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Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China have achieved a major breakthrough in optical clock technology, developing a strontium optical lattice clock with stability and uncertainty both surpassing the 10⁻¹⁹ level, meaning the clock would lose or gain less than one second over roughly 30 billion years.

The Monday Morning Teaser

2026-03-09 12:31
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Posted by weeklysift

So we’re still at war and we still don’t know why. I’ll cover that in the weekly summary, but it’s hard to write at length about all the things I don’t know.

Instead, I want to look at an interesting question raised by James Talerico’s senate candidacy in Texas: After years of Trump’s blatant immorality and policies directly opposed by the Sermon on the Mount, can Democrats start competing for the explicitly Christian vote? And if so, should they? I’m not sure how long that article will take, but I hope to get it posted by 10 EDT.

That leaves the weekly summary to cover the war, last week’s primary elections, Kristi Noem’s departure, and a variety of other things. I’ll try to get that around noon.

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Posted by Kyle Orland

This week, tens of thousands of game developers and producers will once again gather in San Francisco, as they have since 1988, for the weeklong Game Developers Conference. But this year’s show will be missing many international developers who say they no longer feel comfortable traveling to the United States to attend, no matter how relevant the show is to their work and careers.

Dozens of those developers who spoke to Ars in recent months say they’re wary of traveling to a country that has shown a callous disregard for—or outright hostility toward—the safety of international travelers. That’s especially true for developers from various minority groups, those with transgender identities, and those who feel they could be targeted for outspoken political beliefs.

“I honestly don't know anyone who is not from the US who is planning on going to the next GDC,” Godot Foundation Executive Director Emilio Coppola, who’s based in Spain, told Ars. “We never felt super safe, but now we are not willing to risk it.”

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Our beloved floofy bun, Rowan, passed away a week ago. He was ten years and four months old (the average lifespan of pet bunnies I saw quoted some places is 2-4 years, and 10 years is the expected upper limit for his type of bun) and was healthy, cheerful, friendly, and sweet his whole life; he died very suddenly at home, apparently of old age. I miss him - he was always more friendly and cuddly than Japp - but I'm glad he had a long, happy life.



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Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: Ronon Dex/John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Dave Sheppard
Rating: Teen, Gen
Length: 3158 (Homework is 963)
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: Rheanna on AO3, busaikko on AO3, susan_voight on AO3
Themes: Siblings, Friendship, Going home, Established relationship

Summaries:
Ronon starts his e-mail correspondence with Sheppard's brother more or less by mistake.

For some reason, after his father's funeral Dave Sheppard keeps getting e-mail from Ronon Dex.

Reccer's Notes: This is a remix of Homework by busaikko, and they can be read in any order - this is basically a rec for both fics, Fieldwork being from Ronon's POV, and Homework, which is just as good, from Dave's POV. Ronon's in a relationship with John and as part of learning English he starts emailing John's estranged brother, Dave. Rodney then gets involved as Ronon goes to him for help. The characterisations of Ronon, John, and Rodney here are spot on, and it's both funny and moving - a wonderful set of stories.

Fanwork Links: on AO3: Fieldwork and Homework
Alternate DW links: Fieldwork and Homework
Susan_voight podficced both stories, both separately and collated.

New Attack Against Wi-Fi

2026-03-09 10:57
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Posted by Bruce Schneier

It’s called AirSnitch:

Unlike previous Wi-Fi attacks, AirSnitch exploits core features in Layers 1 and 2 and the failure to bind and synchronize a client across these and higher layers, other nodes, and other network names such as SSIDs (Service Set Identifiers). This cross-layer identity desynchronization is the key driver of AirSnitch attacks.

The most powerful such attack is a full, bidirectional machine-in-the-middle (MitM) attack, meaning the attacker can view and modify data before it makes its way to the intended recipient. The attacker can be on the same SSID, a separate one, or even a separate network segment tied to the same AP. It works against small Wi-Fi networks in both homes and offices and large networks in enterprises.

With the ability to intercept all link-layer traffic (that is, the traffic as it passes between Layers 1 and 2), an attacker can perform other attacks on higher layers. The most dire consequence occurs when an Internet connection isn’t encrypted­—something that Google recently estimated occurred when as much as 6 percent and 20 percent of pages loaded on Windows and Linux, respectively. In these cases, the attacker can view and modify all traffic in the clear and steal authentication cookies, passwords, payment card details, and any other sensitive data. Since many company intranets are sent in plaintext, traffic from them can also be intercepted.

Even when HTTPS is in place, an attacker can still intercept domain look-up traffic and use DNS cache poisoning to corrupt tables stored by the target’s operating system. The AirSnitch MitM also puts the attacker in the position to wage attacks against vulnerabilities that may not be patched. Attackers can also see the external IP addresses hosting webpages being visited and often correlate them with the precise URL.

Here’s the paper.

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Fandom: Heated Rivalry
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Rose Landry/Svetlana Vetrova
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: ducktollers on tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: Svetlana and Rose under gorgeous bisexual lighting. Yum!
Link: outta their way gayboys, backup link here

Misty Moisty Morning

2026-03-09 09:27
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 The Area Meeting was held in Eastbourne again. That's twice in a row- and twice since the coup against the area clerk that capped off so many months of unpleasantness. Given this recent history we seem to be in pretty good shape. The clerk's job is being performed by a holding group with the intention that a clerking team will take over later in the year. Teams are the way to go. They spread the unpopularity responsibility.  It has helped with the healing, I think, that the Eastbourne Meeting is so welcoming. And good at cake. A chap I was talking to who has done a lot of Quakering but in a different part of the country said that yesterday's Meeting was the warmest and friendliest he'd ever been to.

We had three days of sunshine and we're now on the third day of mist. I need to cut the grass but it's just so wet.....

The List of Shame

2026-03-09 04:22
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People frequently ask us about whether their specific US state is trying to enact a social media age verification law so they can call their state representatives and yell at them about it! I have had "build a system that will let me easily update this without having to do so manually, categorizing these bills by status, what problems they have, and what we'd do about them if they pass" on my want-to-do list for a really long time, but until I can, here's the current list of bills I know about.

This (very long, sigh) list is accurate to the best of my knowledge as of 8 March 2026, but it may not include every bill that's been introduced in every state. (I've used a few different lists plus my own "searching until I got too depressed to continue" to assemble it, excluding laws I think have absolutely no chance of passing but including laws where I think there's still even a slight chance.) If you know of one that isn't on the list, please let me know in the comments!

These are state laws only. I'm concentrating on those because you can find lists of bad federal bills more easily, but all the lists of state bills I know of are industry-gated or limited-distribution. If you don't have a preferred source for finding out about bad federal legislation about the internet, Bad Internet Bills (from Fight for the Future) and the EFF Action Center are a great place to start!

This list is only counting social media bills; I am not including bills that don't apply to us because they're modeled on the app store/OS age signal model legislation or bills that deal with age verification for other services like chatbots or "AI companions", because I'd go completely off the rails and resort to just screaming incoherently when the list passed a hundred items. I will try to update this at least quarterly, or whenever the Magic 8 Ball says there's a rapidly moving bill that you need to yell at people about.


The Current Hall of Shame )

bad chicken news

2026-03-09 18:25
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The two pullets we got a couple of weeks ago started going downhill from probably Friday night. We could only get them to the vet this afternoon (Monday).

They have antibiotics and we're crop-feeding them, but I don't think it's going to do much good.

Fifteen minutes later: Nien-Go is dead. We're not sure if Jima-wu is going to survive, although she was always doing better than dainty little Nien-Go.

feeling like I failed )

Monday Update 3-9-26

2026-03-09 02:01
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These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Space Exploration
Moment of Silence: Country Joe McDonald
Poem: "Confident Guesswork and Improvisation"
Poem: "Nuff Respect"
Esbat
Science
Safety
Humor
Birdfeeding
Today's Adventures
Birdfeeding
Philosophical Questions: Civilization
Photos: Savanna
Photos: House Yard
Wildlife
Birdfeeding
Follow Friday 3-6-36: Meta
Wildlife
Poem: "The Express Bus to Crazy-ass Death Land"
Read "ICE Out" by Charles de Lint
Nature
Birdfeeding
Community Thursdays
Read "Find a Way Forward"
Safety
Birdfeeding
Good News

Linguistics has 32 comments. Philosophical Questions: Pregnancy has 40 comments. Safety has 53 comments. Wildlife has 40 comments. Food has 67 comments.


Last week's Poetry Fishbowl went well. I still have at least one more poem to write.


March Meta Matters Challenge banner

[community profile] marchmetamatterschallenge is running this month. See my tracking post and the first check-in post.


"The Struggle Against Overwhelming Odds" is now complete. Gideon and Raymond get some unexpected help in the fight.


The weather has been warmish here, though it rained much of the week. Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, a female cardinal, and a fox squirrel. A skein of geese flew overhead, honking quite loudly. Red-winged blackbirds have been singing overhead. I've heard a killdeer and a mourning dove calling, but didn't see them. Honeybees are out and swarming the flowers. Currently blooming: crocuses, snowdrops, winter aconite, miniature irises.

Space Exploration

2026-03-09 01:11
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NASA shares photos of an extraordinary event witnessed by astronauts on the space station

While most people witness only the familiar crack of thunder and flash of lightning from storms on Earth, brilliantly-colorful electric fireworks detonate much higher, in the thin air up to 55 miles overhead, easily seen from the ISS.

These brief spectacles – blue jets, red sprites, violet halos, ultraviolet rings – are collectively known as transient luminous events, or TLEs.

For decades, they eluded systematic study, appearing only in pilots’ anecdotes and the occasional lucky photograph.

The International Space Station (ISS) has changed that by offering an unobstructed seat above the storms, where specialized cameras and sensors capture every fleeting spark.
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Heir


ONLINE E-BOOK (html, epub, mobi, pdf, and xhtml)

Free at my website.


Blood Vow (The Three Lands). He has taken a blood vow to the Jackal God to bring freedom to his land by killing Koretia's greatest enemy. But what will he do when the enemy becomes his friend?

New installment:

Side story | Heir. Secrets can destroy. Secrets can also heal.

New omnibus:

Blood Vow: Novel and Side Stories.


BLOG FICTION

Tempestuous Tours (Crossing Worlds: A Visitor's Guide to the Three Lands #2). A whirlwind tour of the sites in the Three Lands that are most steeped in history, culture, and the occasional pickpocket.

New installments:


News & upcoming fiction )


My fiction announcements are also available by e-mail and feeds.

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Last week: Lots of discussion of various contemporary Roman emperors and their families: Claudius, Agrippina, Nero, Britannicus. Quinctilius Varus and Arminius make an appearance as well. Also Josephus wants to tell you ALL about the Essenes, and none of us knows why but maybe we will find out sometime in the future?? (ugh, I haven't finished replying to comments yet on this either, sorry! -- hopefully will get to that tomorrow)

This week: The Jewish war starts! It's a mess. We do finally meet our hero Josephus, who is just the most heroic, clever, and brave guy. (Probably devilishly handsome too, although this is admittedly not in the text.)

Next week: where shall we read to in Book 3?
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A "peculiar" ancient relative of the crocodile which experts believe began life on four legs before, in adulthood, it learned how to walk on just two has been revealed in a new study. Named Sonselasuchus cedrus, this archaic reptile was part of the shuvosaurid group, most of which had an appearance mimicking that of the ornithomimid dinosaurs that it shared the landscape with during the Late Triassic (approximately 225–201 million years ago).
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The growing use of AI-generated scientific and science-related content, especially on social media, raises important concerns: these texts may contain false or highly persuasive information that is difficult for users to detect, potentially shaping public opinion and decision-making.
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Singer and songwriter Country Joe McDonald has passed away. Among other accomplishments, he is famous for the "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die-Rag" at Woodstock, on record, and elsewhere.


Carry on the Work:

Guitar -- how to articles from wikiHow

Hippie Culture

How to Be a Singer Songwriter: 15 Steps (with Pictures)

Music Occupations -- how to articles from wikiHow

Musical Instruments -- how to articles from wikiHow

Singing -- how to articles from wikiHow

Social Activism -- how to articles from wikiHow

Songwriting -- how to articles from wikiHow

changed DW layout again

2026-03-09 00:02
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this new one is Dreamer for Dusty Foot by timeasmymeasure. it took a bit to find a layout and colors (the main color & the links & stuff) that i like.
long ago when i found a layout color/theme that i liked, i would change the link colors and stuff. but the older i get, the less i want to bother with stuff like that.

remembered to center the header image and select "don't tile" this time.
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This poem is spillover from the March 3, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from [personal profile] siliconshaman and [personal profile] janetmiles. It also fills the "Smudges" square in my 3-1-26 card for the National Crafting Month Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by [personal profile] janetmiles. It belongs to the series Frankenstein's Family.

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New fic, finally!

2026-03-08 22:39
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This one took absolute ages to finish, but here it finally is. :D

Difficulties Keeping To Myself (2884 words) by Chanter
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Miraculous Ladybug
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sabrina Raincomprix & original kwami character, Sabrina Raincomprix & Roger Raincomprix, Sabrina Raincomprix & Chloe Bourgeois
Characters: Sabrina Raincomprix, Original Kwami Character - Character, Roger Raincomprix (mentioned), Chloé Bourgeois (mentioned)
Additional Tags: Friendship, Boundary Issues, Developing Friendship, agency, Family, relationship discussion, discussion of polyamory, platonic relationship discussion, Chloé Bourgeois's A+ interpersonal skills, Sabrina Raincomprix's iffy interpersonal skills, Character Growth, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Nonbinary Character(s), Monkey!Sabrina Raincomprix, Season 4 Spoilers, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
Series: Part 5 of Alterna-wielder and -kwami Vignettes
Summary:

"Sabrina? Ree? Do you know that--I mean, not that it's a requirement, ick, but that it is possible--not definite, but possible--for human hearts to be shared?"

Not everyone accepts a Miraculous immediately.

Notes for "Nuff Respect"

2026-03-08 21:59
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These are the notes for "Nuff Respect." Enjoy some recipes for Jamaican and Minoan foods in memory of [personal profile] minoanmiss.

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Writerly Ways

2026-03-08 20:22
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Made it to PA. Forgot my damn onion sets for the parents. Guess I'll be growing onions... And I didn't even bid at [community profile] fandomtrumpshate didn't realize it was that fast and I'm slightly salty about that. We didn't even get half a weekend to deal with this. Yes there were other days but jobs are a thing and so is time. Oh well. Oddly I don't really care that much. I can whip my money to charities on my own and there is always next year. Hope all my friends who DID manage to manage their time better than me got good requests and got the ones you were bidding on.

I have no thoughts for the writing side of things but I do have Ezio's character sheet done. Been noodling it (and letting it show me where the world building needs to happen) Ezio wasn't meant to be a central character but at this point I see 2 overarching story arcs and his is one. We meet him almost immediately after one of his dancers is murdered. I'd love opinions on this if you have time.

Meet Ezio Zucca )


Open Calls

The Best Noir Sci-Fi-Horror of 2026 Mixing speculative fiction and police or military stories

The Gren-Wode Stories based in the world and legends of Robin Hood

Savagery on the Salty Seas, Volume 1. Maritime-themed horror has a high word count

Solar Punk Magazine April 2026 Window Works that stir readers with themes of defiance, change, and achievement

Otherside April 2026 Window Speculative fiction, poetry, and nonfiction by self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community

Stone’s Throw April 2026 Window SCHOOLS OUT (FOREVER)

Ten Manuscript Publishers Open to Submissions in March 2026

45 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for March 2026



From Around the web

The Official Manuscript Wish List Website a wishlist from agents

Putting in the Work (from the woman who runs that author zoom I go to)

The Opening Mystery: Creating Curiosity before the Inciting Incident

Keep the audience engaged as you keep secrets.

Five Quick Ways to Level Up Your Manuscript

How to Write a Gripping Psychological Thriller

Embodied Writing: How to Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Story

How to Get and Keep Amazon Reviews Without Getting Banned

Goals, Conflicts, & Stakes: Why Plots Need All Three

Authors Guild Expands “Human Authored” Certification Program to All U.S. Authors

3 Common Mistakes Committed by Self-Published Novelists

nothing from Betty this week. I wasn't the only one with a con this weekend.

Poem: "Nuff Respect"

2026-03-08 21:32
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This poem came out of the March 3, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from [personal profile] librarygeek, [personal profile] alatefeline, and [personal profile] mama_kestrel. It also fills the "Artisan" square in my 3-1-26 card for the National Crafting Month Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by [personal profile] librarygeek in memory of [personal profile] minoanmiss, who passed away recently and loved both Jamaican and Minoan cultures. It belongs to the Trichromatic Attachments thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

Warning: This poem contains graphic descriptions of delicious food that you may not be able to find or afford.

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We have 1 unclaimed pinch hit! Because of this, work reveals are being delayed another week to March 17th at 8PM PST. Creator reveals are delayed to March 24th at 8PM PST.

This pinch hit is due on March 15th at 8PM PST. All pinch hit fills must meet assignment requirements. The collection will not reveal until everyone who requested 3 unique fandoms and turned in a complete assignment has received a gift that meets the minimum assignment requirements.

To claim, please reply to this post or email us at traumaticexperiencesmod@gmail.com with your Ao3 username and the number of the Pinch Hit you would like to claim. Comments will be screened on this post.



PH 6 - Given (Anime), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime), Wind Breaker (Anime), Outlast (Video Games)

PH 6 - Given (Anime), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime), Wind Breaker (Anime), Outlast (Video Games)


Request 1 by kalika_999
Given (Anime)

Relationships and Characters:

  • Kaji Akihiko/Nakayama Haruki (Given)

Freeforms: Characters engage in comfort sex following trauma, Pregnant traumatised character from abusive marriage showing up at best friend's doorstep saying "I didn't know where else to go", Trauma Symptom - Mutism, Using disordered eating to cope with trauma

Optional Details:

I consumed the whole anime and the first movie (That focused on Aki and Haruki) recently and I'm so in love with these two. I was not ready to direct most of my crying to them and I'm mad I'm so late to the game. I would like to avoid future spoilers for the other two movies and the future 10 years piece done (I think?) but besides that, I'm happy with diverge or au's, however works for you :D I just love that Akihiko is not perfect, but he's really freaking trying. That he basically spiralled really hit me emotionally because he clearly was trying to hold on to something that he knew would never be what he wanted. And poor Haruki falling in love with someone he wasn't sure he could ever get but eventually finding self worth and that he is loved and appreciated. I'm very soft for this boy and hate that people think he's weak for "forgiving" Aki when these two characters are "flawed" in their own ways and I find are very realistic which is the heckin point of all the characters in Given lol

Likes: Youtuber/twitch streamer, Ghost hunting, 5+1, Speed Dating, Disability, Bakery, Small town, Wrong number au, Werewolf/Person A is feral, Person B must watch over them and try not to get eaten, Long distance, Hockey, Mermen, Fake relationship, Snowed in/Cabin fic, Hallmark movie HEA, A/b/o (must have clear consent), Soulmates share physical pain, Mail order bride, The Thing au. Cuddle Therapy/Touch starved, Mutual pining, Protectiveness, MISUNDERSTANDINGS, Meet-ugly, late night convos, Amnesia, trauma recovery/abusive ex, Huddling for warmth/there was only one bed, touched-starved, hurt/comfort, Competence kink, Friends-to-lovers, Found family, Banter/snark, Angst with a happy ending, Possessive behavior, codependence, jealousy

Smutty things: Shotgunning (not sexual but eh lol), Rimming, Phone sex, Excessive touching/scenting, Accidental knotting, Feltching, biting, bruising, dirty talking (not degrading), Missionary, Topping from the bottom, First times/roleplaying first times, foreplay, Awkward/figuring each other out sex, Body worship, Accidental stimulation, Hand/finger kink, mouth mapping, Sneaky handjobs/blowjobs in public places, Gentle hair grabbing, big dicks, voyeurism (when the person watched is aware of it), mild choking, mild knifeplay, mild bloodplay, gunplay, clothed/partially clothed sex, post coital snuggles, nipple play, voice kink, overstimulation, cock rings, coming untouched, coming in pants, mutual masturbation, blindfolds, guided masturbation, orgasm delay/control, manhandling, come play, noisy sex, wet and messy, frottage, grinding

DNW: Bottom!Kaji, First and Second pov, Endings that are open ended/ambiguous or unhappy, Cheating (between main ship), Betrayal (between main ship), (perma)MCD, internalized homophobia, rape/noncon (past is fine)/dubcon/sex pollen/htp, poly, watersports, scat, vomit, bdsm, over the top fluff without any angst, breeding, humiliation, time travel/loop au's (Unless to stop child self from going bad/trauma), space au's (Unless related to the Thing or Aliens(The movie series)), rivalry, hate sex, enemies to lovers, abortion, perma break ups (between main ship), kinks with women’s clothing, feminization, kidfics (of course expecting and having a newborn is okay, would just prefer it not be the main focus), power dynamics unless requested, cum inflation, stuffing, ovi, vore, guro, ageplay, Rule 63, Macro/Micro, sounding, shibari (I don’t mind restraints but not full out), facials/snowballing, lactation, fisting, gaping, crygasms (some tears from catharsis is fine), ace hc’s, hard drug use (Pot is fine), Any kind of sexual torture, Graphic details of pregnancy (reveal of it is fine, going through it and food cravings too, I just don't want anything about the actual birth or bodily fluids related to that), spit as lube


Request 2 by kalika_999
呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime)

Relationships and Characters:

  • Inumaki Toge/Okkotsu Yuuta (Jujutsu Kaisen Anime)

Freeforms: Character B Finds Out About Character A’s Trauma From Being Abused Before They Met, Character is traumatized from past abusive relationship, Characters engage in comfort sex following trauma, Childhood Trauma, Coping/mental health recovery from traumatizing permanent injury/disability, Pregnant traumatised character from abusive marriage showing up at best friend's doorstep saying "I didn't know where else to go", psychological trauma from an injury that permanently disables character, Trans Character Unable to Bind Due to Injuries From Traumatic Event Which Worsens Their Trauma Response, Trauma Symptom - Amnesia, Traumatic Experience - Homelessness, Traumatized adult character explores things they never got to as a child due to adverse childhood experiences, Using disordered eating to cope with trauma

Optional Details:

I am allll about hc's on the Inumaki clan being abusive to Toge so if you wanna go that route feel free. I don't mind whether Toge uses sign or Onigiri speech so whatever works best for you, trans Toge is also a-ok. I'm more partial to AU's than canon, especially shibuya but I'm also open to exploring Toge and dealing with his loss of arm. I enjoy slice of life esp Toge cooking/baking/gardening/youtubing/gaming/mukbanging are A+, I have a soft spot for protective Yuuta to a free spirit Toge, Yuuta going a bit yandere/obsessive, also having a bad habit of being the looming shadow behind people because they're too close to Toge (as a comedic plot not as some dark theme lol) and Toge being well aware of it and using it as a way to mess with his friends. Speaking of friends, I love all the students, but especially love Maki and Panda. Strong fighter Yuta/Awkward dork when just hanging out Yuta is awesome. Love whatever degree of service top Yuta is available without it getting bsdm and enjoy sexually inexperienced Yuta vs experienced Toge. I like Toge instigating things (and being a fun little gremlin to boot) while Yuta is more thoughtful, but he's so easily convinced when it comes to Inumaki XD I'm very fond of JJK0 if you want to keep it in that timeline that's good too! :) Past rika/yuuta is fine, I love her as a curse as well so if you want her around, I'm more than happy :) Her and Toge friendship is a cherry on top! Noritoshi Kamo as an ex or someone interested in Toge is fine too. I know the whole manga so no worries there.

Likes: Youtuber/twitch streamer, Ghost hunting, 5+1, Speed Dating, Disability, Bakery, Small town, Wrong number au, Werewolf/Person A is feral, Person B must watch over them and try not to get eaten, Long distance, Hockey, Mermen, Fake relationship, Snowed in/Cabin fic, Hallmark movie HEA, A/b/o (must have clear consent), Soulmates share physical pain, Mail order bride, The Thing au. Cuddle Therapy/Touch starved, Mutual pining, Protectiveness, MISUNDERSTANDINGS, Meet-ugly, late night convos, Amnesia, trauma recovery/abusive ex, Huddling for warmth/there was only one bed, touched-starved, hurt/comfort, Competence kink, Friends-to-lovers, Found family, Banter/snark, Angst with a happy ending, Possessive behavior, codependence, jealousy, Two Person Love Triangle

Smutty things: Shotgunning (not sexual but eh lol), Rimming, Phone sex, Excessive touching/scenting, Accidental knotting, Feltching, biting, bruising, dirty talking (not degrading), Missionary, Topping from the bottom, First times/roleplaying first times, foreplay, Awkward/figuring each other out sex, Body worship, Accidental stimulation, Hand/finger kink, mouth mapping, Sneaky handjobs/blowjobs in public places, Gentle hair grabbing, big dicks, voyeurism (when the person watched is aware of it), mild choking, mild knifeplay, mild bloodplay, gunplay, clothed/partially clothed sex, post coital snuggles, nipple play, voice kink, overstimulation, cock rings, coming untouched, coming in pants, mutual masturbation, blindfolds, guided masturbation, orgasm delay/control, manhandling, come play, noisy sex, wet and messy, frottage, grinding

DNW: Toge speaking like a normal person, Past Maki/Yuuta (if hc'ed), Top!Toge, First and Second pov, Endings that are open ended/ambiguous or unhappy, Cheating (between main ship), Betrayal (between main ship), (perma)MCD, internalized homophobia, rape/noncon (past is fine)/dubcon/sex pollen/htp, poly, watersports, scat, vomit, bdsm, over the top fluff without any angst, breeding, humiliation, time travel/loop au's (Unless to stop child self from going bad/trauma), space au's (Unless related to the Thing or Aliens(The movie series)), rivalry, hate sex, enemies to lovers, abortion, perma break ups (between main ship), kinks with women’s clothing, feminization, kidfics (of course expecting and having a newborn is okay, would just prefer it not be the main focus), power dynamics unless requested, cum inflation, stuffing, ovi, vore, guro, ageplay, Rule 63, Macro/Micro, sounding, shibari (I don’t mind restraints but not full out), facials/snowballing, lactation, fisting, gaping, crygasms (some tears from catharsis is fine), ace hc’s, hard drug use (Pot is fine), Any kind of sexual torture, Graphic details of pregnancy (reveal of it is fine, going through it and food cravings too, I just don't want anything about the actual birth or bodily fluids related to that), spit as lube


Request 3 by kalika_999
Wind Breaker (Anime)

Relationships and Characters:

  • Hiragi Toma/Sako Kota (Wind Breaker Anime)

Freeforms: Character B Finds Out About Character A’s Trauma From Being Abused Before They Met, Character is traumatized from past abusive relationship, Characters engage in comfort sex following trauma, Pregnant traumatised character from abusive marriage showing up at best friend's doorstep saying "I didn't know where else to go", Trauma Symptom - Amnesia, Trauma Symptom - Mutism, Using disordered eating to cope with trauma

Optional Details:

I just got into this anime and I love it so much! I finished S2 and haven't read any of the manga, so please no spoilers beyond that for now. :3 I'm open to au's as well as future fics or whatnot bouncing off the first and second season. :3

I need these two to talk and be friendly again if going for something in canon because omg, mood. Their fight was fun to watch, though Sako reminded me of teen Nanami from JJK but it works out haha I just felt for him because he looked up to Toma and Toma was only trying to lead him in a direction to make a place for himself and he took it the wrong way. I need him to just go back to being good friendos and even more T_T

Likes: Youtuber/twitch streamer, Ghost hunting, 5+1, Speed Dating, Disability, Bakery, Small town, Wrong number au, Werewolf/Person A is feral, Person B must watch over them and try not to get eaten, Long distance, Hockey, Mermen, Fake relationship, Snowed in/Cabin fic, Hallmark movie HEA, A/b/o (must have clear consent), Soulmates share physical pain, Mail order bride, The Thing au. Cuddle Therapy/Touch starved, Mutual pining, Protectiveness, MISUNDERSTANDINGS, Meet-ugly, late night convos, Amnesia, trauma recovery/abusive ex, Huddling for warmth/there was only one bed, touched-starved, hurt/comfort, Competence kink, Friends-to-lovers, Found family, Banter/snark, Angst with a happy ending, Possessive behavior, codependence, jealousy, Two Person Love Triangle

Smutty things: Shotgunning (not sexual but eh lol), Rimming, Phone sex, Excessive touching/scenting, Accidental knotting, Feltching, biting, bruising, dirty talking (not degrading), Missionary, Topping from the bottom, First times/roleplaying first times, foreplay, Awkward/figuring each other out sex, Body worship, Accidental stimulation, Hand/finger kink, mouth mapping, Sneaky handjobs/blowjobs in public places, Gentle hair grabbing, big dicks, voyeurism (when the person watched is aware of it), mild choking, mild knifeplay, mild bloodplay, gunplay, clothed/partially clothed sex, post coital snuggles, nipple play, voice kink, overstimulation, cock rings, coming untouched, coming in pants, mutual masturbation, blindfolds, guided masturbation, orgasm delay/control, manhandling, come play, noisy sex, wet and messy, frottage, grinding

DNW: Bottom!Hiragi, First and Second pov, Endings that are open ended/ambiguous or unhappy, Cheating (between main ship), Betrayal (between main ship), (perma)MCD, internalized homophobia, rape/noncon (past is fine)/dubcon/sex pollen/htp, poly, watersports, scat, vomit, bdsm, over the top fluff without any angst, breeding, humiliation, time travel/loop au's (Unless to stop child self from going bad/trauma), space au's (Unless related to the Thing or Aliens(The movie series)), rivalry, hate sex, enemies to lovers, abortion, perma break ups (between main ship), kinks with women’s clothing, feminization, kidfics (of course expecting and having a newborn is okay, would just prefer it not be the main focus), power dynamics unless requested, cum inflation, stuffing, ovi, vore, guro, ageplay, Rule 63, Macro/Micro, sounding, shibari (I don’t mind restraints but not full out), facials/snowballing, lactation, fisting, gaping, crygasms (some tears from catharsis is fine), ace hc’s, hard drug use (Pot is fine), Any kind of sexual torture, Graphic details of pregnancy (reveal of it is fine, going through it and food cravings too, I just don't want anything about the actual birth or bodily fluids related to that), spit as lube


Request 4 by kalika_999
Outlast (Video Games)

Relationships and Characters:

  • Eddie Gluskin/Waylon Park (Outlast)

Freeforms: Characters engage in comfort sex following trauma, Pregnant traumatised character from abusive marriage showing up at best friend's doorstep saying "I didn't know where else to go", Character's Sexual Trauma Revealed During Consensual Sex They Thought They Could Handle

Optional Details:

I'm more partial to small town, old fashioned tailor!Eddie au's but really I'm open to whatever. I like AU's but don't mind Mount Massive shenanigans minus Eddie's death. Bonus points if you want to make Jeremy Blaire get his comeuppance in some alternative fun way lol

Likes: Youtuber/twitch streamer, Ghost hunting, 5+1, Speed Dating, Disability, Bakery, Small town, Wrong number au, Werewolf/Person A is feral, Person B must watch over them and try not to get eaten, Long distance, Hockey, Mermen, Fake relationship, Snowed in/Cabin fic, Hallmark movie HEA, A/b/o (must have clear consent), Soulmates share physical pain, Mail order bride, The Thing au. Cuddle Therapy/Touch starved, Mutual pining, Protectiveness, MISUNDERSTANDINGS, Meet-ugly, late night convos, Amnesia, trauma recovery/abusive ex, Huddling for warmth/there was only one bed, touched-starved, hurt/comfort, Competence kink, Friends-to-lovers, Found family, Banter/snark, Angst with a happy ending, Possessive behavior, codependence, jealousy, Two Person Love Triangle

Smutty things: Shotgunning (not sexual but eh lol), Rimming, Phone sex, Excessive touching/scenting, Accidental knotting, Feltching, biting, bruising, dirty talking (not degrading), Missionary, Topping from the bottom, First times/roleplaying first times, foreplay, Awkward/figuring each other out sex, Body worship, Accidental stimulation, Hand/finger kink, mouth mapping, Sneaky handjobs/blowjobs in public places, Gentle hair grabbing, big dicks, voyeurism (when the person watched is aware of it), mild choking, mild knifeplay, mild bloodplay, gunplay, clothed/partially clothed sex, post coital snuggles, nipple play, voice kink, overstimulation, cock rings, coming untouched, coming in pants, mutual masturbation, blindfolds, guided masturbation, orgasm delay/control, manhandling, come play, noisy sex, wet and messy, frottage, grinding

DNW: Bottom!Eddie, First and Second pov, Endings that are open ended/ambiguous or unhappy, Cheating (between main ship), Betrayal (between main ship), (perma)MCD, internalized homophobia, rape/noncon (past is fine)/dubcon/sex pollen/htp, poly, watersports, scat, vomit, bdsm, over the top fluff without any angst, breeding, humiliation, time travel/loop au's (Unless to stop child self from going bad/trauma), space au's (Unless related to the Thing or Aliens(The movie series)), rivalry, hate sex, enemies to lovers, abortion, perma break ups (between main ship), kinks with women’s clothing, feminization, kidfics (of course expecting and having a newborn is okay, would just prefer it not be the main focus), power dynamics unless requested, cum inflation, stuffing, ovi, vore, guro, ageplay, Rule 63, Macro/Micro, sounding, shibari (I don’t mind restraints but not full out), facials/snowballing, lactation, fisting, gaping, crygasms (some tears from catharsis is fine), ace hc’s, hard drug use (Pot is fine), Any kind of sexual torture, Graphic details of pregnancy (reveal of it is fine, going through it and food cravings too, I just don't want anything about the actual birth or bodily fluids related to that), spit as lube


Esbat

2026-03-08 21:18
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This evening we held our esbat with an owl theme, inspired by the Festival of Owls this weekend.  We charged a set of owl beads for people to keep.

... I am disappointed that I did not think ahead to obtain a gummy rat for the cakes and ale. 
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Ugh, daylight savings, why are we still doing this???

Anyway, I got up at my usual workday time instead of sleeping in so I could get the onions in the slow cooker, and I did both the "soak onions in cold water in the fridge for 15 minutes" and wore the stupid onion goggles, and still by the 4th onion my eyes were extremely unhappy with me. *hands* Thankfully I only had 6 onions total, so it all got done, and for dinner I made French onion pasta as planned, and now I have dinner for 3 more days as well. I do love this pasta dish - and I always use bucatini, which is one of my favorite pasta shapes, so it was pleasing all around. Every time I make it after not having made in a while, I'm like, why don't I make this more often!? and then I remember the onion-slicing and how annoying it is. Anyway, definitely recommended for a delicious and easy dinner (except for the onion-slicing). I also made bacon so I have lunch for the week also.

I meant to mention this yesterday and forgot, but The Mountain Goats collaborated with Mary Chapin Carpenter to cover World Party: Put the Message in the Box (don't worry if you only recognize one or two of those names - the song is good!).

*

2596 / The Pitt, 2.09

2026-03-08 21:47
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I do enjoy a Star War, but sometimes you read a headline which makes you think that the whole franchise was a mistake.

The Pitt, 2.09, 3:00P.M. )

More Xena VHS stuff

2026-03-08 21:39
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I think all of these were created around 2001 (possibly earlier) - the earliest references I can find for some them are around May 1st 2001, August 4th 2001, and November 22nd, 2001.

(based on some of the footage included, I think #10 and #13 were made sometime between May 7th 2001 and August 4th 2001 and #6 and #12 were made somewhere between June 18th 2001 and August 4th 2001)

A digitized version in mkv format with chapters marked for the vids is available here (password = fanvids).

imho the horizontal lines are less noticeable in the digitized version then they were on my TV when I was playing the VHS. There is some flashing (usually pink) between some vids. Also heads up that vid #4 is kinda NSFW because of the fanart included.

list of vids with vidders and possible dates )
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I have started a repository for PDFs for Poem in My Pocket Day that I will share starting on March 15th. If you have any PDFs of poems formatted to be printed and you would like to share them -- especially if it's your poetry -- then hit me up at petralemaitre at gmail dot com.
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Thanks to a donation from [personal profile] janetmiles, you can now read the rest of "The Struggle Against Overwhelming Odds." Gideon and Raymond get some unexpected help in the fight.

odds and ends

2026-03-08 20:04
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[personal profile] chazzbanner
I had coffee with cz_moon today, for the first time since December. We met as SJs, where I had a banana bread mini-loaf, and she had a bismarck.

US Upper Midwest (and possibly some Canadian provinces) - bismarck
rest of the US - jelly doughnut
Britain - jam doughnut

There may be other local variations.

I love me a bismarck. :-).

The way the jelly squirts out and you have to lick your fingers: precious. :-)

The other day at [livejournal.com profile] ordenchaz's place she said "maybe it's (something)" and I instantly thought "maybe it's Maybelline!"

I didn't remember the other half of the (cosmetics) commercial, but found online:

"maybe she's born with it"
"maybe it's Maybelline!

The second line is sung.

Another slogan, not set to music: "Does she or doesn't she? Only her hairdresser knows for sure." Clairol hair coloring.

-

Tallying.

2026-03-08 20:42
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[personal profile] hannah
Knowing my parents' summer plans, I don't think I'll want to attend the full vacation with them. I don't know yet if I'll want to attend any of it with them. They're staying in a town a half-hour's drive from Beacon, which is a pleasant enough train ride, so I'm thinking maybe three days, tops, would be okay.

Last time they did this, I only stayed a handful of days. It's not unprecedented in our vacation plans. I'll probably want to get out of New York City in its sticky season, and knowing I'll have a limited amount of time there from the get-go is probably one of the better things I can do to be able to enjoy myself. I've seen what happens when it's all on my parents. It doesn't end well.
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mm, in service of Remembering To Post, a bit from the thing I'm working on right now:

Quail and Olive’s does serve both quail and olives, but turns out to be named for the proprietors, a married Orcish couple who tease them about being on a date until Rhei waves their hands and says “We’re friends” in an exasperated tone that, wonder of wonders, convinces them it’s true.

Later, most of what Mouse remembers is that Rhei keeps pushing more onto Mouse’s plate and hands them the wrapped bag of leftovers—“to share with your father”—because they had ordered far more than it was possible for two people to eat. Mouse doesn’t remember the taste, just the warm light and the way Rhei banters with Olive and smiles at Mouse, including them even though Mouse barely speaks aloud, too overwhelmed by the richness of the food and the way they’re assumed to be a person and not a slave.

Rhei leads them back through Adrium’s streets, calling a glowing orb to their hand to light their path. At Mouse’s start—Adrium is not a city of mages but a city of merchants—Rhei says, “Elf blood,” rather apologetically. “El sighs over the odd array of spells I’ve learned to cast, but light is useful and not too hard.”

“I wouldn’t know,” Mouse says, because Rhei seems to expect some response.

“If you want to learn, you can. Not from me,” Rhei adds a moment later, laughing. “I’d be shit at teaching magic. But Tsarra—she’s the magic-user on retainer at the House—or El probably could teach you the basics. Don’t worry about it right now, there’s no rush, but— It’s an option, should you desire it.”

Desire is something too big for Mouse to consider right now. They’ve desired little things in the past—clean new clothes, a full night’s rest, a piece of cake—but the only big thing they could think of is the freedom they have just begun to attain. They nod, say nothing, and let the strange feeling of possibility bubble through their chest. It feels like anxiety and anticipation, and Mouse can’t look too closely at anything but the longing to see their father again.



(otherwise: work is work, school takes too much time and is sometimes very visibly "we need to say you've been in this building for X number of hours" more than "we have specific things to teach you", and Daylight Savings Time stealing an hour throws off my bodyclock so much.)

Endings/Beginnings

2026-03-08 16:55
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Saturday was my last day at the Day Job at the shop I joined back in March of 2022. Monday I start at the same chain -- different shop -- going forward. I had a relatively good four years there for the most part, with the occasional ups and downs. I might have had bad days and really bad days, but I never outright hated it, and I got along with almost everyone there. Despite all of that, it's probably good for me to move on and try something slightly new. I'm glad I was able to do this without having to start completely fresh, as I'm far too old to start at the low end of the totem pole again.

If I've learned anything, it's that showing a bit of self-confidence and an unprompted ability to problem-solve certainly helps one ascend the ladder a few rungs without necessarily needing to resort to Managing Other People. These are things I learned both there and at the Former Day Job at the bank. Like I've said to many people: I'd probably be good at being a manager...but I wouldn't enjoy it. I would find it too frustrating. Keep me where I am, working the unseen but extremely important roles, that's where I work best and where I feel most qualified and satisfied.

I'm going in with minimal expectations, really. Schedule-wise, all I ask is at least one weekend day off for personal reasons, and that I prefer mornings/days to evenings/closes. And besides, that's where you'll get the best out of me. I'll be awake, coherent, and productive. As for the atmosphere, I've been told by people that it's a bigger and much busier store, and again: 'busy' I can handle. In fact I weirdly enjoy the fast pace of fourth quarter! This is the other ask: that I'm not the only person shouldering all of that busy-ness. And from what I've been told, there's less of a chance of that happening.

I'm sure I'll be exhausted by the end of this first week, but I'm hoping that the stress side of things will remain thankfully low.

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