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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-06-15 03:35 am

Poem: "Strange Angels"

This poem was written outside the regular prompt calls. It fills the "cape(d)" square in my 5-1-24 card for the Superhero Bingo fest. It is posted as a gift to Anthony Barrette for Father's Day.

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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-06-15 03:14 am

Poem: "Meant to Get Dirty"

This poem was written outside the regular prompt calls. It fills the "lavender" square in my 2-1-24 card for the Valentines Bingo fest. It is posted as a gift to Anthony Barrette for Father's Day.

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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-06-15 03:01 am

Poem: "Where We All Meet"

This poem was written outside the regular prompt calls. It fills the Earth Day square in my 3-1-23 card for the March Is... fest. It is posted as a gift to Anthony Barrette for Father's Day.

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Asp ([personal profile] senmut) wrote2025-06-15 12:21 am
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On a centennial

Mary Dell (Tanner) (Allen) Shipp June 15, 1925 to August 28, 2015 (aged 90).
Miss you Grammy )
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cornerofmadness ([personal profile] cornerofmadness) wrote2025-06-15 12:20 am
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Write Every Day Day 15



This meme feels so right to me.

Another [community profile] getyourwordsout Yahtzee story that I thought would be 1K but I wrote another 2080 words today.


Let me know what day you’re reporting in for. If I've missed you on the tally let me know. Feel free to jump in at any time.

Day fourteen -[personal profile] china_shop, [personal profile] cornerofmadness, [personal profile] badly_knitted, [personal profile] sylvanwitch, [personal profile] goddess47, [personal profile] cmk418, [personal profile] trobadora, [personal profile] luzula, [personal profile] sanguinity, [personal profile] nafs,


other days )
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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-06-14 10:15 pm
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Recipe: "Santorini Stir-Fry with Chicken and Patty Pan Squash"

Yesterday we found patty pan squash, which I've been wanting to try. So today we made this. :D It turned out delicious.

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Asp ([personal profile] senmut) wrote2025-06-14 10:26 pm
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Daily Check In

*\o/* Word Count Step Count Headache?
Daily 520 12,000 yes
Monthly 7,700 146,446 2 days
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cornerofmadness ([personal profile] cornerofmadness) wrote2025-06-14 09:26 pm
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It's been a lot of rain

Like a lot. Like buckets. The dog birthday party was canceled. We did go out with my brother and SiL for the parentals' anniversary and my upcoming birthday. It wasn't bad. Got to play with their crazed kitten.

My brother taped my leg up to see if part of this pain is a fibular nerve entrapment.

Last night Dad liked my hair (because inside it looks brown) but tonight outside noticed hey it's violet and of course it becomes 'you sure know how to attract attention to yourself.' (i.e. how dare you?) Did not engage.


I found a few fun things mostly for [personal profile] spikesgirl58 but I think we can all 'enjoy' these.

As for this one, I want to know what combo of drugs you're on to come up with this combo. And also what possessed anyone to publish this recipe.


Speaking of I can't believe they published it, here a easy dinner for when you h ate your family of 4
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elayna ([personal profile] elayna) wrote2025-06-14 06:04 pm

Fannish Fifty 2025 #21 Air New Zealand safety video!

I was visiting with friends this weekend and it came up that Air New Zealand had done a LOTR inspired safety video. So I had to look for it and thought I'd share.

Though actually this one must have done after The Hobbit trilogy as Sylvester McCoy! But also Elijah Wood!



Also found this older one. Fun, with a Peter Jackson cameo, and others that I thought maybe I was supposed to recognize but didn't.



Not sure I did find the one my friend meant, but these were worth watching. YouTube is pretty amazing for all the random silly fandom vids on it.
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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-06-14 04:48 pm

Today's Adventures

Today we went down to Toledo for the Thrift'n'Sip Indoor Rummage Sale. We were keenly interested in the indoor rummage sale but not the alcohol consumption. So we got up early in hopes of beating the crowd, which worked out well.

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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-06-14 03:10 pm

Conservation

French Polynesia created the world’s largest marine protected area

At the U.N. Ocean Conference this week, French Polynesia announced the creation of the world’s largest marine protected area, covering nearly 5 million square kilometers, or over 1.9 million square miles. It also plans to add another 500,000 square kilometers by next World Ocean Day.

Of that area, 1.1 million square kilometers (424,712 square miles) will be designated as highly or fully protected, meaning only traditional coastal fishing, ecotourism, and scientific research are allowed
.


It's a step forward, but my standard of FULLY protected means "humans don't go there." That's what is required for many edge-sensitive and disturbance-sensitive species. On land, if there is so much as a road through it, those species will avoid the area even if there are no vehicles using the road most of the time.
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shadowhive ([personal profile] shadowhive) wrote2025-06-14 11:47 am
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Song Saturday - Triple threat

It’s a return to doing song Saturday! I mean to to do this for the last few weeks but then things happened and I got sidetracked and… well, here we are.

So from the subject this is gonna be not one, not two but three things.

So first Is Dark Divine - Make Me Disappear



So here is a new fixation which is Dark Divine and I fully blame Anthony (the singer) cause look at him. I have binged a few of their vids so could probably do a post of just them but…

This is their las test song and it’s one of those cases where I prefer the song to the video. Like I adore the song and the video does have a nice aesthetic with the atmosphere (and Anthony does look hot). But it’s also a performance vid so it’s not to exciting. There is a few shots of a giant hand so the vibe is it’s controlling Anthony like a puppet but the thing is it doesn’t work cause there’s only a handful of shots (like yes I’d like to see Anthony chained like a puppet why are you denying me this)

Second song is Micheal Clifford + Waterparks - Give Me A Break



So this was described as a ‘love letter to fanfiction’ by Micheal which sounded like an odd thing but you can see what he meant. Cause it’s a girl writing different scenarios and the boys playing them out. The vibe isn’t very serious and it is funny how every scenario (a classroom, coffee shop, doctors room, bathroom) has both romantic vibes and then Awsten killing Micheal various ways

(There is captions and I really need to read through them but I get distracted by what’s happening)

It is wild and funny at the same time. You can tell they had a good time making it. (And I love Awstens line about living freaking out).

But also damn that last scene of Awsten and Micheal kissing. Which yup, that’s definitely launched a bunch of fanfic. (And I wonder how many takes they had cause they’re clearly into it) And you know what’s wild? They’ve teamed with Wattpad to do a fic contest. I am absolutely being serious

Lastly there’s James Marriott - Something’s Wrong



So partly this is here because I’m seeing him on Monday (which is a crazy sentence) but also it’s just a crazy video. Like Something’s Wrong is my fav of the new album singles and then the video is just.

When there was pics of James and Will in cowboy get up (I’ve no idea why but I love it) people called them Brokeback Brighton which is crazy. They’re rivals in this and the rivalry between them takes over James’ focus from the person he came with (girlfriend?) and it definitely felt a few times it was going to end up going from rivals to lovers. Like there’s a few shots that has the vibe of sexual tension but they don’t even kiss (missed opportunity obviously but maybe give me a break spoiled me there). But yeah the vibes are so… I love it.
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neekabe ([personal profile] neekabe) wrote2025-06-14 12:17 pm

Eyes are stupid

So about a month ago ago I slept with the window open and woke up with one eye all pink and irritated. It improved with allergy pills and warm compresses and was resolved within a day so I figured allergy season and something irritated it.

Also occasionally I wake up with pain like something is in my eye, but it always resolved quickly and I figured it was just like... eye crusties or something irritating in the morning. I occasionally used drops for dry eyes and just decided it was a body thing

But in the past two weeks I noticed a significant decline in my left eye and usually my eyes get worse at a nice slow predictable pace until I'm like 'I think I used to be able to see that?' and schedule an appointment. Or I hit my usual 2 year insurance cycle.

Right now time the right eye is still fine, but the left eye is blurry at all distances, so I took myself to the eye doctor who said 1. I have dry eyes and I should be using said drops more often than 'occasionally' and 2. There is some variation on the surface of the eye that's causing the fun new blurryness and increase in astigmatism. He's not worried about it but is going put in a referral for a specialist to make sure it's not early signs of something.

The fun bit is that the eye drops and possible treatment will likely improve my prescription from the one I got yesterday, though not resolve it entirely (he was hesitant to say it's permanent, but I am expecting my eyes to just slowly degrade over my life so it's not that terrible). But I can't actually focus with one eye now and I'm getting noticable astigmatism shadows, like someone has copied an image and shifted it an inch or so with fainter opacity. Which is annoying. So I'm debating getting a cheap online pair of glasses for like however long this is going to take and then paying proper funds for actual glasses once it settles? I'm not sure.

But last night I put in special thick nighttime eye drops and woke up without pain. So now I have another step to my nighttime routine to go along with the mouthguard for teeth grinding and moisturizer to keep my face and hands from drying up and falling off, and my bonnet to keep my curly hair in some reasonable condition... *sighs*
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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-06-14 11:11 am

Birdfeeding

Today is cloudy, mild, and damp.  It rained off and on yesterday.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.

EDIT 6/14/25 -- I put out water for the birds.

I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 6/14/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

I've seen a skunk on the patio.

I checked the new picnic table and septic garden.  The first of the 'Chocolate Sprinkles' tomatoes is showing color.  :D  One of the chocolate cherry tomatoes has its first green fruit, and so does the 'Carmen' Italian sweet pepper.  The yellow squash just bloomed.  The zucchini has flower buds.

EDIT 6/14/25 -- I started trimming some low-hanging branches from the Home Base mulberry tree.  I filled a trolley with twigs and leaves, then dumped it in the brush pile.

EDIT 6/14/25 -- I trimmed more branches, filling another trolley.

I've seen a catbird and a mourning dove.

EDIT 6/14/25 -- I trimmed more branches, filling another trolley.

I found the first couple of ripe raspberries along the south fence in the ritual meadow.  I'll have to check the prairie garden tomorrow.

EDIT 6/14/25 -- I found a second log for the base of the next bonfire and put that in the firepit.  I started building the criss-cross chimney above it but then it got too dark to find the right kind of sticks.  I'll have to finish that tomorrow.

The fireflies are coming out.  :D  There are lots more tonight.  They love this warm damp weather. 

I saw at least 2 and probably 3 bats.  They're quite large for microbats, so likely big brown bats.  See bats of Illinois.  I'm thrilled to have bats, because the mosquitoes are also coming out.  Fly, my pretties, fly! \o/

As it is now dark, I am done for the night.
 
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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-06-14 01:29 am

Creative Jam

The June [community profile] crowdfunding Creative Jam is now open with a theme of "Good vs. Bad."  Come give us prompts, or claim some for your own inspiration.


What I Have Written



From My Prompts




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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-06-14 01:03 am
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Philosophical Questions: Avoidable

People have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.

What causes the most harm in the world, but is completely avoidable?


Gosh, that's a hard one. Personal vices leap readily to mind, like adultery and alcohol. But then there are things like climate change, which is created by humans, who could choose to stop pushing in that direction but won't.


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cornerofmadness ([personal profile] cornerofmadness) wrote2025-06-14 12:26 am
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Write Every Day Day 14

writing prompt is slightly nsfw )

Something about the prompt appealed to me maybe because life is hard right now in my neck of the woods but some of that can definitely become story

I could have sworn I wrote nothing but I knocked out 1300 words of my next Yahtzee story. This one feels like it’ll be nothing but a bridge.


Let me know what day you’re reporting in for. If I've missed you on the tally let me know. Feel free to jump in at any time.

Day thirteen -[personal profile] china_shop, [personal profile] cornerofmadness, [personal profile] badly_knitted, [personal profile] sylvanwitch, [personal profile] goddess47, [personal profile] cmk418, [personal profile] trobadora, [personal profile] luzula, [personal profile] sanguinity, [personal profile] chanter1944


other days )
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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-06-13 09:54 pm

Today's Adventures

Today we went to the Marshall Farmer's Market. It's an evening market from 6-8 PM, followed by a band concert, which is way better than a morning one.

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Asp ([personal profile] senmut) wrote2025-06-13 11:03 pm
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Fandom50: #16

1990, [redacted a lot of depressing anecdata]. Let's just roll the credits, hmm? Nine movies because I was choosy... and honestly don't have much to say about movies of this year.

~ Tremors - AWW YEAH a hella good creature feature. To be honest? This was like catching old 50s B movies on TBS, because those creature features were my kind of camp horror comedy.
~ The Hunt for Red October - I can't remember much of this film, but there were some pretty people in it.
~ Ghost - +sighs+ Patrick and Whoopi, I loved. I am still on a fence about Demi's acting, but she's pretty.
~ Quigley Down Under - the movie that reinforced lessons I had begun studying due to "Beds are Burning" by Midnight Oil. It's also the movie that put Alan Rickman on my radar properly. I love his villainy here.
~ The Rescuers Down Under - Hmm, two Aussie based movies for me this year? MARAHUTE! Not quite mixing the adventure and scary like the first, but a DAMN GOOD FILM.
~ Predator 2 - So I enjoy the first. So much. BUT THIS?! This movie started solidifying actual lore for me (BLESS DARK HORSE COMICS) and the yautja in this one is BADASS.
~ Mermaids - A really sweet film, and the cast? +faints+ Hoskins, Cher, Ryder, Ricci? Excellent. A little angst and harm to children warning.
~ Hamlet - So I rather hate putting this on the list. And I know it is seriously panned. But honestly? Seeing this in the theater, watching EVERY ACTOR CHEW THE SCENERY? Made me delighted at an above the top performance. Just wish the fucker in the lead role wasn't... himself.
~ Kindergarten Cop - Sweet. Funny. Dramatic at parts. "It's naht a too-mah" Was surprised when I went back to find that his partner that was supposed to do the teaching and got sick was Iza from Clan of the Cave Bear.

Fave? Toss up between Predator 2 and Kindergarten Cop.