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mab_browne Feb. 9th, 2026 04:27 pm)Late last week one neighbour offered me zucchini. Just a nice neighbourly thing, right? Except that the veggies were upsetting her because she'd been feeding her grandchild a zucchini fritter and then realised that said kiddie was having an anaphylactic reaction. Adrenaline in the home from an ambo, and antihistamines and follow-up in the local hospital occurred. 'They were enjoying it, too', my poor neighbour mourned. The fritter, not the medical excitements.
And then today, after a very light nap and the expectation that I'd soon rise to tackle my kitchen, hoorah! I heard one hell of a bang. My other neighbour's car had been parked on the road. Had been. It was now parked on the footpath and thoroughly munted because some dozy daydreamer had strayed out of their lane and collided good and proper. Rumour, aka my son who I sent over with a yard broom to help clean the mess, stated that dozy daydreamer's car was also probably a write-off and that dozy daydreamer apparently wasn't insured. My neighbour was safe inside but pretty angry as you might imagine.
Events do not go in threes, correct? ;-) And the kitchen did get tackled.
And then today, after a very light nap and the expectation that I'd soon rise to tackle my kitchen, hoorah! I heard one hell of a bang. My other neighbour's car had been parked on the road. Had been. It was now parked on the footpath and thoroughly munted because some dozy daydreamer had strayed out of their lane and collided good and proper. Rumour, aka my son who I sent over with a yard broom to help clean the mess, stated that dozy daydreamer's car was also probably a write-off and that dozy daydreamer apparently wasn't insured. My neighbour was safe inside but pretty angry as you might imagine.
Events do not go in threes, correct? ;-) And the kitchen did get tackled.
Another 4 inches of snow? And high winds? And "arctic chill"? I cannot.
I am trying the applesauce loaf again, this time with some chunks of "Gold Rush" apples in the batter and making sure not to use lumpy brown sugar. Fingers crossed.
Amtrak's 2FA system is garbage and I may have to contend with Julie, my nemesis (Amtrak's phone customer "service" bot) to get to New York to see Dessa in March (and sneak out of a conference early); my splurge on Restaurant Week was kind of a waste of money (pasta oversalted, rosé weirdly bland); I am sick of all my clothes, no doubt because I have been wearing all of them at the same time for the past month, and the idea of acquiring different clothes is the epitome of exchanging money for bads and disservices.
THIS IS THE BAD PLACE.
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Pairings/Characters: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Rating: Mature
Length: wc 5541
Content Notes No AO3 warning apply
Creator Links: AO3 profile
Theme: Inept in Love
Summary: "We had a fight and he dumped me." Foofy humor.
Reccer's Notes This is a funny and delightful gem that just goes to show you that even when in an established relationship, John and Rodney (esp John) are horribly inept in love.
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Pairings/Characters: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Rating: Mature
Length: wc 5541
Content Notes No AO3 warning apply
Creator Links: AO3 profile
Theme: Inept in Love
Summary: "We had a fight and he dumped me." Foofy humor.
Reccer's Notes This is a funny and delightful gem that just goes to show you that even when in an established relationship, John and Rodney (esp John) are horribly inept in love.
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Title: Prima Materia
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: 방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTS
Pairing: Jeon Jungkook & Kim Namjoon | RM, Jeon Jungkook/Kim Namjoon | RM
Tags: Ambiguous Relationships, Drabble Sequence, Magical Realism, the Japanese MV for Blood Sweat and Tears, in particular whatever is going on with Namjoon, Jungkook and that drink
Rating: T
Word count: 5 x 500
Summary: Namjoon smells different, like the deep green ocean instead the streets.
Author notes: Written fordreamersdare for fandomtrees. DD’s prompt was “Anything that draws on the Japanese MV for Blood, Sweat and Tears, in particular whatever is going on with Namjoon, Jungkook and that drink.” I regret to inform you; I am not so much answering the essay question as I am talking around it. You know, like, 'focuses on the details but presents no actual arguments'. Was fun to write though :D
Prima Materia on AO3
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Title: Prima Materia
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kat_lair Fandom: 방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTS
Pairing: Jeon Jungkook & Kim Namjoon | RM, Jeon Jungkook/Kim Namjoon | RM
Tags: Ambiguous Relationships, Drabble Sequence, Magical Realism, the Japanese MV for Blood Sweat and Tears, in particular whatever is going on with Namjoon, Jungkook and that drink
Rating: T
Word count: 5 x 500
Summary: Namjoon smells different, like the deep green ocean instead the streets.
Author notes: Written for
dreamersdare for fandomtrees. DD’s prompt was “Anything that draws on the Japanese MV for Blood, Sweat and Tears, in particular whatever is going on with Namjoon, Jungkook and that drink.” I regret to inform you; I am not so much answering the essay question as I am talking around it. You know, like, 'focuses on the details but presents no actual arguments'. Was fun to write though :D Prima Materia on AO3
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Fandom: The LEGO Movie
Pairings/Characters: Finn, The Man Upstairs
Rating: Gen
Content Notes: No AO3 Warnings Apply
Length: 735 words
Creator Links: AO3 profile
Theme: Inept in Love
Summary: A brief fic focusing on Finn and The Man Upstairs after the events of the first movie.
Reccer's Notes: This is a simple, effective story about Finn and his father repairing their relationship, and reflecting on the story Finn created and what it meant to them both. I always found the implications of what their father-son relationship is like in the first movie really interesting, so it was nice to find a fic that delved into it.
Fanwork Links: AO3 link
I took a bunch of really nice photos of the crow army today - with the light reflecting from the snow, the details of their feathers come out so beautifully. Look at how blue/purple the big feathers are, edged by black, compared to the dark black of the smaller head feathers.
This is the boldest of them. He stayed juuuust out of arm's reach but didn't mind me kneeling down and stretching my arm out at him. He miiiight be Mr Roadside Pair but I don't think so, I think he is smaller.,,,
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