A Poll for Nefarious Purposes

Apr. 29th, 2026 08:15 pm
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Poll #34537 Mother May I
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 1

Pick a Mother

Ayla (Earth's Children)
0 (0.0%)

Damia Raven-Lyon (Talents Series)
0 (0.0%)

Alustriel Silverhand (Forgotten Realms)
0 (0.0%)

Lwaxana Troi (Star Trek)
0 (0.0%)

Dejah Thoris (Barsoom)
1 (100.0%)

Pick a Situation

Impending Grandchildren
0 (0.0%)

Meeting the Significant Other
0 (0.0%)

A New Pet
0 (0.0%)

Balancing Professional and Private Lives
1 (100.0%)

It's the End of the World As We Know It
0 (0.0%)

Parenting Alone?

Yes
0 (0.0%)

No
1 (100.0%)

Mood

Cracktastic
0 (0.0%)

Joyful
0 (0.0%)

Angsty
0 (0.0%)

Tragedy
0 (0.0%)

Neutral
1 (100.0%)

mxcatmoon: Miami Vice by Tarlanx (MV 01)
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Written for the prompts, 191 incongruous and 177 scintilla, at [community profile] vocab_drabbles 
Title: Who’s Your Daddy?
Fandom: Miami Vice
Author: Cat Moon
Words: 575
Characters: Rico, Sonny, Team
Rating: PG
Summary: Rico’s very bad day. Like really.
Note: Inspired by something I saw. I can just imagine the ribbing that poor man is going to be subjected to for the foreseeable future. What have I done to you, my beloved?! 😉 Also, do not consume beverages while reading. You have been warned.

Who's Your Daddy? )

of roses

Apr. 29th, 2026 01:18 pm
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First rose in my yard this season:

first rose of 2026

Also: splurged ($5.88) on a dozen dark pink roses from the supermarket's aging bouquet buckets

Recent library read: Diana: My Graphic Obsession, by Sivan Piatigorsky-Roth, a transgender Jewish artist.

Not Yet.

NSFW Apr. 29th, 2026 10:43 am
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Come On In: "a role-playing game about a grisly murder case that rocks the small coastal Louisiana town of Bon Soleil and unravels a conspiracy that cuts into the depths of the night.". Inspired by True Detective

Nyx : "role-playing game, set in a darkened realm of sleep and dreams. It is an interpretive game, wherein the strange setting is only just barely glimpsed, like a dream half-remembered when one wakes from slumber. It is up to the players and the Dream Master (DM), to interpret the vague setting details as they see fit, and form a vision of Nyx wholly their own."

Left Coast: a role-playing game about a science fiction writer in California, who struggles as the weirdness from her novels spills into real life. One player is ‘the Author’. The other players control all the supporting characters in the Author’s life. Each of her friends, family, fans and nemeses has a secret that puts pressure on the Author. They might also be part of the conspiracy that's invented as you play.

My Daughter, Queen of France (link to the free pdf): a game where a character ("Shakespeare") asks his friends to help him figure out why he and his dauther had a falling out

You Will Die In This Place: a survival-horror tabletop dungeon crawl RPG framed as the reconstruction of a lost and unfinished indie game, pieced together from fragments of notes, design documents, and personal reflections.

Stille Nacht (Silent Night): a GMless game about a ghost played by the facilitator speaking with a group of villagers in 1720 Germany, one of which killed them. Free

Lacuna Part I. (second attempt): "Sinister secret agents with shadowy employers and mysterious pasts. A bizarre landscape built from six- billion human minds. Arachnid-headed beings that guard a war-torn borderzone. And all the worst that Mankind has to offer, stalking the alleys and crumbling buildings of a place called Blue City.
 
Is it a dream? Is it a nightmare? Or is it just a game? And are you already playing?"

Sea Dracula: where you play funny animal lawyers prosecuting case in the nonsensical Animal City’s highest court. Players dance off to resolve conflict,

Trapped In A Cabin With Lord Byron, the RPG exactly as the title says. Free

Don't Rest Your Head: where you play insomiacs which insomnia gives you superpower but also traps you in a dangerous surreal city
 

poetry celebration: bird edition

Apr. 29th, 2026 06:48 am
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I'm sometimes wary of Robert Frost, because I had a high school poetry class that insisted everything was a metaphor for death, while I was over there like 'seems like this guy just really likes writing stuff about his daily life.'

But crows! Gotta shout out a crow poem. Maybe it's about death, I don't know. Looks like it's about how great birds are to me. Heck yeah, birds! Save that day I rued!

Dust of Snow
by Robert Frost

The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree

Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.

3 Weeks 4 Dreamwidth!

Apr. 28th, 2026 09:43 pm
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Hooray it's time to celebrate DW with [community profile] 3weeks4dreamwidth!
+I've been posting some meme-style questions about Heated Rivalry at [community profile] gamechangerhr if you want to play.
+I'm hoping to do [personal profile] colls' vid-related post challenge.
+Also enjoying [personal profile] maevedarcy's memes!

The Last...

Movie I watched: Happy Gilmore (it was free on the airplane)
Series I finished: Heated Rivalry
Book I finished: Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy (she's such a good writer!)
Book I bought: Hmm I actually can't remember.
Book I received as a gift: Wow I can't remember this one either.
Food I ate: Hot dog at the Baseball stadium
Meal I cooked: Strawberry and Avocado Salad (I think this counts as cooking...)
Drink I had: Glass of red wine
Song I listened to: Demi Lovato's new one, Love Controller
Album I listened to: Joy Next Door by The Maine
Playlist I listened to: Period accurate Hollanov :D
Concert I went to: ALTer ego fest with Green Day
Game I played: Wingspan <3
Person I talked to: Coworker at the baseball game
Person I texted: Hubs



The Mystical Dream Tarot & Citadel Oracle
Prompt Meme

Open to all fanworks. Come play with us!

Food Meme

Apr. 28th, 2026 02:35 pm
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Snagged from [personal profile] maevedarcy


Food related questions that will make you hungry

What is a food you loved as a child but do not enjoy anymore?
Sardines
What’s a food you used to dislike but now enjoy? What changed?
Garlic. I hated it for a long time, but then I discovered pickled garlic, which somehow got to love regular garlic and now I just want it all the time.
If you could eat only one cuisine for the rest of your life, which would you choose?
Asian (which is technically multiple cuisines, I know, thus possibly cheating)
What food instantly makes you feel comforted or happy?
Fries
What food reminds you most of your childhood?
It's a tie between tomatoes, strawberries, or mac & cheese
Are there any foods you think are overrated?
Caramel
What traditional dish from your country would you recommend to a visitor?
Not so much my country, but my geographic area: fire pit/barbecued salmon (in season) or oysters cooked in a campfire (in season)
or fresh crab boiled (in season)
Who is the best cook you know, and what makes their food special?
I'm going to say my mom, just because she is a good cook and she's always wanting to learn how to make new things


The Last... Meme

Apr. 28th, 2026 02:04 pm
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Snagged from [personal profile] maevedarcy

The Last...

Movie I watched: Hatari
Series I finished: I'm not sure. I've got multiple book & TV series going. The last book/graphic novel series I know I finished was Lumberjanes. While it wasn't the series, the last complete season I watched was Star Trek: Discovery season 2.
Book I finished: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Book I bought: The complete series of To Terra from the library book sale after they were withdrawn.
Book I received as a gift: I don't actually know.
Food I ate: hot dogs for lunch.
Meal I cooked: stir fry for dinner last night
Drink I had: Arizona Mucho Mango
Song I listened to: "irresponsible" by Voltaire
Album I listened to: I can't remember the last full album I've listened to.
Playlist I listened to: Neeta's/We Could Have Been Happy Anywhere playlist from Hunger's Bite
Concert I went to: I really don't remember. It's been awhile.
Game I played: Subeta! It's Vesnali time.
Person I talked to: Vexed
Person I texted: also Vexed


Getting to Know Me Meme

Apr. 28th, 2026 01:16 pm
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Snagged from [personal profile] maevedarcy


Getting to know me

origin of your username: Way back in the day, I made sure none of my usernames matched for reasons and at the time I made my AO3 account, this was a recent nickname because of my hair. I made my DW account not long afterwards and for some reason on a whim, I decided that my AO3 & my DW names should match, but only them.


i always order this food: It depends. Diner food: burger meal. Mexican: fish tacos. The local Thai restaurant: drunken noodles. Sushi: something with salmon. Breakfast: hasbrowns. Chinese food: I order something different every time. But if it's all unknown & I am not feeling adventurous, fries. They are the safe comfort food.


current overused emoji:
Apparently, it's the blue hug emoji.


current favorite show:
I'm in the midst of my big complete franchise rewatch of Stargate and it's eaten my brain anew.


current favorite book:
Hunger's Bite by Robin Taylor


current favorite video game:
Not really playing either one, but I've gotten back into watching a lot of Cult of the Lamb and Call of Duty fan content.


song on repeat:
"Free" by Florence and the Machine


last thing you really got into:
Author created character playlists for/from Hunger's Bite


oddly specific thing that brings you joy:
Squishing gummy bears between two fingers and watching them spring back into shape.


phone wallpaper:
Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff drinking beer


what smell makes you happy:
Old Spice Dark Knight shampoo


morning, night, or other type:
Night

what’s your work/profession:
Semi retired house/pet sitter, library furniture, & once a week bookkeeper



Community Rec: Fanmix Monthly

Apr. 28th, 2026 12:35 pm
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A cute pink kitty is playing with the Dreamwidth logo: Come join our celebration of Dreamwidth, April 25th to May 15th.
@3weeks4dreamwidth is celebrating Dreamwidth's anniversary!
Come join in for fun, memes, activities, and more ♥



Today, I'm sharing info about a new community that sounds like fun. [community profile] fanmix_monthly. I love doing fanmixes. I do them for characters, ships, even specific stories I'm working on, so I can listen while I write to set the mood.

They are doing a mini mix meme for the celebration. Description: comment with a fandom, ship, character, theme, etc. prompt and others will reply with a song(s) that remind them of that. 

I've always made mine in a media player on my computer (and I had a couple on the now-defunct 8-Tracks site), but I do have one Sonny/Rico playlist here. I should re-create the ones I had on 8-Tracks, too. They were Torchwood, Jack/Ianto.


Three Classic War Films

Apr. 28th, 2026 11:56 am
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One of the aims of the tour we've been on was to look at the sites of various classic WWII air war films and get a proper perspective on them.

more poetry, more celebration

Apr. 28th, 2026 06:41 am
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I linked this back in 2017, attributed to Shiv, with the title 'Sometimes it hurts when people scorn internet culture,' but that link is no longer active and now -- in the way of tumblr posts -- I was able to find the text of the poem but nothing that definitively confirmed that title, and nothing at all with that author name. It mostly seems to be attributed 'via herrsassyfras' now, but that's also a deactivated account.

Let that be a lesson to me about not including the full text of these things!



“Your generation would probably ‘livetweet’ the apocalypse” you say, and you laugh
You mean it as an insult, and I understand,
Or you don’t
because the word lies awkwardly on you tongue, stumbles as it leaves your lips, air quotes visible
You meant it as an insult, so you don’t understand, when I look into your eyes and say “Yes”
Because we would.
It would be our duty, as citizens on this earth
to document it’s end the best way we know
and if that means a second by second update
of the world going up in flames, or down in rain, or crushed under the feet of invading monsters
so be it.
It would mean a second by second update of
“I love you”
“I’m scared”
“Are you all right?”
“Stay close”
“Be brave”
It would mean a second by second update of the humanity’s connection with one another,
Proof of empathy, love, and friendship between people who may have never met in the flesh.
So don’t throw the word ‘Livetweet’ at me like a dagger, meant to tear at my ‘teenage superiority’
Because if the citizens of Pompeii, before they were consumed by fire,
had a chance to tell their friends and family throughout Rome
“I love you”
“I’m scared”
“Don’t forget me”
Don’t you think they’d have taken the chance?

do you dream in color?

Apr. 27th, 2026 09:29 pm
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abstract map of brain

Do you remember your dreams?

Has a dream ever led to a story idea?

When I remember my dreams there is usually a splash of color somewhere in it but the entire dream might not be in color.

And yes. I've written more than one story based off a dream.

State of the FTH fics

Apr. 27th, 2026 06:50 pm
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So I had two auctions, but also accepted second highest bidder on both, and both took me up on that.

Fic 1 is, as of a couple hours ago, complete and sitting in my unrevealed collection so I can re-read it in a few days.

Fic 2 (which will be multi-fandom short fics) has 1 completed fic, and is in brain-marinating mode for the next bit.

Fic 3 (which will have multiple fics in a single fandom) has a completed fic and the beginning of the 2nd.

Fic 4 will likely be the next one I finish, as it needs maybe 2 scenes to be done and join fic 1 in the unrevealed collection.

My intent is to complete ALL of them first, and then release them over the span of a week or so. Hopefully in May. I have continually reminded myself they are not due until Dec 31 this year, that I can take the time, and taking the time leads to better end results.

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