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It's challenge time!

Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.

Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished! Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!

Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.

Go!

ysabetwordsmith

This year I'm doing Community Thursdays. Some of my activity will involve maintaining communities I run, and my favorites. Some will involve checking my list of subscriptions and posting in lower-traffic ones. Today I have interacted with the following communities...

* Posted "News" to

liberal.

* Posted "Books" to

library_community.

* Commented on "A thought experiment" in

linguaphiles.

* Posted "Linguistics" in

linguaphiles.

Current Mood: busy

quixotic posting in

dwrp_icons

CANON: The Legend of Vox Machina
CHARACTERS: Keyleth and Vax'ildan
ADDITIONAL INFO: 106 icons of Season 4, Episodes 2 and 107 icons of Episode 3
CREDIT TO:

malagraphic

episode 2 + episode 3 @

malagraphic

quixotic posting in

dwrp_icons

CANON: Marriage Toxin
CHARACTERS: Kimie Arashiyama
ADDITIONAL INFO: 101 icons from the manga. Also features Sirius, her hamster
CREDIT TO:

malagraphic

here @

malagraphic

flamingsword

I think I am in love with the ghost of Andrea Gibson, and need to buy some of their books.

Andrea Gibson — “For Jenn”:

At 12 years old I started bleeding with the moon
and beating up boys who dreamed of becoming astronauts.
I fought with my knuckles white as stars,
and left bruises the shape of Salem.
There are things we know by heart,
and things we don't.( Read more... )

I’m going to try to catch up on people’s journals as much as I can tonight. If I don’t react to your important post with so much as a <3, please assume I did not see it and drop me a link so i can stay in touch with the things you feel are important bits in your life?

enchanted_jae posting in

ficlet_zone

Title: Evening Odds
Author:

enchanted_jae
Fandom: Cal Leandros
Characters: Cal, Robin
Rating: R
Warning(s): Violence, language, first person pov (Cal's)
Word count: 330
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of Rob Thurman, et al. This drabble/fic was written for fun, not for profit.
Written for:

ficlet_zone Prompt No. 98 – iZombie. I chose: Dirt Nap Time, Death of a Car Salesman.
Summary: Robin requests Cal’s assistance.

Evening Odds

soullessserenity posting in

pinchhits

Event: Umatani Gifting Fest
Event link:

umatani_giftfest
Pinch hit link: Latest delay post
Due date: June 15th

Umatani Gifting Fest is a giftbox-style even focused on canons directed under the 'Umatani' pseudonym. Signed-up participants are guaranteed at least 2 gifts (minimums: 100 words for fic, 100x100 for graphics or icons, a small doodle for art, or equivalents for other mediums), but we currently have two participants missing 1 gift each for reveals to happen. Gifts may be posted under comments for the relevant requests, and will remain screened until reveals. Further rules can be found on the community's sticky post.

You can find the requests in the below links:

Koolkitty9 (Medium: Any | Fandoms: Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Love, Crossover: Hetalia x Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Love)

Deuterium51614 (Mediums: Fic, Art | Fandoms: Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Love, Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Haikara, Fairy Ranmaru)

xkcd_feed

https://xkcd.com/3257/

'If you keep trying to spray your collaborators with the beam when they're not looking, I'm turning off the ion source and NO one will get to play with the beam!' --Physics's mom

https://xkcd.com/3257/

starwatcher posting in

fandom_checkin

This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Wednesday June 10, to midnight on Thursday, June 11. (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #34719 Daily Check-in

Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 16

How are you doing?

I am OK.
12 (75.0%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
4 (25.0%)

I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single.
5 (31.2%)

One other person.
5 (31.2%)

More than one other person.
6 (37.5%)

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.

sage

I have watched The Vampire Lestat ep 1 & it was SO FREAKING GOOD, omg! I haven't been on Tumblr in the last few weeks, so I have no idea how the fandom responded, but I loved it. Looking forward to the new ep Sunday. (I need to make a new icon.)

books
Dark Olympus #10: Shattered Gods by Katee Robert. 2026. Kind of a disappointing end to the series, tbh.

The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government by Barbara McQuade. 2026. Rather long, but a thorough manifesto of things that need to be fixed.

1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World by Liaquat Ahamed. 2026. Not as accessible as I'd hoped. Also, far more Euro-focused than I'd hoped.

yarning
I have a commission for seven US flag catnip-silvervine balls and I am so blocked. There's no excuse for this, except ADHD and chronic pain. (Drat.) And today I got a commission from my cousin for another bunny. Gotta do the balls first. Sigh.

healthcrap
2 nights in a row now without taking (1mg) melatonin and still sleeping at a semi-reasonable hour. I had slightly more energy today. I'm ready to start feeling better any minute now?

#resist
June 14: Anti-Trump concerts across the country.
June 27: protests

I hope you're all doing well! <333

china_shop posting in

fan_flashworks

Our new challenge is:

REAL

As always, you can interpret the prompt literally or figuratively, in whatever way works for you.

Each work created for this challenge should be posted as a new entry to the comm. Posting starts now and continues up until the challenge ends at 4pm Pacific Time on Saturday, 20th June. No sign-up required.

Mods will tag your work for fandom. When you've posted entries to three consecutive challenges, you will earn a name tag, and we'll go back and tag all your previous entries with your name, as well.

All kinds of fanworks in all fandoms are welcome. Please have a look at our guidelines before you play. If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact a mod. And if you have any suggestions for future challenges, you can leave them in the comments of this post.

You can view stats for

fan_flashworks entries and search and filter them via the Community Report and Creator Report. See our FAQ post for more details.

Also, keep an eye out for the next

ffw_social post, which will go up in the next couple of days. If you haven't joined the

ffw_social comm, it's never too late to come and check it out. (Posts are locked, which means you have to join to see them.)

china_shop posting in

fan_flashworks

The Flower challenge is now closed. Here are the entries:

Marvel Cinematic Universe: Fanfiction: A Bouquet for Bucky by

lucy_roman
No fandom: icons: flowers by

lilly_c
The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: A Simple Flower by

badly_knitted
Bartimaeus & Hogwarts Legacy: Fanfic: Honeysuckle by

oldestcharm
Original: Collage: Gloucestershire Wildflowers by

smallhobbit
Due South: Fanfic: Polar Night by

mercury7650
Women's Soccer RPF: Fanfiction: The Woman I Know by

infinitum_noctem
no fandom: icons: botanical gardens by

highlander_ii
Heated Rivalry: Fan Fiction: New Gifts by

darkjediqueen
Miss Marple: Fanfic: Miss Marple's Reflections by

smallhobbit
Inspector George Gently: Fanfiction: Roses by

lucy_roman
Gundam (UC): Fanfic: Where We Met and Meet (Always Here) by

iserlohna
Viola come il mare: Fanfic: Scent of Lavender by

veronyxk84
Original: Poetry: in defiance of science and common sense by

teaotter
Torchwood: Fanfic: Waiting for the day by

m_findlow
Due South: fanfiction: Scent of a Woman by

gayvecchio
Sonic the Hedgehog: Fanfic: Watch Them Grow by

laurelwisp

Also, congratulations to those who earned badges and name tags this round:

badly_knitted earned The Phenomenal (12 Year Streak)!

iserlohna earned a name tag!

smallhobbit earned The Phenomenal (12 Year Streak)!

\o/ \o/ \o/

Thank you to everyone who participated! You're now free to post your entries to your journal or wherever else you'd like. If you're archiving on AO3, you can add your work to our fan_flashworks collection there.

The Community Report and Creator Report will be updated shortly with the entries from this round. See our FAQ for more details.

New challenge coming right up.

case posting in

fandomsecrets

⌈ Secret Post #7096 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.

( More! )

Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 12 secrets from Secret Submission Post #1013.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

isis

A lot shorter this time 😁

What I've recently finished reading:

In eyeball, Echo of Worlds by M. R. Carey, the second book of the Pandominion duology. I liked it and thought it was a good conclusion to the set-up of the first book. Also, I just realized it's basically Mass Effect 3 with the Synthesis ending, which I guess makes Paz Female Shepard...okay, not really. But the theme of organic intelligence and machine intelligence coming to terms with each other is a relevant theme in these days of "AI" growth.

In audio, Heaven's River by Dennis E. Taylor, the fourth Bobiverse book. I really loved this one, even though there was a bit of idiot-balling at the climax - why would you go through the town to get to the transit station, instead of going around it and coming in from the other side, when you know your opponents are looking for you?!?! But otherwise it was a well-assembled story, another "first contact with an alien race" narrative with some interesting twists. The bits and pieces of the separate storylines come together in some surprising ways at the end. And heh, it's the same theme in a way, machine intelligence and human intelligence and human-mapped-into-machine intelligence. I'm looking forward to the fifth book!

What I'm playing (again):

No, not replaying, I never do that 😁 but I had not started up Ghost of Tsushima since before my first bit of spring travel back in late March, so even though I was just about to do the final quest of the second part of the game, I noodled around with some random sidequests (freeing fishing villages from their evil Mongol overlords) for a few sessions, until I felt ready to free Castle Shimura. Now I'm out the other side and ready to complete the last act of the game!

thedarlingone

case manager procured me a walker! travel significantly better even with having to sit sideways on the bus. now ordering a pool noodle to cut up and put on the handlebars as the grips are the least ergonomic thing ever to erg, i was having to stop every half a block and shake the circulation back into my hands (because i have to put quite a lot of my body weight onto the walker to keep the back pain from happening).

also seeing if i can potentially cannibalize more wheels from a friend's deceased relative's disused walker as the plastic caps on the back legs are gonna wear out fast with dragging over sidewalks everywhere, and i feel like the customary tennis balls will just get muddy

still super fatigued but i might not be out for the next 3-4 business days like usual

laurelwisp posting in

fan_flashworks

Title: Watch Them Grow
Fandom: Sonic the Hedgehog
Characters/Pairings: Surge the Tenrec/Amy Rose
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 927 words
Content notes: Just fluff, with some mild identity/self-worth issues for spice
Author notes: Of course I plan on filling one of these and then my whole week goes to absolute hell. First time poster, god I hope I did this right.
Summary: Surge has a question about Amy's decorating choices.

( It's a Gerbera daisy. )

john_amend_all

But I'd have preferred it if the news had come out last week when David Tennant was hosting Have I Got News For You.

dorktower_feed

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vivdunstan

Today I backed the second in the Sir Sherlock series of Sherlock Holmes audios starring Tom Baker and John Leeson as Holmes and Watson. I greatly enjoyed the first audio. Note the series is CD release only, so you'll need a CD player. Tom Baker is on fine form.

The first CD can be picked up as an add on to the second Kickstarter. I expect in due course it will also be available to buy direct from AUK's web store.

mildred_of_midgard

Yesterday: I didn't even bother timing, because my knee was hurting so much I could only do a slower jog than even my distance pace. Maybe an 11.5 minute minute mile?

I will say that once I settled into a pace where my knee only spasmed once or twice a block, it did get better after a mile and I was able to switch to my 9.5 or 10 minute mile pace. I've noticed this: if I can keep the knee from hurting every single step, which is too much, it will often get better with running/walking.

Today I was afraid to push it, so I did my 1.3 mile run in 12:25, which is about a 9.5-minute mile, my usual (for my first mile--later it slows down to about 10). But at least my knee didn't do more than twinge a couple of times.

I'll probably be afraid to push it for another day or two, so don't expect an 8-minute mile until then.

I'm starting to think maybe I should just join the gym that's 2-3 blocks away. A stepmill and stationary bike might allow me to get my cardio up without aggravating my knee.

One thing worth mentioning is that my hamstring and glutes are definitely less bad than they have been. Definitely still a thing, but I'm on the right track. If I just didn't have to coddle my knee, I bet I could stretch my way into a much looser glute, even if not perfect.

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KEYLETH AND VAX'ILDAN > LEGEND OF VOX MACHINA

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Symphonies and rivers

Cal Leandros (Prompt # 98 - iZombie) Evening Odds

Unfilled Requests for Umatani Gifting Fest Due 15 June

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What I'm Doing Wednesday

Challenge 518: Real

REAL

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Sonic the Hedgehog: Fanfic: Watch Them Grow

cArE? No, wHy sHouLd I cArE?

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