I'm reading a fanfic where

Jul. 12th, 2026 10:46 am
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so many people are expressing concern that our beloved 11 year old talks about how much he enjoys cooking and - okay, yes, we all know he has an abused child backstory, but they don't know that! 11 years old is a perfectly reasonable age to know how to cook, or to enjoy it as a hobby! Lots of kids that age can cook and bake!

It's deeply annoying. The writer clearly is making some assumptions there, and I do not like that assumption.

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Portland Pride Play Festival

Jul. 10th, 2026 03:25 pm
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Portland friends! This weekend (7/10-12) is the 2nd Annual Portland Pride Play Festival of queer theatre at the Back Door Theater on Hawthorne! I'll be performing in Queerly Departed at 7pm Friday and Nothing is Nothing is Nothing at 3pm Sunday! Pay what you will! https://thirdeyetheatre.com/

melon: pepino

Jul. 10th, 2026 04:12 pm
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Adrian came home from the supermarket with a lemon-sized melon, I think called "pepino." We have all tasted it, and it's disappointingly bland.

My thought was "bland cantaloupe," and Cattitude said there was a bit of a grassy flavor. Still, it was worth trying.

Before that, we went to the Copley Square farmers market, and bought a loaf of bread, a cabbage, beets, radishes, and blueberries. We also had lunch at the market, empanadas (beef and mushroom for me, plain beef for Adrian and Cattitude), followed by ice cream. Frutti Berri are there on Fridays, so I had saffron rose, and they went to FoMu, where Cattitude got a root beer float, his first in years, and Adrian had "Cookie Monster."

Dare to dream

Jul. 10th, 2026 09:05 am

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Jul. 10th, 2026 09:54 am
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Noticed in the Nov 1976 Galaxy book review column, which I was looking at to see how reviewer Spider Robinson reviewed Telempath, also by Spider Robinson.

This is the con I knew of as Oktobercon.

I was not around for this.

I was told that Watsfic got a verbal contract from the Octoberfest people to defray part of the costs... and then when a verbal contract turned out to be worthless, had to go hat in hand to the Feds to get bailed out.

I was also told that the con did get a Canada Arts Council grant to cover costs of bringing a Nova Scotian GOH to Wloo. But it wasn't for Spider. He was still a landed immigrant, a US citizen. It was for his Canadian wife, Jeanne. She did not have an SF credit in 1976, but she was a dancer, thus eligible for the grant.

2026.07.10

Jul. 10th, 2026 08:40 am
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Freewheeling and still free Northfield Jazz Festival opens this weekend
Grammy-nominated Christian Sands headlines the college town’s three-day indoor/outdoor celebration of sound and summertime.
by Britt Robson
https://www.minnpost.com/arts-culture/music/2026/07/freewheeling-and-still-free-northfield-jazz-festival-opens-this-weekend/

Nature provides the visuals for a new North Shore art installation
Minneapolis artist Diver Van Avery has created an immersive audio experience to accompany the grand re-opening of Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center.
by Sheila Regan
https://www.minnpost.com/artscape/2026/07/nature-provides-the-visuals-for-a-new-north-shore-art-installation-sugarloaf-cove-diver-van-avery/ Read more... )

For She Is Wrath by Emily Varga

Jul. 10th, 2026 09:08 am
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Only one thing stands between Dania and her operatic revenge: the inescapable prison in which she is currently immured.

For She Is Wrath by Emily Varga

cleverest remark I've heard lately

Jul. 10th, 2026 01:36 am
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"I poured root beer into a square glass. Now I have just beer."

storage unit

Jul. 9th, 2026 05:15 pm
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Over the last few years, we have sorted and decluttered enough that we no longer need the large storage unit that Cattitude and I rented when we had to move into a small apartment on short notice, in 2019.

Adrian did a lot of the work, both mental and physical. We gave away a lot of books, and also things like an air conditioner and an exercise bike.

We now have a much smaller and less expensive storage unit, which we hope to have cleared in a couple of months (the units are rented by the month).

After Cattitude and Adrian got home last night, having moved things down the corridor and officially given up the old unit, we had the traditional post-moving pizza for dinner.

2026.07.09

Jul. 9th, 2026 07:08 am
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Voter registration audit largely validates Minnesota system but urges steps to avoid problems
Peter Cox
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/07/08/minnesota-voter-registration-audit-finds-few-flaws-with-system

‘Reservation Dogs’ star Dallas Goldtooth curates summer film series examining manhood at the Walker
Goldtooth said he chose films of the 1980s and ’90s that influenced his own exploration of masculinity and Native identity in his comedy and acting.
by Viktorie Spurná
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Down these mean streets a raccoon must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid.

Green City Wars by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Shall We Try Typing?

Jul. 8th, 2026 05:51 pm
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I had my first physical therapy appointment today, though I've been doing some exercises 3x per day since last Thursday (cast-off day). She took measurements of various angles of range-of-motion and set up a more tailored set of exercises. Turns out there's an app for that: has a list of the exercises with demonstration videos and timers. I like that.

I got praise for my exercise technique (including having done a lot of finger work even before the cast came off). Typing as therapy is approved. I got clarification on the timeline for weight-bearing. (Timeline started at the operation, so I'm already up to 2-3 lbs occasionally.) The brace is only for extra protection when I feel I need it, plus at night. (I think they assume I flail around more in my sleep than I actually do.) I have a compression glove for general wear, which will help with mobility as swelling is part of what I need to overcome.

I have follow-up appointments weekly for the rest of the month to assess progress and adjust exercises. Yesterday I went to the gym for treadmill time, which I plan to make a daily thing.

The typing is slow and slightly painful, but my key-accuracy is much better than my first attempt several days ago. And last night I pulled out my almost-finished socks and did the cast-off (which I've been joking about for some time).
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This has to have been an EARLY scifi novel. 80s- to early 00s at the latest.

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Whether they owe money, their souls, or their futures, these characters are in desperate straits...

Five SFF Works About Trying to Escape Massive Debt
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