30 Days of Blake's 7 - Days 19 and 20
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julesjonesDay 19: Worst outfits
Day 20: Favourite outfitsGoing with the alternative question from
vilakins for 19, and doing 20 at the same time.( Read more... )
julesjonesGoing with the alternative question from
vilakins for 19, and doing 20 at the same time.( Read more... )
第五年第一百三十天
21 May 2026 06:23 amnnozomi posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
guardian_learning部首
艹 part 16
葱, onion; 蒋, family name Jiang; 蒙, Mongolia/dazed, dim ( pinyin )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=140
语法
4.6 使, to make something happen
https://www.digmandarin.com/hsk-4-grammar
词汇
厂，工厂, factory (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-4-word-list/
Guardian:
那是被吓懵了, I was startled witless
[can't find any examples of this 使, too many 黑袍使 muddying the waters]
[also no 厂 in dialogue]
Me:
我去一下超市买小葱花。
厂长使他们加班。
艹 part 16
葱, onion; 蒋, family name Jiang; 蒙, Mongolia/dazed, dim ( pinyin )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=140
语法
4.6 使, to make something happen
https://www.digmandarin.com/hsk-4-grammar
词汇
厂，工厂, factory (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-4-word-list/
Guardian:
那是被吓懵了, I was startled witless
[can't find any examples of this 使, too many 黑袍使 muddying the waters]
[also no 厂 in dialogue]
Me:
我去一下超市买小葱花。
厂长使他们加班。
Looking for female characters
20 May 2026 11:20 pmschneefinkMCSR Ranked season 10 playoffs were very exciting! With triumphs and heartbreak, depending on who you were rooting for. And I was rooting for Infume, so…
But I still don't really want to get into MCSR as a fandom, apart from the sports aspect, and one of the reasons is because currently the overwhelming majority of top runners are men. There are active efforts to include more women, from tournaments to casters etc., and I appreciate that and maybe it'll be different at some point, but that's the situation currently.
[Insert a paragraph here about all sports comes with narratives and there's not really an unambiguous dividing line between that and RPF; maybe some other time.]
I was reminded of that again because I saw glimpses of discussions in another MCYT fandom about male characters getting more fandom attention than female characters. (Flight SMP, and people point it out here in particular because it's a rare case where men are actually the minority on the server, which is fair; though otoh one of the men in question is one of the most famous people on the server by far so he already had more fans and it's a small fandom to begin with.) Some people are making good points and others really aren't, as usual. I get annoyed when people try tell me I need to do fandom a certain way.
My main fandom at the moment is Hermitcraft, which is a server with 26 members, 22 of them men. Of the four, Cleo is one of my favorite Hermits period; I watch probably more videos by Pearl, Gem, and False than I would otherwise because I want to support them. I do like Pearl and Gem and their videos a lot, I just don't feel as actively fannish about them, at least not as much as the rest of my favorite (male) Hermits. (And I like False in general but idk it's just not quite my vibe.)
I had a brief Hades 2 phase recently (I still play sometimes and enjoy it but my enthusiasm has waned) and it was really nice for a change to be in a fandom with so many female characters, where (bonus) those were also the characters I was most interested in: Melinoe, Hecate, Medea… (not the canon f/f romances, sadly. I still haven't finished those storylines because I dislike both options.)
Idk where I was going with this. Now that I think about it maybe I should think about some of those Hades 2 fic ideas a bit more.
But I still don't really want to get into MCSR as a fandom, apart from the sports aspect, and one of the reasons is because currently the overwhelming majority of top runners are men. There are active efforts to include more women, from tournaments to casters etc., and I appreciate that and maybe it'll be different at some point, but that's the situation currently.
[Insert a paragraph here about all sports comes with narratives and there's not really an unambiguous dividing line between that and RPF; maybe some other time.]
I was reminded of that again because I saw glimpses of discussions in another MCYT fandom about male characters getting more fandom attention than female characters. (Flight SMP, and people point it out here in particular because it's a rare case where men are actually the minority on the server, which is fair; though otoh one of the men in question is one of the most famous people on the server by far so he already had more fans and it's a small fandom to begin with.) Some people are making good points and others really aren't, as usual. I get annoyed when people try tell me I need to do fandom a certain way.
My main fandom at the moment is Hermitcraft, which is a server with 26 members, 22 of them men. Of the four, Cleo is one of my favorite Hermits period; I watch probably more videos by Pearl, Gem, and False than I would otherwise because I want to support them. I do like Pearl and Gem and their videos a lot, I just don't feel as actively fannish about them, at least not as much as the rest of my favorite (male) Hermits. (And I like False in general but idk it's just not quite my vibe.)
I had a brief Hades 2 phase recently (I still play sometimes and enjoy it but my enthusiasm has waned) and it was really nice for a change to be in a fandom with so many female characters, where (bonus) those were also the characters I was most interested in: Melinoe, Hecate, Medea… (not the canon f/f romances, sadly. I still haven't finished those storylines because I dislike both options.)
Idk where I was going with this. Now that I think about it maybe I should think about some of those Hades 2 fic ideas a bit more.
Mo Dao Zu Shi: Night Bus, by Suspicious_Popsicle.
20 May 2026 02:32 pmfull_metal_ox posting in fancakeFandom: Mo Dao Zu Shi
Pairings/Characters: M/M; Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji/Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 3,343
Content Notes: No AO3 Warnings Apply; winter weather as relentless atmosphere and adversary; public transportation as a liminal zone; the situation is open to interpretation.
Creator Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
Creator Links: (AO3–locked)![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p2.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
Suspicious_Popsicle, (Dreamwidth) suspicious_popsicle,(Tumblr-locked) ![[tumblr.com profile]](https://www.tumblr.com/favicon.ico)
suspiciouspopsicle
Theme: Journey & Travel, Hurt/Comfort, Modern AU
Summary: When he came to, the bus was on the freeway. The windows were dewed with drops of melted snow that shone with captured light. Outside, traffic was at a standstill. Dingy slush covered the roads, gradually accumulating as snow drifted down from the woolen sky, the flakes picked out in sharp contrast where they plunged into the light of streetlamps and headlights. Wei WuXian laughed softly to see it. When he turned away from the window, he saw that the beautiful man from earlier was still sitting next to him, watching him with an expression that might, optimistically, be called inquisitive.
“The snow,” Wei WuXian said, gesturing outside. “It looks like champagne bubbles, only going the wrong way.” He laughed again, and rubbed his head. “Have you ever felt drunk, but been pretty sure you weren't drinking? Haha, no, never mind me. I'm just tired.” He rubbed a hand over his face, wanting desperately to sleep.
Author’s Notes: Forfiresonic152.
For my friend, who got stuck on a bus and sent me photos. XD
(See the end of the work for other works inspired by this one.)
Reccer's Notes: A modern AU account of a snowy night when Lan Wangji serves as Public Transit Guardian Angel to an exhausted, dissociating, and hypothermic Wei Wuxian—who has been in far more trouble than he realizes.
Until the summer of 2023, shanks’ mare and Dayton, Ohio’s city bus system were my primary modes of transportation. This hazy grey winter ghost-story-or-is-it? is anchored in Suspicious_Popsicle’s concrete lived-in detail, nailing the experience of looping interminably around just to shelter from the elements, waiting for the next opportunity for a stop or transfer (better hope you have at least a day pass and a sympathetic driver, and that you don’t drowse off again!) And of trudging wearily forward through the hostile frigid weather in sodden Vimes’ Boots! Boots! Boots!
Suffice to say that the idea of rescue by a steadfast, devoted, and ethereally handsome Saint Bernard held a profound appeal.
(This hits similar narrative pressure points towillowcatkin’s Guardian fic The White Umbrella, recced here.)
Fanwork Links: (AO3-locked): Night Bus, bySuspicious_Popsicle : https://archiveofourown.org/works/16792465
Collections: fics that cured ser’s depression
Inspired Works:
Little Talks, byfiresonic152.
[Podfic] Night Bus, byflamingwell.
Pairings/Characters: M/M; Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji/Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 3,343
Content Notes: No AO3 Warnings Apply; winter weather as relentless atmosphere and adversary; public transportation as a liminal zone; the situation is open to interpretation.
Creator Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
Creator Links: (AO3–locked)
suspicious_popsicle,(Tumblr-locked) Theme: Journey & Travel, Hurt/Comfort, Modern AU
Summary: When he came to, the bus was on the freeway. The windows were dewed with drops of melted snow that shone with captured light. Outside, traffic was at a standstill. Dingy slush covered the roads, gradually accumulating as snow drifted down from the woolen sky, the flakes picked out in sharp contrast where they plunged into the light of streetlamps and headlights. Wei WuXian laughed softly to see it. When he turned away from the window, he saw that the beautiful man from earlier was still sitting next to him, watching him with an expression that might, optimistically, be called inquisitive.
“The snow,” Wei WuXian said, gesturing outside. “It looks like champagne bubbles, only going the wrong way.” He laughed again, and rubbed his head. “Have you ever felt drunk, but been pretty sure you weren't drinking? Haha, no, never mind me. I'm just tired.” He rubbed a hand over his face, wanting desperately to sleep.
Author’s Notes: For
For my friend, who got stuck on a bus and sent me photos. XD
(See the end of the work for other works inspired by this one.)
Reccer's Notes: A modern AU account of a snowy night when Lan Wangji serves as Public Transit Guardian Angel to an exhausted, dissociating, and hypothermic Wei Wuxian—who has been in far more trouble than he realizes.
Until the summer of 2023, shanks’ mare and Dayton, Ohio’s city bus system were my primary modes of transportation. This hazy grey winter ghost-story-or-is-it? is anchored in Suspicious_Popsicle’s concrete lived-in detail, nailing the experience of looping interminably around just to shelter from the elements, waiting for the next opportunity for a stop or transfer (better hope you have at least a day pass and a sympathetic driver, and that you don’t drowse off again!) And of trudging wearily forward through the hostile frigid weather in sodden Vimes’ Boots! Boots! Boots!
Suffice to say that the idea of rescue by a steadfast, devoted, and ethereally handsome Saint Bernard held a profound appeal.
(This hits similar narrative pressure points to
Fanwork Links: (AO3-locked): Night Bus, by
Collections: fics that cured ser’s depression
Inspired Works:
Little Talks, by
[Podfic] Night Bus, by
Another Repeat Bundle - GameMaster's Apprentice
20 May 2026 06:56 pmffuturesThis is a repeat bundle of GameMaster's Apprentice, eight sets of idea-generator cards for RPGs by Nathan Rockwood at Larcenous Designs. This has been updated since the last time it was offered - if you previously bought it you get the update free.
Last time I said: "This isn't really something I have a lot of use for, though I've occasionally used random photos, books etc. as equivalent idea generators, e.g. by flicking to random pages and using the first words of a few paragraphs to describe a character or setting. My main reservation would be the cost of printing it all if you want to use it in card form - you're going to need a LOT of ink or toner. On the other hand it looks reasonably cheap, and it ought to be possible to come up with a way to select a random card and look at it as a PDF or graphics file without the need for printing."
None of that has really changed much.
https://bundleofholding.com/presents/2026Decks
Last time I said: "This isn't really something I have a lot of use for, though I've occasionally used random photos, books etc. as equivalent idea generators, e.g. by flicking to random pages and using the first words of a few paragraphs to describe a character or setting. My main reservation would be the cost of printing it all if you want to use it in card form - you're going to need a LOT of ink or toner. On the other hand it looks reasonably cheap, and it ought to be possible to come up with a way to select a random card and look at it as a PDF or graphics file without the need for printing."
None of that has really changed much.
Check-In Post - May 20th 2026
20 May 2026 06:48 pmbadly_knitted posting in get_knittedHello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.
Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?
There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.
This Week's Question: What do you wish you could get right first time, every time?
If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.
I now declare this Check-In OPEN!
A major milestone for L.
20 May 2026 11:11 ambrithistorianThere are so many milestones that mark the various social and legal phases of transition from childhood to adulthood. L. has just hit another one — possibly the final one, although I'm sure another one will pop up to hit us right in the feels when we least expect it.
Tomorrow is L.'s 22nd birthday, which marks the point that her pediatrician will no longer see her. So yesterday was L.'s final visit with her pediatrician. She got her yearly physical, got a recommendation for a new PCP, and got to say good-bye to the doctor who's seen her grow up. It was a surprisingly emotional event.
Art-related show update
20 May 2026 12:04 pmmoon_custaferForgot to mention that I finally watched “Rumpole and the Genuine Article.” Well-acted, and pretty well-adapted from the story*, but it runs up against the difficulty all shows have when the plot turns on a ‘work of genius’ painting, and time and budget prevent the props department from acquiring an actual Renoir or something. Now I need to watch The Christophers, another story about art and forgery and a blurry middle ground. This one stars Sir Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel:
* I was also disappointed we didn’t get to hear McKern and others drunkenly singing ‘Roses of Picardy’ in the third act.
* I was also disappointed we didn’t get to hear McKern and others drunkenly singing ‘Roses of Picardy’ in the third act.
navvy
20 May 2026 07:44 amprettygoodwordnavvy (NAV-ee) - (chiefly UK) n., a laborer, esp. one employed in construction or excavation projects.
This is a clipping (dating to the 1820s) of navigator, in the now obsolete meaning of someone who labored building navigating canals, now known as just canals. When railroads started being built, the name for diggers carried over, and the meaning expanded further to any type of (so-called unskilled) construction labor. Fun fact: when the steam-powered excavator was introduced in the 1870s, it was sometimes called a steam navvy.
Admin note: Posting might get spotty over the next week or so due to external obligations.
---L.
This is a clipping (dating to the 1820s) of navigator, in the now obsolete meaning of someone who labored building navigating canals, now known as just canals. When railroads started being built, the name for diggers carried over, and the meaning expanded further to any type of (so-called unskilled) construction labor. Fun fact: when the steam-powered excavator was introduced in the 1870s, it was sometimes called a steam navvy.
Admin note: Posting might get spotty over the next week or so due to external obligations.
---L.
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20 May 2026 02:46 pmscifirenegadeTo all the kind folks who have wished me a happy birthday: thank you! Have to say, I have been so tired and not in the mood to write anything. So let's see how it goes.
Filmarchiv Austria is occasionally been putting some movies up for a limited time. There's also Harpodeon, which as far as I can tell is owned by one guy. Occasionally streams for free, but asks for money constantly for subscriptions. That would be a rant for another day.
launchtheship is open for sign-ups.
gifs_at_dw is a gif community. Which is cool and sexy, but I feel bad coming in with my weird black and white movies XD
Just had the sudden urge to watch Dark Journey. Because I need some more confusion in my life, it seems.
Filmarchiv Austria is occasionally been putting some movies up for a limited time. There's also Harpodeon, which as far as I can tell is owned by one guy. Occasionally streams for free, but asks for money constantly for subscriptions. That would be a rant for another day.
launchtheship is open for sign-ups.gifs_at_dw is a gif community. Which is cool and sexy, but I feel bad coming in with my weird black and white movies XDJust had the sudden urge to watch Dark Journey. Because I need some more confusion in my life, it seems.
AKC Courtneyyyyyy Culture Festival #222: Muto Orin
20 May 2026 06:37 amsonofgodzillaThe sixteenth generation's Muto Orin! The younger sister of Muto Tomu, who graduated in 2023, Orin had previously auditioned for both Keyakizaka46 and for Nogizaka46’s third generation before she arrived in AKB in 2016 alongside her big sister.
I think that at first glance, it's really obvious whose sister she is! Debuting alongside Taguchi Manaka, Suzuki Kurumi, Taya Misaki, Yamauchi Mizuki, and Nagatomo Ayami, finally arriving in AKB must have come as such a relief after those prior disappointment and with Tomu so very present and successful. Regardless, Orin made it there, and after doing her time as a member of the kenkyuusei, she was moved up to Minegishi Team K alongside Ayami, a moment preceded by her first appearance on the B side of #SukiNanda, Jibuntachi no Koi ni Kagitte several months prior. I think it's easy to see why; even without the family name, Orin feels like she is a step ahead of everyone else, like she has been working for the moment for a very long time. The curse of appearing early on B sides, however, is that if you don't make the kind of impact you desire, it can be really hard to find your place in the senbatsu. Such is Orin's story. I don't know what's worse, getting a headstart and being dismissed as someone audiences have tired of or not getting the chance at all. Both options kind of suck.
In 2019, Orin entered university, and in 2020, she passed the World Heritage Test Level 2 test. I'm easily impressed by anything academic like this, so this seems like a big deal to me, and it makes me think of fondly of an old friend who was obsessed with studying English Heritage sites like the one I visited very recently. She was kind of an idiot, and whilst I'm certain she does not think fondly of me, I still think happily of the time we spent together on the 29 bus sharing headphones and listening to AKB songs. I digress. Obviously that friend was not Muto Orin and that's who we're really talking about here.
In 2022, Orin moved over to Team A, switching places almost with Manaka, who was on her way to Team K. In 2023, she graduated from Seijo University, and in 2024, things started to get good, beginning with an appearance in the senbatsu for B side, Lion wo Nerae! from Colorcon Wink, and then appearing as centre for Omoiyari, which has a lovely horn section in the arrangement, from Koi Tsun Jatta. This song confirms that Orin is a member you need to know, a member you need to support! I want all of you to listen to it and report back to me!
What can I tell you to win you over? Orin got to fourth place in a national karate tournament during whilst in fourth grade, she has a pet dog called Oguri, but more than that, is Orin's favourite phrase, something I think is both charming and wonderful, something we could all do with repeating to ourselves from time to time:
"A little fist full of dreams will never betray you."
I think that at first glance, it's really obvious whose sister she is! Debuting alongside Taguchi Manaka, Suzuki Kurumi, Taya Misaki, Yamauchi Mizuki, and Nagatomo Ayami, finally arriving in AKB must have come as such a relief after those prior disappointment and with Tomu so very present and successful. Regardless, Orin made it there, and after doing her time as a member of the kenkyuusei, she was moved up to Minegishi Team K alongside Ayami, a moment preceded by her first appearance on the B side of #SukiNanda, Jibuntachi no Koi ni Kagitte several months prior. I think it's easy to see why; even without the family name, Orin feels like she is a step ahead of everyone else, like she has been working for the moment for a very long time. The curse of appearing early on B sides, however, is that if you don't make the kind of impact you desire, it can be really hard to find your place in the senbatsu. Such is Orin's story. I don't know what's worse, getting a headstart and being dismissed as someone audiences have tired of or not getting the chance at all. Both options kind of suck.
In 2019, Orin entered university, and in 2020, she passed the World Heritage Test Level 2 test. I'm easily impressed by anything academic like this, so this seems like a big deal to me, and it makes me think of fondly of an old friend who was obsessed with studying English Heritage sites like the one I visited very recently. She was kind of an idiot, and whilst I'm certain she does not think fondly of me, I still think happily of the time we spent together on the 29 bus sharing headphones and listening to AKB songs. I digress. Obviously that friend was not Muto Orin and that's who we're really talking about here.
In 2022, Orin moved over to Team A, switching places almost with Manaka, who was on her way to Team K. In 2023, she graduated from Seijo University, and in 2024, things started to get good, beginning with an appearance in the senbatsu for B side, Lion wo Nerae! from Colorcon Wink, and then appearing as centre for Omoiyari, which has a lovely horn section in the arrangement, from Koi Tsun Jatta. This song confirms that Orin is a member you need to know, a member you need to support! I want all of you to listen to it and report back to me!
What can I tell you to win you over? Orin got to fourth place in a national karate tournament during whilst in fourth grade, she has a pet dog called Oguri, but more than that, is Orin's favourite phrase, something I think is both charming and wonderful, something we could all do with repeating to ourselves from time to time:
"A little fist full of dreams will never betray you."
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19 May 2026 10:07 pmthedarlingonestill alive. have had to stop doing finger sticks to double-check my blood sugar because my pcp's office does not appear to understand the concept of a prior auth and i only have enough test strips left to cover the week i expect to be without a cgm before my endocrinologist appointment since i do not expect the pcp to be able to get me a cgm if they can't even get me test strips. also i'm having to reuse insulin needles both because medicaid will only cover 100 a month (which you may notice is less than the 120 a month needed to do four daily injections each with a fresh sterile needle) and because i also don't expect to get another box of needles prescribed until i, again, see the endocrinologist in mid june.
i forget if i mentioned i'm fiddling with titrating up my insulin so i'm not stuck in the 250 range (on the blood sugar scale where a non-diabetic is ideally between 70 and 120, i can never remember which units that one is) for the next month. so far i have managed to get my blood sugar to hover around 220 instead of 250 most of the day, and i just managed to have a post-meal sugar not hit the alarm for 250+, so i think i'm making progress. i really really want to have something mathematically solid figured out in the next three weeks before i run out of CGMs, because i am *not* willing to play this kind of guessing game with my blood sugar when i'm limited to four finger sticks a day.
there has been a weather system sitting on my head the past couple days which is unhelpful for doing anything but lying around feeling vaguely migrainey, since i get both light sensitivity and sound sensitivity with my pressure migraines. (technically they aren't diagnosed as migraines but i think i have at least half a dozen more specialists to sort shit out with before i get around to figuring out what species of doctor you ask about migraines.)
i forget if i mentioned i'm fiddling with titrating up my insulin so i'm not stuck in the 250 range (on the blood sugar scale where a non-diabetic is ideally between 70 and 120, i can never remember which units that one is) for the next month. so far i have managed to get my blood sugar to hover around 220 instead of 250 most of the day, and i just managed to have a post-meal sugar not hit the alarm for 250+, so i think i'm making progress. i really really want to have something mathematically solid figured out in the next three weeks before i run out of CGMs, because i am *not* willing to play this kind of guessing game with my blood sugar when i'm limited to four finger sticks a day.
there has been a weather system sitting on my head the past couple days which is unhelpful for doing anything but lying around feeling vaguely migrainey, since i get both light sensitivity and sound sensitivity with my pressure migraines. (technically they aren't diagnosed as migraines but i think i have at least half a dozen more specialists to sort shit out with before i get around to figuring out what species of doctor you ask about migraines.)