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conuly) wrote2026-05-01 09:56 pm
conuly) wrote2026-05-01 09:56 pm
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As you may guess, this was inspired by the folksong of the same name. You can find more information about that song here.
As you may guess, this was inspired by the folksong of the same name. You can find more information about that song here.
conuly (conuly) wrote2026-04-30 09:03 pm
conuly) wrote2026-04-30 09:03 pmA note to two dads of little girls
To the man on the bus talking to his daughter about what color she was going to paint his nails when they got home: Good job! You get a gold star and a cookie, which you will probably share with your kid! Cookies all around, no sarcasm!
To the man in CVS playing on his phone while his wife corralled their two year old and talked to the pharmacist: Dude, if you're not gonna help, just stay home.
This tangentially connects to one of my favorite poems, which I was recently reminded of.
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To the man in CVS playing on his phone while his wife corralled their two year old and talked to the pharmacist: Dude, if you're not gonna help, just stay home.
This tangentially connects to one of my favorite poems, which I was recently reminded of.
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selenak (selenak) wrote2026-04-27 04:26 pm
selenak) wrote2026-04-27 04:26 pm
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For All Mankind 5.06 and The Testaments 1.05
Liots of things to do, and places to see (there willl be a pic spam), but I did catch up on the two shows.
For All Mankind 5.06:
( Spoilers think Mars is theirs… )
The Testaments 1.05:
( Spoilers consider a Prom in Gilead to be incredibly creepy and aesthetic at hte same time… )
For All Mankind 5.06:
( Spoilers think Mars is theirs… )
The Testaments 1.05:
( Spoilers consider a Prom in Gilead to be incredibly creepy and aesthetic at hte same time… )
conuly (conuly) wrote2026-04-27 10:15 am
conuly) wrote2026-04-27 10:15 amWorked a different place today
It's three shifts this week in addition to my usual - I don't actually want to work six shifts, but I urgently need the cash, so we'll see what we see.
I took the bus there, but when I got there I saw the train tracks and decided to take the train back. And since I was hungry, I stopped into the corner store by the train for a snack, and immediately my chest felt tight and the tears welled up. I feel really absurd about this, but I didn't realize until right then that this is the train stop closest to the hospital. I can only have stopped in this particular store half a dozen times, max, but... yeah. (Actually, thinking carefully, I think I stopped in there the day Mommy was intubated, and that was the last time before today, so no wonder I freaked out and sobbed for 15, 20 minutes straight. If I had started sobbing in the store, maybe they would've comped me my drink.)
I took the bus there, but when I got there I saw the train tracks and decided to take the train back. And since I was hungry, I stopped into the corner store by the train for a snack, and immediately my chest felt tight and the tears welled up. I feel really absurd about this, but I didn't realize until right then that this is the train stop closest to the hospital. I can only have stopped in this particular store half a dozen times, max, but... yeah. (Actually, thinking carefully, I think I stopped in there the day Mommy was intubated, and that was the last time before today, so no wonder I freaked out and sobbed for 15, 20 minutes straight. If I had started sobbing in the store, maybe they would've comped me my drink.)
conuly (conuly) wrote2026-04-29 01:10 am
conuly) wrote2026-04-29 01:10 amDear fic writer:
It is 1992. This kid is twelve. He doesn’t know the word “gaslighting”, he doesn’t know the phrase “trauma response”, and if he knew the latter, he wouldn’t apply it to himself.
Also, there’s no such thing as a landline. It’s just a phone, so called because it transmits sound, phone, a long way, tele. It doesn’t do anything else, not even voicemail, and you need to pay extra for caller ID.
Also, there’s no such thing as a landline. It’s just a phone, so called because it transmits sound, phone, a long way, tele. It doesn’t do anything else, not even voicemail, and you need to pay extra for caller ID.
Lynn | Settiai (settiai) wrote2026-04-26 12:08 pm
settiai) wrote2026-04-26 12:08 pm
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The Legend of Vox Machina
To the shock of absolutely no one, I have thoughts related to the Season 4 trailer that was released for The Legend of Vox Machina a few days ago.
( Vague spoilers for CR1 under the cut for those trying to go in unspoiled for the campaigns, since there may or may not be similarities in the animated series for some storylines. )
Lynn | Settiai (settiai) wrote2026-04-25 10:50 pm
settiai) wrote2026-04-25 10:50 pm
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Critical Role: Campaign 4, Episode 11
I'm very behind on Critical Role and have been rewatching the first ten episodes for the past week or so. Now that I'm caught up to the point where I was before life became very chaotic, I'm going to try to get properly catch-up over the next few weeks.
As with previous posts about the current campaign of Critical Role, this will be a combination of quotes, random thoughts, and some speculation. And it's obviously full of spoilers (albeit vague ones in places).
( Spoilers under the cut. )
As with previous posts about the current campaign of Critical Role, this will be a combination of quotes, random thoughts, and some speculation. And it's obviously full of spoilers (albeit vague ones in places).
( Spoilers under the cut. )
conuly (conuly) wrote2026-04-27 09:40 pm
conuly) wrote2026-04-27 09:40 pmOne of my absolute favorite etymologies is "snoop"
From Dutch snoepen (“to pry, eat in secret, sneak”)
How often were the Dutch eating in secret that they decided they needed a verb for it!?
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How often were the Dutch eating in secret that they decided they needed a verb for it!?
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Lynn | Settiai (settiai) wrote2026-04-25 03:20 pm
settiai) wrote2026-04-25 03:20 pm
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The Mighty Nein
I've been trying to get my mother to watch The Mighty Nein for a while, and I finally got her to start this morning by volunteering to stay on the phone with her while she watched the first episode. She's one of those people who likes to talk constantly throughout when watching something new, asking questions and the like, so I sucked it up and stayed on the phone with her even though I'm the opposite and hate talking while watching something.
Then she decided to watch just one more episode. And then one more after that. And, well, you get the picture.
... yeah, she's five episodes in now, and the only reason she's not further along is because my father came in for lunch so she had to take a break for a bit. The rate she's going, she'll be finished with the whole season by later today.
Then she decided to watch just one more episode. And then one more after that. And, well, you get the picture.
... yeah, she's five episodes in now, and the only reason she's not further along is because my father came in for lunch so she had to take a break for a bit. The rate she's going, she'll be finished with the whole season by later today.
conuly (conuly) wrote2026-04-26 10:49 am
conuly) wrote2026-04-26 10:49 amGod, I hate talking about overnight shifts
Don't get me wrong, I love doing them - five hours of reading, three hours of work, what's not to love? - but talking about them? Don't get me started. Every single time it's a back and forth to confirm the actual day the shift starts.
I got a shift through the staffing agency, and I say "So, to confirm, I go to work at midnight Monday?" and he goes "No, Sunday". "So, I leave my house at 11:30 today...?"
No, he meant midnight Monday to 8am Monday.
Every time I look at the schedule at the usual place I find myself momentarily baffled by the fact that the overnight shift is at the top, as the first shift of the day.
Also, literally as I typed that last sentence a spam text came in with the word "lpuuuu", which seems low effort even for a spam text. I get that their business model depends on weeding out everybody smart enough to say "Seems fake!", but seriously?
I got a shift through the staffing agency, and I say "So, to confirm, I go to work at midnight Monday?" and he goes "No, Sunday". "So, I leave my house at 11:30 today...?"
No, he meant midnight Monday to 8am Monday.
Every time I look at the schedule at the usual place I find myself momentarily baffled by the fact that the overnight shift is at the top, as the first shift of the day.
Also, literally as I typed that last sentence a spam text came in with the word "lpuuuu", which seems low effort even for a spam text. I get that their business model depends on weeding out everybody smart enough to say "Seems fake!", but seriously?
this is not in the proper spirit of rumspringa (siria) wrote2026-04-25 08:09 am
siria) wrote2026-04-25 08:09 amEntry tags:
2618 / Fic - The Pitt
A New Hope
Star Wars | Jack/Robby | 27,600 words | Written for![[tumblr.com profile]](https://www.tumblr.com/favicon.ico)
thepittbigbang. Huge thanks to sheafrotherdon and thermocrying for betaing, and to trinityofone for letting me bug her with questions.
(Also on AO3)
( A long time ago in a hospital far, far away… The city-world of Coruscant is the only home that Robby’s ever known—but when he’s forced to flee it in the company of Imperial Navy deserter Jack, he learns what it means to find family and purpose in the unlikeliest parts of the galaxy. )
Star Wars | Jack/Robby | 27,600 words | Written for
sheafrotherdon and trinityofone for letting me bug her with questions.(Also on AO3)
( A long time ago in a hospital far, far away… The city-world of Coruscant is the only home that Robby’s ever known—but when he’s forced to flee it in the company of Imperial Navy deserter Jack, he learns what it means to find family and purpose in the unlikeliest parts of the galaxy. )
Lynn | Settiai (settiai) wrote2026-04-24 12:50 pm
settiai) wrote2026-04-24 12:50 pmCoyote vs. ACME
I've gotta admit, I'm really excited about this movie. Also? Considering all of the drama that's been going on the last few years in regards to its release, the very obvious shade they throw at Warner Bros. in the trailer made me cackle.
conuly (conuly) wrote2026-04-25 11:10 pm
conuly) wrote2026-04-25 11:10 pmNothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
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Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
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Happy Wednesday!
I'm taking search offline sometime today to upgrade the server to a new instance type. It should be down for a day or so -- sorry for the inconvenience. If you're curious, the existing search machine is over 10 years old and was starting to accumulate a decade of cruft...!
Also, apparently these older machines cost more than twice what the newer ones cost, on top of being slower. Trying to save a bit of maintenance and cost, and hopefully a Wednesday is okay!
Edited: The other cool thing is that this also means that the search index will be effectively realtime afterwards... no more waiting a few minutes for the indexer to catch new content.