Conwy
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common_natureWe spent a few days in Conwy in north Wales recently and had wonderful weather for it.
A view across Afon Conwy (the River Conwy) with Conwy castle as a bonus.
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A view across Afon Conwy (the River Conwy) with Conwy castle as a bonus.
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A future fossil, and a moment of strange beauty in embotherance.
Jun. 13th, 2025 09:23 pmfull_metal_ox posting in common_natureContent advisory: the following images portray animal decomposition and a messy (though not scatological) plumbing mishap, respectively.
This is the very first photo I took in the process of exploring my new surroundings in Florida. I was recovering from a lengthy illness and a lengthy road trip, and coming to terms with a discombobulating succession of life upheavals; accordingly, I began with a local animal in no condition to evade me.
This roughly crow-sized bird (species and cause of death unknown) lay in an oddly heraldic position suggesting a necromancer’s coat of arms, on the disheveled curb strip of a business that was both recovering from Hurricane Ian and changing hands—likewise in a state of transition. The red spot at heart level is a dried wild fruit of some sort.
Taken on 4 June 2023 at 19:48 U.S. Eastern Daylight Savings Time:
( Fined_be_ye_who_move_my_bones. )
Some while later, I suffered a clog of mysterious blue-gray residue in my bathroom sink (don’t worry; it’s long since been dealt with, although not conclusively explained)—and was fascinated by the delicate poinsettia-like radial pattern created when the water finally receded.
Taken on 20 July 2023 at 14:16 U.S. Eastern Daylight Savings Time:
( Mystery_plumbing_sludge. )
This is the very first photo I took in the process of exploring my new surroundings in Florida. I was recovering from a lengthy illness and a lengthy road trip, and coming to terms with a discombobulating succession of life upheavals; accordingly, I began with a local animal in no condition to evade me.
This roughly crow-sized bird (species and cause of death unknown) lay in an oddly heraldic position suggesting a necromancer’s coat of arms, on the disheveled curb strip of a business that was both recovering from Hurricane Ian and changing hands—likewise in a state of transition. The red spot at heart level is a dried wild fruit of some sort.
Taken on 4 June 2023 at 19:48 U.S. Eastern Daylight Savings Time:
( Fined_be_ye_who_move_my_bones. )
Some while later, I suffered a clog of mysterious blue-gray residue in my bathroom sink (don’t worry; it’s long since been dealt with, although not conclusively explained)—and was fascinated by the delicate poinsettia-like radial pattern created when the water finally receded.
Taken on 20 July 2023 at 14:16 U.S. Eastern Daylight Savings Time:
( Mystery_plumbing_sludge. )
And now about the spiders
Jun. 13th, 2025 01:19 pmpilottttt posting in common_natureThis big and scarysmall and not scary at all spider was discovered on our ceiling. It was my macro lens that made it big and scary ;)
Chicks of the laughing dove
Jun. 12th, 2025 12:36 pmpilottttt posting in common_natureIt was their first day out of the nest, which they spent on a branch just opposite our window.
For more information (in Russian), see here.
How Wind Breaker Volume 22 murdered me and that's just not fair XD
Jun. 12th, 2025 07:59 amvriddyMurder, I say!! Lol. A few panels under the cut, so spoilers for a few scenes but not really plot stuff.
( MURDER! A.k.a., fatal doses of polyshipper catnip XD )
( MURDER! A.k.a., fatal doses of polyshipper catnip XD )
Community Thursday
Jun. 12th, 2025 06:34 amvriddyCommunity Thursday challenge: every Thursday, try to make an effort to engage with a community on Dreamwidth, whether that's posting, commenting, promoting, etc.
Chit-chat on bnha_fans.
Signal boosts:
- worderlands' next event at the end of the month will be a daily 3-sentence flash fiction challenge. I know a few people in my circles enjoy that kind of event!
Pinch Hits Available for Sakura Exchange
Jun. 11th, 2025 01:11 pmsakuramod posting in anime_mangasakuraexchange is a spring exchange for relationships in Japanese media, run on Dreamwidth and AO3. Participants create a fic or art piece for one of their assigned recipient's requested fandoms and relationships, and receive in return a fic or art piece for one of their requested fandoms and relationships. Detailed exchange guidelines are here, at our DW community.We have several pinch hits (unfilled requests) currently in need of creators. If you might be able to fill one of these requests by the current due date (June 20, 11:59PM UTC / 7:59PM EDT), please comment on the pinch hit post with your AO3 name and the number of the pinch hit you'd like to claim.
The minimum requirements are 1000 words for fic, or clean lineart on unlined paper for art.
Available pinch hits (click through for details):
PH 2 - Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses, 殺し愛 | Koroshi Ai (Manga), 2.5次元の誘惑 | 2.5-jigen no Ririsa | 2.5 Dimensional Seduction (Anime)
PH 4 - 爆上戦隊ブンブンジャー | Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger (TV), 魔法つかいプリキュア！ | Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure! | Mahou Girls PreCure!, 仮面ライダーギーツ | Kamen Rider Geats, Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne | Phantom-Thief Jeanne (manga), Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne | Phantom-Thief Jeanne (Anime)
PH 10 - わんだふるぷりきゅあ! | Wonderful PreCure! (Anime), Crossover Fandom, Show By Rock!! (Video Games), 美男高校地球防衛部HAPPY KISS! | Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Happy Kiss!, Tokyo Mew Mew Olé (Manga), Fairy蘭丸~あなたの心お助けします~ | Fairy Ranmaru: Anata no Kokoro Otasuke Shimasu (Anime)
PH 16 - 終ノ空 remake | Tsui no Sora Remake, Tsukihime (Visual Novel & Anime), Kara no Kyoukai | The Garden of Sinners
Thank you very much!
Beta edit preps: COMPLETE
Jun. 10th, 2025 09:31 amvriddy...Just the preps, I haven't started on the actual edits yet XD But I have a roadmap and an extensive list of actionable steps, and I'm glad I do. Working offline using Pomodoro, like I mentioned the other day was super effective.
A disadvantage, I suppose, is that I can't have conversations back-and-forth in GoogleDoc comments, which is something I dearly enjoy doing with fanfic (either as beta-reader or beta-readee!). I think maybe it's just too much, on a turnaround of 40k words at once. Also because I needed to let it rest, folks might not be so interested in a reply 6 months later on a reaction they don't remember having about a story they fuzzily recall 😅 Having said that, I did write to folks after chopping their feedback into the roadmap, to thank them again and share a general reaction to their reactions :D
( Stuff to ponder )
It took me 17h41 to go through all 7 beta-readers' feedback. (Thanks again everyone for offering, I am so grateful :D). I'm going to have a brief interlude now (well, brief is the plan XD). Ideally, I'd like to use that time to write something original but SHORTER so I can bask in the self-indulgence of inventing fun worldbuilding, which I loooove doing. But on the other hand, Wind Breaker Volume 22 just came out and drove me insane with the OT5 vibes so I may have to write something for that instead XD
I 100% intend to break down the work and take regular breaks when I start actually following the roadmap, if only to make the structural changes then giving it a bit of space so I can make sure the major changes didn't break something else important. I expect overall it'll likely take longer than the 17h41 prep time, so I better pace myself! I think I should learn very interesting things throughout the process. I'm already thinking about what to be careful about in the Soul Thief story, when I get back to it.
Photos: Lake Charleston Butterfly Gardens
Jun. 10th, 2025 01:52 am
Crown Point Vista House
Jun. 8th, 2025 01:38 pmyourlibrarian posting in common_nature
Just returned from a road trip through Oregon and part of Northern California. On leaving Portland we followed the route of a tourist trolley and started out at Crown Point Vista House. The views of the Colombia River were indeed impressive and well worth the twisty drive up to its height. The structure itself with its stone and stained glass was also interesting to see. The bathrooms on the basement level were all marbled -- not the usual for tourist stops!
Above is the overall view east. ( Read more... )
Looking for future betas and looking to help people with original works
Jun. 8th, 2025 10:38 amgrimmrow posting in betapleaseLooking for Betas
Fandom: Original Work
Characters/Pairings: Het pairings so far, but it's only book one at this time.
Rating & Warnings: Cursing, blood, torture, and such like that. Supernatural creatures, has teens but it's an adult book. Actually without the cursing it could be a gen work. I don't focus too much on romance but instead friendships. Later installments will have romance however.
Estimated Fic Length: 40,000 to 80,000 words.
Notes: The fanfic isn't fully written yet. I did a rough outline so I can write the full work in a little bit. I'm just getting two or three people to become part of my life in the mean time, so I can shower with virtual hugs and kisses for helping me. It's Buffy the Vampire slayer inspired.
Looking to beta!
Fandoms: Original works, final fantasy, resident evil, silent hill, buffy the vampire slayer, the vampire diaries, supernatural (yes, please)
Strengths: I'm good at catching errors, mistakes, even sentence structure mishaps.
Limits: I'll beta anything except underage.
Other Notes: Nothing to say. Give me a reason to get back into reading more often.
Fandom: Original Work
Characters/Pairings: Het pairings so far, but it's only book one at this time.
Rating & Warnings: Cursing, blood, torture, and such like that. Supernatural creatures, has teens but it's an adult book. Actually without the cursing it could be a gen work. I don't focus too much on romance but instead friendships. Later installments will have romance however.
Estimated Fic Length: 40,000 to 80,000 words.
Notes: The fanfic isn't fully written yet. I did a rough outline so I can write the full work in a little bit. I'm just getting two or three people to become part of my life in the mean time, so I can shower with virtual hugs and kisses for helping me. It's Buffy the Vampire slayer inspired.
Looking to beta!
Fandoms: Original works, final fantasy, resident evil, silent hill, buffy the vampire slayer, the vampire diaries, supernatural (yes, please)
Strengths: I'm good at catching errors, mistakes, even sentence structure mishaps.
Limits: I'll beta anything except underage.
Other Notes: Nothing to say. Give me a reason to get back into reading more often.
Fic bundle (ParaKiss, JJK, SB69, :REverSAL, Yatamomo)
Jun. 8th, 2025 12:07 pmthepasteldyke posting in anime_mangaI keep forgetting to crosspost, and I don't want to spam, but I also don't want to make the post overly long, so I'm using a table to minimize the length.
| Title: Amber, like the colour of her eyes Fandom: Paradise Kiss Pairing: Hayasaka Yukari/Sakurada Miwako Rating: G Word Count: 511 Summary: Yukari didn't realise her eyes would become an integral part of Miwako's latest creation. dreamwidth, AO3, website | Title: The final beep. Fandom: Jujutsu Kaisen Pairing: n/a, Satoru & Shoko friendship fic Rating: G Word Count: 492 Summary: Satoru's tamagotchi dies. It's more painful than he expected. dreamwidth, AO3, website |
| Title: And the cherry blossoms bloom Fandom: Show By Rock!! Pairing: Sumomone/Uiui Rating: G Word Count: 344 Summary: Sumomone catches Rararin talking to a cute girl she's never met before. dreamwidth, AO3, website | Title: Hikkoshi Soba Fandom: Show By Rock!! Pairing: Sumomone/Uiui Rating: T Word Count: 453 Summary: Sumomone and Uiui finally get an apartment of their very own. dreamwidth, AO3, website |
| Title: She took my heart and my number Fandom: :REverSAL Pairing: Koizumi Ayame/Matsuyuki Ayame Rating: T Word Count: 765 Summary: Ayame is talked into going to a Halloween party at a club for the first time, and she manages to get Ayame-han and Takayuki to come with her. She didn't expect the emotions it would cause her. dreamwidth, AO3, website | Title: Don't wait for the tide just to dip both your feet in Fandom: Yatamomo Pairing: Yata/Momo Rating: M Word Count: 1166 Warnings: *Referenced Underage Prostitution, Referenced Rape/Non-con, Trauma, Asphyxiation* Summary: Yata takes Momo to the beach so Momo can finally learn how to swim. Not everything goes quite as planned. dreamwidth, AO3, website |
Anyone still remember magnificent manga Wild Adapter?
Jun. 7th, 2025 06:49 pmdr_zook posting in anime_mangaAuthor: dr_zook
Fandom: Wild Adapter (manga)
Characters: Kubota Makoto, Tokito Minoru
Rating: Teen & Mature, m/m
Word count: 1,307 & 1,480
Notes: Two years ago I wrote a fic for Yuletide and promised my beta reader a raunchy sequel, so here we go.
Read them over at AO3! And/or chat me up at my DW. :D
hide the fuel that's gathered here is set right after their escape in vol. 6! Click the link for further notes and tags.
Soaked in Fire Two Paths Collide is the promised raunchy coda for above fic. Things are heating up here. ;)
dr_zookFandom: Wild Adapter (manga)
Characters: Kubota Makoto, Tokito Minoru
Rating: Teen & Mature, m/m
Word count: 1,307 & 1,480
Notes: Two years ago I wrote a fic for Yuletide and promised my beta reader a raunchy sequel, so here we go.
Read them over at AO3! And/or chat me up at my DW. :D
hide the fuel that's gathered here is set right after their escape in vol. 6! Click the link for further notes and tags.
Soaked in Fire Two Paths Collide is the promised raunchy coda for above fic. Things are heating up here. ;)
Swimming Upstream Into the Mouth of a Bear [Death Note]
Jun. 7th, 2025 12:26 pmpastelpom posting in anime_mangaFandom: Death Note
Author/Artist: pastelpom
Title: Swimming Upstream Into the Mouth of a Bear
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 2,346
Highlight for Warnings: *Suicide mention, death, canon typical misogyny, etc*
Disclaimer: This is a fanwork, I do not own the characters and no profit has been made from this work
Summary:
The world was not built for you. The world does nothing to accommodate you. Think of yourself like an insect evolved to resist pesticide - you grow in spite of, not because of, the narrative of the world. God's mighty hand inks you in the same way he would an extra in a crowd shot. Fuzzy, indistinct, vague.
You are tired of it.
Why not try something new?
A/N: a little meta thing about misa becoming aware of her place in the narrative :3 still tweaking things here and there but overall im happy with it!
AO3 Link
Author/Artist: pastelpom
Title: Swimming Upstream Into the Mouth of a Bear
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 2,346
Highlight for Warnings: *Suicide mention, death, canon typical misogyny, etc*
Disclaimer: This is a fanwork, I do not own the characters and no profit has been made from this work
Summary:
The world was not built for you. The world does nothing to accommodate you. Think of yourself like an insect evolved to resist pesticide - you grow in spite of, not because of, the narrative of the world. God's mighty hand inks you in the same way he would an extra in a crowd shot. Fuzzy, indistinct, vague.
You are tired of it.
Why not try something new?
A/N: a little meta thing about misa becoming aware of her place in the narrative :3 still tweaking things here and there but overall im happy with it!
AO3 Link