Check-In Post - April 5th 2026
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GOTH: Fanfic: beams of silence which is (the skin)
Apr. 5th, 2026 09:19 ambluedreaming posting in fan_flashworksFandom: GOTH - Otsuichi
Rating: T
Length: 100 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: The title is from The house and the birds by Sonia Bueno, translated by James Womack.
Summary: Kamiyama thinks that other teenaged boys have no taste.
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Rating: T
Length: 100 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: The title is from The house and the birds by Sonia Bueno, translated by James Womack.
Summary: Kamiyama thinks that other teenaged boys have no taste.
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escapril 2026: #5 dandelion
Apr. 5th, 2026 03:08 pmsummerstormI borrowed a prompt list from leanwellback and yarnofariadne and I don't know how much of it I'll get through, but today's actually produced something? I haven't written a poem in forever, but I sometimes think up some lines, get in the shower, sit down and can't be bothered to type them in. This time I did. Growth! Or something.
#5 dandelion
these ephemeral things
we were taught to wish on: the
flash of light, the flickering fire, the
keratin, metaphorical enamel -- each hope
a snuffler, the smoke
folding into the fabric we breathe in.
It's in the last exhale that their aim is clear:
to come back in a year, ready
to scatter.
leanwellback and yarnofariadne and I don't know how much of it I'll get through, but today's actually produced something? I haven't written a poem in forever, but I sometimes think up some lines, get in the shower, sit down and can't be bothered to type them in. This time I did. Growth! Or something.#5 dandelion
these ephemeral things
we were taught to wish on: the
flash of light, the flickering fire, the
keratin, metaphorical enamel -- each hope
a snuffler, the smoke
folding into the fabric we breathe in.
It's in the last exhale that their aim is clear:
to come back in a year, ready
to scatter.
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Apr. 5th, 2026 01:53 pmmabianaHappy Easter to all who celebrate, and a nice relaxing Sunday to everyone else! :-)
Easter service was outside surrounded by forest, and I can now tell you the trees are very much in bloom indeed. I went through several tissues and every time one of the frequent gusts of wind came I had an almighty sneezing fit. I hope it was clear to everyone around me that I do not have the plague, I just have an immune system that thinks it must protect me from the mortal danger coming from all the evil tree pollen.
Before service there was shared breakfast for those who wanted. I decided to be a bit more social and attend that, too, and felt astonishingly little awkward even though as usual I mostly lurked and nibbled at the offerings. Had a chat with the pastor who now finally knows where to place me, the now closed library she used to visit, so that mystery is solved. ;-) And discovered while my finger seems mostly fine I have a hard time opening bottles with it - since my fluid intake consists of tea at home I hadn't noticed, but now actually had to ask for help for that.
Got some flowers from the decoration that now decorate my table while I am on the couch waiting for my immune system to realize the horrors of the evil pollen from hell are over.
kazzy_cee's April questions:
1. Have you ever been fooled by an ‘April Fool’s Day’ joke?
I usually forget it's April 1st and so I have fallen for them frequently. This year it was a fannish one. A while ago the makers of the Drei Fragezeichen audioplay series published an instagram thing for fun where the actors did a scene in current youth language, and on April 1st they wrote due to popular demand they were doing an entire episode like that. Guess who went looking if that one could already be preordered. And only had the penny drop when someone referred to that on Tumblr.
2. Do you prefer sweet things or savoury things to eat?
I prefer savoury things.
3. Do other people shorten your given name? Do you shorten your own name?
No. I think the common way to shorten my first name wouldn't really fit me actually. Many people in real life call me by my middle name, I wouldn't mind that to be shortened to the common short form - well, at least if we are close - but noone does. My Mom called me by her own version of that though, which is the reason why my middle name is so much in use in real life, little me initially imprinted onto that one. ;-)
4. Are there opportunities to go walking where you live? Do you take advantage of that?
The aforementioned forest is two minutes from my home. You can take very nice walks there, but if you are me you can also very easily get lost by somehow walking in circles in what is a really very urban forest. :-D I occasionally take advantage of that - if I have the time to get lost for a while ;-) - but not as often as I should to get a bit more fresh air and exercise. There is also a really lovely walk with a great view in the next district, which I hope to find the energy to do again this spring.
5. Pineapple on a pizza – yes, or no?
Um. Ok-ish? I'd try if there isn't a more tempting option, but have not yet.
Easter service was outside surrounded by forest, and I can now tell you the trees are very much in bloom indeed. I went through several tissues and every time one of the frequent gusts of wind came I had an almighty sneezing fit. I hope it was clear to everyone around me that I do not have the plague, I just have an immune system that thinks it must protect me from the mortal danger coming from all the evil tree pollen.
Before service there was shared breakfast for those who wanted. I decided to be a bit more social and attend that, too, and felt astonishingly little awkward even though as usual I mostly lurked and nibbled at the offerings. Had a chat with the pastor who now finally knows where to place me, the now closed library she used to visit, so that mystery is solved. ;-) And discovered while my finger seems mostly fine I have a hard time opening bottles with it - since my fluid intake consists of tea at home I hadn't noticed, but now actually had to ask for help for that.
Got some flowers from the decoration that now decorate my table while I am on the couch waiting for my immune system to realize the horrors of the evil pollen from hell are over.
kazzy_cee's April questions:1. Have you ever been fooled by an ‘April Fool’s Day’ joke?
I usually forget it's April 1st and so I have fallen for them frequently. This year it was a fannish one. A while ago the makers of the Drei Fragezeichen audioplay series published an instagram thing for fun where the actors did a scene in current youth language, and on April 1st they wrote due to popular demand they were doing an entire episode like that. Guess who went looking if that one could already be preordered. And only had the penny drop when someone referred to that on Tumblr.
2. Do you prefer sweet things or savoury things to eat?
I prefer savoury things.
3. Do other people shorten your given name? Do you shorten your own name?
No. I think the common way to shorten my first name wouldn't really fit me actually. Many people in real life call me by my middle name, I wouldn't mind that to be shortened to the common short form - well, at least if we are close - but noone does. My Mom called me by her own version of that though, which is the reason why my middle name is so much in use in real life, little me initially imprinted onto that one. ;-)
4. Are there opportunities to go walking where you live? Do you take advantage of that?
The aforementioned forest is two minutes from my home. You can take very nice walks there, but if you are me you can also very easily get lost by somehow walking in circles in what is a really very urban forest. :-D I occasionally take advantage of that - if I have the time to get lost for a while ;-) - but not as often as I should to get a bit more fresh air and exercise. There is also a really lovely walk with a great view in the next district, which I hope to find the energy to do again this spring.
5. Pineapple on a pizza – yes, or no?
Um. Ok-ish? I'd try if there isn't a more tempting option, but have not yet.
The Professionals: Fanfiction: Hazard of the Job
Apr. 5th, 2026 01:03 pmlucy_roman posting in fan_flashworksTitle: Hazard of the Job
Author:lucy_roman
Rating: Teen and up
Summary: Set after the episode Look After Annie
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Word Count: 170
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Author:
lucy_romanRating: Teen and up
Summary: Set after the episode Look After Annie
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Word Count: 170
( Hazard of the Job )
A Friendly Set of Spots
Apr. 5th, 2026 05:54 am![[syndicated profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/feed.png){kind=small}
babylon5_feedby Sholio
Wandering post-canon, G'Kar meets some people in a distant spaceport with a connection to unexpected aspects of his past. The galaxy is a small place sometimes.
Words: 5887, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
- Fandoms: Babylon 5 (TV 1993)
- Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
- Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
- Categories: F/M, Gen
- Characters: G'Kar (Babylon 5), Original Characters, Carn Mollari, Original Female Character(s), Minor Characters
- Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Character Study, Canon Compliant, Developing Friendships, canon characters mentioned (londo & vir in particular)
Surface Tension
Apr. 4th, 2026 04:48 pmbabylon5_feedby Myrieon
Talia Winters has learned not to take more what people offer if she doesn't need to.
Susan Ivanova doesn’t offer much.
So when a careless moment turns into something more, Talia learns more than she was supposed to about Susan.
Words: 918, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
- Fandoms: Babylon 5 (TV 1993)
- Rating: General Audiences
- Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
- Categories: F/F
- Characters: Susan Ivanova, Talia Winters
- Relationships: Susan Ivanova/Talia Winters
- Additional Tags: Light Angst, unspoken feelings, Telepathy, Trust Issues, cw: psi corps mention, Sort of unhappy ending, (But I might continue this in the future if I ever come around to it), (I dunno), Alcohol as a Coping Mechanism, talia finding susan's secret, Spoilers for Episode s02 e19: Divided Loyalties
The coffee shop writing time
Apr. 4th, 2026 11:07 pmcornerofmadnesswent well. What didn't is I went to Jackson twice in two days and neither time I managed to remember to go to the bank for quarters for the laundry (I'm out, guess who ain't washing clothes this weekend) and the fact that I wanted to stop at the Glazed Apple for the ceramic egg painting thing. Yay me.
Still mulling the vacation and I looked Eureka Springs AK is like 4 hours from Kansas City. If I can get a room at the Crescent hotel (haunted) I might just make THAT my vacation. Go to work conference. Do stuff at KC for a few days drive to Eureka Springs do stuff for a few days, call it a vacation. Because I'm also doing Gettysburg and Louisville too And if I have to go to Cleveland Clinic I'll make that a few days trip too because there are so many things there now that weren't when I lived there like the Rock n Roll hall of fame.
But I got a few things started short story wise. I did sign up for some open call sites on FB (did I mention that yesterday) there are a lot. I might regret this. I do wish some of my existing stories would fit other calls better but alas.
Science Saturday
3 Simple Daily Changes Could Lower Your Risk of Heart Attack And Stroke Where am I getting an extra hour for exercise I have no idea
US Cardiologists Have Just Published New Guidelines For Managing Cholesterol I really want to tackle the sleep apnea before I hit up a ton more pills
It's Official: NASA Artemis II Moon Mission Has Launched – Latest Pics, Details I wish this brought me more joy, it feels like a distraction
Native Americans invented dice and games of chance more than 12,000 years ago, archaeological study reveals
Scientists cured type 1 diabetes in mice by creating a blended immune system
Chemists make hydrogen from breadcrumbs in groundbreaking reaction that could replace some fossil fuels
Scientists discover why cancer drugs don’t work for everyone
This dangerous combo in your body could raise death risk by 83% (as I tell my students I am overweight and I am not negative about it but I have to admit it does cause some health issues)
Still mulling the vacation and I looked Eureka Springs AK is like 4 hours from Kansas City. If I can get a room at the Crescent hotel (haunted) I might just make THAT my vacation. Go to work conference. Do stuff at KC for a few days drive to Eureka Springs do stuff for a few days, call it a vacation. Because I'm also doing Gettysburg and Louisville too And if I have to go to Cleveland Clinic I'll make that a few days trip too because there are so many things there now that weren't when I lived there like the Rock n Roll hall of fame.
But I got a few things started short story wise. I did sign up for some open call sites on FB (did I mention that yesterday) there are a lot. I might regret this. I do wish some of my existing stories would fit other calls better but alas.
Science Saturday
3 Simple Daily Changes Could Lower Your Risk of Heart Attack And Stroke Where am I getting an extra hour for exercise I have no idea
US Cardiologists Have Just Published New Guidelines For Managing Cholesterol I really want to tackle the sleep apnea before I hit up a ton more pills
It's Official: NASA Artemis II Moon Mission Has Launched – Latest Pics, Details I wish this brought me more joy, it feels like a distraction
Native Americans invented dice and games of chance more than 12,000 years ago, archaeological study reveals
Scientists cured type 1 diabetes in mice by creating a blended immune system
Chemists make hydrogen from breadcrumbs in groundbreaking reaction that could replace some fossil fuels
Scientists discover why cancer drugs don’t work for everyone
This dangerous combo in your body could raise death risk by 83% (as I tell my students I am overweight and I am not negative about it but I have to admit it does cause some health issues)
welp all the medical stuff
Apr. 5th, 2026 11:41 amtielanI was supposed to get a blood test on Monday. I fasted and everything. And then the doc couldn't find my veins. This is not an unusual problem, although he's been pretty good at it before. It's just sometimes nobody can find a good vein in me. And it's not usually this bad.
So I came away with a paper for a pathology appointment where the people seem to manage it very well and swiftly (they're also younger; I like this doc, but he's pushing 70 if not 75). I made the appointments for a couple of weeks time because it's fasting, and because my veins in both arms had not been forthcoming so no point in trying again and collapsing them further.
Tuesday was the solar battery guys (which is going quite great guns, tbh), and while I was clearing stuff away for them, I felt a sting in my heel.
Ugh. Pointy wood splinter, in under the skin. I pulled it out, tossed it away, and thought nothing of it. I didn't put any antiseptic on it, or try to clean the thing out. I just didn't think of it at the time since the splinter came out cleanly.
Except, obviously, the splinter wasn't clean.
Five hours later, my ankle hurt right in the spot where the splinter had been - over the achilles tendon, making walking difficult. I skipped hockey training, went to bed early.
Woke on Wednesday, still swollen, and the swollen area was slightly larger. I was a bit worried, but hoped it would pass. By midday, I was feeling tingles in various extremities. Not a good sign. We had a set of antibiotics from...some time previous. So I started taking those - keflex, is the type.
I booked an appointment with the doctor the next day. Went to bed. Woke up feeling a little better, but still with the swollen heel and the tingly. The doc looked at it, declared it infected, and put me on a course of penicillin, which I've been taking the last four days with varying regularity. The tingling has pretty much stopped (phew) and I'm supposed to check in with him on Tuesday.
So that was my near-brush with infection this week.
Lesson: when stuck by a bit of anything in the garden, clean it off!
--
Today, the half-brother and his family are coming over for dinner. Hopefully the little girls will be okay, because the twins are eager to meet them. I've met them both before, although the younger one was only just over a year old and she wasn't great with strangers, but we hardly see them at all and we're not really a presence in their lives except distantly.
I'm doing dinner - roast goat loin and roast pork. Along with roast vegies.
Anyway, hopefully it all goes well.
So I came away with a paper for a pathology appointment where the people seem to manage it very well and swiftly (they're also younger; I like this doc, but he's pushing 70 if not 75). I made the appointments for a couple of weeks time because it's fasting, and because my veins in both arms had not been forthcoming so no point in trying again and collapsing them further.
Tuesday was the solar battery guys (which is going quite great guns, tbh), and while I was clearing stuff away for them, I felt a sting in my heel.
Ugh. Pointy wood splinter, in under the skin. I pulled it out, tossed it away, and thought nothing of it. I didn't put any antiseptic on it, or try to clean the thing out. I just didn't think of it at the time since the splinter came out cleanly.
Except, obviously, the splinter wasn't clean.
Five hours later, my ankle hurt right in the spot where the splinter had been - over the achilles tendon, making walking difficult. I skipped hockey training, went to bed early.
Woke on Wednesday, still swollen, and the swollen area was slightly larger. I was a bit worried, but hoped it would pass. By midday, I was feeling tingles in various extremities. Not a good sign. We had a set of antibiotics from...some time previous. So I started taking those - keflex, is the type.
I booked an appointment with the doctor the next day. Went to bed. Woke up feeling a little better, but still with the swollen heel and the tingly. The doc looked at it, declared it infected, and put me on a course of penicillin, which I've been taking the last four days with varying regularity. The tingling has pretty much stopped (phew) and I'm supposed to check in with him on Tuesday.
So that was my near-brush with infection this week.
Lesson: when stuck by a bit of anything in the garden, clean it off!
--
Today, the half-brother and his family are coming over for dinner. Hopefully the little girls will be okay, because the twins are eager to meet them. I've met them both before, although the younger one was only just over a year old and she wasn't great with strangers, but we hardly see them at all and we're not really a presence in their lives except distantly.
I'm doing dinner - roast goat loin and roast pork. Along with roast vegies.
Anyway, hopefully it all goes well.
It will be cold and bitter, Watson...
Apr. 5th, 2026 11:50 amarmchair_elvis posting in holmesticeName: armchair_elvis
Contact email: armchair.elvis at gmail
AO3 username: althusserarien
Treat preference: Yes please! Treats are one of the things I like best about this exchange.
Happy winter solstice to our southern hemisphere participants, and a happy summer solstice to everybody else!
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armchair_elvisContact email: armchair.elvis at gmail
AO3 username: althusserarien
Treat preference: Yes please! Treats are one of the things I like best about this exchange.
Happy winter solstice to our southern hemisphere participants, and a happy summer solstice to everybody else!
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