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Top Five Tuesday: Things That Make Me Instantly Want to Read a Book

Recommendations from people I trust.

I have never heard of Shoji Morimoto nor his “Do-Nothing Rental Service” before, but a recs for his memoir "Rental Person Who Does Nothing" made it sound really interesting. It's an enjoyable read. Shoji Morimoto has a lot of keen observation about loneliness and social expectation.

Relevance to my current focus:

When I have just finished Piranesi, I wanted to read all the books like that. If I'm interested in philosophy introduction this week, my tbr list will explode with many relevant books.

Fannish Interest:

Aww, this book has a productive fandom/exchange rec post/fannish discusiion. Better check it out. I have picked up many books because of Yuletide.

Interesting Cover:

Eyecatching graphic design helps. For example, I like the cover of The Tangleroot Palace

Written by an Author I like:

If I like a book, I'll check out their other works

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music

Music Monday: Ndlovu Youth Choir - Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Music Video) isiZulu version

Watch on YouTube

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links

Links to Beginner Friendly Fitness Youtube Channels

Fitness Youtube channels I watched this week:

Pilates

I like these because they have beginner friendly at home workout videos that can be done in 30 min or less. The intruction is clear and to the point.

No equipment home workout

They provide a lot no equipment sitting/standing workouts good for home and office workout

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food

Weekend Cooking: Natto And Egg Rice

Ingredients

1 container of natto, room temperature
1 bowl of cooked white rice:
1 piece of egg
1 packet of sauce

Instruction:

Cook the rice in a rice cooker or pot according to your usual method.
Traditionally, the egg is served raw. For people with health and nutrient concern like me, boiled eggs or poached eggs also go well.
Open the natto container and stir the natto. Pour them into the rice and egg bowl.
Add the sauce that usually comes with the natto container

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Throwback Thursday, Fandom Edition: "Like a Star, Like a Firefly" (Smash The World's Shell, Part 2)

I shared some snippets of a crossover between Revolutionary Girl Utena and Firefly, which ended up encompassing several short fanfics and what might have been a much longer one if I'd ever gotten around to writing it.

ADHD research

From the “You don’t say!🙀” files
(Content note: The article uses language that frames ADHD as a problem)

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/adhd-advantage-hypercuriosity

Current Mood: creative
Current Music: One Hint

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Fannish Fifty #40: Blessed Maiden AU Snippets for Ficwip's Word Game Wednesday

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Current Mood: tired

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dreamwidth: community thursday

Community Thursday

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IIBB snippet or: I HAD TO. GUYS I HAD TO. I REMEMBERED A QUIP I HEARD BACK IN 2022(?) AND HAD TO

"... Siffrin?" She asked.
He tossed the bucket aside and jumped off the branch. "Such is the name they call me. And you are?"
Mirabelle froze. Didn't... Didn't he... remember...
... He did have a bad memory. But... *that* bad...?
"... Mirabelle." She said. "... My name is Mirabelle."
"Well, then, Mirabelle." Siffrin smiled with a bit too many teeth. "Welcome to Streibough."

Real LAL fans know what i mean

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promo post

more fandom comms/events

1character is a challenge where writers chose a character to write 50 sentences of fanfiction about based on different themes in a set

trickortreatex, a multifandom exchanged inspired by Halloween (though works don't need to contain Halloween themes/you don't have to celebrate), is still open for sign-ups until September 18th, 11:59PM UTC.

aspecex, an Asexuality and Aromanticism themed multifandom exchange, is open for sign-ups until September 20th, 10PM PST. Nominations are also still open until September 17th, 10PM PST.

10itemsorless, a fic/art exchange for for any ship with 10 works or less on ao3, is open for sign-ups until September 21st, 9AM Eastern. More info, including a link to the collection, can be found HERE.

swrarepairs, a Star Wars rare ship (less than 250 works that complete, in English, and over 1000 words) exchange, is accepting nominations until September 21st, 11:59PM Eastern.

fandommixtapeex, an 18+ multi-fandom exchange using songs as work prompts, is open for sign-ups until September 21st, 11:59PM Eastern. Rules/links/schedule is HERE.

eatdrinkmakemerry, a multifandom exchange celebrating food and drink, is accepting nominations until September 23rd.

yuletide_admin, an exchange for rare and obscure fandoms, has opened Yuletide nominations until September 26th, 9AM UTC.

ladiesbingo, a challenge for fanworks about relationships between women, is open for Round 13 sign-ups.

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Tuesday Top Five: Tomorrow At The Creek

One of the greatest strengths (and joys) of Craig of the Creek, which we just finished watching at Cartoon Night, lies in its extensive, diverse, and memorable cast. Craig, Kelsey, and JP are at the heart of the show, but they were by no means the only ones at the creek who had significant character exploration and development. Here are my five favorite supporting characters, in no particular order.

1. Kit

At the risk of using the term “girlboss” unironically, Kit is… kind of a girlboss. She’s smart, she’s ambitious, she’s determined, and she’s unapologetically business-minded, a trait which is sometimes played for laughs but for which the narrative doesn’t seem interested in punishing her.

2. Isabella “Stacks” Alvarado

I’m pretty sure that if I’d watched the show when I was closer to the target age, I would have overidentified with Stacks, who had her own hideout in the library and yearned for someone to talk with about her favorite fantasy series. I’m so glad that she found that person and their storyline was one of my favorites.

3. Omar / The Green Poncho

I love the narrative framing around this character in his first few appearances – making it very clear why Craig and friends are in awe of him – as well as the slow reveal of his backstory and simultaneous (and very tentative) journey toward relating to the other kids as a friend instead of an icon.

4. Bernard Williams

I initially thought that I’d limit this list to Craig’s peers, but I have a soft spot for Bernard, and for repressed but caring older siblings in general. The Williams family dynamics are written with a lot of skill and care overall.

5. Maya

Most of us probably haven’t been armed enforcers for a self-styled preteen “king” who essentially ran his own cult, but a lot of us have probably had to re-evaluate our identity and purpose after a toxic friendship implodes, and at least try to mend fences with the people that we’ve hurt in the past. I love that none of this is easy for Maya but that she’s still willing to try.

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Current Creative Plans

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Kimetsu no Yaiba: Infinity Castle Movie 1

At last, the infinity castle arc! Aaaaa it was so good. I saw it in a big movie theater, and it was so great. The only part that dragged was towards the end, with Akaza's tragic backstory flashback. But the fights were so good! I think my favorite part of this movie were the parts with Tanjirou's father.

I also love seeing how much Tanjirou has improved. It makes me kind of wish that the series was a lot longer, and that Tanjirou was able to become a Hashira, instead of it feeling a little bit like the ending suddenly happened. Like I feel like there could have been another arc or two before the Swordsmith Village arc, and then after that Tanjirou becomes a fully fledged Hashira, and then the Infinity Castle begins.

I'm looking forward to the next movies! I suspect they'll do the remainder of the Upper Moon fights in the second movie, and then the Muzan fight will be the third movie. Unsure where the final final arc will go, though, if it'll be part of movie 3, or if it'll be its own thing.

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I’m skonging it & other news

Silksong is here! It’s hard 😭 but the original Hollow Knight was also hard for me. But it’s a lot of fun! I want all the movement tech upgrades already… also a Godhome. I’m currently near the end of Act I, I’m stuck in Shellwood against Sister Splinter. I can reliably get to her second phase without taking any damage, but after that… I keep dying when I feel so close to winning.

Also, I read the Let’s Go Karaoke manga! I hadn’t realized that it was only one volume. It was a lot of fun! This is the type of thing that would rewire my brain if it were F/F. It’s fun as M/M, but it’s not tapping directly into my id the way a F/F version would be. The sequel manga is also fun! I’m not fully caught up on it, though. I also haven’t seen the anime yet, but it’s now on my list.

I’ve also been watching Naruto! I’ve read the manga, but haven’t previously seen the anime. It’s a lot of fun! I forgot how fun anime adaptations that need filler could be, the way that it fills in so many little details because it needs to fill up the runtime. I’m going to skip the anime-only filler arcs, but it’s nice seeing a more fleshed out version from the manga. This has also been amping up my fannish feelings for Naruto— I read it at a time when I was less into transformative fandom and was mainly there for the action. I’m planning on cosplaying Kakashi at an anime convention in December! I’m also itching to read as much Sakura femslash as I can.

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Ficlet Post: "Workplace Atmosphere" (The Magnus Archives)

Title: Workplace Atmosphere
Fandom: The Magnus Archives
Characters: Martin Blackwood, Gerry Keay
Words: 300
Rating: General Audiences
Summary: Martin stops by the Archives on an errand for the library, and falls into danger.
Additional Tags: Pre-Canon, Missing Scene, The Vast Fear Entity (The Magnus Archives), Leitner Books (The Magnus Archives), Hallucinations
Notes: I wrote this ficlet for justlukahere in the

seasonsofdrabbles exchange.

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Fandom Gift Basket, Writing, Knives Out & Lego

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fandomgiftbasket is open for fills until Oct 12, and has a spreadsheet of all requests for ease of browsing and filling.

♥ My basket is here!

♥ I've been doing some writing! \o/ I've been writing some little fills for Fandom Gift Basket, and I'm also already making good progress on my

ficinabox assignment. (I just got my swaps! I'm even more excited by what I'm creating!) It's so nice and affirming to be feeling some good writing energy after experiencing burnout for so much of the year.

♥ There's a new Knives Out movie coming out this fall! Delighted to see more Benoit Blanc solving mysteries. The cast looks fun, too! Here's the trailer.

♥ I'm enamoured with this Sherlock Holmes book nook lego set! Lego Sherlock and Watson are so cute! There's a murder board! And I just love how Baker Street folds up into a book nook with the classic Holmes silhouette on the side. Incredibly charming!!

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New Macdonald Hall fic!

When I saw a Macdonald Hall pinch hit for

raremaleslashex, I couldn't resist snapping it up! Here's what I wrote, now that authors have been revealed.

want the world to know (AO3 | DW)
Macdonald Hall series - Gordon Korman
Bruno/Boots, Cathy, Diane, Miss Scrimmage | rated T | 2700 words | no archive warnings apply
Tags: Hijinks & Shenanigans, hiding in a closet, Forced Proximity, First Kiss

Three-quarters of the way up the drainpipe on the east side of Miss Scrimmage's Finishing School for Young Ladies, Melvin "Boots" O'Neal felt something give under his foot. He scrambled frantically for the window ledge, and clung to it in desperation as the section of drainpipe that had, until very recently, been his foothold, broke off from the wall and went crashing into the shrubbery below.