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poliphilo) wrote2025-11-17 08:31 am
poliphilo) wrote2025-11-17 08:31 amArea Meeting
Our weather has been coming up from Spain but there's been a switcheroo and now it's coming down from the arctic- or so I'm told. Yesterday was warm (for the time of year) and damp and misty, today we have clear skies and there's a nip in the air.
There was ugliness at the Quaker Area Meeting yesterday. I won't go into details but the Area Clerk was pushed into resigning and those who had brought about their fall were inclined to crow about it. I was reminded of that scene in Julius Caesar where Brutus stands up at Caesar's funeral and lectures a shocked populace on how justified and virtuous it was of him to murder his friend. The chief crower was told (but in slightly more Quakerly terms) to shut the fuck up- and consequently left the meeting in a snit.
Friends are not supposed to carry on like this but (who knew?) they are actually just people....
The Meeting was held in the Lewes Meeting House- which is one of the old ones- with 1784 written over the door. The Meeting room is classic Quaker- a shoe box with big windows set high in the wall so Friends wouldn't be distracted by the passing scene- and a balcony at one end. There is new development round the back of the building, recently completed- which is modern, chaste and in keeping. There is also a sweet little front garden with gravestones. Wish I'd taken my camera.....
There was ugliness at the Quaker Area Meeting yesterday. I won't go into details but the Area Clerk was pushed into resigning and those who had brought about their fall were inclined to crow about it. I was reminded of that scene in Julius Caesar where Brutus stands up at Caesar's funeral and lectures a shocked populace on how justified and virtuous it was of him to murder his friend. The chief crower was told (but in slightly more Quakerly terms) to shut the fuck up- and consequently left the meeting in a snit.
Friends are not supposed to carry on like this but (who knew?) they are actually just people....
The Meeting was held in the Lewes Meeting House- which is one of the old ones- with 1784 written over the door. The Meeting room is classic Quaker- a shoe box with big windows set high in the wall so Friends wouldn't be distracted by the passing scene- and a balcony at one end. There is new development round the back of the building, recently completed- which is modern, chaste and in keeping. There is also a sweet little front garden with gravestones. Wish I'd taken my camera.....
Hunningham (hunningham) wrote2025-11-17 08:31 am
hunningham) wrote2025-11-17 08:31 amJournal is good for me, like eating kale
Trying to do dail(ish) journal entry - I know it's good for me but at a loss to explain exactly how or why it helps. Self-reflection? Vaguely social? Looking at what's happening in my life as opposed to in my head? IDK
I know that if I try and write about the big things I freeze up. So instead of "my father is dying" we have "today we et potatoes" And I can't do a "what I did today" journal - I just bore myself. So instead it's just what I'm thinking about right now this minute. 3 random things.
Yesterday was a good day. I got some exercise, I managed a journal entry, I ignored the greenparty WhatsApp, and I coloured my hair for the first time in about 3 months (I use henna and it really needs to be redone every 2-4 weeks).
And - above all - I am sleeping better. This does mean decamping to the sofa at about midnight with an eiderdown and a pillow, but it is working. If I'm sleeping okay I have superpowers, and I can do anything.
And the first thing I have to do today is order a lightweight single duvet. For my sofa escapades, I am using an old feather eiderdown which Mrs. Next-Door gave us some time last century. I think she bought it shortly after WW2. It has been stuffed into an old duvet cover to stop it leaking feathers, and it's very warm but it smells funky. Not exactly wet sheep, maybe elderly hens?
I know that if I try and write about the big things I freeze up. So instead of "my father is dying" we have "today we et potatoes" And I can't do a "what I did today" journal - I just bore myself. So instead it's just what I'm thinking about right now this minute. 3 random things.
Yesterday was a good day. I got some exercise, I managed a journal entry, I ignored the greenparty WhatsApp, and I coloured my hair for the first time in about 3 months (I use henna and it really needs to be redone every 2-4 weeks).
And - above all - I am sleeping better. This does mean decamping to the sofa at about midnight with an eiderdown and a pillow, but it is working. If I'm sleeping okay I have superpowers, and I can do anything.
And the first thing I have to do today is order a lightweight single duvet. For my sofa escapades, I am using an old feather eiderdown which Mrs. Next-Door gave us some time last century. I think she bought it shortly after WW2. It has been stuffed into an old duvet cover to stop it leaking feathers, and it's very warm but it smells funky. Not exactly wet sheep, maybe elderly hens?
ysabetwordsmith (ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-11-17 12:26 am
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-11-17 12:26 am
Monday Update 11-17-25
These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Cyberspace Theory
Poem: "Better Than a Million Dollars"
Food
Birdfeeding
Wildlife
Creative Jam
Today's Adventures
Birdfeeding
Philosophical Questions: Censorship
Politics
Communities
Education
Birdfeeding
Follow Friday 11-14-25: Kink
Food
Birdfeeding
Vocabulary: Carcinization
New Crowdfunding Project: "Monsterotica"
Read "An Old Diversion"
Cyberspace Theory
Conservation
Birdfeeding
Cuddle Party
Shopping has 28 comments. Trauma has 42 comments. Affordable Housing has 61 comments. Robotics has 98 comments.
"An Inkling of Things to Come" belongs to Polychrome: Shiv and needs $191 to be complete. Maiara and Arthur discuss taking notes.
The weather has been variable here. Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a large mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, a male cardinal, a young fox squirrel, and an adult fox squirrel. Most of the flowers have died off. I brought in the ceramic pots. Harvest is pretty much done, except a few random fields that may not get done.
Cyberspace Theory
Poem: "Better Than a Million Dollars"
Food
Birdfeeding
Wildlife
Creative Jam
Today's Adventures
Birdfeeding
Philosophical Questions: Censorship
Politics
Communities
Education
Birdfeeding
Follow Friday 11-14-25: Kink
Food
Birdfeeding
Vocabulary: Carcinization
New Crowdfunding Project: "Monsterotica"
Read "An Old Diversion"
Cyberspace Theory
Conservation
Birdfeeding
Cuddle Party
Shopping has 28 comments. Trauma has 42 comments. Affordable Housing has 61 comments. Robotics has 98 comments.
"An Inkling of Things to Come" belongs to Polychrome: Shiv and needs $191 to be complete. Maiara and Arthur discuss taking notes.
The weather has been variable here. Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a large mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, a male cardinal, a young fox squirrel, and an adult fox squirrel. Most of the flowers have died off. I brought in the ceramic pots. Harvest is pretty much done, except a few random fields that may not get done.
Hunningham (hunningham) wrote2025-11-16 07:00 pm
hunningham) wrote2025-11-16 07:00 pm3 Cat Things
Cat has had blood tests for kidney disease and for thyroid. And all clear, cat is in good health, just thin and a very fussy eater. I'm so glad. It's not just my little cat, but I'm looking after very elderly father-in-law right now and we're making decisions about his future and his care, and I really don't want to manage end-of-life care and decisions about euthanasia for my cat at the same time. Distressing for everyone.
Cat & father-in-law are getting on well. They share the sofa, have naps and listen to radio 3 together. My father-in-law has told me that one of the big regrets of his life is not getting a cat when his wife died. I am very surprised by this, because he is so not a cat person.
James-the-robot-vacuum-cleaner now has googly eyes. This has not endeared him to the cat. I think the robot is cat's equivalent of a dalek. It's approximately the same size as cat, makes very threatening unpleasant noises, will slowly pursue cat with obviously hostile intention. Have discussed this important matter with family & decided that big googly eyes would not have improved the daleks. Wise design decision on part of the BBC.
Cat & father-in-law are getting on well. They share the sofa, have naps and listen to radio 3 together. My father-in-law has told me that one of the big regrets of his life is not getting a cat when his wife died. I am very surprised by this, because he is so not a cat person.
James-the-robot-vacuum-cleaner now has googly eyes. This has not endeared him to the cat. I think the robot is cat's equivalent of a dalek. It's approximately the same size as cat, makes very threatening unpleasant noises, will slowly pursue cat with obviously hostile intention. Have discussed this important matter with family & decided that big googly eyes would not have improved the daleks. Wise design decision on part of the BBC.
ysabetwordsmith (ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-11-16 11:46 pm
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-11-16 11:46 pmEntry tags:
Cyberspace Theory
Self-Worth in the Digital Age
Why are we letting algorithms rewrite the rules of art, work, and life?
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Why are we letting algorithms rewrite the rules of art, work, and life?
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ysabetwordsmith (ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-11-16 11:18 pm
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-11-16 11:18 pmEntry tags:
Poem: "Better Than a Million Dollars"
This is the freebie for the November ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
crowdfunding Creative Jam. It was inspired by a prompt from gs_silva. It also fills the "Once Upon a Time" square in my 11-1-25 card for the Fairy Tales and Fantasy Stories Bingo fest. This poem is based on graphic art by gs_silva.
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crowdfunding Creative Jam. It was inspired by a prompt from gs_silva. It also fills the "Once Upon a Time" square in my 11-1-25 card for the Fairy Tales and Fantasy Stories Bingo fest. This poem is based on graphic art by gs_silva. ( Read more... )
harlow_turner_chaotic_ace (harlow_turner_chaotic_ace) wrote in su_herald2025-11-16 07:29 pm
harlow_turner_chaotic_ace) wrote in su_herald2025-11-16 07:29 pmThe Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, November 16
Walsh: "Riley, if you could oblige."
Riley: "A demonstration, right?"
Walsh: "Be a good boy."
Riley: "A demonstration, right?"
Walsh: "Be a good boy."
~~S4E10: Hush~~
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]
- While You Were Sleeping (Angel/Buffy, E) by sansasummers
[Chaptered Fiction]
- Dress My Body All in Flowers White, chapter 36 (Buffy/Spike, M) by othellia
- Buffy Summers M.D., chapter 4 (Buffy/Faith, M) by storiwr
- Discipline of Flowers,chapter 3 (Spike/OFC, M) by FeelTheSteelMillsRust
- Fractured Roads: Watchers in the Rain, chapter 7 (Giles & Wesley, G) by StaarksHeart
- Show Me The Belly, chapter 6 (Buffy/Faith, unrated) by cyclomonster
- Broken Lives, chapter 8 (Buffy/Tara, other ships, E) by Celticwitch70
- we love in the age of weeping, chapter 3 (Buffy/Faith, Tara/Willow, Tara/OC(s), M) by bloodandferns
- This Cheer's Girl, chapter 9 (Buffy/Faith, M, Bring It On xover) by QuillBard
- The Blood of the Moon, chapter 1 (multiple ships , M) by sci_fi_nerd
- Spiderwebs, chapter 48 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Willow25
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer with the Hellhound, chapter 11 (Mutliple ships, E) by Alicerabbit001
- Restructuring Reality, chapter 7 (Multiple ships, unrated) by EmpressRagini
- Anointed in Dawn, Chosen in Ash, chapter 11 (Buffy/Spike, E, Horizon xover) by Angelinasway
- Enchanted (Taylor's Version), 3 (Tara/Willow, unrated) by Taintedtricked
- Good Luck Babe, chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Taintedtricked
- The Red Slayer, chapter 101 (Multiple pairings, E) by VladimirHarkonnen (TheLightdancer)
- kiss me in the rain, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by flootzavut
- kiss me in the rain, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by flootzavut
[Images, Audio & Video]
- Moodboard: moodboard: greyrose bigender lilah morgan (Lilah, SFW) by kyrt4t
- Gifset: CORDELIA CHASE HAIR APPRECIATION — Season Two (Cordelia, SFW) by clarkgriffon
- Moodboard: moodboard: buffy x faith (Buffy/Faith, SFW with swear word) by kyrt4t
- Icons: BUFFY SUMMERS ICONS (Buffy, SFW) by lorelai-danes
- Collage: (Buffy/Spike, SFW) by just-turned-aesthetic
- Edit: BTVS S5E17 "Forever" written by Marti Noxon x The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs (SFW) by otterandterrier
- Artwork: I'm rewatching Buffy rn and I'm on Season 3 (Buffy, SFW) by aquariusshadow
- Artwork: PoV: You are having a minor inconvenience (Willow, SFW) by sideartblog999
- Artwork: more of buffy and her pet freak (Buffy/Spike, probably SFW) by rabbitmotifs
- Artwork: guy who definitely has a favorite (Giles, SFW) by sspoike
- Artwork: they've been to claire's (Spike, Dawn, SFW) by mistyintherivers
- Artwork: spike keeps sneaking into my school work... (Spike, SFW) by grantmeonelastwish
[Recs & In Search Of]
- ❥❥ iwry marathon 2025: week two ❥❥ recced by iwillrememberyoumarathon
[Fandom Discussions]
- I wanna hear more trans!Angel stuff. Would Connor call her Mom? by xaeyrnofnbe
- POll: Do you ship Wesley/Lilah? by we-make-our-own-purgatory
- POLL: You get to choose one of the below to get a redemption arc. by we-make-our-own-purgatory
- cordy post coma by all-seeing-ifer
- POLL: Lilah and/or Weslah fans. How many of y'all are queer? by welcometocaritas
- cordy is fully ace but still enjoys a lot of non sexual intimacy by all-seeing-ifer
- POLL:which couple you're third-wheeling tonight? by mangio-formaggio
- Sometimes people really underestimate the impact Riley had on Buffy’s life. by kenz-eaye
- I love how Selfless basically establishes that Anya either gets too emotionally attached and clingy with people OR by we-make-our-own-purgatory
- So… There’s probably zero chances of this happening but… by vamp-liar
- Help is insane in terms of parallels, you guys by mangio-formaggio
- one of my favorite accepted headcanons in Spuffy fics by femmedefandom
- in season 7 (lies my parents told me), buffy tells giles by calliopeos
- Newbie's rant on season 6 (incoming tears and cussing) by SexySiren24
- Other rogue slayers? by Other rogue slayers?
- Buffy, Spike and equivalency by SafiraAshai
- The Potential Slayers are getting on my nerves by Greedy-Highlight4525
- Do you agree that Cordelia was a better friend to Buffy than Willow was? by gloomydreamer666
- What various folk get from the show by alb5357
Travis (torachan) wrote2025-11-16 08:36 pm
torachan) wrote2025-11-16 08:36 pmEntry tags:
Daily Happiness
1. We had a great time at Disneyland this morning, despite some rain.
2. Woke up this morning to find a huge ant infestation in the kitchen. We've had six months at least that were ant-free, but it's not surprising with the amount of rain we got yesterday. They were all over the sink and surrounding counters and even in some drawers and cupboards. D: So that was a huge cleanup job before we went out this morning, but thankfully when we got home there were still quite a few here and there, but not a whole other swarm, and now it's really just one or two. Tomorrow's supposed to be more rain, but that should be the end of it, so hopefully after that the ants will go back to staying outside.
3. Ollie likes the new bathmat placement as well.
2. Woke up this morning to find a huge ant infestation in the kitchen. We've had six months at least that were ant-free, but it's not surprising with the amount of rain we got yesterday. They were all over the sink and surrounding counters and even in some drawers and cupboards. D: So that was a huge cleanup job before we went out this morning, but thankfully when we got home there were still quite a few here and there, but not a whole other swarm, and now it's really just one or two. Tomorrow's supposed to be more rain, but that should be the end of it, so hopefully after that the ants will go back to staying outside.
3. Ollie likes the new bathmat placement as well.
dialecticdreamer (dialecticdreamer) wrote2025-11-16 11:03 pm
dialecticdreamer) wrote2025-11-16 11:03 pmEntry tags:
Safe Return (part 1 of 1, complete)
Safe Return
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 1301
[last days of November/first days of December of 2016]
Herb sighed as the plastic bottle crinkled, draining the last bit of water from it. He heard a truck and patted Elisabeth on the shoulder. “Abe’s back. Probably alone, since he’s edging over the speed limit.”
Elisabeth turned to watch the truck approaching in the rear view mirror. “He’s determined to be a good example for his grandson?”
“That’s a good deduction,” Herb laughed. “It’s wrong, and funny to anyone who knows him, but a good deduction. He’s got a lead foot, and used to race out at the salt flats.”
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By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 1301
[last days of November/first days of December of 2016]
Herb sighed as the plastic bottle crinkled, draining the last bit of water from it. He heard a truck and patted Elisabeth on the shoulder. “Abe’s back. Probably alone, since he’s edging over the speed limit.”
Elisabeth turned to watch the truck approaching in the rear view mirror. “He’s determined to be a good example for his grandson?”
“That’s a good deduction,” Herb laughed. “It’s wrong, and funny to anyone who knows him, but a good deduction. He’s got a lead foot, and used to race out at the salt flats.”
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conuly (conuly) wrote2025-11-16 08:54 am
conuly) wrote2025-11-16 08:54 amI think I may have seen something in /r/whatsthatbook more baffling than
"It's set in a time when things were hard for black people in America" - a line which so flabbergasted me that I don't think I ever figured out what to say.
But this one may have topped it!
"The story is about a black girl, somewhere between 8 and 16 years old, from a black family."
...I'm dying to ask why they think they need to specify that this girl is the same race as everybody else in her family, when that's usually how this works. There's no indication in the rest of the post that we might have reason to think she's not.
But this one may have topped it!
"The story is about a black girl, somewhere between 8 and 16 years old, from a black family."
...I'm dying to ask why they think they need to specify that this girl is the same race as everybody else in her family, when that's usually how this works. There's no indication in the rest of the post that we might have reason to think she's not.