Savage Chickens – Cartoons on Sticky Notes by Doug Savage (
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ladyunicorn22 (
ladyunicorn22) wrote in
addme2025-12-10 03:12 am
What's up?
Hi folks, I hope you all are doing well. Not good at doing these intro things, but I'll give it a try. I'm Lesley. I'm in my late thirties, happily married and I have one cat child. I love books of all types, I'm currently making my way through the Dungeon Crawler Carl books, Tv shows including The Golden girls, How I met your Mother, Grace and Frankie and others. I love all kinds of music, and I enjoy baking. I welcome people of all backgrounds and stuff, I'm a Christian myself. as for what I write about in here, To be honest, there's only one entry in here, but I plan on changing that. I will most likely write about daily life things, and sometimes about what I'm watching/reading/listening to as well as mental and physical health stuff. I am totally blind, so sometimes I will write about that. If there is anything else you wanna know, feel free to take a peak at the profile. I will be writing in here probably every few days to every week. Depends on the mood I'm in. I hope all of you have a good day, and if you celebrate them, happy holidays
𝔅𝔢𝔱𝔰𝔶 (
weedpizza) wrote2025-11-28 11:09 pm
The Friday Five for November 28, 2025
1. What were some of the smells and tastes of your childhood?
There was a very distinct smell at my Montessori nursery school. I associate it with the smell of that tacky putty stuff that you'd use to put posters up. It was bluish in color.
As far as tastes, ice cream cone cupcakes come to mind. I think of them as very 80s, and I'm pretty sure my mom made these for my second or third birthday party.
2. What did you have as a child that you do not think children today have?
Freedom from the influence of social media! I do not envy Gen Alpha. Shit's getting dark.
3. What elementary grade was your favorite?
It's hard to say, as I've always had a hard time in school... I can easily name the worst year I had in elemenrary school though – 5th grade (age 10-11)!
4. What Summer do you remember the best as a child?
The couple of Summers I spent at my dad's. I played a lot of PC games! My favorites were Lemmings games.
5. What one piece of advice would you give to your younger self, and at what age?
Deep question... The first thing that comes to mind is, "Accept yourself." ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
There was a very distinct smell at my Montessori nursery school. I associate it with the smell of that tacky putty stuff that you'd use to put posters up. It was bluish in color.
As far as tastes, ice cream cone cupcakes come to mind. I think of them as very 80s, and I'm pretty sure my mom made these for my second or third birthday party.
2. What did you have as a child that you do not think children today have?
Freedom from the influence of social media! I do not envy Gen Alpha. Shit's getting dark.
3. What elementary grade was your favorite?
It's hard to say, as I've always had a hard time in school... I can easily name the worst year I had in elemenrary school though – 5th grade (age 10-11)!
4. What Summer do you remember the best as a child?
The couple of Summers I spent at my dad's. I played a lot of PC games! My favorites were Lemmings games.
5. What one piece of advice would you give to your younger self, and at what age?
Deep question... The first thing that comes to mind is, "Accept yourself." ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Georgiana Brummell (
dandylover1) wrote in
addme2025-12-10 12:14 am
Seeking New Friends
Name: Georgiana or Georgie. Neither is my legal name, but they are what I use here and in most situations.
Age: Forty-two.
I mostly post about: Entries may consist of anything from short summaries of my day, to surveys, to essays on various topics, to interesting links and quotes that I find, along with my commentary on them. Lately, I have been writing reviews of opera recordings from the 1950's and earlier. I have no interest in politics and modern celebrities. I wish to keep my journal light and happy as much as possible.
My hobbies are: studying dandyism, Received Pronunciation, the Regency, and the Italian language, reading, writing, cooking, baking, playing cards and dice, and enjoying warm weather.
My Other Interests include: coffees, teas, antique menswear and accessories (usually Edwardian), chamber and classical music, old opera singers, plants and gardening, crafts, and history and nature documentaries. I love wit, wordplay, and sarcastic humour without vulgarity. I also love cats.
My fandoms are: I don't have any.
I'm looking to meet people who: are positive, who share my interests and can introduce me to some new ones, and who enjoy at least some elements of high culture. While the minimum age I will add is twenty-one, I tend to get along with those who are older than I, particularly seniors. I am also single and searching, but since this isn't a dating community, I'll just say that you can find more about that in one of the sticky entries in my journal. You can also find my Mastodon and Escargot.chat information there.
My posting schedule tends to be: It varies, from a few posts in a given week to a few in a single day. Often, I post what I call filler entries toward the end of the month. These are entries posted on one date but for another. I try to post a few entries per week.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: minors (I prefer at least over twenty-one), depression and/or anxiety (posted regularly), bad self-esteem, life drama, recreational drugs, religion or politics (posted regularly), a lot of bad grammar and spelling (unless you're learning English), and frequent obscenities. Please note that I am totally blind, so if you mostly post images, I won't be able to comment on them, as I cannot see them.
Before adding me, you should know: I have no time for political correctness, lies, or drama. While I always try to be civil during discussions, I share my opinion without reservations. If you are easily offended, please do not add me. I have a very dry and witty sense of humour. Otherwise, feel free to read my profile and/or posts and add me if you wish. I will most likely reciprocate. I also comment when I have something to say, but there are times when I don't read my friends' page for awhile, and I am trying to change that.
Age: Forty-two.
I mostly post about: Entries may consist of anything from short summaries of my day, to surveys, to essays on various topics, to interesting links and quotes that I find, along with my commentary on them. Lately, I have been writing reviews of opera recordings from the 1950's and earlier. I have no interest in politics and modern celebrities. I wish to keep my journal light and happy as much as possible.
My hobbies are: studying dandyism, Received Pronunciation, the Regency, and the Italian language, reading, writing, cooking, baking, playing cards and dice, and enjoying warm weather.
My Other Interests include: coffees, teas, antique menswear and accessories (usually Edwardian), chamber and classical music, old opera singers, plants and gardening, crafts, and history and nature documentaries. I love wit, wordplay, and sarcastic humour without vulgarity. I also love cats.
My fandoms are: I don't have any.
I'm looking to meet people who: are positive, who share my interests and can introduce me to some new ones, and who enjoy at least some elements of high culture. While the minimum age I will add is twenty-one, I tend to get along with those who are older than I, particularly seniors. I am also single and searching, but since this isn't a dating community, I'll just say that you can find more about that in one of the sticky entries in my journal. You can also find my Mastodon and Escargot.chat information there.
My posting schedule tends to be: It varies, from a few posts in a given week to a few in a single day. Often, I post what I call filler entries toward the end of the month. These are entries posted on one date but for another. I try to post a few entries per week.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: minors (I prefer at least over twenty-one), depression and/or anxiety (posted regularly), bad self-esteem, life drama, recreational drugs, religion or politics (posted regularly), a lot of bad grammar and spelling (unless you're learning English), and frequent obscenities. Please note that I am totally blind, so if you mostly post images, I won't be able to comment on them, as I cannot see them.
Before adding me, you should know: I have no time for political correctness, lies, or drama. While I always try to be civil during discussions, I share my opinion without reservations. If you are easily offended, please do not add me. I have a very dry and witty sense of humour. Otherwise, feel free to read my profile and/or posts and add me if you wish. I will most likely reciprocate. I also comment when I have something to say, but there are times when I don't read my friends' page for awhile, and I am trying to change that.
New Scientist - Home (
newscientist_feed) wrote2025-12-10 12:01 am
Dinosaurs like Diplodocus may have been as colourful as birds
Skin fossils from a sauropod dinosaur examined with an electron microscope feature structures called melanosomes, which are similar to those that create the bright colours in birds' feathers
𝔅𝔢𝔱𝔰𝔶 (
weedpizza) wrote2025-12-05 10:43 pm
Entry tags:
The Friday Five for December 5, 2025
1. If you had to participate in one Olympic event, what would it be and why?
Basketball, or anything involving throwing a ball.
2. What is the one song you always sing along to?
There's way more than one! But just today, I was singing along to "Alone in Hollywood on Acid." Check it out:
3. Do you wear a seatbelt in the car?
Yes.
4. Car, SUV or truck and why?
Truck! BIG truck! Because large vehicles feel (are?) safer, and you can move things – good for thrifting furniture and stuff!
5. Are you a good/bad driver? Explain.
I'm what they call a "passenger princess."
Basketball, or anything involving throwing a ball.
2. What is the one song you always sing along to?
There's way more than one! But just today, I was singing along to "Alone in Hollywood on Acid." Check it out:
3. Do you wear a seatbelt in the car?
Yes.
4. Car, SUV or truck and why?
Truck! BIG truck! Because large vehicles feel (are?) safer, and you can move things – good for thrifting furniture and stuff!
5. Are you a good/bad driver? Explain.
I'm what they call a "passenger princess."
microbie (
microbie) wrote2025-12-09 11:10 pm
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November reading
Two books I bought on whims didn't turn out to be gems, but it was good to try new authors, I guess.
Allegro, Ariel Dorfman
This is billed as a mystery about Johann Sebastian Bach's death that is solved by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It is actually a hellaciously overwrought, needlessly wordy, and tedious meditation on art and how suffering affects art. There is no mystery, just page after page of absurdly intricate prose. I assume Dorfman was paid by the word. I gave it one star on Goodreads because there's a playlist at the end. That's the best part of the book.
The Nakano Thrift Shop, Hiromi Kawakami (translated by Allison Markham Powell)
The premise was alluring--a story centered on three people who work in a thrift shop in a Tokyo suburb. I did enjoy reading a Japanese novel that was about ordinary people. There are no murders, no fantasy elements, no wealthy characters. Nakano is the family name of the owner, and he employs two people, Hitomi and Takeo. His sister, Masayo, is also frequently at the shop (though she has her own business nearby and is an artist). Like a lot of workplace ensemble stories, there's a tendency for the characters to overshare and become overinvolved in each other's lives. Nakano shares details about sex with his girlfriend that I'd be embarrassed to share with a close friend, let alone co-workers I supervise. Hitomi and Takeo attempt to date despite not having anything in common. The dates are deeply awkward, yet somehow they progress to having sex, and later Hitomi decides that she is in love with Takeo. Maybe I was just too tired to appreciate this author's particular brand of quirkiness. I gave it two stars, mostly because the writing didn't make me want to bleach my eyeballs.
The Nickel Boys, Colson Whitehead
I knew this would be an emotionally draining read, but I didn't realize how draining it would be. I read it quickly, over Thanksgiving weekend, because I absolutely did not want to linger on it. Whitehead is a terrific writer, but the brutality made my eyes water and my stomach heave. I will not be watching the movie adaptation.
Allegro, Ariel Dorfman
This is billed as a mystery about Johann Sebastian Bach's death that is solved by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It is actually a hellaciously overwrought, needlessly wordy, and tedious meditation on art and how suffering affects art. There is no mystery, just page after page of absurdly intricate prose. I assume Dorfman was paid by the word. I gave it one star on Goodreads because there's a playlist at the end. That's the best part of the book.
The Nakano Thrift Shop, Hiromi Kawakami (translated by Allison Markham Powell)
The premise was alluring--a story centered on three people who work in a thrift shop in a Tokyo suburb. I did enjoy reading a Japanese novel that was about ordinary people. There are no murders, no fantasy elements, no wealthy characters. Nakano is the family name of the owner, and he employs two people, Hitomi and Takeo. His sister, Masayo, is also frequently at the shop (though she has her own business nearby and is an artist). Like a lot of workplace ensemble stories, there's a tendency for the characters to overshare and become overinvolved in each other's lives. Nakano shares details about sex with his girlfriend that I'd be embarrassed to share with a close friend, let alone co-workers I supervise. Hitomi and Takeo attempt to date despite not having anything in common. The dates are deeply awkward, yet somehow they progress to having sex, and later Hitomi decides that she is in love with Takeo. Maybe I was just too tired to appreciate this author's particular brand of quirkiness. I gave it two stars, mostly because the writing didn't make me want to bleach my eyeballs.
The Nickel Boys, Colson Whitehead
I knew this would be an emotionally draining read, but I didn't realize how draining it would be. I read it quickly, over Thanksgiving weekend, because I absolutely did not want to linger on it. Whitehead is a terrific writer, but the brutality made my eyes water and my stomach heave. I will not be watching the movie adaptation.
silver_chipmunk (
silver_chipmunk) wrote2025-12-09 10:23 pm
More Christmas decorating
Got up at 10:00 today. While I was lying in bed deciding to get up, I got a text and then a call from
mashfanficchick. Then I did get up, had breakfast and coffee, and then took a shower, washed my hair and dressed.
Then while I was waiting for my hair to dry I worked on the decorating some more. I poured a glass of eggnog, put on Christmas music on Pandora, and put up a lot of the tree ornaments, though there's still lots more to do. I also put the star lights across the TV and plugged them in, so I have them going too, as well as the tree and the entryway lights.
Then once my hair was dry I got my sweater on and my coat and hat and took out the garbage, and walked around the block. Then while I was going around the block I detoured to the mailbox and mailed the three cards I made out yesterday.
Then I got a call from Middle Brother's group home, they wanted to get our plans for Christmas straightened out, so I did that, and it's taken care of now.
Came back in and did more tree decorating.
Finally heard back from Chris, we're going to meet up on Thursday, in Union Square at the Barnes and Noble. In the cafe, I am not going to order anything because it's Starbucks and the strike is still on, but I can sit there and meet up with him.
And then we'll have dinner somewhere I guess. So I'm not going to mail his card to him. I'm hand delivering it that night.
Anyway, I kept decorating til I got too depressed to go on, and lay down in bed until 6:30 when I came out and got ready to Team the FWiB,
We talked at 7:00 until 8:00 when I got off for my Al-anon meeting by Zoom, which was very good tonight though M wasn't there.
After the meeting I had dinner, and lay down to play solitaire until pet feeding time, when I fed the pets,
I finished Somewhere Beyond the Sea last night, not as good as The House on the Cerulean Sea, but I enjoyed it.
Tomorrow, more tree decorating, And hopefully, finally, a gaming session.
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2. Cards mailed.
3. Middle Brother's plans set.
4. Tree is getting done.
5. Eggnog.
6. Got in touch and made plans with Chris.
Then while I was waiting for my hair to dry I worked on the decorating some more. I poured a glass of eggnog, put on Christmas music on Pandora, and put up a lot of the tree ornaments, though there's still lots more to do. I also put the star lights across the TV and plugged them in, so I have them going too, as well as the tree and the entryway lights.
Then once my hair was dry I got my sweater on and my coat and hat and took out the garbage, and walked around the block. Then while I was going around the block I detoured to the mailbox and mailed the three cards I made out yesterday.
Then I got a call from Middle Brother's group home, they wanted to get our plans for Christmas straightened out, so I did that, and it's taken care of now.
Came back in and did more tree decorating.
Finally heard back from Chris, we're going to meet up on Thursday, in Union Square at the Barnes and Noble. In the cafe, I am not going to order anything because it's Starbucks and the strike is still on, but I can sit there and meet up with him.
And then we'll have dinner somewhere I guess. So I'm not going to mail his card to him. I'm hand delivering it that night.
Anyway, I kept decorating til I got too depressed to go on, and lay down in bed until 6:30 when I came out and got ready to Team the FWiB,
We talked at 7:00 until 8:00 when I got off for my Al-anon meeting by Zoom, which was very good tonight though M wasn't there.
After the meeting I had dinner, and lay down to play solitaire until pet feeding time, when I fed the pets,
I finished Somewhere Beyond the Sea last night, not as good as The House on the Cerulean Sea, but I enjoyed it.
Tomorrow, more tree decorating, And hopefully, finally, a gaming session.
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2. Cards mailed.
3. Middle Brother's plans set.
4. Tree is getting done.
5. Eggnog.
6. Got in touch and made plans with Chris.
Snopes.com (
snopes_feed) wrote2025-12-10 02:30 am
DOD gave $620M loan to startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm
The Pentagon told Snopes Donald Trump Jr. was "not involved in any aspect" of the deal.
Snopes.com (
snopes_feed) wrote2025-12-10 12:48 am
Grounding rumor Trump gifted his private plane to Make-A-Wish Foundation
A rumor that Trump said he "didn’t really need" his private jet — known as Trump Force One — spread online.
Snopes.com (
snopes_feed) wrote2025-12-10 12:44 am
Does photo show Quentin Tarantino glaring at Paul Dano? Here's the truth
The alleged photo made the rounds online after the Oscar-winning writer and director criticized Paul Dano's acting in a December 2025 podcast episode.
fred_mouse (
fred_mouse) wrote2025-12-10 08:15 am
Entry tags:
Life lived in dot points
Well into 'it's not one thing after another, the damn things overlap' territory here
- nominal deadline for my confirmation of candidature to have been submitted has passed without anything from my reviewers (one of three from our school has theirs)
- Eldest's quilt has been somewhat abandoned, which is annoying me but I haven't had the cope
- Instead I've been working on logistics of Youngest's quilt, which is very heavy in the planning stages (picture quilt, converting it from a photo)
- Took a week at home on light duties last week, this week I'm back in the office. Did surprisingly well yesterday. Surgery site looks to have healed on the surface but the internals are still quite sore, so I'm still sleeping with the post-surgery bra.
- Middlest and their partners have bought a house. They move in January. There was a messy blow up with the fourth housemate, who has since moved out, so they are learning how they fit together as a trio, and it sounds like things are going well. R's parents are providing lots of important support for the process.
- Saw the nurse for follow up on Monday. They didn't like the wound support stuff I'd found in the pharmacy (because it is plasticky) and replaced it with a stiff fabric 'can be washed but blow dry it after' dressing that was so annoying/itchy I took it off last night (and it took off lots of ick; that area has an unsurprising build up of Stuff) and put the second piece of the wound support stuff on. That is so much better -- it is a clear plastic lattice that actually moves with the area, rather than digging in. Also, I'm not reacting to the glue.
- My middle sibling and their partner are moving to Perth for two years. D has a job at UWA, K's job will allow 'remote' work from the Perth office. Amusingly, D described UWA as 'not restructuring' and Youngest laughed when reading that out. My comment was that from my perspective it has never not been restructuring, it is just the level that is changing. Plus, there was a leaked minutes from some meeting that suggested they were going to try and get a merger with Curtin, which I learned about when the Curtin Guild sent a 'not if we can help it' email out to all students. Pointed out to sibling that as they and I share a family name there is a non-zero chance they are going to get spotted as related.
Snopes.com (
snopes_feed) wrote2025-12-10 12:11 am
Unpacking reports ICE detained Jamaican-born Army veteran Godfrey Wade
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson confirmed that ICE arrested Wade on Sept. 18. His family said he served in the U.S. Army.
Snopes.com (
snopes_feed) wrote2025-12-10 12:08 am
Did Judge Caprio 'shut down' CEO's daughter? You can rule the video a fake
The video shared online in December 2025 was generated with artificial intelligence tools.
Snopes.com (
snopes_feed) wrote2025-12-09 11:49 pm
Story of Pinewood Elementary janitor 'Stanley Okoye' who taught kids to read doesn't check out
Save your appreciation for a real janitor.
Snopes.com (
snopes_feed) wrote2025-12-09 11:17 pm
USCIS reportedly turned away immigrants set to become citizens. Here's what we know
The allegation came after USCIS directed employees to suspend all immigration applications from 19 travel ban countries on Dec. 2, 2025.
dorchadas (
dorchadas) wrote2025-11-30 09:27 am
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Happy home Thanksgiving!
Just about every year for Thanksgiving,
sashagee and I head out for our parents' houses for Thanksgiving, usually doing dinner at one and lunch at the other's the next day, but this year was different. To help give
sashagee time to clean the house and get some chores done, Laila went out to the grandparents last Saturday and stayed there until Friday afternoon, when all the grandparents assembled at our home for our first family hosted Thanksgiving!
It went very well. My parents still had a dinner with Laila, with turkey and their traditional sides--rolls, potatoes, A Vegetable, and jello--and they brought the turkey, stuffing, and jello with them when they came.
sashagee's parents brought two pies, one pumpkin and one apple.
sashagee made steamed broccoli, honey-glazed carrots, and whipped feta pumpkin dip. We sat as many people as would fit around our table, my parents sat on the couch with tv trays in front of them, and we ate a delicious meal. Except Laila, but you know, she's a four-year-old so when she only ate some bread and a bit of carrot and then said she was done, well, that's just being a four-year-old. It's no comment on the actual food.
Everyone told
sashagee that they had a great time and maybe we'll be doing it next year. And I'm not surprised, honestly, since we did all the cleaning and prep work. And
sashagee got to be hostess! Just hopefully next year Laila will eat dinner.
It went very well. My parents still had a dinner with Laila, with turkey and their traditional sides--rolls, potatoes, A Vegetable, and jello--and they brought the turkey, stuffing, and jello with them when they came.
Everyone told
On the DEWLine 2.0: Dwight Williams (
dewline) wrote2025-12-09 05:27 pm
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About that "National Security Statement"?
Let me know if this is paywalled?
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/its-becoming-all-too-clear-how-trump-sees-canada-no-wonder-carney-cant-get-a/article_279db437-9900-44e7-8598-300441ec2db7.html
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/not-the-51st-state-but-a-vassal-state-what-donald-trumps-national-security-strategy-envisions/article_abe71b85-123c-4554-84b6-825d0dcb128f.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=copy-link&utm_campaign=user-share
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/its-becoming-all-too-clear-how-trump-sees-canada-no-wonder-carney-cant-get-a/article_279db437-9900-44e7-8598-300441ec2db7.html
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/not-the-51st-state-but-a-vassal-state-what-donald-trumps-national-security-strategy-envisions/article_abe71b85-123c-4554-84b6-825d0dcb128f.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=copy-link&utm_campaign=user-share
Snopes.com (
snopes_feed) wrote2025-12-09 09:28 pm
Is FBI compiling list of American 'extremists'? We confirmed leaked memo
Attorney General Pam Bondi's memo asked the DOJ to prosecute the "most serious, readily provable offenses."
