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Vriddy ([personal profile] vriddy) wrote2026-01-03 07:48 am

Three things make a post

1. Looking for new friends? [community profile] friending_memes is hosting a "new year, new friend" friending meme!

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2. Of course, [community profile] snowflake_challenge started as well :D Never too late to jump in if you'd like to, it's a chill challenge like that! I knew I wasn't going to do it this year either, but thought "maybe next year"..... however it's January 3rd and I'm already fighting to keep up with my reading page because I met SO MANY OF YOU COOL PEOPLE through the challenge, and you're participating again haha :D It's really a great way to get to know people a little bit before the friending meme that usually happens at the end of it. I can't recommend it enough if you'd like your reading page to be more lively.

Snowflake Challenge: A warmly light quaint street of shops at night with heavy snow falling.



3. I'm going to link again to this AO3 PSA from a while back. It's titled "Protect Your Contact Information From Scammers" but it's interesting in that it describes the format that spam comments take nowadays: first a paragraph that seems genuinely related to your story (thanks and fuck you, genAI), then an invitation to reach out to them because they want to make a comic from it, or help you give more impact to your story, or whatever cue to take you off-site.

The post also offers a step-by-step template for reporting registered accounts that do it, and I gotta say it's effective as the account I reported yesterday was removed in less than 24 hours. (Also, those comments are annoying always, but they sting extra on fics that you know from the start won't have much/any audience. Curses on your potatoes, spammers!!)

(Having said that I don't think the spambots have figured out the "Uncategorized Fandoms" section yet as I haven't gotten any of these on K-9 fic -- if you hate spam comments you should totally join us there XD)
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dustbunny105 ([personal profile] dustbunny105) wrote2026-01-02 08:44 pm

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Well, work finally got me set up back at the other building.

And I haaate iiit :(

I have the same type of desk but the space is so much more cramped. I had transfer all my stuff into one set of drawers instead of the two I've not grown accustomed to. I share an office with someone who's primarily on specimens, so I'm not allowed to have my door closed. He wasn't even in today and they would've let me have it closed-- my one chance!! I can't take breaks at my desk anymore since it violates the "look busy when in office" policy, though there'll be leeway on super slow days like today was. The window isn't suitable for my plant, so I had to take it home again-- not that I guess it matters much since both the new leaves broke under their own weight on the walk over. What even.

Things are still being shuffled around and people seem pretty uncertain as to where things are or are supposed to be. That's going to make relearning specimen cases even more of a hassle. I'm not sure how many specimens I'll actually have to do but they've assigned someone to help me with the slide cases, so I expect I'll be doing at least a few of them most days, especially on the rare occasions that my primary client is slow. They only want me picking up once a day going forward regardless and so I won't be getting any of my own work until later in the afternoon, when I can more reliably count on getting all or most of it at once. There might still be spillover from day to day, of course, but that's more uncertain with a second person.

I hardly know anyone anymore. People chuckle along with me when I say I'm not happy with the situation and, I mean, fair. It's only an inconvenience, once you get right down to it, and I've been talking about it lightly enough because professionalism. But I am truly, genuinely unhappy with the situation and I don't like being expected to treat that as a joke.

Bleh.

I know I'll get used to it. I know things will smooth out as everyone acclimates to the new setup. It is, as I said, only an inconvenience. At the end of the day, I'm doing the same job for the same wage. Some people have war in their countries. But still, bleh.
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Chris ([personal profile] elyusion) wrote2026-01-02 09:37 pm
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๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Some Things


You can watch Castlevania: Awakening Under Moonlight for $15.20 with English, Korean, Chinese, Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Spanish, French, Portuguese, or Tagalog subs here, although you need to use Microsoft Edge or Safari. I hope that if this does well they offer more Takarazuka performances on demand, because yes I am aware of other means of watching them, but I do like when things are easier to show others.

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I like seeing useful communities revived, so please participate in this friendzy and join this community if you're interested :3

two log cabins with snow on the roofs in a wintery forest the text snowflake challenge january 1 - 31 in white cursive text

You've probably already heard of this, but for the sake of not missing any bases: Snowflake Challenge is now on. If you want to meet new people or you want to revive a dead blog, this is a good way of doing it. You just need to be into fandom. The link to the community is the image.


And last but not least, I'm officially opening up my community for posting. Please feel free to share a song or two. I'll be advertising it in various promo comms slowly over the next few weeks. At some point I'll start holding events (which are just me giving a theme and hoping people posting songs that fit it). Please don't flop ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ But please don't be successful in an annoying way either ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ
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Chris ([personal profile] elyusion) wrote2026-01-02 07:24 pm
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I Finished Naruto And All I Got Was This Stupid BL Ship

Disclaimer: I did watch The Last: Naruto the Movie. I did not watch 98% of filler episodes, and I didn't watch the first ~30 episodes of Naruto because I was a manga-reader at first and switched to the anime in hopes that the animation during fights would be epic (which turned out to not always be the case, but when it happened, boy did it happen).

I really want to write about watching all this in a year, but I can't come up with words on my own. Thus, I'm forced to go at it MAL-style and break it this review up by parts.

Note: I started this Dec 31st at 4am, but New Year's happened and yea.
meow )
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Frejr Eldlilja ([personal profile] thepasteldyke) wrote2026-01-02 08:42 pm
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fic title meme

Now that we're in a new year, I thought I'd finally get around to doing this meme that I found via [personal profile] linky. I've seen similar memes for cosplays floating around for years, so it's fun seeing different types of it.

Rules: How many letters of the alphabet have you used for [starting] a fic title? One fic per line, ‘A’ and 'The’ do not count for 'a’ and ’t’. Post your score out of 26 at the end, along with your total fic count.

Read more... )
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courtney ([personal profile] sonofgodzilla) wrote2026-01-02 09:54 am

FIC: Robot 8-chan, Kamen Rider Super-1 - Assignation

Title: Assignation
Universe: Robot 8-chan, Kamen Rider Super-1
Character(s): Bara Bara Girl, Oki Kazuya
Rating: U
Warnings: N/A
Summary: โ€œWeโ€™re thinking of expanding our influence, by the way,โ€ the woman seated next to him remarked. โ€œIโ€™ve made mention of this before, perhaps, but I really do think that maybe cyborgs should fall within our jurisdiction.โ€
Length: 975 words
Author's Notes: Set shortly after Robot 8-chan episode #28. also: external link.

normalone

Assignation )
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Vriddy ([personal profile] vriddy) wrote2026-01-02 10:05 am

Kaijuu No. 8 fic update: Warm as life (Kafka/Reno/Narumi, Reno/Iharu, Kafka/Hoshina) - WIP 2/7

Feeling a lot more confident and happier now that Narumi also showed up. It's surprising how much easier I find it to write such a little clown of a character.

...perhaps because I, too, was actually a clown all along? ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿคก


Warm as life | Kaijuu No. 8 | Kafka/Reno/Narumi, Reno/Iharu, Kafka/Hoshina | 3.8k words (WIP, 2/7) | rated M

Summary: The new threat posed by No. 9 weighs heavily on everyone. Under these circumstances, emotions run high and what starts as a way of relieving stress can easily bloom into unexpected feelings. Some people find that easier to admit than others.

Read it on Dreamwidth or AO3.
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dustbunny105 ([personal profile] dustbunny105) wrote2026-01-01 06:04 pm
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two log cabins with snow on the roofs in a wintery forest the text snowflake challenge january 1 - 31 in white cursive text

Hello! I'm Dustbunny or Dust or Alicia or Al. I post a lot about my life, sometimes just about what's on my mind, sometimes about fandom and hobbies. I'm looking to post more so about those last few things and, if all goes well with my goals for the year, I'll certainly have more to post.

I've not participated much in Snowflake but that's sort of why I'm gonna try and participate consistently this year and what I'm hoping to get out of it. I enjoy structured challenges like this because they give me a starting place when I may have wanted to say something but wasn't sure what. I also just like to lurk through the responses. So, hey, maybe someone will enjoy lurking through mine too.
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dustbunny105 ([personal profile] dustbunny105) wrote2026-01-01 05:54 pm

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New Year's Day! Whose new year is off to the start they hoped for? Mine isn't but it's not too far off. I've taken a lot of the day to give real thought to my goals for the coming year-- y'know, let the shine come off all those overambitious ideas that are only going to overwhelm me and that I'm never going to be able to commit to.

Read more... )
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Chris ([personal profile] elyusion) wrote2026-01-01 07:34 pm

Snowflake Challenge #1

An old-fashioned ornament of two young girls bundled up in coats and walking side by side is nestled amidst pine boughs.

Challenge #1 - The Icebreaker Challenge: Introduce yourself. Tell us why you're doing the challenge, and what you hope to gain from it.


Hellooooooo, Chris here. More info in my sticky with my interests in my profile, but tldr; goth-passing shoujo manga and video game enjoyer. I'm doing the challenge to meet new people ^^ And because I like posting about myself with prompts lol. Last year I didn't complete the challenge, so I hope I can this year now that I know what to expect (more or less)!

I've been busy with New Year's stuff so I haven't been able to write my post about Naruto Shippuden, which I finished very early in the morning on the 31st. I was determined to finish it before 2026 started. Look forward to it? And when my visual kei comm is ready You Will Know xD
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Ruby Lily ([personal profile] rubylily) wrote2026-01-01 04:19 pm

Fic: "Restless" (A Witch's Printing Office)

Title: Restless
Fandom: A Witch's Printing Office
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Mika, Claire, original dryad character, Kiriko, Lio
Summary: Mika and Claire return to the printing office, but something isn't quite right...
Notes: This was originally written for [personal profile] stifledlaughter as part of [community profile] yuletide.

Restless )
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Ruby Lily ([personal profile] rubylily) wrote2026-01-01 02:45 pm

Dear Candy Hearts Exchange Author

Greetings, fellow Candy Hearts Exchange author! That you're familiar with one or more of my requested canons means you have great taste, and I look forward to seeing what you write for me. My AO3 username is rubylily, and feel free to take a look at my previous dear author letters. My likes and dislikes have generally remained the same.

Likes: friendship, romance, friends-to-lovers, first dates, fluff, slice of life, action, happy endings, bittersweet endings, mutual pining, travel, exploring abandoned places and ruins, hurt/comfort (especially h/c in which a character is sick or injured and another takes care of them), loyalty kink, physical affection (platonic and/or romantic), celebrations of birthdays and other holidays, strong characters being surprisingly vulnerable, meek & shy characters being surprisingly assertive, dreams & nightmares, worldbuilding, exploration of canon fantasy and supernatural elements. I'm also good with crossovers between any of my requested canons. Finally, gifts are enabled and treats are welcomed.

Some of my requested canons deal a lot with violence and death, so I don't mind if things get dark or violent for the characters and references to canon character death are fine, but I prefer fics that end on a hopeful or happy note.

Do Not Want: rape/noncon, dubcon, abuse, outright downer endings, non-canon character death, infidelity, character/pairing/canon-bashing, AUs/alternate universes, unrequested "fix-it" fics, poetry, fics written entirely in lowercase, second-person POV, crossovers/fusions with unrequested canons, Japanese honorifics in non-Japanese settings, daddy/mommy-kink, genderswap, unrequested identity-themed headcanons (e.g. gender headcanons, asexual headcanons, etc.), unrequested pairings. Also, for the requested ships specifically, please no gen/pre-relationship.

The canons I'm requesting are Atelier Ryza, Eastward, Sunday Without God, Mรคrchen Forest, Nicola Traveling Around the Demons' World, Octopath Traveler II, Touring After the Apocalypse, WorldEnd, Xenoblade Chronicles, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, so let's take a look at each request!

Cut for length and spoilers. )
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Vriddy ([personal profile] vriddy) wrote2026-01-01 06:39 pm

New (first!) Kaijuu No. 8 fic: Warm as life (Kafka/Reno/Narumi, Reno/Iharu, Kafka/Hoshina) - WIP 1/7

It pains me that I couldn't make the first half of the story as strong and funny as the rest (and therefore no one might get to the jokes I love the most orz), but that's okay, everything's a learning experience, etc, etc, and also I expected this to be 4-5k words and it's nearly 13k by now so let's leave it at that!!

In general, this has been an interesting exercise for me because while I have written OT3s, OT4s and OT5s in which everyone loves everyone else equally, this is the first time I write a polycule where some of the relationships are not shared with everyone else. This canon just has so many lovely ships, it worked out that way. Also I'm surprised no one sees the potential in Kafka/Reno/Narumi, with the competitiveness between Reno and Narumi, and how their different approaches and ways to care about Kafka. This might just be my headcanons talking, though XD


Warm as life | Kaijuu No. 8 | Kafka/Reno/Narumi, Reno/Iharu, Kafka/Hoshina | 2.4k words (WIP, 1/7) | rated M

Summary: The new threat posed by No. 9 weighs heavily on everyone. Under these circumstances, emotions run high and what starts as a way of relieving stress can easily bloom into unexpected feelings. Some people find that easier to admit than others.

Read it on Dreamwidth or AO3.
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humorist + humanist ([personal profile] erinptah) wrote2026-01-01 12:09 pm

Re-listen liveblog: The Secret Commonwealth, chapters 1-10

Started my revisit of the second Book of Dust volume. Again, liveblogging it on Mastodon and on Bluesky, and not looking at my original-reading reaction post from 2019 until I finish.

This has gotten very long, so I’m cutting off Roundup Post #1 after the big narrative turning point at the end of chapter 10. With 33 chapters total, that sets a pace for a total of 3 roundup posts. (Haven’t gotten far enough to know what would be a good milestone to end Roundup Post #2. I’ll keep an ear out.)

Held off long enough to make it my first post of 2026! That way, all the roundups for TSC will be posted in the same year.

Audiobook is 19 hrs 43 min. TBD how many times I pause it to comment/complain about something…

Cover of The Secret Commonwealth

 

Pantalaimon, the daemon of Lyra Silvertongueโ€ฆ )
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courtney ([personal profile] sonofgodzilla) wrote2026-01-01 10:08 am

HAPPY 2006!! ๐Ÿ’–๐ŸŽŠ๐Ÿฐ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽ

We ushered in the New Year quietly and without event. Unlike the girls of Lillian Girls' Academy, I will sadly not be doing this rounds at temples or staying over with friends to-day, but the moment in which we ushered in 2026 was no less meaningful for me, and I got to watch the triumphant return of AKB48 to NHK's Kouhaku Utagassen so I have no real complaints. If I have any resolutions this year, it's that I'm going to really double-down on deconstructing and treating seriously anime tropes in a medium for which they were not intended. This statement was brought to you by my resisting the urge to take apart the notion of harem anime shows.

Ah! Friends, I can't make Christmas last any longer (disclaimer: I can. Technically Christmas doesn't finish until Candlemas in early February, or on 6th January if you're less generous) but I did spend a moment yester-day going through my journal and mastodon to answer the question: "what did you actually like Courtney?" The criteria is simply that to make this list, it had to be released, even if only in translation, during 2025, so without further ado:

comics )

anime )

games )

pop )

"... and thanks to you, the player!" is how games used to conclude, and by this, I mean thanks to you for putting up with me ramble about nonsense for another year. I'm going to do my best to make this year better than last but I know that the last year would have been 200% harder without you, my friends, to get me through, so I just want to say thank you to all of you for that. I'm starting off the new year making some big changes about how I do things creatively so if at any time you see me resting on my laurels, please feel free to give me a kick.

Happy New Year, friends! ๐Ÿ’–๐ŸŽŠ๐Ÿฐ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽ