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I had that doctor’s appointment this morning. He didn’t even do an exam/swab, just had me tell him again the same things I told the nurse in yesterday’s messaging spree and prescribed me Fluconazole tablets. Two. Take one today and one in four days. Which naturally necessitated a trip to the Pharmacy. I took the first pill as soon as I got back to the car.

I did a load of laundry, hand-washed dishes, went for several walks with Pip and the dogs, cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, and scooped kitty litter. I placed two orders, including Chewy. Pip’s supper was leftover chicken so no cooking, yay!

I decided to hit my own cupboard for today’s tea, The Republic of Tea’s Orange Spice (green tea blended with oranges and spices, which tells me exactly nothing new o_O). I was worried it would be strong because of the spice part, but I was reminded just how weak green tea is.

I handwrote ~2,300 words on my smallfandombang fic!! I was on a roll, and I can hardly believe it! And I even read more in Husband Material.

I also watched the Bills game, which was a heartbreaker. So close, and yet so far. They did it to themselves, though, so Denver deserved the win as much as I hate to say it. Interceptions and penalties are not going to win you the game. Congratulations, mistressofmuses!

Temps started out at 25.7(F) and reached 36.5. We were supposed to get less than an inch of snow, but got a bit more than that, with more expected overnight. Yay.


Mom Update:

Mom sounded okay when I talked to her; she actually sounded a bit tired. She said she had mostly felt well during the day, but at that moment was feeling a little off. Both Sister A and S were visiting, so that was nice.

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Why did I start on so many things lol

• Jan. 19: FE Engage Rosado's birthday
  • Birthday art still not finished (coloring); also contemplating if I actually wanna line it but it's too far gone at this point
• Jan. 25: Sylvix soulmates AU for Sylvain Angst Weekend
  • I have like. 200 words down. Actually idek where I wanna go with this and how long it'll be? Went into it with zero plan
• Feb. 8: Blue Lions Big Bang fic final deadline
  • Currently reviewing comments and revising (etherealwill is an amazing beta reader and I love her so much 😭)
  • Currently sitting at 18k words but I expect this to increase to 20k once I am done with the other edits
• Feb. 12: MHA Asui Tsuyu's birthday
  • Sketch & lineart done; laying down flat colors
• Feb. 13-15: #ficwip hey, sweetheart
  • Fic 1 (BKDK) finished at around 1.1k words
  • Fic 2 (TDBKDK) wip at around 800+ words atm

I need to lock tf in tomorrow if I wanna post Rosado's art in time... though I always give myself leeway past midnight because I know it's still his birthday on the other side of the world, effectively giving me uhhh 36 hours or something idk I guessed the number.

I love him but there's something about drawing him that makes me give up halfway through LMAO this is the second time I've drawn him and lost steam, but I really really wanna draw my baby.

I also have some commitments irl so I might not be able to write or draw on some days... I'm past my GYWO goal for January though, which is good. I've been so talkative this month.

It's time for our monthly discussion post! This post will remain open for you to contribute at any time, so no pressure. Even if you didn't get around to reading any of your selected books or opted out of participating for the month, you're still more than welcome to take part in the discussion.

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<b>Who was your buddy this month?</b><br /><b>What books were chosen for you?</b><br /><b>Did you manage to read your books? Which ones?</b><br /><b>If you read more than one, did you enjoy them? What was your favorite?</b><br /><b>Would you recommend your chosen book(s)?</b><br /><b>Did you read anything else this month, outside of your chosen books?</b>

I'm very politically involved and a volunteer for my state Greens party. I sold my soul to them eight years ago lol. Anyway, I was considering not going but a number of my friends were doing a shift today at the Midsumma Carnival so I went along and did a few hours there.

Raced home for my NDIS Support Worker but took longer to get home than I wanted cause PT. Gotta love Melbourne PT lol, so "helpful" but I'm glad she still came. She does a lot of bulk cooking for me which is so incredibly helpful cause I really struggle with cooking when it comes to my executive dysfunction.

While she did that I actually spent time tidying my living area which is looking so much better. We'll see how long it lasts.

Had a couple of hours break before going into a meeting for Message Stick work on basically being better allies to our First Nations people. That went for a bit over 90min.

A good day, don't get me wrong but damn I'm tired

Also probably doesn't help that instead of sleeping at 10pm last night like I usually do my body kept me awake and online until 1:30am hyperfocused on what I was doing and still woke me up at 6:30am like I normally do.

That was fun /facepalm

Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Elizabeth Weir, Aiden Ford, Bates, Patrick Sheppard
Rating: Explicit
Length: 11,848
Content Notes: Author chose not to warn - my take would be that no AO3 warnings apply, although there's dubious consent at times, when John's being harassed as a sub.
Creator Links: Helenish on AO3, Ann ciudad on Audiofic Archive
Themes: Crack treated seriously, BDSM, Complete AU: BDSM, Friends to lovers, Worldbuilding, Trope inversion/subversion,

Summary: John entered the Air Force Academy in 1987; it was only the third year subs were accepted into the flight program. John wasn't the only one in his class, but he was the only one who looked like he did, and it didn't make him any friends.

Reccer's Notes: This story is well known in SGA fandom, and it's also crack treated seriously. The cracky premise is that it's set in a BDSM universe - almost everyone is bi and BDSM relationships are the norm, so there's no homophobia or DADT - but in this AU there is discrimination against subs. Unlike several other BDSM universe fics which are very much idfics revelling in the crack of John/Rodney being Dom/sub and the hotness and romance of their dynamic, Helenish turns the concept around, making John the attractive sub, and making the discrimination and "sexual" harassment he faces lifelong, especially as a sub in the military (and how that affects his character), the core of the story. It becomes an analogy for sexism and gender roles, and his expectations about being badly treated by doms come close to ruining his developing relationship with Rodney, an atypical dom who isn't "sexist", which disconcerts John. The story's complex and brilliantly written, and one I'll always return to. Very much recommended.

Fanwork Links: Take Clothes Off As Directed on AO3
The podfic read by Ann ciudad is also excellent.

Theme Prompt: #287 - Hot water
Title: Nowhere is safe
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: PG. Pre-canon.
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1,000 words
Summary: Jack’s mission has gone awry and now he’s in big trouble.

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Talk about your favorite tropes in media or transformative works. (Feel free to substitute in theme/motif/cliche if "trope" doesn't resonate with you.)

Often when I'm reading a book or watching a show, I find myself wishing all the *plot* would stop so the characters could just hang out. I like quiet moments and small but significant gestures; I like seeing how characters interact when they're not trying to do Some Big Thing but rather navigating mundane reality together. So I tend to like slice-of-life type stuff, especially post-canon/future fics set after the dust settles and people have to try to adjust to a new normal, or to deal with some emotional stuff that was left unaddressed while they were busy trying to do Some Big Thing. I'm also less interested in seeing people get together or live happily ever after than wrestling with some challenges related to how exactly they want to be parts of each other's lives.

I've also always been really drawn to the theme of mind control. I can trace this interest to a specific moment in my childhood, when I caught a glimpse of some weird live-action Transformers performance at the local mall. One of the human characters--I forget who--had gotten their mind zapped by some villain (if anyone reading this is a Transformers person, maybe you have some idea who I might be talking about), and I found it simultaneously terrifying and captivating. I think I've always been interested in questions about why we think what we think, to what extent our thoughts are our own, and how our conscious and unconscious minds interact with each other.

That said, I don't tend to seek out fics based on tropes or themes; there are plenty of stories that have some of these elements but just didn't do anything for me, as well as fics that I found beautifully written but feature characters and tropes I'm generally disinterested in. I think I tend to be drawn to language first and foremost.

And *that* said, if anyone has any fic recs that sound similar to anything I described above, please feel free to share!

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I'm already having a great time doing threesentenceficathon. Pimping my guys, mostly, I admit. 😉

I'm almost finished with my fic for smallfandomfest . All it needs is the sex scene, so naturally I'm procrastinating. But guess what, it's the longest fic I've written since 2019! Looks like I might be finally going to start writing some longer stuff again. Amazing what an extra dose of inspiration can do...

HELP! I just don't know... I've always posted my drabbles to AO3 as 'chapters' in a drabble collection... Some people think that's "cheating". I'm thinking of posting them separately now -- but honestly, to me that feels like 'padding' my story count. I'm so undecided.

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