Checkpoints

May. 17th, 2025 08:52 am
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I think that once global War of the Visions shuts down at the end of the month, I won't have to keep printing the staple of my last few years - my login checksheet. These have also doubled as chore sheets, etc. but at their heart they're just me keeping track of games. And of the games I'll have left, three are in maintenance mode, one is private server, one is Granblue, two are ancient but alive, and one is Eternal. Like, I can clatter through those okay and if I miss any of them it's not a huge deal. (And I can trust myself not to forget Eternal.)

But I am a list-maker anyway, so I might just repurpose the checksheets in general? It's amazing how much stuff I'll forget if I don't have a basic list with me. I get distracted very, very easily.

Wrote something for [community profile] femgiftboxes and might try for a couple other things since there's been another delay. There are five empty boxes right now, including mine. It's not incredibly clear, whoops, but I'm good with icons for all my requests...

I wrote a few bits of short fiction on Fedi earlier in the week, too. Slowly shaking the marbles loose.

Started watching the Busou Shinki anime, which I must've bought because 'Busou Shinki' sounded familiar at the time. And looking them up, yes! I remember being oddly charmed by them back when they first came out and rather wanted one but never got one. They are of course long-discontinued aside from some expensive collaboration girlpla kits, but there are also a few on Suruga-ya. I'm not attached to any one character, just the general idea, so I'll probably pick whoever is affordable to snag at some point. (The anime is cute enough so far, too.)

Finished up McGillis's Schwalbe Graze; pictures later when it's not the greyest day. Started on the SD Heroes Strike Freedom. It's an SD kit so it's not super-complicated but already I've run into sticker-hell and am just going to paint a couple of bits. ^^;; I apparently don't own a plain black thick Gundam marker, so paint it is. (Weird!) Flauros will be next after, and then the white Alto + wings. Then Plutone, since I had the absolute luck to snag one. So here is a poll for, like, no sooner than June. As always, voting based on quick searches is encouraged and appreciated. (I'd link more but the Gundam Wiki is unfortunately kind of a mess. I suppose I could do store links? Hmm.)

Poll #33130 Quick-ish Gunpla Poll 4
This poll is anonymous.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 4

Oh no, I bought too much gunpla! Which kit should I build next?

View Answers

HG Destiny Gundam (Gundam SEED Destiny)*
0 (0.0%)

RG Hi-Nu (Universal Century)
0 (0.0%)

MG Exia (Gundam 00)
2 (50.0%)

Full Mechanics Raider (Gundam SEED)
1 (25.0%)

HG Grimgerde (Gundam IBO)
1 (25.0%)

HG ZAKU I (Universal Century)
1 (25.0%)

HG G-Bouncer (Gundam AGE)
0 (0.0%)

MG ZAKU II F2 (Universal Century)**
1 (25.0%)

HG Denial Gundam (Build Fighters Try)
0 (0.0%)

HG GN Archer (Gundam 00)***
1 (25.0%)



*non-custom
**this may be partly built or questionable; I have a couple of UC MGs I got very cheap because someone had started and not finished at least one of them
***also non-custom
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To prepare the mango peppers for stuffing, cut off the tops and remove the seeds. Let stand in salt water until required. Then prepare plenty of rice according to No. 52. Keep in a warm place until required.

Fry Hamburg steak with onion and curry powder according to No. 9. A pound of steak will be plenty for a nice big dish of peppers. Use no water in this mince, but when the meat and onions are partially fried add a cupful of the boiled rice, and mix all together. Stuff the peppers with this mixture of rice and meat.

Put in a roaster and cover with tomato sauce. This sauce may be made from any tinned tomato soup, diluted and more highly seasoned, or it may be made from stewed tomatoes from which the seeds and skins[28] have been removed. Make sauce a little thick. Bake very slowly or steam. Serve with the remainder of the rice.

This is such a hearty dish that one needs prepare nothing else to be served with it.


From: The Khaki Kook Book by Mary Kennedy Core (1917 India)

Fandom50: #11

May. 16th, 2025 09:02 pm
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1986, and warning this might be a little disjointed. Well. 26 tabs. And I am going to attempt to tackle them all to show why I call this year so disjointed. (My life literally was torn to hell and back in this year, and I buried myself in books and music more than usual)

longer than usual )

So, anyone want to guess my fave? It's definitely the one of my icon for this post.

Mostly online shopping...

May. 15th, 2025 09:01 pm
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Vol.3 Yuri Comic Magazine Galette- Special English Edition is running on Kickstarter and there are a few copies of Vol 1 & 2 left if you're very quick.

Still debating Tenchi Muyo!: American Omnibus Edition because it's such an unexpected project? I had all sorts of dribs and drabs of various floppy-versions of manga/manga-inspired series once upon a time and I wonder if I had any of what's ending up in here. I am not a huge Tenchi fan but I'm familiar-enough and I kinda want to see what happens and what else this new company might be doing. (Also, like with a lot of unexpected KS stuff, sometimes it's all worth the price of admission.)

Also need to decide on the next set of Shadowverse cards. What I should do is go through everything, keep all the faves, and bulk-unload the rest mostly for space. Also keeping a weather-eye on the Final Fantasy Magic cards, which will probably be ridiculously difficult to acquire for awhile if not in general. Might have to just watch at the grocery store? IDEK. And apparently there's a Gundam game coming out over the summer, which I am cautiously optimistic about. (Heck, I might even play that.) There is also whatever multi-verse game that I keep seeing at the grocery store that has a Code Geass booster, what.

The Circle of Hobbies.

I also have two orders from different hobby shops that haven't shipped yet. One actually sent out a 'we're buried under orders right now, we haven't forgotten you' email, which was surprisingly nice. But that's also the shop that's kinda known for slow shipping. Like, you'll get your stuff and it'll be fine but while a lot of shops try for 2-3 day shipping, theirs is more like 5-7 days. (Which is fine, honestly, if you know that's their normal.)

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May. 15th, 2025 08:57 pm
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Title: From All The Spaces Between Times
Chapter: Chapter 44 - I Have Interfered In Things That Are None of My Business
Author: [personal profile] elrhiarhodan / [tumblr.com profile] elrhiarhodan / [archiveofourown.org profile] elrhiarhodan
Fandom: Star Wars, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars — Obi Wan Kenobi (TV), Star Wars — Jedi Apprentice Books
Characters Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Shmi Skywalker, Anakin Skywalker, Watto, Quinlan Vos, Padmé Amidala, Sabé, Darth Maul, Yoda, Mace Windu, Adi Gallia, Quinlan Vos, Professor Huyang, The Force, Plo Koon, Vokara Che, Siri Tachi, Aayla Secura, Bant Eerin, Bruck Chun, Xanatos du Crion, Sheev Palpatine | Darth Sidious, Hego Damask II | Darth Plagueis, Komari Vosa, Bail Prestor Organa, Bail Antilles Prestor, Rael Averross, Nim Piana, Original Characters, Other Characters To Be Added
Pairings: Obi-Wan Kenobi & Shmi Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi & Qui-Gon Jinn, Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker, eventual Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon Jinn (but not for a long while)
Word Count: ~ 7300 this chapter
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None

Summary: Obi-Wan Kenobi has never known it, but he has always been the Force’s Champion, destined to suffer infinite sadness in defense of the Light. On his last turn on the wheel, responsibility for The Chosen One, the false child of prophecy, had been thrust upon him with no warning, and Darkness held the upper hand.

But this time, the Force has marshaled its power and will protect its Champion until the time is right, no matter how long Obi-Wan has to wait and how much he has to suffer.

Or,

Obi-Wan is reborn as a twelve-year old.

He wakes up on a slavers’ ship, with all of his prior life’s memories intact, and he’s bound for Tatooine with a Force-inhibitor collar around his neck, a bomb implanted in his spine, and no way of knowing what state of the Galaxy is in.

Just another day in the life of the Force’s Champion.

Chapter Summary: Mace gets some interesting news from Vokara Che, Master Dooku heads back to Mandalore and is at peace with the death of his last padawan. On the legal front, the Trade Federation makes an offer to Queen Amidala that’s impossible to resist, which just might settle the Nabooians’ case against them. And it looks like Obi-Wan will be going undercover, investigating the clinic when Bail Prestor is detoxing.

What could go wrong?


From All The Spaces Between Times — Chapter 44 - I Have Interfered In Things That Are None of My Business (On AO3)


Meta — Chapter 44 - I Have Interfered In Things That Are None of My Business )

June Requests: PRIDE

May. 14th, 2025 09:17 pm
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I am opening up requests for June.

Fandom / Character(s) / Prompt

caveat: Prompts or sets of characters need to lean into a QUEER theme.

Reminder that I am aro/ace friendly and if you think they don't belong under the flag, maybe you should not be subscribing to me.

An example: Elementary - Ace!Sherlock Holmes squashing the idea it's sexual with Joan Watson while making it clear she is his partner in all ways BUT sex.

Another example: MCU - Questioning!Kate asking Yelena for advice about figuring it out.

A third example: DragonRiders of Pern - Alemi/Elgion, second date

As long as I am familiar with canon and/or characters, you get at least a drabble.

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May. 14th, 2025 09:03 pm
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As Days Go By

May. 14th, 2025 09:02 pm
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Spring has very much sprung, quite suddenly, and I daresay it's more like we've smashed immediately into early-summer. (This is not entirely a surprise; seasons mostly vanished about a decade ago.)

There hasn't been a ton of stuff worth noting, I suppose. Work has been relative quiet in its stupid; I am mostly working on small safety improvements like attempting to eliminate trip hazards and extension cords.

Outdoor hobby stuff hampered by ongoing rain-at-bad-times. Even when I took my mother to lunch on Saturday, sudden super-heavy rain storm. Every time things almost dry out enough to consider touchingwalking on grass, it pours and everything becomes terrible squish.(It was also still randomly very cold on Saturday! I tried to do some garage-cleaning but oof, too chilly! That will not be a problem this weekend!)

wall'o'text about the joy that is G Gen Eternal )

Gundam/Gunpla/Gawain inc. picture )

Got a nice card from [personal profile] snoopdawg, thank you! <3 Happy Spring!

Book Cover Meme - Round 2 - Day 11

May. 14th, 2025 03:13 pm
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Round Two of the Book Cover Meme, still ganked with love and gratitude from [personal profile] sallymn:

"Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. no explanations, no reviews: just covers."



Check the first comment to see if I can’t resist adding a bit of commentary. This time around, I think I’m rarely going to resist that urge.

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May. 13th, 2025 08:52 pm
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A Bad Break: Chapter 4

May. 13th, 2025 06:18 pm
senmut: Drizzt and Guen in front of a faded image of Malice (Forgotten Realms: Drizzt and Guen and Ma)
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A Bad Break (1800 words) by Sharpest_Asp
Chapters: 4/?
Fandom: Forgotten Realms, The Legend of Drizzt Series - R. A. Salvatore
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Drizzt Do'Urden, Original Halfling Character(s), Original Half-Elf Character(s), Storm Silverhand
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Injury - Major
Summary:

Roddy McGristle shows up



Chapter Four

Drizzt had considered turning his steps back to Everlund, to keep Brathana company for the winter, but kept putting it off, as the papa dragon kept making certain he knew the babies were thriving now, that the entire winged population of Silverymoon was working to make certain of it. He'd heard the locals call a group made up of faerie dragons a 'rainbow' and thought that apt, given they had so many different hues as they aged. The tressym, if they deigned to congregate were called a 'cloud', while the pseudodragons were merely called a 'flight'.

Between learning more of each species, and the tales of Montolio, as well as various members of the Church of Mielikki sharing knowledge with him, he just didn't want to go, not yet. The road to Everlund was patrolled, so if he chose to go in winter, it wouldn't invite calamity on his head, and he thought Brathana would understand his need to know more. More, the citizens here were fast turning from him just being a curiosity to someone else that lived in their walls. The elves, by and large, avoided him, but the other races were letting his willingness to aid and the fact he was held in kind regard by Mielikki's people settle their nerves fully.

All in all, this was about to be the most comfortable and companionable winter he'd had in his life, he was certain.





Roddy McGristle was a man on a mission of — in his eyes — vindicated wrath. There'd been tales of that damned murdering drow in this region. Since he wasn't in Everlund any longer, it made sense to check Silverymoon. He'd move on to Nesme if this didn't pan out, preferring that kind of rugged town to these clean-living mixed species with all their strange ideas on proper behavior.

His dog growled at the winged cat sitting up on a retaining wall as they walked the bricked avenue, and McGristle gave a jerk of the leash to hush him. He didn't just start asking about the damned drow — that had got him some queer looks in Everlund — but was nosing around, trying to overhear someone talking about him or to find a tavern closer to what he expected out of life.

He didn't pay much mind to the small dragon-types flitting around, or notice that one stopped to keep that tressym company. He only cared about animals that brought him money, like his dogs, or strange-colored ones that usually netted treasure for their hides. He wasn't stupid enough to mess with any creature that might well have a wizard living in its mind.

It was that single-minded focus on his prey, the murdering drow, that kept the clouds, rainbows, and flights watching him, passing messages between themselves, with the pseudodragons handling communication for the tressym to the faerie dragons.





Methri listened to Beau's report of a new activity among the various flying creatures. There was a man who was fixated on one of the people favored by them all, and a watch was being kept.

"This doesn't sound like a peaceful start to the winter season," Methri told his familiar.

It's not, but we are watching. The one they all like will be safe.

"And the man?"

We will remember the rules.

Methri started to ask for more details, but then the Spellguard were calling for him, so they could finish refreshing the wards in their Tower, and Beau left him to go see how the watching was going.





Despite doing their best to keep an eye on the noxious man, the dog tipped the man off to their nice ranger's path. One of the older tressym, wise by decades of partnering a wizard, flew on ahead to try and get to the ranger. Beau was known to her, and she sang out the hunting cry, so that whichever pseudodragon could pas on the warning. Her warning set off the faerie dragons, more than any other population, given how the kind ranger had saved young ones of their kind.

McGristle, before he got fully in sight of his prey, was beset by the warnings of the rainbow, called out in Common and Sylvan alike, to turn away. The dog set to barking…

…and the kind ranger himself came back from his morning path to see why.

"Murderin' drow!" rang out in the early morning against the growling barks of the dog that was being confounded by the faerie dragons.

"McGristle," came in a very tired voice, as if their ranger was beyond exhausted by the loathsome man and dog. "I murdered no one. And tried to apologize for your other dog."

"Ain't about that anymore," McGristle said in a guttural voice that radiated hostility. He reached for the skinning knife on his belt —

— and that was all it took for the faerie dragons to shift most of their focus to the man, throwing confusion and illusions at him, disorienting the man. Several tressym had arrived in the meantime, taking over the dog duty, while a bold pseudodragon flew close to the kind ranger.

Do nothing. The Watch comes, that one told the ranger, getting a startled nod of agreement.





Lady Alustriel Silverhand read the report, then looked over to her seventh son who was trying to eat with assistance from his familiar.

"Methri. Beau. Do either of you know about a disturbance between a ranger of Mielikki and a man named McGristle?"

Methri looked at Beau, who did the most impressive lizard-style shrug. Finally Methri looked over at his mother, sighing. "There is a, as Beau put it, 'a kind person' that the various winged ones had taken a liking to, and someone obsessed with him.

"I didn't follow up when Beau first mentioned this, because I was actually working with the Spellguard that day. He says it was taken care of this morning, and that they did remember the rules."

Alustriel had to chuckle at that. "Confusion reigned, apparently, for the man and his dog. The dog has been confiscated and given over to the temple of Silvanus to see if it can be rehabilitated from a very abused life. The man is being held for attempting violence in one of the public areas. The ranger is staying at the Cloister, and will not be leaving until the dispute airing.

"The Ladyservant is asking that I preside over that day's grievances, due to the unusual nature of the ranger involved."

"This part I had not heard?" Methri invited.

"Then you have been working too hard, and should visit with your cousin here, as I am certain Kolarven has all of the gossip." Alustriel smiled. "It is the drow that Storm cautioned me to listen for, and I think I need to invite Dove to finally give me the full story behind her involvement in this ranger's life."

"Fill me in when you get it? I knew Calimac was telling tales about a drow ranger, but didn't know he was in our city." Methri looked at Beau intently. "You could have mentioned."

Alustriel had the impression of Beau's disdain, and Methri sighed even louder.

"What did he say?" she asked.

"That what a being looks like has no bearing here. Kindness is more important."

That, Alustriel thought, was quite the right way to look at it.





Drizzt was sitting with Leaf Grevaine, prepared to tell his version of the events near Maldobar, absolutely keeping his emotions calm by force of will alone.

The rainbow of faerie dragons present included the papa and two immature ones he'd rescued, which had him focusing on them frequently to keep his mouth closed against the villainous tale McGristle spun.

"I tell you all, he's a murderer," McGristle accused one more time, and that was when an elf in the spectators decided enough was enough.

"He was never a murderer, but you? You are — though 'were' might be appropriate now," the elf said as he stood and let his face be seen. "Begging your pardon, Lady and gentle beings, but my name is Kellindil, and this man is a liar."

Alustriel's lips thinned. "In interest of fairness, as you are a witness to events that have been aired, continue."

The crowd that had come to enjoy the spectacle of grievances being settled murmured as an elf spoke in defense of a drow. Others, though, noticed how chalky pale the man raising doubt on the ranger's nature had gone.

"My name is Kellindil, and I was the scout in Ranger Dove Falconhand's party during these events. I stayed to watch over the drow… and in time, had taken McGristle prisoner for inciting orcs to attack the grove of a blind ranger by name of Montolio DeBrouchee."

"Some creature possessed of magical speed freed the bounty hunter," Kellindil said. "And while it distracted me, McGristle tackled me, then strangled me to death. Fortunately," and he paused to actually look at the ranger, "Dove chose to come ask me about your first winter, and discovered my body's remains.

"She took pity on me, because I am on the younger side for a wood elf." He inclined his head to Drizzt who was stunned speechless, but very relieved.

"You've only his word!" McGristle finally managed to get out.

"No one invokes one of my family without being certain of the truth of the matter," Alustriel told the noisome man. "As my temperament toward lying about them is rather well-known.

"Silver Watch, take your orders from Leaf Grevaine, as I know DeBrouchee was one of Mielikki's," she said, "in regards to Roddy McGristle. Drizzt Do'Urden, do you feel a need to speak, given you were the one being maligned."

"I am relieved to know that Kellindil lives, and merely wish to never see the bounty hunter again."

Alustriel smiled at him for that, then nodded, waiting for Grevaine to move to the Silver Watch — who had quite handily boxed McGristle in and clapped irons on him after a small tussle — so that the next set of grievances could be heard.

Drizzt shifted out of the front spot with Grevaine gone, going to where the elf was moving to the back of the crowd in this open venue.

"I am glad you have a new chance to live," he said, once he'd managed to catch Kellindil's attention. "Thank you."

Kellindil tipped his chin up. "I was wrong then, about too much. But you are a good man, Drizzt Do'Urden, and I hope you fare well." He left it at that, continuing on his own way out, leaving Drizzt without words, even as the papa faerie dragon and the young fledglings came to roost on him.

Maybe… maybe he was finding his own place finally.

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