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recthethingI've shared a bunch of recs from this year's threesentenceficathon here at my journal! Fandoms include Dr Seuss, Emily Wilde, Leverage, Narnia, Original Work and Star Wars.
threesentenceficathon here at my journal! Fandoms include Dr Seuss, Emily Wilde, Leverage, Narnia, Original Work and Star Wars.ysabetwordsmithbookclub_dw has selected its February title: Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake. Drop by that community to discuss it.
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ysabetwordsmithI have made bingo down the B and G columns of my 1-1-26 card for the Public Domain Bingo Fest. I also made 6 extra fills.
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tielan"Lamech, son of Methushael, said to his wives, ‘Adah and Zillah, listen to me; wives of Lamech, hear my words. I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for injuring me."
It's disproportionate violence to the imago dei, not merely sanctifying one over the other, but eliminating the other for daring to risk the one.
The ancient world said "an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: as you have done, so shall it be done to you". We know the pattern of that through history. Blood feuds. Honour prices. Duels.
Our modern codes demand justice, yes, but part of the intent was to give grace for betterment or improvement. It was not a hand for a hand, nor even a hand for stealing, but a limitation for a while with the chance to make better. And sometimes people did manage to work out how to make better than they'd done.
And sometimes we just returned them to the situations they were in, that turned them back to the practices that got them in trouble, without any attempt to change what went wrong the first time.
Which worked about as well as one would expect.
Anyway, here we are, back at the violence of Lamech of the line of Cain - Cain who was marked by the blood of his brother, one like to him but unlike to him, also. Disproportionate violence to be visited on the 'lesser' - a hand for a injury, a life for an interruption.
Truly, humanity doesn't change, just goes round the block again with a fancier set of tools.
It's disproportionate violence to the imago dei, not merely sanctifying one over the other, but eliminating the other for daring to risk the one.
The ancient world said "an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: as you have done, so shall it be done to you". We know the pattern of that through history. Blood feuds. Honour prices. Duels.
Our modern codes demand justice, yes, but part of the intent was to give grace for betterment or improvement. It was not a hand for a hand, nor even a hand for stealing, but a limitation for a while with the chance to make better. And sometimes people did manage to work out how to make better than they'd done.
And sometimes we just returned them to the situations they were in, that turned them back to the practices that got them in trouble, without any attempt to change what went wrong the first time.
Which worked about as well as one would expect.
Anyway, here we are, back at the violence of Lamech of the line of Cain - Cain who was marked by the blood of his brother, one like to him but unlike to him, also. Disproportionate violence to be visited on the 'lesser' - a hand for a injury, a life for an interruption.
Truly, humanity doesn't change, just goes round the block again with a fancier set of tools.
tielanWent boating yesterday with friends. 33C-ish? Bright sun. Blue water. Good days.
I tried my hand at waterskiing again - at 430pm in the afternoon. A bit late for it, I think. After two tries, the skis came off, and I gave up. Earlier in the day, I'd have kept going because I was very nearly up on my feet! But by that stage, I didn't have the energy. Next time, gadget!
I may be a little sunburned, but it's mostly a 'glow' that will fade to a tan within a day or two. Then again, the temps are still pretty warm - today is supposed to be 30C, while tomorrow and Tuesday drop to the low-20s. Back up to 30s again later in the week, and then we settle into late 20s for (hopefully) the rest of the month. That'll make it nice and warm, but not enervatingly hot.
Anyway, I came home around 6pm, showered and washed my hair, played a little CivII, and lay down...
I vaguely remember the sisters on a call with Dad, and possibly removing the cats? I'm not entirely sure about that part. But I did pretty much fall asleep and dream, and then woke up properly around 6am this morning.
My body ached. Oof, waterskiing is hard, a lot of bracing needed. I felt it lightly in my shoulders and my core, that's for sure!
Anyway, I had to be up for some weekend work at 7:30 - about an hour's worth of stuff, standard things, nothing dire - and did some cooking, and a bit more CivII this morning.
Now that it's nearly 2pm, I might lay down for a nap. Again.
I tried my hand at waterskiing again - at 430pm in the afternoon. A bit late for it, I think. After two tries, the skis came off, and I gave up. Earlier in the day, I'd have kept going because I was very nearly up on my feet! But by that stage, I didn't have the energy. Next time, gadget!
I may be a little sunburned, but it's mostly a 'glow' that will fade to a tan within a day or two. Then again, the temps are still pretty warm - today is supposed to be 30C, while tomorrow and Tuesday drop to the low-20s. Back up to 30s again later in the week, and then we settle into late 20s for (hopefully) the rest of the month. That'll make it nice and warm, but not enervatingly hot.
Anyway, I came home around 6pm, showered and washed my hair, played a little CivII, and lay down...
I vaguely remember the sisters on a call with Dad, and possibly removing the cats? I'm not entirely sure about that part. But I did pretty much fall asleep and dream, and then woke up properly around 6am this morning.
My body ached. Oof, waterskiing is hard, a lot of bracing needed. I felt it lightly in my shoulders and my core, that's for sure!
Anyway, I had to be up for some weekend work at 7:30 - about an hour's worth of stuff, standard things, nothing dire - and did some cooking, and a bit more CivII this morning.
Now that it's nearly 2pm, I might lay down for a nap. Again.
musesfoolI should have done the boiling milk in the new pot thing last night, but I didn't so my bread-baking was a little delayed until I did that, waited for the pot to cool, and cleaned it, so the dough could do its second rise in it. The dough does rise, so that was not an issue at all. I might have overcooked it a titch - the bottom was a darker brown than I'd prefer - but it's a beautiful boule (pic). It only tasted okay, though, I guess we'll see how it tastes tomorrow and the day after, and with butter instead of cream cheese. *hands*
Then this afternoon I watched the Miracle on Ice documentary on Netflix, which was really good - that team is the reason I became a hockey fan, and specifically a Rangers fan, so they have a lot to answer for! Kidding! I'm kidding. It was lovely to see so many of them in the present, watching them watch their younger selves.
And then after dinner, I watched the s3 premiere of Shrinking, which made me laugh a lot and also tear up. They are all so ridiculous and I love them. And I read it already got renewed for a season 4! So that's good.
I also did the January recs update:
unfitforsociety has been updated for January 2026 with 17 story recs and 1 vid rec in 3 fandoms:
* 16 Heated Rivalry
* 1 The Good Place story and 1 Avatar the Last Airbender/Legend of Korra vid
If you are reading HR fic, there is probably nothing new there for you, since most of those recs came from you all, but maybe there's something new for you to enjoy? I still have so much Batfamily fic open in tabs that I want to get back to reading, and still more HR fic and some Pitt fic open as well. I've just been mostly unable to settle in with any of it, and have instead been slowly continuing my DCC reread, with occasional notes. *hands*
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Then this afternoon I watched the Miracle on Ice documentary on Netflix, which was really good - that team is the reason I became a hockey fan, and specifically a Rangers fan, so they have a lot to answer for! Kidding! I'm kidding. It was lovely to see so many of them in the present, watching them watch their younger selves.
And then after dinner, I watched the s3 premiere of Shrinking, which made me laugh a lot and also tear up. They are all so ridiculous and I love them. And I read it already got renewed for a season 4! So that's good.
I also did the January recs update:
unfitforsociety has been updated for January 2026 with 17 story recs and 1 vid rec in 3 fandoms:* 16 Heated Rivalry
* 1 The Good Place story and 1 Avatar the Last Airbender/Legend of Korra vid
If you are reading HR fic, there is probably nothing new there for you, since most of those recs came from you all, but maybe there's something new for you to enjoy? I still have so much Batfamily fic open in tabs that I want to get back to reading, and still more HR fic and some Pitt fic open as well. I've just been mostly unable to settle in with any of it, and have instead been slowly continuing my DCC reread, with occasional notes. *hands*
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conulywhen all you say is "Listen, it's not true that you can't know how to pronounce an unfamiliar word by looking at it, there are rules that will work with a high degree of accuracy".
And every time, sooner or later somebody or other will condescend to tell me that if I'd only phrased it better, they would've listened to what I was saying. It's not the message, it's the way I said that that caused these people to think I was calling them stupid.
None of those people will ever give me the magically better words they think will remedy this problem, though I do ask every single time people suggest it to me, and honestly, I don't think there are any. I think the problem is that people don't want to hear the message at all. If you say "You ought to have been taught these rules in childhood" then they feel ashamed for not knowing something basic and obvious, and even if you don't say it but just mention that rules exist they feel stupid, and then either way they blame you for making them feel bad.
And since that's the case, I don't really see the need to trouble myself too much over my phrasing. Actually, bizarre as it is, I've found that trying harder to be bland and conciliatory is likely to make the situation worse.
But I may as well open it up to other people. Do you have the magic words?
(Note: I don't have any spelling or reading curriculum that are designed for self-study by adult learners who can already read and write pretty well but who struggle with spelling or sounding out unfamiliar words and claim to believe there is no method other than to guess or else memorize each word as an arbitrary collection of letters, which is most of the people I encounter in this situation because, of course, we're all posting online. However, if you're working with somebody to remediate spelling on a budget, I can recommend starting, if they have no signs of ADHD or dyslexia, with Spalding - making the modifications here - and/or Apples and Pears if they do, and then, if they still need help, moving on to Megawords. Those are highly scripted and, importantly - easy to buy on the cheap. I really don't love Spalding, I found it way too front-loaded for ADHD, plus Wanda Spalding had a lot of little personal peeves she built in if you don't use the modifications I suggested, but it's hands-down the cheapest Orton-Gillingham program you'll find for teaching reading and spelling together. Apples and Pears has an associated reading curriculum that probably also is good, but E only needed help in spelling, so I don't know.)
And every time, sooner or later somebody or other will condescend to tell me that if I'd only phrased it better, they would've listened to what I was saying. It's not the message, it's the way I said that that caused these people to think I was calling them stupid.
None of those people will ever give me the magically better words they think will remedy this problem, though I do ask every single time people suggest it to me, and honestly, I don't think there are any. I think the problem is that people don't want to hear the message at all. If you say "You ought to have been taught these rules in childhood" then they feel ashamed for not knowing something basic and obvious, and even if you don't say it but just mention that rules exist they feel stupid, and then either way they blame you for making them feel bad.
And since that's the case, I don't really see the need to trouble myself too much over my phrasing. Actually, bizarre as it is, I've found that trying harder to be bland and conciliatory is likely to make the situation worse.
But I may as well open it up to other people. Do you have the magic words?
(Note: I don't have any spelling or reading curriculum that are designed for self-study by adult learners who can already read and write pretty well but who struggle with spelling or sounding out unfamiliar words and claim to believe there is no method other than to guess or else memorize each word as an arbitrary collection of letters, which is most of the people I encounter in this situation because, of course, we're all posting online. However, if you're working with somebody to remediate spelling on a budget, I can recommend starting, if they have no signs of ADHD or dyslexia, with Spalding - making the modifications here - and/or Apples and Pears if they do, and then, if they still need help, moving on to Megawords. Those are highly scripted and, importantly - easy to buy on the cheap. I really don't love Spalding, I found it way too front-loaded for ADHD, plus Wanda Spalding had a lot of little personal peeves she built in if you don't use the modifications I suggested, but it's hands-down the cheapest Orton-Gillingham program you'll find for teaching reading and spelling together. Apples and Pears has an associated reading curriculum that probably also is good, but E only needed help in spelling, so I don't know.)
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My first attempt at hand carving the Seattle Kraken logo into rubber to make a stamp for my journal. Not great... but I don't hate it.
Oh, should probably provide a reference for what the logo looks like. *hastily makes icon* There! I will take a few more stabs are getting the center tentacle right, but also... is not terrible.
hannahBecause I needed a new winter coat after the zippers on my old one broke, a not-insignificant amount of money was spent today on a new coat. It's got me thinking about two things: where this old coat came from, and the last time I got entirely new clothes. I can't remember where I got it, just at some point in the last ten years or so, which means I probably salvaged it from somewhere - likely my building's laundry room. Given the state of the elastic tags to tighten or loosen the hood as well as everything else about it, it must've been tossed aside after a few years of use. I've commented on the quality of cast-offs of New York City in general and the Upper West Side in particular, and this really speaks to that, because aside from the elastics and the zipper, everything works to keep me warm.
As for the last time I got entirely new clothes, excluding undergarments and shoes, I definitely can't remember. Most of the clothes I've bought the last few years came secondhand, eBay and Mercari and Poshmark, so while they're new to me and might be functionally new based on how often they'd been worn before I got them, they're not new to the world. I think the last new purchase was a dress for one of my brothers' weddings, so it would've been 2022 or 2023. Not that long ago, but certainly a while.
The amount spent on the new coat's certainly more than it'd cost to replace the zippers, but I'm buying more than zippers in getting a new, high-quality coat. I'm thinking of buying new zippers just the same, replacing them and then donating it somewhere to give someone else a few more years' use of it.
As for the last time I got entirely new clothes, excluding undergarments and shoes, I definitely can't remember. Most of the clothes I've bought the last few years came secondhand, eBay and Mercari and Poshmark, so while they're new to me and might be functionally new based on how often they'd been worn before I got them, they're not new to the world. I think the last new purchase was a dress for one of my brothers' weddings, so it would've been 2022 or 2023. Not that long ago, but certainly a while.
The amount spent on the new coat's certainly more than it'd cost to replace the zippers, but I'm buying more than zippers in getting a new, high-quality coat. I'm thinking of buying new zippers just the same, replacing them and then donating it somewhere to give someone else a few more years' use of it.
ysabetwordsmithLast call! Today is the final day for nominations in the Rose and Bay Awards. If you haven't already made your nominations, do it now.
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Fresh Femslash Salad Bar
FFSB is back for its third year, come join us! This is a multifandom, multimedia table event. Table claims are open now, and fills open tomorrow. Both close at the end of February.
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ysabetwordsmithA quiet change in everyday foods could save thousands of lives
Tiny, invisible cuts in salt could quietly prevent heart attacks and strokes.
Lowering salt in everyday foods could quietly save lives. Researchers found that modest sodium reductions in bread, packaged foods, and takeout meals could significantly reduce heart disease and stroke rates in France and the U.K. The key advantage is that people would not need to alter their eating habits at all. Small changes to the food supply could deliver large, long-term health benefits.
This is one of those cases where it seems like a good idea at the time, but is not. You have to ask: Why is all that salt there in the first place? Two purposes: 1) It preserves food. 2) It belongs to a category of ingredients -- along with sugar, fat, artificial colors, etc. -- that covers up how terrible most mass-produced and especially ultraprocessed food is.
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Tiny, invisible cuts in salt could quietly prevent heart attacks and strokes.
Lowering salt in everyday foods could quietly save lives. Researchers found that modest sodium reductions in bread, packaged foods, and takeout meals could significantly reduce heart disease and stroke rates in France and the U.K. The key advantage is that people would not need to alter their eating habits at all. Small changes to the food supply could deliver large, long-term health benefits.
This is one of those cases where it seems like a good idea at the time, but is not. You have to ask: Why is all that salt there in the first place? Two purposes: 1) It preserves food. 2) It belongs to a category of ingredients -- along with sugar, fat, artificial colors, etc. -- that covers up how terrible most mass-produced and especially ultraprocessed food is.
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rosa_heartlilyThis time last year, I took Husband for a blood test, prepped for the following week at work, trying out Bee Simulator, and getting ready to finish Veilguard.
Today started with crumpets and real coffee as is tradition. The rest of the morning was spent cleaning and having a bath. Oh, and popping round to the shop for sellotape because goodness only knows what's happened to the rolls we already had in! But I did have a chat with the lad that works there about different tastes in gaming. He's all about online FPS games but it does mean he's connected with his cousins on both sides of the pond.
Not long after dinner my parents arrived, swiftly followed by Sil with Younger Grandson and Granddaughter <3 YG opened his presents and blew out his three candles. GD hovered around grabbing hold of anything he dropped :D He definitely liked Zurg, Jessie and Bullseye. I was very glad I'd snipped off most of the bits of wire and elastic before wrapping them. And the little ones sat very quietly whilst eating their cake! There really is a first time for everything.
I think they were only here for 90 minutes or so when Sil reappeared to take them home. But it was lovely to see them, and they were both in a very good mood with us and each other.
When they'd gone we watched Traitors: Ireland and then had tea. Then I cleaned the kitchen and came upstairs whilst the boys watched the match. Liverpool managed a win!
And I managed to finish Ghost of Yotei. What. A. Game! So beautiful and such a moving story. I cannot say enough good things about it. When the credits had rolled (which included a mention of Playstation, Liverpool!), I checked the trophies and there are two I'll never get in a million years, so I'm not going to worry about the Plat. There are some that are doable and would give me a reason to stay in Ezo, and no other games are really pulling at me.
I finished the night by prepping my paper journal for the coming week and watching the first episode of Seven Dials.
Today started with crumpets and real coffee as is tradition. The rest of the morning was spent cleaning and having a bath. Oh, and popping round to the shop for sellotape because goodness only knows what's happened to the rolls we already had in! But I did have a chat with the lad that works there about different tastes in gaming. He's all about online FPS games but it does mean he's connected with his cousins on both sides of the pond.
Not long after dinner my parents arrived, swiftly followed by Sil with Younger Grandson and Granddaughter <3 YG opened his presents and blew out his three candles. GD hovered around grabbing hold of anything he dropped :D He definitely liked Zurg, Jessie and Bullseye. I was very glad I'd snipped off most of the bits of wire and elastic before wrapping them. And the little ones sat very quietly whilst eating their cake! There really is a first time for everything.
I think they were only here for 90 minutes or so when Sil reappeared to take them home. But it was lovely to see them, and they were both in a very good mood with us and each other.
When they'd gone we watched Traitors: Ireland and then had tea. Then I cleaned the kitchen and came upstairs whilst the boys watched the match. Liverpool managed a win!
And I managed to finish Ghost of Yotei. What. A. Game! So beautiful and such a moving story. I cannot say enough good things about it. When the credits had rolled (which included a mention of Playstation, Liverpool!), I checked the trophies and there are two I'll never get in a million years, so I'm not going to worry about the Plat. There are some that are doable and would give me a reason to stay in Ezo, and no other games are really pulling at me.
I finished the night by prepping my paper journal for the coming week and watching the first episode of Seven Dials.
