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proustbotI did a lot of boring work-things today that will, hopefully, make my next few days somewhat more tolerable.
The Blackwell Deception (2011, PC) -- Medium Rosa and her ghost-partner Joey take a boat ride, visit a nursing home, go dancing, and ponder the Void.
I really enjoyed this fourth entry in the Blackwell point-and-click mystery series, which took me about four hours to play. Rosa continues to be an enjoyably grumpy do-gooder. It is kind of genius that the climax of the game is Joey repeatedly insulting a hypnotized Rosa so that her outraged irritation can charge up and enable her to break free.
Genshin Impact (2020-, PC) -- Jogged through the 6.1 patch, which I mostly liked but which was structured like a straitjacket: once you started the quest-chain, you pretty much had to go through multiple hours of uninterrupted Plot Time with few opportunities to step off (or stop playing the game, for that matter). Part of the problem was that several chunks of the story happened in lil pocket universes, which limited the player's flexibility for fucking off into the overworld map whenever the mood struck. I felt like I was strapped into a rollercoaster that was not letting me disembark at reasonable intervals. I did not love that feeling. As a rule, I often put off playing each main chapter of Genshin until the last possible minute, and this highly railroaded plot experience in 6.1 just makes me want to continue to delay donning that obligatory millstone for as long as possible. Genshin, if I cannot easily advance in your mobile gacha game in twenty-minute chunks of playing time, what are we even doing here?
( Arlecchino gets to be an ounce more demonic, Nefer lies her way into blood-soaked vengeance, and Sandrone sourly tells off everyone who annoys her )
The Blackwell Deception (2011, PC) -- Medium Rosa and her ghost-partner Joey take a boat ride, visit a nursing home, go dancing, and ponder the Void.
I really enjoyed this fourth entry in the Blackwell point-and-click mystery series, which took me about four hours to play. Rosa continues to be an enjoyably grumpy do-gooder. It is kind of genius that the climax of the game is Joey repeatedly insulting a hypnotized Rosa so that her outraged irritation can charge up and enable her to break free.
Genshin Impact (2020-, PC) -- Jogged through the 6.1 patch, which I mostly liked but which was structured like a straitjacket: once you started the quest-chain, you pretty much had to go through multiple hours of uninterrupted Plot Time with few opportunities to step off (or stop playing the game, for that matter). Part of the problem was that several chunks of the story happened in lil pocket universes, which limited the player's flexibility for fucking off into the overworld map whenever the mood struck. I felt like I was strapped into a rollercoaster that was not letting me disembark at reasonable intervals. I did not love that feeling. As a rule, I often put off playing each main chapter of Genshin until the last possible minute, and this highly railroaded plot experience in 6.1 just makes me want to continue to delay donning that obligatory millstone for as long as possible. Genshin, if I cannot easily advance in your mobile gacha game in twenty-minute chunks of playing time, what are we even doing here?
( Arlecchino gets to be an ounce more demonic, Nefer lies her way into blood-soaked vengeance, and Sandrone sourly tells off everyone who annoys her )
Allbingo and Crowdfunding
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Leslie Fish
Nov. 30th, 2025 01:02 amsettiaiIt looks like Leslie Fish has passed away.
I've gotta admit, I'm torn on this one. In recent years, she's made it clear that she's transphobic, bigoted, and a generally horrible person all around. A fair bit of her music has meant a lot to me over the years, though, before it became widely known just what she's like.
So... yeah. I'm mourning for just how important she used to be to both me and fandom at large, but at the same time it's hard to be all that sad about the death of someone who's made it clear that she didn't consider me to be a person.
I've gotta admit, I'm torn on this one. In recent years, she's made it clear that she's transphobic, bigoted, and a generally horrible person all around. A fair bit of her music has meant a lot to me over the years, though, before it became widely known just what she's like.
So... yeah. I'm mourning for just how important she used to be to both me and fandom at large, but at the same time it's hard to be all that sad about the death of someone who's made it clear that she didn't consider me to be a person.
Factions in a Typical Isekai/Transmigration/Time Travel Comic
Nov. 29th, 2025 11:22 pmailelieSo, one feature of the isekai/etc comics I read is the inclusion of politics. Some do this very well and others...not so much.
I was coming back to a comic I'd read part of a while back and it took me a bit to remember the storyline. As part of my remembering, I started identifying and aligning factions without thinking about what I was doing. Once I noticed, I realized there was a pattern that is potentially useful for other stories (and for tabletop games).
Anyway! Every faction in these comics has the same goal: power. Power is an interesting goal because it is really just a type of currency. Power enables its wielders to shape the world in specific ways. The better comics get into what the factions want to do with said-power, but often that is just left unstated.
In a comic, every faction has an alignment of sorts that basically comes down to how they feel about the main character's chosen faction (or the MC's romantic partner's faction). The alignment has little to do with good/evil, noble/selfish, etc. While those can be factors, what ultimately matters is whether the faction promotes or obstructs the main character's goals.
Anyway! The factions you typically find (though you may not find all of them in the same story) are the following:
Anyway. I think when setting up a game (or basic world), it could help to decide which factions you want to be major players. Then, decide how each faction is represented in the setting. Then ensure each faction has a unique authority (unless you want them fighting for control of an authority). For bonus points, decide what each faction wants to do with their power. What do they do with what they have? What have they planned should they get more? What do they fear if their power wanes or another faction's power grows?
I was coming back to a comic I'd read part of a while back and it took me a bit to remember the storyline. As part of my remembering, I started identifying and aligning factions without thinking about what I was doing. Once I noticed, I realized there was a pattern that is potentially useful for other stories (and for tabletop games).
Anyway! Every faction in these comics has the same goal: power. Power is an interesting goal because it is really just a type of currency. Power enables its wielders to shape the world in specific ways. The better comics get into what the factions want to do with said-power, but often that is just left unstated.
In a comic, every faction has an alignment of sorts that basically comes down to how they feel about the main character's chosen faction (or the MC's romantic partner's faction). The alignment has little to do with good/evil, noble/selfish, etc. While those can be factors, what ultimately matters is whether the faction promotes or obstructs the main character's goals.
Anyway! The factions you typically find (though you may not find all of them in the same story) are the following:
- Imperial/royal: The people who rule the realm (this faction may be divided by the ruler and the spouse. If so, the spouse is likely tightly connected to either the traditionalists or the progressives).
- Traditionalists: Typically older noble houses that support tradition
- Progressives: Typically new noble houses that support change
- The Defenders: Different from the military, this is often a noble house or guild charged with the specific duty of defending the realm, such as from monsters. This faction is often represented by 'The Northern Duke.'
- The Church: These may be represented by an actual church, priesthood, or a saintess.
- The Military: These may be national forces, a mercenary group, etc.
- The Magic Tower: Not always a tower, but an organized magical group; may desire control over magic.
- Merchants: These are rich commoners whose wealth may be on par with nobility.
- Scholars: These may be represented by a university or guild; typically they are innovators developing new technologies.
- Information Guild: Rarely a power-seeker on their own, but can sometimes become a close ally rather than mere resource.
- Common folk: Rarely a faction on their own, though.
- The imperial faction typically gets their power from the societal structure, primarily, though they may also borrow divine authority.
- Traditionalists get their power from the weight and importance of tradition and history. They also tend to have wealth. If they're nobles, they also get power from the societal structure.
- Progressives get their power via an alliance of whatever faction is fueling or most benefitting from change. So they may get the power of populism (common folk), innovation (scholars), etc. They also likely have wealth and, if noble, societal structures on their side.
- Defenders get their authority from fear (the fear of what happens should they stop their defense).
- The Church gets power from a perceived connection to the divine. They represent a power beyond humanity. They may also have power from populism if well-liked by the common folk.
- The military gets power through might, primarily.
- The mage tower gets power through might as well, but they may also have innovation on their side. (Innovation is the ability to do something others can't or do something more effectively than they can using a new method).
- Merchants have wealth on their side, primarily. Wealth lets you buy the kind of authority you want.
- Scholars primarily have knowledge and innovation for authority.
- Information guild relies on knowledge.
- Common folk have the power of numbers. They are numerous.
Anyway. I think when setting up a game (or basic world), it could help to decide which factions you want to be major players. Then, decide how each faction is represented in the setting. Then ensure each faction has a unique authority (unless you want them fighting for control of an authority). For bonus points, decide what each faction wants to do with their power. What do they do with what they have? What have they planned should they get more? What do they fear if their power wanes or another faction's power grows?
much emotional support fiber
Nov. 29th, 2025 11:34 pmyhleeSaori WX60 + Clover Sakiori 60cm "feather" (reed/heddle thingy???) Frankenloom warping. This does work. It doesn't work all that well, but it works. Fortunately, the weaving is the fast part and this is a shorter warp, so I'll just finish this for exploration's sake and then return to "normal" warping. :)
Finished the 2-ply merino yarn!
Finished the 2-ply merino yarn!
Purrcy; Turkey Day; Sarah Monette/Katherine Addison
Nov. 30th, 2025 12:00 ammecurtinPurrcy likes all the people who visited for T-day, and no-one extra was staying overnight here, but it was just ... a lot of feet, and voices, and hands. Today has had to be very clingy and relaxing, to wind down.
I was able to let go completely and have E&P do almost everything for T-day because of a combo of pain & exhaustion from pain. We ate at 5, so early in the day there was dining room table clearing, and giving bills to me in my study to look at and pay. And I remember asking Dirk to bring me the shoulder-shaped ice pack, and later him coming in to ask me a question and all I could was just ... stare at him, because even as the pain went down the exhaustion from it surged forward and there was nothing left.
So Purrcy & I had to lie in bed a lot of the time. I couldn't really fall asleep, but I continued binge-reading.
This week's binge-read was Sarah Monette's Doctrine of Labyrinths 4-book series, now re-issued under her Katherine Addison pen name, the better to pull in fans of The Goblin Emperor and the other books in The Chronicles of Osreth. I found them a quick read and enjoyable enough, though partly because I could see how many elements there are in these early works that she re-worked for the Osreth books, and which elements she decided meh, don't have to do that again.
Reused elements: stories within the story; labyrinths; lower-class people having important POVs; palaces being full of servants who know stuff & who you'd better get to know; theatrical costumes are a great way for a woman to get upper-class clothing even if she's not upper class; aristocrats are mostly assholes.
Element she realized she didn't need to reuse: POV character who's an asshole. OMG Felix is *such* a yaoi character, I now see why when Melusine came out & I was hearing about it 2nd hand your opinions were *so* divergent. Because on the one hand, he's just the Maximum Poor Little Mew Mew ... on the other hand, when "sane" he's a total jerk and bully toward Mildmay & anyone else in range of his tongue.
So the series as a whole feels like her working out, can I develop Felix's backstory enough to show how he was shaped into a charismatic abuser, and then can I believably show him becoming a better person? And I dunno if I'll read the series again, because it just is too many chapters from Felix's POV. I 1000x prefer Maia and Thara, both of whom absolutely abhor picking fights, *shudder*.
I was able to let go completely and have E&P do almost everything for T-day because of a combo of pain & exhaustion from pain. We ate at 5, so early in the day there was dining room table clearing, and giving bills to me in my study to look at and pay. And I remember asking Dirk to bring me the shoulder-shaped ice pack, and later him coming in to ask me a question and all I could was just ... stare at him, because even as the pain went down the exhaustion from it surged forward and there was nothing left.
So Purrcy & I had to lie in bed a lot of the time. I couldn't really fall asleep, but I continued binge-reading.
This week's binge-read was Sarah Monette's Doctrine of Labyrinths 4-book series, now re-issued under her Katherine Addison pen name, the better to pull in fans of The Goblin Emperor and the other books in The Chronicles of Osreth. I found them a quick read and enjoyable enough, though partly because I could see how many elements there are in these early works that she re-worked for the Osreth books, and which elements she decided meh, don't have to do that again.
Reused elements: stories within the story; labyrinths; lower-class people having important POVs; palaces being full of servants who know stuff & who you'd better get to know; theatrical costumes are a great way for a woman to get upper-class clothing even if she's not upper class; aristocrats are mostly assholes.
Element she realized she didn't need to reuse: POV character who's an asshole. OMG Felix is *such* a yaoi character, I now see why when Melusine came out & I was hearing about it 2nd hand your opinions were *so* divergent. Because on the one hand, he's just the Maximum Poor Little Mew Mew ... on the other hand, when "sane" he's a total jerk and bully toward Mildmay & anyone else in range of his tongue.
So the series as a whole feels like her working out, can I develop Felix's backstory enough to show how he was shaped into a charismatic abuser, and then can I believably show him becoming a better person? And I dunno if I'll read the series again, because it just is too many chapters from Felix's POV. I 1000x prefer Maia and Thara, both of whom absolutely abhor picking fights, *shudder*.
Daily Happiness
Nov. 29th, 2025 08:59 pmtorachan1. I had a pretty restful day today, which was nice after two busy (if fun) days. It was pretty chilly, which I wish had been the case yesterday or Thursday, but I'll take now anyway. Tomorrow's supposed to be low 60s, too.
2. I finished another puzzle today. This was a 750 piece one but went pretty quickly as it had a lot of pattern and color differentiation.
3. Carla bought some gingerbread oatmilk recently and I had some tonight in a mug of cocoa and it goes so well together!
4. Found a hidden Molly in the curtain.
2. I finished another puzzle today. This was a 750 piece one but went pretty quickly as it had a lot of pattern and color differentiation.
3. Carla bought some gingerbread oatmilk recently and I had some tonight in a mug of cocoa and it goes so well together!
4. Found a hidden Molly in the curtain.
It's Me not You
Nov. 29th, 2025 11:35 pmcornerofmadnessI haven't been a great friend this month. I've not responded to about 80% of the comments I've gotten since Nov 7th. I've commented on a few posts and that's it. I've read no fanfic and barely any books. I've cleaned nothing. I didn't even realize I was out of insulin until today when I realized after I got back from Jackson. I thought one bag was my short acting humalog but nope it's all long acting toujeo. Now I have to spend time I don't have going back to Jackson tomorrow.
So yeah that's how out of things I am. The only constructive things I did was go to the coffee shop to write (finished another chapter in an upcoming Hazbin wip), hit kroger and cvs for some clove oil (as it occurs to me it can numb my gum and it's antimicrobial). And I managed to change my summer clothes for the winter. I need to ditch about 20 of these old t-shirts.
But there was some joy. Abney Park did something weird and fun a 'choose your own adventure' concert. The fans in the chat told them what game board square to go to as we thread a maze to the space ship and then they'd green screen a background and we had to guess what the song was and then they'd play it. Some of us fans were so damn fast we had the songs before they even gave a clue. It was different and fun.
And it is Science Saturday
Did a NASA telescope really 'see' dark matter? Strange gamma-rays spark bold claims, but scientists urge caution
We May Now Know Why Alzheimer's Erases Memories of Our Loved Ones
Neanderthals cannibalized 'outsider' women and children 45,000 years ago at cave in Belgium
New Diabetes Pill Works as Well as Ozempic For Weight Loss, Trial Finds Probably works similar to Rybelsus which made me so ill
A fossilized foot found 15 years ago belonged to enigmatic human relative that lived alongside Lucy, scientists say
Study Reveals The Anal Sex Techniques Women Love (And You've Never Even Heard Of) No, really and it was a study of thousands
So yeah that's how out of things I am. The only constructive things I did was go to the coffee shop to write (finished another chapter in an upcoming Hazbin wip), hit kroger and cvs for some clove oil (as it occurs to me it can numb my gum and it's antimicrobial). And I managed to change my summer clothes for the winter. I need to ditch about 20 of these old t-shirts.
But there was some joy. Abney Park did something weird and fun a 'choose your own adventure' concert. The fans in the chat told them what game board square to go to as we thread a maze to the space ship and then they'd green screen a background and we had to guess what the song was and then they'd play it. Some of us fans were so damn fast we had the songs before they even gave a clue. It was different and fun.
And it is Science Saturday
Did a NASA telescope really 'see' dark matter? Strange gamma-rays spark bold claims, but scientists urge caution
We May Now Know Why Alzheimer's Erases Memories of Our Loved Ones
Neanderthals cannibalized 'outsider' women and children 45,000 years ago at cave in Belgium
New Diabetes Pill Works as Well as Ozempic For Weight Loss, Trial Finds Probably works similar to Rybelsus which made me so ill
A fossilized foot found 15 years ago belonged to enigmatic human relative that lived alongside Lucy, scientists say
Study Reveals The Anal Sex Techniques Women Love (And You've Never Even Heard Of) No, really and it was a study of thousands
Torchwood: Fanfic: In case of emergency
Nov. 30th, 2025 03:46 pmm_findlow posting in fan_flashworksTitle: In case of emergency
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Ianto, Jack, Gwen, Rhys
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 1,085 words
Content notes: Spoilers for Torchwood book “Consequences - Virus”
Author notes: Written for Challenge 498 - First aid
Summary: Ianto is in need of some attention after having saved the day.
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Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Ianto, Jack, Gwen, Rhys
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 1,085 words
Content notes: Spoilers for Torchwood book “Consequences - Virus”
Author notes: Written for Challenge 498 - First aid
Summary: Ianto is in need of some attention after having saved the day.
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Meetings.
Nov. 29th, 2025 09:15 pmhannahI ended up going to the family gathering today. Sleeping for close to ten hours last night helped sway my decision considerably this morning. It went okay, and leaving when I was ready to leave - peeling off from the group and taking the subway back - was something that didn't get any pushback I could pick up on.
I'm not so much glad I went as I'm relieved I did. There were still the usual frustrations with conversation, and I'm slowly coming around to accepting that I'm probably always going to have to deal with them.
I'm not so much glad I went as I'm relieved I did. There were still the usual frustrations with conversation, and I'm slowly coming around to accepting that I'm probably always going to have to deal with them.
Guardian: fanfic: Sartorial Evidence
Nov. 30th, 2025 02:11 pmchina_shop posting in fan_flashworksTitle: Sartorial Evidence
Fandom: Guardian (TV)
Rating: G-rated
Length: 549 words
Notes: Much thanks totrobadora for beta. <3
Tags: Episode Related, Episode 4, Dixing powers, Clothing, Shen Wei POV, UST, Zhao Yunlan touches Shen Wei A LOT
Summary: The morning after he’s found at a crime scene and taken to the SID to be interviewed, Shen Wei opens his armoire and—stops.
( Sartorial Evidence )
Fandom: Guardian (TV)
Rating: G-rated
Length: 549 words
Notes: Much thanks to
trobadora for beta. <3Tags: Episode Related, Episode 4, Dixing powers, Clothing, Shen Wei POV, UST, Zhao Yunlan touches Shen Wei A LOT
Summary: The morning after he’s found at a crime scene and taken to the SID to be interviewed, Shen Wei opens his armoire and—stops.
( Sartorial Evidence )
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Nov. 29th, 2025 07:24 pmwaterswordFinally committed to buying myself some solid gold flatback earrings that I can keep in, and got the Maison Miru pavé lightning bar pair, which are almost identical to the Mateo bypass studs, except not diamonds, and about 20% of the price. (Christ, when I bookmarked those earrings, they were almost a hundred dollars cheaper.) I have managed to get them into my ears all by myself (look, I didn't get my ears pierced until I was 30, and push pin flat backs are even harder), and I am pleased to report that they are delicate and sparkly and I look forward to wearing them for the foreseeable future.
It's a shame that Saturday is my long cardio session at the gym, because damn does my hair look great on Sundays, when it is clean but the curl has fallen out juuuuust enough that the ringlets don't look fake. (My natural curl texture in the front is, genuinely, Shirley Temple curls. It is absurd.)
I have made cranberry-apricot cake and poppyseed cake and am restraining myself from making a miso-maple cake. The cod with artichokes and saffron broth did defeat the bag of artichokes that had been in the freezer since the dawn of time, but I actually think the broth isn't great — oddly bitter? — and won't be making it again. (I have leftovers and will eat them, but I won't be happy about it. Thank goodness I didn't waste the second cod fillet on this.) The pesto + white beans, on the other hand, were delicious and will become a new staple.
Sir Tom Stoppard's death is extremely upsetting and I am watching "Shakespeare in Love," "Enigma," and "Rosencrantz and Guildernstern are Dead" and reading Arcadia, The Invention of Love, and The Coast of Utopia about it. And re-reading the cricket bat speech from The Real Thing.
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fail_feedIt is so hard to work this time of the year. The last week of November to January 2nd should be time off. We should just be scrolling memes and gathering energy to survive the winter. That's what is already feels like! All this work right now is going to be pushed until after the new year anyway. So let us scroll!! Below are the memes that will have you ready to clock out. Work is work and at this time of the year we are all just doing it mechanically. The passion, if any, will come back after the new year. After we all get a mandatory week off. That's when the real work starts. That's when you can scroll, and laugh, and eat, and scroll, and laugh. Sigh, it's a beautiful time of year shared with family and sharing memes with family. It's truly what being human is all about.
So quit. Period. Or not, whatever, we are not your life advisors. We are just here to help you get your daily LOL in, and we're good at that. We are lucky enough that making the world laugh with memes in our job! And we are proud of that. So go and LOL and put 10% into this last bit of work in 2025.
Daily Check In.
Nov. 29th, 2025 06:06 pmadafrog posting in fandom_checkinThis is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Friday to midnight on Saturday (8pm Eastern Time).
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.
Poll #33892 daily poll
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 18
How are you doing?
I am okay
12 (66.7%)
I am not okay, but don't need help right now
6 (33.3%)
I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)
How many other humans are you living with?
I am living single
7 (38.9%)
One other person
8 (44.4%)
More than one other person
3 (16.7%)
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.
How is it almost December
Nov. 29th, 2025 02:37 pmsholioI signed up for rec_cember, a new reccing challenge comm for posting recs in December. I am going to at least TRY posting bite-sized daily recs, but my track record at daily anything is pretty dismal, so it might turn into weekly posts. I'll make an effort to do roundup posts over at recthething as well.
This will probably be mostly Murderbot and Babylon 5 (also Biggles? is there any point to posting Biggles recs, in a fandom that small where everyone has probably read anything they're interested in already?). I've actually got a B5 question. I still hope to drag some of you into watching it with me if possible, but I don't want to spoil any potential watchers for major developments in the series, which is really best unspoiled (if you are inclined to enjoy things that way) and doing recs in this particular way is probably going to be spoilergeddon.
So I am curious if people care about this or not.
(Results are viewable only to me, so you're not committing yourself publicly to watching the show or anything. I would just like to know if there's any particular reason to be careful about spoiler-cuts or if it doesn't matter all that much at this point.)
rec_cember, a new reccing challenge comm for posting recs in December. I am going to at least TRY posting bite-sized daily recs, but my track record at daily anything is pretty dismal, so it might turn into weekly posts. I'll make an effort to do roundup posts over at recthething as well.This will probably be mostly Murderbot and Babylon 5 (also Biggles? is there any point to posting Biggles recs, in a fandom that small where everyone has probably read anything they're interested in already?). I've actually got a B5 question. I still hope to drag some of you into watching it with me if possible, but I don't want to spoil any potential watchers for major developments in the series, which is really best unspoiled (if you are inclined to enjoy things that way) and doing recs in this particular way is probably going to be spoilergeddon.
So I am curious if people care about this or not.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 15
Would you like me to put Babylon 5 spoilers under a cut?
Yes please, that would be appreciated.
2 (13.3%)
I would prefer that you don't, so I can read everything without clicking a cut.
1 (6.7%)
No preference/answer too complex for your binary boxes.
12 (80.0%)
(Results are viewable only to me, so you're not committing yourself publicly to watching the show or anything. I would just like to know if there's any particular reason to be careful about spoiler-cuts or if it doesn't matter all that much at this point.)