The Friday Five

Apr. 18th, 2025 08:50 am
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1. Who was your first crush?

Ah, Brian Ames. This was back in ...we were in primary school. A playground romance. We kissed each other on the cheek every morning and then went off to do our separate things for the rest of the day. That was sixty-five years ago, and I still remember his name, his wavy brown hair, the smattering of freckles across his cheeks, and his sweet smile.

2. Are you an introvert or an extrovert?

Never quite figured that out. There's nothing I love more than hanging out with my family and friends, although I do need a certain amount of time to myself to recharge. I'm at ease meeting new people and have no problem talking on the phone to iron out a problem. But I'm also amazingly content with just myself for company. You pick.

3. What is your favorite non-sexual thing you like to do with the love of your life?

We'll dig into a few memories here since the love of my life passed eighteen years ago. I don''t have to dig too hard.
Long walks holding hands. (nope, not gonna cry)

4. What is one quirky habit your partner does that either annoys you or makes you grin?

My basket is too full to even begin on this. Let's go with - I don't currently have a partner.

5. Do you believe in monogamous relationships?

I do. I believe a person can have many relationships during their life, but (for me) the one they're currently in should be monogamous. Not for any cultural or regilous reasons, but because how can you get to know someone if your attention is split between people? Unless you don't want to know them that well. I can sympathize the hell out of that.

That said, people gotta figure out what works for them. Relationships are hard.
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This is the crossover I never expected to write.

The Highway Monster Murders (1810 words) by melagan
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV 1974), Stargate Atlantis
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Carl Kolchak, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Minor Characters
Additional Tags: Unreliable Narrator, Timeline What Timeline, Canon-Typical Violence
Summary:

A myserious creature haunts Highway 285 leaving a trail of grisly, unexplainable murders in its wake. Kolchak sets out to investigate. This is his story.

Or - Kolchak meets a Wraith.



link: The Highway Monster Murders

upcoming stuff i'm excited for

Apr. 14th, 2025 10:37 pm
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Upcoming things I'm excited for and their sometimes weird schedules that I want to keep track of.

~ Leverage Redemption season 3: April 17th (3 episode drop, then weekly on Thursdays - 10 episodes total)
~ Andor season 2: April 22nd (3 episode drop, then 3 episode drops on April 29th, May 6th, and May 13th - 12 episodes total)
~ The Accountant 2: April 25th
~ Murderbot season 1: May 16th (2 episode drop, then weekly on Fridays - 10 episodes total)
~ VidUKon: May 30th - June 1st
~ The Old Guard 2: July 2nd

Already have my Murderbot icon cued up courtesy of [personal profile] lylith_st icon post :)

inside me something locked

Apr. 13th, 2025 01:56 pm
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Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin. Everyone is correct, this is a superbly written classic about queerness and shame. I love a book that tells you the terrible ending at the very start and then flashes back and unspools what led to it. Also this absolutely insane burn from Jacques to David after he ghosts Giovanni and then everyone horrifically collides in the bookshop hit me hard--"One book," he said, finally, "that you can surely spare yourself the trouble of reading is the Marquis de Sade."

In TV, I watched Shrinking (seasons 1 & 2). Obsessed with Harrison Ford in this. I feel like they gave him the character info and then basically told him to be himself. Also I particularly love Gaby. Jessica Williams' line delivery is perfection.

Save as Ebook - add-on

Apr. 13th, 2025 08:33 am
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This has been the handiest thing. Want to save that wayback page as an EPUB so you can send it to your ereader? This extension will do that.

Save as ebook firefox extension.

Best of all, it's really easy to use. Have that favorite AO3 story that's been posted as a series and you'd like to read it as one story? This add-on will let you do that. Just select Add Chapter.


Don't have firefox? Chrome has a similar add-on. But I like this one because it's simple and easy.

That probably says a lot about me.


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