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US forces target Iranian sites for the eighth night in a row, while Iran says it fired drones at the US military in Kuwait.

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beagoldfish

Title: 3 Harry Wild Icons
Fandom: Harry Wild
Relationship(s): Harry Wild & Fergus Reid
Character(s): Harry Wild, Fergus Reid
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ride_4ever

Thank you kindly to

oldtoadwoman and

dine for the postcards in June. Dine's was from her home-state of Oregon and toad's was from her Arizona vacation. Also thank you kindly to

elayna for the letter in June wishing me a Happy Pen Pal Day and also having some nice things to say about my fandom fave Benton Fraser.

Current Mood: posty
Current Location: near the lake they call Michigan

silver_chipmunk

Got up at 9:00 and washed the CPAP, and had coffee and breakfast. Then we set about getting ready for the service.

Cliff came over around 11:00. John and Brianne got here somewhat later. Then the Eshelman's arrived.

Linda brought brownies and so did Martha.

Then The Kid and her boyfriend.

The rain was torrential, but had passed by 12:00. We set up behind the cottage. The only non-family there were Gretchen and Shawn but that's OK.

Cliff did a beautiful, beautiful service, then when we were halfway through the rain started again so since Betsy had said we could use her back porch we moved there to finish it, which was when John, and me, and the Kid and

mashfanficchick and some others spoke about Oldest Brother.

By the time we finished the rain had stopped again so we went back to our cottage and the Kid took some of the ashes to send over Niagara falls like she promised him, and her boyfriend, and John together dug holes and we burried his ashes, and my parents under the tree planted in Grandpa's memory.

Then we had the coffee and tea and cookies, and brownies.

The Eshelman's left and Cliff went back to his cottage, and the rain started again, and we ended up at Nancy's cottage hanging out and having cookies.

The Kid and her boyfriend left for Canada and the falls, but said they'd come back.

After a few hours we moved to Sue's cottage where we had a family meal. And hung out there for several hours til we moved back to Nancy's. The Kid and her boyfriend were just getting back.

We stayed ant Nancy's for awhile, then went back to Sue's.

And eventually the party broke up. And

mashfanficchick and I came back here, and ze had a snack and we tidied up a little, and I started here.

Everything was wonderful. My family is wonderful.

mashfanficchick is wonderful.

It was a wonderful, successful day.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB, who of course I didn't get to talk to but I will tomorrow.

2. The memory of Oldest Brother.

3. My cousins, including Cliff.

4.

mashfanficchick who is family.

5. The Kid, and her boyfriend.

6. Everything went well.

Current Mood: grateful

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https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260718.html

At sunset, an alignment of rainbow and mountain shadow

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ride_4ever

Thank you kindly to

verushka70 for pimping me into shipping Scott/Kip in HR!

"The banana makes a big difference!"

Current Mood: upbeat
Current Location: near the lake they call Michigan

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flaneurs

Today we went up to Champaign-Urbana for the Middlefork Markets event Middlefork at the Mall at Lincoln Square Mall. This is our favorite flea market, born from the ruins of Gordyville, which fills most of the wide aisles at the mall. The market runs Sunday too, but not as late in the day.

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ysabetwordsmith

Current Mood: calm

alisx

OVERHEARD AT THE GEEK CON: “I have so much yaoi to choose from!”

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torachan

1. I was poking around at the maps app on my phone to see what nearby seemed interesting for lunch and that prompted me to go to Pollo Loco, which was a very good decision. I really like Pollo Loco but hardly ever eat there anymore (well, we don't get fast food in general as often as we used to). I got the street corn chicken quesadilla, which is pretty much what it sounds like and was delicious.

2. I got some strawberries and grapes at the farmers market this morning. The grapes are from the same place as last time and they had fewer varieties this time, but I think they were all different ones! At least one of the ones I got was different for sure, and I think the other was as well, though it's possible that the taste just changed a bit in the intervening two weeks and it's one of the ones they had before. Supermarket grapes are still pretty dire, as are all the strawberries I've been seeing, so I was glad to get some stuff that actually tastes good.

3. Carla is home safe and sound but her arrival was delayed by about 8.5 hours. Everything was fine as of last night, but sometime in the middle of the night there was flash flooding around the Arizona/California border area and the train was stopped for hours until the rain stopped and then the tracks had to be cleared of standing water as well. Then even once they were able to move, they couldn't go at the usual pace (which is not fast to begin with) because there were other trains backed up ahead and also I think they just had to be extra careful checking the tracks. So instead of getting here at 8:15am it was 4:45pm. Thankfully she had a roomette, which is basically like a small private compartment for your seat, rather than an actual room, but is still much nicer and more comfortable than a regular seat in the main carriage. She was very glad to finally get home, though!

4. I wish I had noticed when taking the picture that the focus was on the tree rather than Tuxie so I could have taken a second one with him in focus, but I still really like this one.

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Title: I Walk the Line
Fandom: 暗处 | The Unseen
Music: I Walk the Line by Halsey
Summary: 'you give me cause for love that I can't hide'
Notes: Premiered at World Wide Slash 2026!
Warnings: flashing lights, strobing lights, violence

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c_ent

Title: I Walk the Line
Fandom: 暗处 | The Unseen
Music: I Walk the Line by Halsey
Summary: 'you give me cause for love that I can't hide'
Notes: Premiered at World Wide Slash 2026!
Warnings: flashing and strobing lights, violence

AO3 | bsky | DW | tumblr | YouTube

caramarie

Mum and I rewatched this in honour of Sam Neill’s passing. I didn’t remember it that well, probably because it’s been 15 years since I first watched it 😱

With general strikes and a looming oil crisis, little old New Zealand is all set to become a POLICE STATE. Honestly the news item that introduces the film was a little alarming (the newsreader playing himself, apparently). Later we hear the prime minister say they wouldn’t let the country go over to the Communists, etc, and I said to my mother ‘he forgot to say woke people’.

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magid

Over Shabbat I finished the summer reading challenge for those 19+, previously mentioned; I’ll turn in my bingo card Monday.

What I read, in columns this time, just because:

Column 1:
Read outdoors, The Girl Who Made a Mouse from Her Grandfather’s Whiskers (Kenneth Hunter Gordon)
Indigenous author, This Is Paradise (Kristiana Kahakauwila)
Start a series, The Four Queens of Crime (Rosanne Limoncelli)
Re-read a favorite, Sunshine (Robin McKinley)

Column 2:
Visit a community garden or farmer’s market, June 22, Central Square farmer’s market
Read in your favorite place to rest, Constituent Service (John Scalzi)
Same book as a friend The Color of Law (Richard Rothstein)
About farms or gardens, Apartment Gardening (Amy Pennington)

Column 3:
Multi-generational story, The Book of Magic (Alice Hoffman)
Attend a library program/event, board games at the main library July 13
Cookbook/about food, Rhapsody in Green (Charlotte Mendelson)
Read aloud to a loved one or animal, How Watson Learned the Trick (Arthur Conan Doyle)

Column 4:
Book over 250 pages (2 squares), The Hidden Queen (Peter V. Brett)
About environmental justice, As Long as Grass Grows (Dina Gilio-Whitaker)
Your choice!, What You Are Looking for Is in the Library (Michiko Aoyama)

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Posted by Jack Izzo

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Though artificial intelligence tools have improved, our team has developed more skills for detecting AI fakes.

https://www.snopes.com/articles/471427/spot-ai-images-guide/

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Posted by Frank

https://postsecret.com/2026/07/18/secret-proposal/

http://postsecret.com/?p=10120

The impact of the night didn’t feel real until the following day. Every moment of the proposal whisked by in a whirlwind of emotions of love and hugs and kisses. Amidst all the mix of emotions from the people around us, the one thing I felt for certain throughout the night was love; love from my fiancé, from my family, and from people who were genuinely happy for us.

-Ashley

Immediately after “popping the question,” I remember thinking how wonderful it was that Ashley knelt down to kiss me. I believe the foundation of our relationship has always been the small gestures that illustrate how much we love one another. That particular moment will be etched into my heart forever.

As I proposed, and even as we walked off stage, I remember staying completely focused on Ashley. I was never really nervous during the days leading up to the proposal, simply anxious to see the look on my beautiful fiancé’s face.

-Stephan

We felt like “rock stars” during the night’s festivities. People swarmed to us to wish us well, and inquire about every step in the planning process. With complete strangers, we were able to relive and share our journey in love thus far; from the moment we met at work through the five and a half years that had strengthened our love.