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goals_on_dwEnd-of-year-ish questions from the NYT found via flexagon
* When did you feel the most joyful and carefree?
* What gave you energy -- and what drained it?
* What seemed impossible -- but you did it anyway?
* What habit, if you did it more consistently, would have a positive effect on your life?
* What did you try to control that was actually outside your control?
* Is there anyone you need to forgive in 2026?
flexagon* When did you feel the most joyful and carefree?
* What gave you energy -- and what drained it?
* What seemed impossible -- but you did it anyway?
* What habit, if you did it more consistently, would have a positive effect on your life?
* What did you try to control that was actually outside your control?
* Is there anyone you need to forgive in 2026?
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silver_chipmunkChristmas went very well. I got up to find Middle Brother already awake and dressed. I gave him his stocking. Then we had breakfast and I had coffee.
I put Christmas music on and we listened to that until 3:00 when I took him out by bus to McDonalds for a small lunch. I had a fillet-o-fish, yes I actually like those.
Then we went back to my place and listened to more Christmas music til somewhat after 4:30 when the Kid texted and said we should be calling the Uber at 5:30. So at 5:15 I started getting ready, moving the huge bags of presents and the two big boxes, and the bag of food to the door, then out of the apartment, then to the front door, then down to the sidewalk. In stages.
We got to the Kid's apartment and her boyfriend helped us upstairs.mashfanficchick arrived shortly after, and we got started with the appetizers and then presents. It was a lot of fun, everyone liked what they got.
Then we had dinner. It was ham, potatoes, and spinach with mushrooms. All delicious. Then after that we had cookies and peppermint bark for dessert.
We listened to the Kid's Christmas music and talked til almost 12:00 which was starting to get Middle Brother upset, so finally we all left. We shared a Lyft withmashfanficchick.
Got home and got things set up for bed as fast as possible which is why I didn't post more than I did. Middle Brother went to bed, and I did as fast as I could too.
Woke up this morning at a bit before 10:00. Middle Brother was as usual up and dressed. I put on Christmas music and made us breakfast, and me coffee. Then I deflated and folded up the air mattress, and then showered and dressed.
I asked Middle Brother what he wanted to do and he wanted to go back to his group home, so I got us ready and we took the bus to Jamaica and the LIRR to Hicksville where the person from his group home picked him up. I turned around and managed to make a city-bound train almost immediately so that was good.
I found out that my meeting tonight was cancelled, and there's a good chance the meeting tomorrow will be too, because of the snow storm we have coming, so I arranged withmashfanficchick to stay overnight at zer place so we could watch Heated Rivalry. The last episode til the new season comes out next year.
So when I got home I collected my mail, two new Christmas cards! and packed for a night away. Fed the pets, and left. The snow was just starting. It's still coming down.
Watched Heated Rivalry, and had shrimp for dinner. The final episode is so lovely.
Then I Teamed the FWiB, but his coughing was so bad we had to cut it short.
We vacuum-packed the gluten free bagels that the Kid backed formashfanficchick's present, and now we're getting ready for bed.
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2. Middle Brother had a good time.
3. The Kid.
4. Riding out the snow with a friend.
5. Christmas cards.
6. Christmas with family.
I put Christmas music on and we listened to that until 3:00 when I took him out by bus to McDonalds for a small lunch. I had a fillet-o-fish, yes I actually like those.
Then we went back to my place and listened to more Christmas music til somewhat after 4:30 when the Kid texted and said we should be calling the Uber at 5:30. So at 5:15 I started getting ready, moving the huge bags of presents and the two big boxes, and the bag of food to the door, then out of the apartment, then to the front door, then down to the sidewalk. In stages.
We got to the Kid's apartment and her boyfriend helped us upstairs.
mashfanficchick arrived shortly after, and we got started with the appetizers and then presents. It was a lot of fun, everyone liked what they got.Then we had dinner. It was ham, potatoes, and spinach with mushrooms. All delicious. Then after that we had cookies and peppermint bark for dessert.
We listened to the Kid's Christmas music and talked til almost 12:00 which was starting to get Middle Brother upset, so finally we all left. We shared a Lyft with
mashfanficchick.Got home and got things set up for bed as fast as possible which is why I didn't post more than I did. Middle Brother went to bed, and I did as fast as I could too.
Woke up this morning at a bit before 10:00. Middle Brother was as usual up and dressed. I put on Christmas music and made us breakfast, and me coffee. Then I deflated and folded up the air mattress, and then showered and dressed.
I asked Middle Brother what he wanted to do and he wanted to go back to his group home, so I got us ready and we took the bus to Jamaica and the LIRR to Hicksville where the person from his group home picked him up. I turned around and managed to make a city-bound train almost immediately so that was good.
I found out that my meeting tonight was cancelled, and there's a good chance the meeting tomorrow will be too, because of the snow storm we have coming, so I arranged with
mashfanficchick to stay overnight at zer place so we could watch Heated Rivalry. The last episode til the new season comes out next year.So when I got home I collected my mail, two new Christmas cards! and packed for a night away. Fed the pets, and left. The snow was just starting. It's still coming down.
Watched Heated Rivalry, and had shrimp for dinner. The final episode is so lovely.
Then I Teamed the FWiB, but his coughing was so bad we had to cut it short.
We vacuum-packed the gluten free bagels that the Kid backed for
mashfanficchick's present, and now we're getting ready for bed.Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2. Middle Brother had a good time.
3. The Kid.
4. Riding out the snow with a friend.
5. Christmas cards.
6. Christmas with family.
malymin posting in anime_manga
This is a screenshot of Episode 17 (Timestamp 12:35 out of 20:41) of the cult classic metafictional fairy-tale anime Princess Tutu (2002).
Long ago, I saw a post that identified the exact source of the text in this image. The source, according to the post, was a German book or literary journal of some sort, discussing a landmark piece of German metafiction aimed at children. That novel, Die unendliche Geschichte (1972) by Michael Ende, was published in English-speaking countries as The Neverending Story. Does that name ring a bell? According to a survey from 2006, the original novel was most popular and successful in Germany and Japan; most Americans, meanwhile, were more familiar with the 1984 film adaptation.
The original post, unfortunately, was witnessed so long ago that I do not even remember if it was late 2000's or early 2010's, late-Livejournal or early-Tumblr. I have tried searching both sites. I have never been able to find the original post. There is a post about German in Princess Tutu on the old LJ community; it does not cover this episode.
While lamenting my struggle with stepnix, he hunted down a lead: a German-language PDF of "books you need to know."
Er, not what the PDF says is page 27. What the PDF says is page 29. We can actually identify some exact lines from the screenshot in this page!
- und Fantasie. In Die unendliche
- Poesie als Medien der Selbst- und
- als wirksame Möglichkeit, Realität zu
- wechselseitigen Einflusses von Vorstellung-
- allem an der altersgerechten
- Ziele orientierten Jugendliteratur
Now, here's the issue: this PDF, according to the information on the sixth page of the PDF, appears to be a digitized copy of a booklet (or excerpt of a larger book?) published by Duden in 2011. Princess Tutu, meanwhile, aired on Japanese television in 2002.
I sincerely doubt Ikuko Itoh, Junichi Sato, or anyone else who was working on the anime are secret time travelers. Which means that there must be an older source for this writeup on Die unendliche Geschichte.
In the meantime, here's a Google Translate version of the quoted passage:
The central theme of the young adult novel, which has become a cult classic for adults, is the relationship between reality and fantasy. In The Neverending Story, art and poetry assert themselves as media for self-discovery and understanding the world, and fantasy proves to be an effective way to change reality. The exploration of the reciprocal influence of worlds of imagination and ideas opened up new perspectives for young adult literature, which until then had primarily focused on adapting social themes and educational goals to suit the age group.
Finally, though! Now when I say "there's a link between this anime and The Neverending Story", I have something to point to! Very useful for if anyone wants to write meta about that connection. ^_^
penaltywaltz posting in wipbigbangDue to Mod Ragna not only being in a car accident a week ago but her laptop freezing as well, emergency posting will be extended to January 8th, 2026.
silvercat17 posting in justcreateWhat are you working on? What have you finished? What do you need encouragement on?
Are there any cool events or challenges happening that you want to hype?
What do you just want to talk about?
What have you been watching or reading?
Chores and other not-fun things count!
Remember to encourage other commenters and we have a discord where we can do work-alongs and chat, linked in the sticky.
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goddess47 posting in adventdrabblesTitle: Seaside Holiday
Author:goddess47
Character(s): Harry Potter, Severus Snape
Pairing(s): Harry/Severus
Rating: PG
Length: 100
Summary:
It turned out to be a perfect idea.
Notes:
Foradventdrabbles prompt Day 26 - Seaside Christmas
Seaside Holiday on AO3
Author:
goddess47Character(s): Harry Potter, Severus Snape
Pairing(s): Harry/Severus
Rating: PG
Length: 100
Summary:
It turned out to be a perfect idea.
Notes:
For
adventdrabbles prompt Day 26 - Seaside ChristmasSeaside Holiday on AO3
petraA little bit: Genghis Khan (1438 words) by Petra
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: DCU (Comics)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Rape/Non-Con, Underage Sex
Relationships: Bruce Wayne/Everyone's Mother
Characters: Bruce Wayne, John Grayson, Mary Grayson, Barbara Eileen Gordon, Jim Gordon (DCU), Sheila Haywood, Catherine Todd, Willis Todd, Crystal Brown, David Cain, Sandra Wu-San, Oliver Queen, Bonnie King-Jones, Sandra Moonday Hawke, Diana (Wonder Woman), Clark Kent, Talia al Ghul, Isis (DC Comics), Stephanie Brown, Tim Drake, Janet Drake
Additional Tags: Pairing Tags in End Notes, Bruce Wayne Has a Superpower, Bruce Wayne's A+ Parenting, Drabble Sequence, familial duty, Extremely Dubious Consent, Sex Pollen, Catbaby - Freeform
Series: Part 18 of Fandom Bicycle (One Character/Everybody Else)
Summary:
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: DCU (Comics)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Rape/Non-Con, Underage Sex
Relationships: Bruce Wayne/Everyone's Mother
Characters: Bruce Wayne, John Grayson, Mary Grayson, Barbara Eileen Gordon, Jim Gordon (DCU), Sheila Haywood, Catherine Todd, Willis Todd, Crystal Brown, David Cain, Sandra Wu-San, Oliver Queen, Bonnie King-Jones, Sandra Moonday Hawke, Diana (Wonder Woman), Clark Kent, Talia al Ghul, Isis (DC Comics), Stephanie Brown, Tim Drake, Janet Drake
Additional Tags: Pairing Tags in End Notes, Bruce Wayne Has a Superpower, Bruce Wayne's A+ Parenting, Drabble Sequence, familial duty, Extremely Dubious Consent, Sex Pollen, Catbaby - Freeform
Series: Part 18 of Fandom Bicycle (One Character/Everybody Else)
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In which the parentage of various heroes is elucidated and the answer to "Who's your daddy?" is definitively: "Batman."
enchanted_jae posting in adventdrabblesTitle: It’s the Right Time
Author:enchanted_jae
Character(s): Harry/Draco, other HP characters, ocs
Rating: PG13
Warning(s): Suggestion
Word count: 560
Summary: The Potter-Malfoys host their annual Boxing Day party.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This fic/drabble was written for fun, not for profit.
Written for:
♦ Jae's Advent Drabbles No. 26
♦dracoharry100 Christmas Challenge 2025 No. 26 - Roasted Chestnuts
♦adventdrabbles Prompt No. 26 - Seaside Christmas
It’s the Right Time
Author:
enchanted_jaeCharacter(s): Harry/Draco, other HP characters, ocs
Rating: PG13
Warning(s): Suggestion
Word count: 560
Summary: The Potter-Malfoys host their annual Boxing Day party.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This fic/drabble was written for fun, not for profit.
Written for:
♦ Jae's Advent Drabbles No. 26
♦
dracoharry100 Christmas Challenge 2025 No. 26 - Roasted Chestnuts♦
adventdrabbles Prompt No. 26 - Seaside ChristmasIt’s the Right Time
digthewriter posting in adventdrabblesTitle: Where He Belonged
Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: Neville/Charlie
Rating: pg
WC: 100
( Where He Belonged )
Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: Neville/Charlie
Rating: pg
WC: 100
( Where He Belonged )
conulyWinter is icummen in,
Lhude sing Goddamm,
Raineth drop and staineth slop,
And how the wind doth ramm!
Sing: Goddamm.
Skiddeth bus and sloppeth us,
An ague hath my ham.
Freezeth river, turneth liver,
Damn you, sing: Goddamm.
Goddamm, Goddamm, 'tis why I am, Goddamm,
So 'gainst the winter's balm.
Sing goddamm, damm, sing Goddamm.
Sing goddamm, sing goddamm, DAMM.
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Lhude sing Goddamm,
Raineth drop and staineth slop,
And how the wind doth ramm!
Sing: Goddamm.
Skiddeth bus and sloppeth us,
An ague hath my ham.
Freezeth river, turneth liver,
Damn you, sing: Goddamm.
Goddamm, Goddamm, 'tis why I am, Goddamm,
So 'gainst the winter's balm.
Sing goddamm, damm, sing Goddamm.
Sing goddamm, sing goddamm, DAMM.
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visualjyushiI spent about two hours last night trying to figure out how to make English patches work on my modded ps vita. It was kind of a headache, but I did it. I'm excited about finally being able to play at least one of the Amnesia fandisks now. Also, Dialovers!!! It's kind of crazy that I've been into these series for a decade and am only now getting to play them... Wild. I just have to get through a short shift at work tomorrow, and then I have a week off to potentially play through some 👀
Before work today, I also finished styling a wig for one of my cosplans. My spouse is obsessed with Lyney from Genshin Impact and thrifted his cosplay hoping he'd fit in it, but it actually fits me better. So, I'm going to be my spouse's anime husband for one of our next cons. (I also like Lyney but not quite to the same extent LOL.) I finally got his wig done today. I just need to make some minor alterations on the cosplay itself before it's con-ready. It's looking like we're both probably going to be doing a lot of Genshin cosplays next year. Unless a new hyperfixation emerges...
I think around the time I started posting here, I mentioned working on a Cloud cosplay. Which I plan to do again!! His wig got totally destroyed by Boston wind and sitting in my car for days after that so... I will be fixing him sometime soon. I only wore him for one day, and it wasn't a con. I want to actually bring him to one next year!!! Especially since my partner wants to be Aerith again as well. The last time he wore her, I was Noctis instead lol.
Before work today, I also finished styling a wig for one of my cosplans. My spouse is obsessed with Lyney from Genshin Impact and thrifted his cosplay hoping he'd fit in it, but it actually fits me better. So, I'm going to be my spouse's anime husband for one of our next cons. (I also like Lyney but not quite to the same extent LOL.) I finally got his wig done today. I just need to make some minor alterations on the cosplay itself before it's con-ready. It's looking like we're both probably going to be doing a lot of Genshin cosplays next year. Unless a new hyperfixation emerges...
I think around the time I started posting here, I mentioned working on a Cloud cosplay. Which I plan to do again!! His wig got totally destroyed by Boston wind and sitting in my car for days after that so... I will be fixing him sometime soon. I only wore him for one day, and it wasn't a con. I want to actually bring him to one next year!!! Especially since my partner wants to be Aerith again as well. The last time he wore her, I was Noctis instead lol.
enchanted_jae posting in adventdrabblesTitle: Wish it was Christmas Every Day
Author:enchanted_jae
Character(s): Harry/Draco, other HP characters, ocs
Rating: PG
Warning(s): None
Word count: 1670
Summary: Christmas celebrations, small and large
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This fic/drabble was written for fun, not for profit.
Written for:
♦ Jae's Advent Drabbles No. 25
♦dracoharry100 Christmas Challenge 2025 No. 25 - Christmas Market
♦adventdrabbles Prompt No. 25 - Christmas wedding
♦slythindor100 Traditional Prompt No. 25 - White lights among evergreen
Wish it was Christmas Every Day
Author:
enchanted_jaeCharacter(s): Harry/Draco, other HP characters, ocs
Rating: PG
Warning(s): None
Word count: 1670
Summary: Christmas celebrations, small and large
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This fic/drabble was written for fun, not for profit.
Written for:
♦ Jae's Advent Drabbles No. 25
♦
dracoharry100 Christmas Challenge 2025 No. 25 - Christmas Market♦
adventdrabbles Prompt No. 25 - Christmas wedding♦
slythindor100 Traditional Prompt No. 25 - White lights among evergreenWish it was Christmas Every Day
ysabetwordsmith posting in goals_on_dwOrganizing Your Belongings for when you Don't Want to Organize Your Belongings by buttonsbeadslace
For me, the difficult part about organizing is setting aside time & mental energy to go through a whole pile of items in one sitting. This is a method for answering questions like "Which of these pairs of pants actually fit me well?" or "What supplies do I need for This Activity?" not by asking that question over and over for a bunch of items, but by going about your daily life and letting the answer shake out by itself.
The basic idea is simple: you choose a temporary new place to put the type of things you are trying to organize, but you do not, initially, put anything in there. Items go in the temporary new place after you have used them in the course of your regular item-using.
This is an absolutely brilliant approach for people whose main obstacle against organizing is the inability to find a big enough chunk of time and energy. Here you don't need that, you just move things as you use them. It makes the last round of cleanup much quicker and easier. You can also combine that round with the "box it and ignore it for X time to see if you miss it" technique. \o/
buttonsbeadslaceFor me, the difficult part about organizing is setting aside time & mental energy to go through a whole pile of items in one sitting. This is a method for answering questions like "Which of these pairs of pants actually fit me well?" or "What supplies do I need for This Activity?" not by asking that question over and over for a bunch of items, but by going about your daily life and letting the answer shake out by itself.
The basic idea is simple: you choose a temporary new place to put the type of things you are trying to organize, but you do not, initially, put anything in there. Items go in the temporary new place after you have used them in the course of your regular item-using.
This is an absolutely brilliant approach for people whose main obstacle against organizing is the inability to find a big enough chunk of time and energy. Here you don't need that, you just move things as you use them. It makes the last round of cleanup much quicker and easier. You can also combine that round with the "box it and ignore it for X time to see if you miss it" technique. \o/
torino10154 posting in adventdrabblesTitle: Christmas Secret
Author:torino10154
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Severus/Harry
Rating: Gen
Word Count: ~300
Disclaimer: Not mine.
A/N: Unbeta'd. Written foradventdrabbles Prompts 24: Kitten and puppy wearing Santa hats, 25: Christmas wedding and 26: Seaside Christmas.
DW or AO3
Author:
torino10154Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Severus/Harry
Rating: Gen
Word Count: ~300
Disclaimer: Not mine.
A/N: Unbeta'd. Written for
adventdrabbles Prompts 24: Kitten and puppy wearing Santa hats, 25: Christmas wedding and 26: Seaside Christmas.DW or AO3
nnozomiThings are a little up and down, but I got two really lovely Yuletide gifts, so making sure to note them here: What Abigail Did When She Housesat, a Rivers of London fic with wonderful Abigail and Indigo and an absolutely inspired original character of sorts creating the plot, and Names Give Us Away, which is exactly what I wanted with regard to Rachel Abramoff at the Crater School. Delighted with both of them <3 <3 <3
Best mid-holiday-or-otherwise wishes to everyone!
Best mid-holiday-or-otherwise wishes to everyone!
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starandrea posting in chinesestudyIt looks like it's time to end 2025 as I began it, by posting to chinesestudy ♥ I didn't do as much reading as I meant to this year, but I did a lot of writing.
Today I spent a little time dreaming about language practice in 2026, and, as always, what a great and productive year it's going to be :D
I've turned on anonymous commenting and turned off IP logging for this community, and I'll test it myself on this post. So if you want to do a little writing practice, reflect on this past year or the next, or just comment on the weather, please feel free to do it with or without your name attached.
Love you all, and happy learning!
chinesestudy ♥ I didn't do as much reading as I meant to this year, but I did a lot of writing. Today I spent a little time dreaming about language practice in 2026, and, as always, what a great and productive year it's going to be :D
I've turned on anonymous commenting and turned off IP logging for this community, and I'll test it myself on this post. So if you want to do a little writing practice, reflect on this past year or the next, or just comment on the weather, please feel free to do it with or without your name attached.
Love you all, and happy learning!
trobadoraThe holidays have been calm and quiet for me so far, but I've spent them with my mum, so somehow almost all the time was filled up anyway. *g* Tonight I finally found the time to properly settle down with my Yuletide gifts! I got three of them, two in the main collection and one in Madness. ♥ ♥ ♥
Here they are:
I'm so pleased! So far I'm having a fantastic Yuletide. :D
Now I'm looking forward to diving into the rest of the collection! How's everyone else's Yuletide so far?
Here they are:
- Nicky and Gwarha from Ring of Swords, completely spot on, in an episode mentioned but not described in detail in canon:
Veni, Vidi, Arrivederci (1516 words)
Fandom: Ring of Swords - Eleanor Arnason
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Relationship: Ettin Gwarha/Sanders Nicholas
Content Tag: Pre-Canon
Summary: The purple jungle adventure, from Gwarha's point of view. - The Nantucket Trilogy, a few generations later - future history my beloved:
Portraits of the Past (1371 words)
Fandom: Nantucket Trilogy - S.M. Stirling
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Relationships: Kenneth Hollard/Raupasha, Kashtiliash/Kathryn Hollard
Characters: Raupasha (Nantucket Series), Kashtiliash (Nantucket Series), Original Characters
Content Tags: Post canon, Canon as Seen Through The Lens of History
Summary: A new exhibit opens at the Athenaeum... - More Nantucket Trilogy - a Raupasha drabble about her arrival on Nantucket:
Her New Future (100 words)
Fandom: Nantucket Trilogy - S.M. Stirling
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Relationship: Kenneth Hollard/Raupasha
Characters: Raupasha (Nantucket Series), Kenneth Hollard
Content Tags: Yuletide Madness Drabble Invitational, YUMADRIN 2025, Drabble, Post-Canon
Summary: Raupasha reflects on the future.
I'm so pleased! So far I'm having a fantastic Yuletide. :D
Now I'm looking forward to diving into the rest of the collection! How's everyone else's Yuletide so far?
igenlode posting in writethisfanficI never make New Year's Resolutions (and have just realised that it isn't even the New Year yet!) but have decided to go back to the start of the elderly but respectable Colloquial Russian course from my schooldays, and have just been very carefully copying out all the letter-forms from Chapter 1 on lined paper in an attempt to improve my horribly messy Cyrillic handwriting :-)
Have you any post-Christmas resolutions?
Have you any post-Christmas resolutions?
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