Week 1/52 - roundup

Jan. 5th, 2026 05:04 am
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Trying to be more consistent this year!

HOME: I've started the Great Bedroom clear up. It's going to take a while!

HEALTH: my sleep patterns have been a bit erratic this last week and a bit. I'm waking around 3am and finding it difficult to get back to sleep.

LIFE ADMIN: nope.

DIGITAL DECLUTTER: email is down to 11,000, phone images desperately need sorting.

GARDENING/ALLOTMENTING: nope - too cold!

COOKING/EATING: I've eaten most of the Christmas food. Today I'm making a big veg curry with leftover veg and a big batch of bolognese sauce which will feed me most of the coming week. Then there's half a pannetone, a small Christmas pudding and a bowl of fruit to go.

READING/LISTENING: read Lessons in Love, book 1 of the Cambridge Fellows Mysteries by Charlie Cochrane. Edwardian murder mysteries. She's describes her books as "mysteries with a dash of slash". I wanted a gentle, short, fun read to get me back into the habit and these are it.

WATCHING: Still not caught up on Stranger Things and haven't started Heated Rivalry. I sort of watched the most recent Ghostbuster's film, Ghostbuster's Frozen Empire and found it very formulaic.

CREATING/LEARNING: crochet club recommences on 9th. I've got one round to do to finish my current blanket. Then I need to block the original granny square and Halloween blankets and stich them together. Then I can start on the utterly mad boho blanket.

CATS: all good.

VOLUNTEERING: first meeting of 2026 is tonight.

SOCIALISING: Zoom catch up with friends online but no in person socialising.

WORK: none since 19 December and I really, really needed the break!
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[personal profile] goddess47 posting in [community profile] sweetandshort
Title: Ritual Magic
Author: [personal profile] goddess47
Character(s): Harry Potter, Severus Snape, Bill Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom
Pairing(s): Harry Potter & Severus Snape
Rating: PG
Length: 400


Summary:

Harry called for help with this ritual.


Notes:

For [community profile] harry100 prompt #530 - solemn

For [community profile] sweetandshort January 2026 prompt - dust

For Writer's Choice prompt #149 - books


Ritual Magic on AO3

 

[syndicated profile] snopes_feed

Posted by Taija PerryCook

The alleged incident reportedly occurred in 1984, although evidence indicates Trump and Epstein didn't meet until at least 1985.

2026 Prediction Meme

Jan. 5th, 2026 02:00 am
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[personal profile] trobadora
New Year Book Meme, via [personal profile] calliopes_pen:

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Turn to page 126
3. The 6th full sentence is your life in 2026.


I'm quoting the sentence in context, just for additional fun:
Schließlich sagte Fidelma in ruhigem und vernünftigem Ton: "Ich bin wieder in Ordnung, Grian. Du kannst mich loslassen."

Definitely happy to take that for 2026!

(The book is Peter Tremayne's Tod auf dem Pilgerschiff - the German translation of Act of Mercy, one of the Sister Fidelma mysteries. I happen to also have the English version in ebook form - there, the paragraph in question reads, "Finally Fidelma said in a quiet and reasonable tone: ‘I am all right now, Grian. You may let go.’")

Picspam/Quiz: Hands - answers

Jan. 5th, 2026 01:50 am
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[personal profile] trobadora posting in [community profile] sid_guardian
And here are the answers to the hands quiz!

There were some very excellent guesses, and almost all characters and scenes were guessed in some fashion. The only one where no one came close to guessing the scene was 8d, which is a not very recognisable flashback. I'm totally impressed with everything else, though! Congrats! :D

44 answers behind the cut )

And that's it! Thank you all for playing, and/or enjoying the picspam! ♥

Project Round Up

Jan. 4th, 2026 05:23 pm
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[personal profile] senmut
Fanfic Projects

Dreams of Her Own - https://archiveofourown.org/works/71432751

Sequel prompts from [profile] ukiacatdragon - Eilistraee, the shroud of Lolth, Corellon, Arvandor's overwhleming goodness, plotting to nullify Lolth's plots via Sharr, the raid being brought up, Tall Ones finding Ellifain early, closure for drow and elf child, quest

0 words




Vierna Resurrection:

Wulfgar not die, it's Vierna in Errtu's grasp, Passage to Dawn plot

almost 1700 words




Something for Rex/Fives/Echo:

save Fives from his fate, save Echo, Rex throwing himself into helping them adapt.
~ Potential angst - "I'm the last one of my batch standing. You just got one back. Don't throw that away because you can't help but see what's lost instead of helping find a future."

~ Other idea is Ahsoka doesn't make it out of the Citadel but Echo does. Evolution of the trio with guilt over losing one of their Jedi. (Side note of Tarkin died there, Ahsoka isn't dead)

450 words




Padme and the Force Baby

Anakin's visions send HER to the temple where she declares there is no father, must be the force, cue shenanigans.

0 words



Poetry Fiction entry: Set against Legacy of the Silver Marches - https://squidgeworld.org/series/1870

Drizzt and Alustriel, under their disguises, before they reach Silverymoon.

350 words




Exchange Assignment

REDACTED

0 words




[community profile] 10trueloves - 2/10 3/10 written / [community profile] genprompt_bingo 0/25 written






Original projects
No progress on the original projects

Myth of Man - https://sylph-and-asp.dreamwidth.org/tag/universe:+myth+of+man

"it's dangerous they've advanced so much" / "The reasons were grave" / "We are merely protecting our many peoples"



Unwanteds - https://sylph-and-asp.dreamwidth.org/tag/universe:+unwanteds

~ Decide if the two bits I managed to write so far for the sequel work, continue if so
~ prequel dammit, for the crystal and the Bright Flames origin story



My list - 2026

Jan. 10th, 2027 05:36 pm
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Ratings: 1 star=worst, 5 stars=best (previously 4 stars)

Books



Current Book(s):



Books to Read:
The Silence of the Library - Miranda James
A Marvellous Light - Freya Marske
Witch - Barbara Michaels
Bird by Bird - Anne Lamott
Four Leaf Cleaver - Maddie Day
Wretched Waterpark - Kiersten White
Hither Page - Cat Sebastian
Together We Burn - Isabel Ibañez
Arsenic and Old Books - Miranda James
Six Feet Deep Dish - Mindy Quigley


Fanfics Written this year to date:


Word Counts:



Films
Films @ Home:


Films @ Cinema:


Films to see:



TV Shows:



A Challenge for myself:
Sunday - Give thanks. Talk about something in your life you're thankful for. Even if it's tiny.
Monday - Music Monday. Anything about the music you listen to or like; artist profiles, recs, reviews, anything
Tuesday - Artistic stuff like fiction writing or writing of any sort, knitting, sewing, carpentry... whatever you do or have done.
Wednesday - Reading
Thursday - Throwback Thursday. Childhood memories, old photos, old blog posts...stuff from the past
Friday - Fandom stuff. Faves, new ones, actors, musicians, anything you're a fan of want to talk about.
Saturday - somebody, anybody. Your best friend, the Pope, Julius Caesar.. anyone at all

*

Other Places to find me on the internet:

Dreamwidth:
http://alexcat.dreamwidth.org/

Slashy Santa Tolkien slash challenge:
http://www.slashysanta.com/eFiction/viewuser.php?action=storiesby&uid=9 (alexcat)

AO3:
http://archiveofourown.org/users/alexcat

Facebook:
Comment and I’ll send you my info. Or you can friend Alex Cat HERE: https://www.facebook.com/alex.cat.9862?fref=ts

Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/alexcat45

~~~~

Dragons
My Scroll

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Jan. 4th, 2026 05:23 pm
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[personal profile] case posting in [community profile] fandomsecrets

⌈ Secret Post #6939 ⌋

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


01.
[Pluribus]



More! )


Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 38 secrets from Secret Submission Post #991.
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.

CHECK IN: DAY 4

Jan. 4th, 2026 08:53 pm
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It's Sunday! How did the weekend go, writing-wise (or non-writing-wise)?

Question of the day: what is your process for creating original characters in fanfic?

Write Every day 2026: January, Day 4

Jan. 4th, 2026 09:51 pm
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Going by yesterday's poll, most people only sometimes know how the story will end when they start writing. I envy the ones who usually do - I used to be like that; the ending was what I started out with, long before I came up with the beginning. But in recent years that's changed more and more: I come up with a fun beginning, and then end up flailing because I don't really know where to take it. /o\ I'd really like to change that again, but I'm not sure how.

Also, most people in the poll said that if they don't know the ending, they'll just write the story until it gets there. More envy! But at least I'm not the only one who can only write bits and pieces until I know what I'm aiming for.

Today's writing

I've been having a headache all day, and if it weren't for [community profile] fandomtrees reveals approaching, I probably wouldn't have written more than an alibi sentence. As it is, I worked a little on the treat I started yesterday, and I think I'm figuring out the ending, so it's good that I did.

WED Question of the Day

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 20


Do you find deadlines helpful for writing?

View Answers

yes, they help me write
4 (20.0%)

yes, they help me finish things
11 (55.0%)

no, they only make me nervous/anxious
1 (5.0%)

no, they don't do anything for me
4 (20.0%)

it's more complicated; I'll explain in comments
3 (15.0%)

tickybox is not a writer/has never had deadlines
0 (0.0%)



Tally

Day 1: [personal profile] alightbuthappypen, [personal profile] badly_knitted, [personal profile] brithistorian, [personal profile] carenejeans, [personal profile] china_shop, [personal profile] cornerofmadness, [personal profile] goddess47, [personal profile] luzula, [personal profile] philomytha, [personal profile] sanguinity, [personal profile] shadaras, [personal profile] sylvanwitch, [personal profile] the_siobhan, [personal profile] trobadora, [personal profile] ysilme

Day 2: [personal profile] alightbuthappypen, [personal profile] badly_knitted, [personal profile] carenejeans, [personal profile] china_shop, [personal profile] cornerofmadness, [personal profile] goddess47, [personal profile] sanguinity, [personal profile] shadaras, [personal profile] sylvanwitch, [personal profile] the_siobhan, [personal profile] trobadora, [personal profile] ysilme

Day 3: [personal profile] alightbuthappypen, [personal profile] badly_knitted, [personal profile] carenejeans, [personal profile] china_shop, [personal profile] cornerofmadness, [personal profile] goddess47, [personal profile] luzula, [personal profile] sanguinity, [personal profile] shadaras, [personal profile] sylvanwitch, [personal profile] the_siobhan, [personal profile] trobadora, [personal profile] ysilme

Day 4: [personal profile] china_shop, [personal profile] trobadora, [personal profile] ysilme

Let me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)

Quest 3 - narnialover7

Jan. 4th, 2026 01:18 pm
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[personal profile] narnialover7 posting in [community profile] retro_icontest
Chapter 4 Main Quest - Less is More
simple2 simple6 simple7 simple8 simple9
Go H E R E to see the rest of the icons @ my journal. :)


links... )
https://i.postimg.cc/T3jk2sVQ/simple8.png
https://i.postimg.cc/vZ7P8Kr0/simple9.png
https://i.postimg.cc/vZwqsyV2/simple1.png
https://i.postimg.cc/qvcmBFsj/simple10.png
https://i.postimg.cc/RZxsBmHs/simple3.png
https://i.postimg.cc/FHXW4vLn/simple4.png
https://i.postimg.cc/ht8C4YL8/simple5.png
 

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Jan. 4th, 2026 01:08 pm
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[personal profile] stonepicnicking_okapi posting in [community profile] sweetandshort
Title: Just ramen
Rating: Gen
Fandom: BTS
Characters/Pairing: RM/Jin
Prompt: loser
Notes: also for [community profile] emotion100 prompt 47: adoration.
Summary: Jin applies first aid.

Read more... )

Snowflake Challenge #2

Jan. 4th, 2026 12:56 pm
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Challenge #2: Pets of Fandom

Loosely defined! Post about your pets, pets from your canon, anything you want!


I actually have no pets, being allergic to both digs and cats.

I have written a few pets but Stevie the goat stands out. He's from a Big Bang I wrote in 2020 featuring Steve Rogers/Tony Stark/Bucky Barnes. Bucky lives in Wakanda and has a little goat friend named Stevie. The artist who did fanart for the fic even made a drawing of Stevie. You can meet him Here.

I have WIP in which a cat adopts Steve and Tony in Stark Tower. Maybe that one will be done someday.


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

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Jan. 4th, 2026 12:59 pm
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Apparently the cat caught a mouse sometime in the early hours of this morning. My son in law told me he was up (it was 3 or 4 am) and she brought it to him in the living room. He took it outside and left it in the snow (hoping that some predator would eat it), and the cat was running around seeming all upset that he had taken it away. I sincerely hope there was only one mouse.

I went for a shortish walk yesterday afternoon and in theory could do the same today as it's just on 0C/32F and there's no wind so it wouldn't be too unpleasant outside, but today I'm unmotivated. However, it was snowing this morning and the roads might be icier than they were yesterday. I've been using the rebounder every day, so I'm not lacking exercise.

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