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Name: fleur or mike
Age group: 21 - 29
Country: USA
Subscription/Access Policy: only given to those i know are 100% anti-censorship and adults. i do not tolerate politics or discourse

Main Fandoms: identity v
Other Fandoms: star trek (TOS), fire emblem three houses, fire emblem awakening, vocaloid, elder scrolls, star wars (OT)
Fannish Interests: writing, creating AUs, worldbuilding, headcanons
OTPs and Ships: joseph/alva, joseph/aesop, norton/orpheus

Favourite Movies: star wars OT
TV Shows: murder, she wrote
Books: epic poems
Music: okamep
Games: identity v, skyrim
Comics/Anime/Misc: angel beats

I've just returned from seeing Christmas Carol Goes Wrong at the Apollo Theatre, because I have reached full-on 'buying theatre tickets' levels of unwell about the Goes Wrong Show and its associated productions.

I caught a candid glimpse of Dennis's actor Jonathan Sayer just after I entered the theatre, as I headed towards the loos, and it felt deeply surreal.

A note I made before heading out to see the play: There's always the chance I'll get an understudy, of course, but, if he's present, I'm not sure how I'll cope with being in the same room as Robert's actor Henry Lewis, who is so hot it makes me genuinely nervous.

He was, in fact, there! As tall and loud and handsome as I could desire; I had a good view of him from my place at the side of the stalls. Although I do have a bone to pick with whoever decided to trap Robert in an enormous present box for most of the second act (quite possibly Lewis himself), which was very funny but did unfortunately obscure his excellent face.

Come to think of it, the 'if he's present' in my initial note accidentally ended up being an incredible pun.

Dennis, Jonathan, Trevor and Robert (♥) were played by their actors from the Goes Wrong Show; Chris, Annie, Sandra and Max were not. Everyone did a great job, but I have to give special mention to Daniel Fraser, who was absolutely perfect in the role of Chris. It's not easy to play a character when your entire audience is used to seeing another actor in that role! But I thought Fraser was magnificent.

Assorted notes beneath the cut!


( Notes on the stage production of Christmas Carol Goes Wrong. )


The curtain that fell at the interval was an enormous replica of Robert Grove's CV (page 1 of 148). He lists 'Dog Ownership' as one of his skills, and his roles include 'audience member' for Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, the role of Robert Grove in 'Anecdote', directed by Robert Grove (venue: restaurant), every character in The Wind in the Willows (venue: 'shouted in street'), and Dracula in Immersive Dracula (venue: 'audience member's house (forced entry)'). In a production of Romeo and Juliet, he played both Romeo and Juliet. I'll be honest: I would watch the hell out of that.

He's perfect. If I were directing a play, I would cast him in every role, and I think he'd agree that this would be the correct decision.

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Challenge #7

LIST THREE (or more) THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF. They don’t have to be your favorite things, just things that you think are good. Feel free to expand as much or as little as you want.

( Here are mine. )



これで以上です。

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What I Finished Reading This Week
Nothing. Still working through multiple lengthy titles, at least two of which I should finish later this week.


What I Am Currently Reading

Internet Security Fundamentals - Nick Ioannou
So far, it's doing exactly what it says on the tin.

Mannaz – Malene Sølvsten
Sølvsten introduced some interesting new settings and characters in the chapters I read this week.

After the Forest – Kell Woods
This book continues to be very, very good, although I'm skeptical that Woods can draft a satisfying, unrushed conclusion in the amount of pages left.

The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish vol. 1 – Xue Shan Fei Hu
Because why not add another 400+ page book to my current stack of in progress titles.


What I’m Reading Next

This week I acquired Mickey Clement's The Irish Princess, Vanessa Vida Kelly's When the Tides Held the Moon, TJ Klune's Wolfsong, Meg Richman's Freya the Deer, and Xue Shan Fei Hu's The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish vol. 1.

これで以上です。

Title: Meeting Old Teachers
Author: goddess47
Character(s): John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex, Richard Woolsey
Pairing(s): John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Rating: PG
Length: 380 words
Warnings: none

Notes:

For mcsheplets prompt #128 - repair

For sweetandshort January 2026 prompt - reunion


Summary:

Ronon stood still. Listening. He turned and started moving quickly.


Meeting Old Teachers on AO3

Had a great breakfast earlier this morning, bacon and eggs, a croissant and some hot chocolate.

Crowdsourcing opinions: what's an email service you like/recommend? I want to leave Gmail and only use it for signing into websites because nowadays it's all Gemini this Gemini that.

I saw an amazing Tumblr post about a Chinese poet who was so brilliant and her man so mediocre 😭 the love story she didn't deserve. She made a poem puzzle that yields more poems the more you look at it. So cool!

Historic medical event: I had an online consultation with a gynaecologist and she said my periods are definitely not normal. No hesitation, no excuses, just straight up "That's not normal. Have you had an ultrasound done?" And when I said I never have, she said I needed to get one done, along with a blood test. And that once I got tested, the results would give her some idea of where to go from here.

First time a doctor has said heavy painful periods are not normal, and that we need to find out causes.

She prescribed that I'm got to get tested for my complete blood count, fasting blood sugar, free testosterone, total testosterone, liver function test, serum creatine, fasting lipid profile, HDA1C (haemoglobin A1C), fasting insulin, HOMA IR (for insulin resistance), Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, prolactin. And I've got to get an ultrasound of my abdomen and pelvis.

I saw an Instagram post by The Period Lab about what to get tested in your bloodwork if you have bleeding more than 8 diva cups over your entire period (I bleed that amount in ONE DAY) and there's a lot of overlap, but also other things not included in my prescription that I want to get done as well:

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Next: Tom and Loaf from Hoppers

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The Fisher Family from Six Feet Under


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I'll lock this when the volumes come out in English or scanlators pick up the extras since I have 0 interest in getting involved in translation wank. However, until then it's been fun to share these volume bonuses with the tiny handful of people I've been dragging kicking and screaming into the k-9 hole gently introducing to the fandom :D Totally open to corrections or alternatives if you notice something off. Just. Be nice lol.

( Bonus sketch for Chapter 2 )

( Ren's profile )

( Oboro's profile )

( Background characters )

( Bonus illustration )

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howdy all

I mainly wanted something to link to my ⌞personal website⌝ for updates and such. I was a big xanga girlie back in the day and was on lj for a while and have been left with nothing to fill that void until now lol. I've decided to make the switch from wordpress to support indieweb ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و So I am officially retiring the OG. Originally I wanted to move over all my posts, but I think I'll just be starting over.

My original blog was mostly focused around fashion/makeup/travel and whatever else (oh the early 2000's)-- I've had my blog there for over a decade? I had just been using layouts from etsy I never fully loved, but now I can just make my own ₍ᐢ. ̫.ᐢ₎‧₊˚ I also love me some good customization options and love making any kind of space cute lol. My content for this will likely be similar but in a much less cringe influencer kind of way lol As well as just a bunch of daily life stuff, my 3yo son (french bulldog), random brain dumps, and any interests & current fixations such as:

• gaming


• editing (videos/photos)


• digital art


• coding


• cute things
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•  anime
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•  manga/manhwa/webtoons
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•  photography (film & digital)

I'll also probably occasionally complain about how embarrassing it is to live in the US, that's just a given. I'm not particularly strict about access, if I sub to someone bc we have a lot of mutual interests/they seem nice I'll just grant access lol I don't intend on posting anything I wouldn't say irl so I'm not too concerned about such things. I just want to yap into the void and hopefully find some nice people with similar interests so we can yap together.

DNI

• No minors, I beg.

I don't really care if you sub/leave comments/ask questions and whatever else because I've been there done that I get it. It's the internet and I'm not your mother, however do not expect a sub back or further engagement. Although I'd really just prefer no interaction at all if it can be helped lol.


• Conservatives.

I am not the least bit interested in the terrible opinions of terrible people. Although thankfully my interests/hobbies typically never pull me into such spaces where I'd come across and interact with said people very often in the first place.

Other than that I'm an easy going person that likes easy going people, so if you resonate with anything in this post~ welcome friend. (ㅅ´ ˘ `)

Disclaimer:

I don't claim any of the backgrounds/art as my own unless otherwise stated. I always credit when possible but some things are just hard to find the source for, but otherwise everything will be credited under my [credit] tag. If you see something of yours and would like credit or for it to be removed, please let me know!

Challenge #6
Top 10 Challenge.

I decided to do two.

Top 10 Favorite Songs of 2025 (in no order; all links go to YouTube)
1. Ordinary - Alex Warren
2. Three Six Five - Shinedown
3. Golden - KPOP Demon Hunters/Hunter/X
4. The Fate of Ophelia - Taylor Swift
5. Undressed - Sombr
6. Abracadabra - Lady GaGa
7. Azizam - Ed Sheeran
8. Mystical Magical - Benson Boone
9. Birds of a Feather - Billie Eilish
10. Sink or Swim - OneRepublic

Top Ten Things I Made in 2025

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