Various Links 6/2 - 6/8

Jun. 8th, 2025 03:16 pm
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13 links today

The Old Guard 2 Trailer

Rodimus Prime cross-stitch

Epistolary Avatar: the Last Airbender fic

Leverage Filk

Cat Dad update - mentions the passing of the mother cat, but the babies are thriving. 7 years of wholesome Cat Dad.

Very WOW but very dangerous standing swing stunt - if any of the more dangerous Cirque de Soleil stunts give you anxiety, skip this.

Seattle Mariners Pride vid

The Great Escape (performed by a cat)

Oslo Pride video

Skeletor and He-Man UK commercials for something - link opens on first vid, scroll down for second.

See Snoopy flying on his dog house

Great vid of a dust devil sans dust

Egyptian Blue pigment re-discovered? - caveat is that I did not research to see if this is a "Discovery" where the locals never lost it.

Crown Point Vista House

Jun. 8th, 2025 01:38 pm
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Just returned from a road trip through Oregon and part of Northern California. On leaving Portland we followed the route of a tourist trolley and started out at Crown Point Vista House. The views of the Colombia River were indeed impressive and well worth the twisty drive up to its height. The structure itself with its stone and stained glass was also interesting to see. The bathrooms on the basement level were all marbled -- not the usual for tourist stops!

Above is the overall view east. Read more... )
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Posted by adamg

The Crimson reports that at least one Harvard postdoc student was denied the visa he needed to fly into Logan by an American consular official in Europe - the day after a Boston federal judge ordered the government to resume issuing the visas for now, no matter how much the Taco King wants to destroy Harvard.

The postdoc told a consular officer that Burroughs’ restraining order had blocked Trump’s proclamation, to no avail.

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Posted by adamg

Mass. 50501 and several SEIU locals are organizing a protest for 2 p.m. on City Hall Plaza over ICE raids in Los Angeles, the regime's federalizing the California National Guard (and let's not forget the defense secretary's threat to call out the Marines) and the fact that ICE continues to hold a Los Angeles SEIU leader (and American citizen). 

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chance is the only game I play with
by abby82

category: 1940s Jazz Club AU
rating: Explicit
word count: 46,000
warnings: None
author’s note: This story was initially inspired by two photographs. The first is a promotional image that was published in Elle Quebec for Roy Dupuis' 2004 movie Jack Paradise in which he plays a jazz pianist in Montreal. He looked absolutely amazing with his white dinner jacket, half smoked cigarette and just the right amount of stubble on his face. The second were two promotional images of Peta Wilson as Nikita that were shot for the series' first season. She was wearing a fur stole and her hair was in some Veronica Lake style waves. Those images alone screamed for a 1940s AU of some sort. The plot point concerning Nikita and Operations was inspired by a wonderful story called "Mutual Respect" by Enjoue and Jean in which they both have to feign an emotional attachment to buy them some time with their kidnappers. I had this story in my drafts folder for some time now and when the 14th round of the [community profile] smallfandombang  came around, I knew it was time to finally complete it. The artwork for the story was done by [personal profile] pebbleinalake, who graciously chose my story in the bang despite not being familiar with the fandom. I am in total awe of what she put together. The film noir vibes are exactly what I wanted and I can't help but stare at her banners in giddy excitement.


story began: October 2023
story finished: April 2025

links: LJ | AO3 | Tumblr

summary: Dressed in fine furs and jewels, long blonde waves frame her exquisite face. Big, blue feline eyes add further depth to her mysterious beauty. She looks expensive and completely unattainable. Her name is Nikita and she is the crown jewel at the center of Section’s plush jewelry box.

 




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Here are items with dates between Sunday, June 8th and Saturday, June 14th, as well as items added recently that started this past week. Remember, you can comment here on new items that need to be added to the list.


Items starting since the last update & this coming week


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06/08/2025 06/14/2025 [community profile] auctionsasthreatened (DW) Auctions Penny Auctions period for Multifandom: Auctions As Threatened! click here for details
06/08/2025 06/29/2025 PotterEvenMore (AO3) Fanworks Signup period for Potter&EvenMore Exchange click here for details
06/09/2025 06/15/2025 sense8week(Tumblr) Fanworks June 2025 is Sense8's 10th Anniversary click here for details
06/09/2025 09/06/2025 [community profile] summerofthe69 (DW) Fanworks Prompt fills for the 2025 Summer of the 69 celebration click here for details
06/12/2025 06/22/2025 [community profile] justmarriedexchange (DW) Fanworks Signup period for Multifandom: Just Married - A Marriage Trope Exchange click here for details



Items ending this coming week

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05/25/2025 06/08/2025 [community profile] epidemfic (DW) Fanworks Signup period for Multifandom: Epidem-Fic Sickfic & Art Exchange click here for details
06/01/2025 06/10/2025 [community profile] fan_flashworks (DW) Fanworks Challenge 481: Charity click here for details
06/01/2025 06/10/2025 [community profile] justmarriedexchange (DW) Nominations Tagset nominations for Multifandom: Just Married - A Marriage Trope Exchange click here for details
04/01/2025 06/10/2025 [community profile] unconventionalcourtship (DW) Fanworks Signup period for Unconventional Courtship 2025 click here for details
06/08/2025 06/14/2025 [community profile] auctionsasthreatened (DW) Auctions Penny Auctions period for Multifandom: Auctions As Threatened! click here for details



Remember: For anything Harry Potter fandom related, please refer to the Potterfests community on Dreamwidth or on LiveJournal. Additionally, there is a new community called [community profile] vocab_drabbles (located here) that does weekly drabbles based on a vocabulary word.
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Posted by adamg

Boston Police report arresting a Wildwood Street resident early Friday after they say he pulled out a gun and threatened to shoot a roving group of rowdy teens following a party across the street that officers had broken up about a half hour earlier.

Police initially responded to 67 Wildwood St. on a report of a group of teens beating up a senior citizen around 12:30 a.m. on Friday, although that was later changed to a report of the man having a seizure. 

Upon arrival, officers observed a large group arguing with individuals on a balcony located at 67 Wildwood Street. Officers were advised that a male suspect brandished a firearm and threatened to shoot the group.

The suspect was requested to come down and speak with officers, which he refused. Officers made entrance into the apartment building, and attempted to speak with the suspect, who continued to refuse to open the door.

At this time, the supervisor on scene determined that the situation was now upgraded to a barricaded suspect. Officers were able to safely evacuate the apartment building, and secured a perimeter. Around 1:15 AM, the suspect exited the building and was placed into custody.

Jarrell Gandy, 40, was charged with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition and improper storage of a firearm, according to Dorchester Municipal Court records.

Judge Jonathan Tynes ordered him held until at least a hearing on Tuesday, records show.

Police add that at the party officers had broken up on the other side of Wildwood, they had recovered two firearms.

Innocent, etc.

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Fic: Quiet Moments (Dragon Age)

Jun. 8th, 2025 12:14 pm
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Quiet Moments (1825 words) by Settiai
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age - All Media Types
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Solas/Male Trevelyan (Dragon Age), background Cullen Rutherford/Male Trevelyan
Characters: Male Trevelyan (Dragon Age), Solas (Dragon Age)
Additional Tags: Arlathan Exchange (Dragon Age), Formerly Tranquil Inquisitor (Dragon Age), Hurt/Comfort, Lyrium Addiction, Lyrium Withdrawal, One Shot, Queerplatonic Relationships, Slice of Life, Trans Inquisitor (Dragon Age), Trans Male Inquisitor (Dragon Age)
Summary: Connor Trevelyan hadn't expected anyone to join him on the battlements in the middle of the night.
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Title: Crypt Hunting
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author: [personal profile] veronyxk84
Characters/Pairing: Spike
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: some coarse language
Word count: 100 (Google Docs)
Spoilers/Setting: Set in S4, some time between eps. 4x12 “A New Man” and 4x13 “The I in Team”
Summary: Spike has finally found a crypt to live in.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.

Challenge: #481 Charity
Also for: [June 10 out of 20] charity - dangerous - hunting - sick - tired by [community profile] sweetandshort


Crypt Hunting )
 

Fic: A Study in Worth (Dragon Age)

Jun. 8th, 2025 12:12 pm
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A Study in Worth (1428 words) by Settiai
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dragon Age II, Dragon Age - All Media Types
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Anders/Fenris (Dragon Age)
Characters: Anders (Dragon Age), Fenris (Dragon Age)
Additional Tags: Arlathan Exchange (Dragon Age), Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Established Relationship, Mental Health Issues, One Shot, Post-Dragon Age II, Pre-Dragon Age: Inquisition
Summary: It was blatantly obvious that Anders was spiraling again.

Steering the Craft Masterlist

Jun. 8th, 2025 09:57 pm
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Steering the craft by Ursula K LeGuin is "A revised and updated guide to the essentials of a writer’s craft", and includes writing exercises in each chapter.
Read more... )

Rounding Up and Rounding Down

Jun. 8th, 2025 06:59 am
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It's June.

If you want free "romantasy, PNR, and monster romance" stories arriving daily in July, FaRoFeb's FaRoCation is happening again. As always, there will be quantity. (I usually end up liking one or two of them, and it's free. *shrugemoji*)

A couple of weeks back, I asked at the bank about check registers since my previous check orders hadn't come with them and I'd finally finished my last one (dated 2020 on the back - it has still been 2020 all this time!) and was out. Turns out the check printers stopped sending them and they thought check orders still got them. I ended up ordering a 20-pack off Amazon which will possibly last for the rest of my life. (However, I'd just assume share the wealth and if you need one, lmk. They're a bit on the 'for ants' side which doesn't bother me but might be a dealbreaker for you.)

I also still have those Riverside TrekFest goodies if anyone wants them.

The date for the first Gundam Mobile Base Pop-Up USA Tour stop was announced a couple of days ago, for Kentucky at the end of this month. A not-impossible drive, and I put in for the day off just in case. But a Michigan date has been announced for September so I'll do that instead. It's much closer but I'm not sure the drive is any better. (ha!)

Worked on gutters (not mine) yesterday, and went to an estate sale to look at tools. Ended up getting some fine, fine wrenches and other stuff. Well over $100 in stuff for $10; I almost felt a little guilty. (Almost.)

I officially got the airbrush out of its box and tried it! One hurdle, um, hurdled! It will take a few sessions to figure out exactly what I need as far as a set-up goes, but I will definitely need to liberate one of the extra chairs recently unearthed in the barn.
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Went to PA with W and the DoomTwins to a cousin's grad party yesterday after putting in a few bonus hours of work, I'm hitting the NJ Ren Faire today with Mr. Mouse, and another NJFA class kicks off tomorrow for production office licensing.

I gotta learn to post faster. Shorter will probably do for now. >>;

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Jun. 8th, 2025 01:14 pm
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It was a nicely productive day on Thursday.

Started with an early trip to the tip to get rid of a huge bag of garden waste and a couple of bulky but broken electrical items, so it was good to do that bit of decluttering. Plus, the tip shop was closed for a delivery so no chance of buying more stuff to fill those new gaps*g*

From there we called in to see my in laws for a bit, then it was onto the hospital as James had a physio appointment. Unfortunately, his appointment was for 11am, which is a horrible time in terms of parking, and we had to circle the whole site for nearly 30 minutes before a lovely lady pointed to a free space in one of the car parks we'd already gone through three times.

Each time he goes to physio, I expect James to be discharged, but nope again. While his elbow break has healed beautifully, he's lost muscle in his shoulder and still can't bring his hand to his mouth without propping his arm on a surface, or bringing his mouth down to his hand. So, more exercises to do at home, and he's back in a month, and will apparently need to keep going until that muscle is back.

Left the hospital and headed into town as I had an eye exam booked for 12:30. I only wear my glasses when reading books, but had noticed recently things were getting a bit fuzzier reading without them, so figured I should go for a check-up.

Turns out my right eye has got worse, but the other is still the same. So, new reading glasses for me. But what you don't want while sitting with the optometrist is for her to say, 'well, this is rare and don't worry, but….' Turns out I have a very narrow drainage channel around the iris of my right eye, while increases the risk of Angle closure glaucoma. Everything is fine pressure wise right now, but she gave me a leaflet about symptoms, saying if I get any of those to go straight to the eye infirmary, and I'm now on annual eye checks, which I guess is a good thing.

Rosie finally sent the change of day survey, but along with those came some suggestions to express interest in other options, which sound great if they happen. Included in that, actual cooking demos, well-being walks and various other exercise options. I ticked an interest in all except for badminton, which just sounds like a disaster in the making for me if I tried it.

Then she emailed again yesterday to say the class Monday coming is also cancelled as she's off on annual leave. Which is a shame after also being cancelled this last Monday. But, it can't be helped and as she's getting married later this year, I suspect this is the time Rosie's booked for her hen do.

Yesterday was forecast for heavy rain showers all day, so we decided to go to the cinema. Saw The Salt Path on a 11am morning showing, and really enjoyed it. Left Odeon and went to Subway for dinner, then checked the cinema listings again and saw a screening of Karate Kid -- Legends, was about to start, so went to see that too. The film hasn't been getting good reviews, but I actually liked it, even more so as a load of young teen boys were watching too, and they all started applauding at the end, which made me smile. I also saw the full trailer for the new Downton Abbey film, and I'm looking forward to seeing that later in the year.

Today we've driven to a jumble sale as Cat Lady Kay from Consett Cats had a fund-raising table there, and we wanted to support her. I only bought a book, but left a donation, so it was worth the drive.

This afternoon I intend to catch up here, and feed the tomato plants. Then, more binge-watching of Mobland later. What a show that is, it's got me gripped.

Wheel of Chaos

Jun. 8th, 2025 05:55 am
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I took it as a sign when two posts about this in a row crossed my feed, so now I am in, too! I have never done LJ Idol: Wheel of Chaos but here I go!

House of the Dragon: Fanfic: Weight

Jun. 8th, 2025 07:17 pm
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Title: Weight
Fandom: House of the Dragon
Characters: Alicent Hightower (Alicent/Rhaenyra or Alicent & Rhaenyra)
Prompt: 481: Charity
Rating: PG
Length: 200 words
Content warnings: Implications of incest. Some gaslighting, as is Alicent's way.
Author’s notes: Set somewhere in season 1 before the big time jump. You can read this as shippy or not.
Summary: Is it not Alicent’s duty to pray for Rhaenyra’s sins?

Alicent’s knees ache from the weight she carries. )

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Jun. 8th, 2025 04:52 pm
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