aka Troyswann, Salieri): MSSalieri on AO3 and Salieri's old site on Wayback
Themes: Uncommon settings, Friends to lovers, Action/adventure, AU: Science Fiction, AU: robots & AI, Fandom Classics, Worldbuilding

Summaries: for Real Boys:
Ray looked out from between his fingers. The creature was there, on the other side of Mr. Thug, and it had lots of silvery fur and teeth that would be gleaming really nicely if the 'liner hadn't gone and taken most of the light with it. Between Mr. Thug and Ray, there was a pair of tall boots. Tilting his head back, Ray looked up, up past the red jacket all the way to the head, which was wearing a wide-brimmed hat. On the face under the hat there was a small smile.

"What the," Ray said. "Who the."

for Real Worlds:
"His existence is a violation of Armistice Statute—"
"God laws."
"Yes."
It took only one long stride for Ray to get into Thatcher's space and to her credit she didn’t back down. "You're gonna quote God laws at me?" He jabbed her with a stiff finger. "Who's playin God here, huh? You wave the fucking God laws at me while you got Fraser strapped to a table somewhere so you can put his fucking brains in a blender and take what he is? Look in a fucking mirror, lady."
"For some reason I can't fathom, Mr. Kowalski, I like you, so I'm going to give you a piece of advice." Her chin came up. "You might watch your words. Unless you want to join Fraser on charges of sedition."
"What?" Vecchio was incredulous. "You're yankin me, right? Fraser’s a kitchen appliance, but he's man enough to be brought up on charges? How the Jee does that compute?"

A sequel to Real Boys:
Three years raising sheep on Clementine, and it all comes crashing down in a skip storm, some consequential psychosis, a kidnapping and a global catastrophe. He may be the universe's punching bag, but Ray will fight for freak love. He's getting Fraser back, God Laws be damned.

Reccer's Notes: There are very few AUs that put the due South characters into spaaace! This is a fusion with the Bladerunner universe where Fraser's an android who arrives to assist Ray Kowalski (who's trying to survive on a settler planet). Salieri's a marvelous writer who takes aspects of the Bladerunner universe and expands on them with extraordinary worldbuilding to tell a complex and riveting tale. There's a gradually developing relationship between Ray and Fraser, nefarious villains, and anti-android laws that wrench the boys apart so that both Rays have to fight to get Fraser back. A triumph, and a due South classic. Here's a quote from a comment by Moth: "The other day I was talking to a friend about Philip K. Dick adaptations and I said that it was funny how one of the best adaptations out there was a due South fanfic. So I went and searched for it to see if it lived up to my memories and it actually exceeded them. This is the best type of AU, one that transplants the canon characters, storylines, and themes to a new universe, while also commenting on the both the canon as well as the nature of fiction." It's also a bloody good read!

Fanwork Links: Real Life series on AO3
Podfics of both stories: Real Boys read by Zabira & Real Worlds read by Luzula
Fanart for the series is here (scroll to the end)

Space Exploration

Oct. 4th, 2025 10:48 pm
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New rocket fuel compound packs 150% more energy

A new boron-rich compound, manganese diboride, delivers much higher energy density than current solid-rocket materials while remaining stable until intentionally ignited. Its power comes from an unusual, strained atomic structure formed during ultra-hot synthesis, with promising uses beyond propulsion.


Honestly, I'm FAR more impressed by the stability than by the power boost. Making things go "boom" is easy. Making wait until you tell them to go "boom" is much harder.  One of the biggest risks in space exploration is the fuel itself -- says the person who has seen a lot of model rocket mishaps.

Birdfeeding

Oct. 4th, 2025 01:05 pm
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Today is mostly sunny and sweltering.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 10/4/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 10/4/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

I heard a bluejay screaming but didn't see it.

EDIT 10/4/25 -- I watered the irises, telephone pole garden, and a few of the savanna seedlings.

As it is almost suppertime, I am done for the night.

Philosophical Questions: Money

Oct. 4th, 2025 03:01 am
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People have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.

Should tax payers have the option to explicitly say what they don’t want their tax dollars spent on?

Read more... )


Today's Cooking

Oct. 3rd, 2025 10:44 pm
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I made apple cider caramel sauce to put over vanilla ice cream.  :D 

Gaming

Oct. 3rd, 2025 08:34 pm
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In new heist video game, players return museum artifacts stolen from African countries

Set in the late 21st century, the game follows Nomali, a fast-thinking, acrobatic leader who assembles a crew of ordinary citizens-turned-thieves.

Their mission: to reclaim 70 real-life African artifacts from Western institutions and return them to their rightful homelands.



I am amused. :D And there are so many other cultures that could design similar games to retrieve their own artifacts.  See, this is what we get from diverse game developers: new game plots instead of rehashes.
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At [personal profile] iamrman’s request, I’m doing a few posts this week picking up where he left off in the DeFalco era of the Fantastic Four.

I will not be doing this issue by issue because I value my sanity. But #399 included an exceptional scene that brought a long-running sub-theme to a close, so I will throw a spotlight on that, and its follow-up the issue afterward.



What the double-dash INDEED! I didn’t even know 'death-struggle' was a VERB! )

Friday Five

Oct. 3rd, 2025 04:23 pm
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This set of questions comes from [community profile] thefridayfive community...

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Birdfeeding

Oct. 3rd, 2025 02:19 pm
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Today is partly sunny and sweltering.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 10/3/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 10/3/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 10/3/25 -- I watered the old picnic table and new picnic table.

I heard a squirrel chattering but didn't see it.

As it is almost suppertime, I am done for the night.

Spider-Man ‘94 #1

Oct. 3rd, 2025 01:20 pm
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"The 1990s Spider-Man animated series has become a beloved part of Spidey lore—it was the introduction to Peter Parker and his universe for an entire generation—and I’m delighted to be diving back into that universe. We’re treating this as the next season of the show, which means introducing new villains, new challenges, new adventures for Peter—while doing our best to remain true to the creative spirit that John Semper and Company established with the original show." -- J.M. DeMatteis

Scans under the cut... )

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