Just One Thing (19 February 2026)
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awesomeersIt's challenge time!
Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.
Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished! Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!
Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.
Go!
Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.
Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished! Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!
Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.
Go!
fresh femslash salad bar table
Feb. 18th, 2026 10:40 pmsvgurlThis is my table from elasticella's Fresh Femslash Salad Bar Event.
svgurl's salad bar
elasticella's Fresh Femslash Salad Bar Event. svgurl's salad bar
| salad 1 | waking up together & 3500 words |
| salad 2 | snowed in & 2500 words |
| salad 3 | cuddling & 2000 words |
| salad 4 | hair braiding & 4000 words |
| salad 5 | cooking together & 5000 words |
| salad 6 | first kiss & 1000 words |
| salad 7 | stargazing & 1500 words |
| salad 8 | renovations & 5500 words |
| salad 9 | slow dancing & 3000 words |
| salad 10 | second chance & 4500 words |
candy hearts gift fics (1 buddie, 1 diana/natasha, 1 clark/lois/oliver)
Feb. 18th, 2026 09:57 pmsvgurlcandyheartsex revealed their collection a few days ago and this is what I got. Title: Love me for a reason
Author: Anonymous (for now)
Fandom: 9-1-1 (TV)
Pairing/Characters: Buck/Eddie
Rating: General
Word Count: 2367
Summary: Buck is sad. Buck wants to have a Valentine. Eddie overhears and decides to do something about it. If it leads to feelings realization and a move in the right direction, well, he wouldn't mind.
Aww, I love a soft Eddie wanting to make Buck happy.
Title: Finding You After So Long
Author: Anonymous (for now)
Fandom: Crossover (DCEU/MCU)
Pairing/Characters: Diana (Wonder Woman)/Natasha Romanov
Rating: General
Word Count: 300
Summary: Natasha falls through a portal and sees someone she had given up hope finding.
Love a reunion, even if the ideal circumstances are the less than ideal :)
Title: Group Movie Night 2: the Return
Author: Anonymous (for now)
Fandom: Smallville
Pairing/Characters: Clark/Lois/Oliver
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 2748
Summary: Lois decides that their group movie night deserves a redo.
Beyond thrilled to get fic for this trio and it was a lot of fun, with some feelings thrown in
Topics for talk February.
Feb. 18th, 2026 09:38 pmpattroseTopics for Dreamwidth.
Ways I Can Take Care of Myself.
If someone says something I know isn't right, I can nicely say exactly what I think. I won't keep saying the same thing, but at least I got to say how I felt about what was said. Years ago I would have just let it go and kept my mouth shut. But now, I realize that people don't always agree with each other. And people are free to say what they want. Who am I to tell anyone they're wrong? Right? I'm rambling. I know how to use pepper spray, and I know some self-defense. But keep in mind I'm much older since I learned those things. I know all about abusive behavior and would gladly take some measure of action towards someone that is hurting a child or hurting an adult for that matter.
Hope about you?
Ways I Can Take Care of Myself.
If someone says something I know isn't right, I can nicely say exactly what I think. I won't keep saying the same thing, but at least I got to say how I felt about what was said. Years ago I would have just let it go and kept my mouth shut. But now, I realize that people don't always agree with each other. And people are free to say what they want. Who am I to tell anyone they're wrong? Right? I'm rambling. I know how to use pepper spray, and I know some self-defense. But keep in mind I'm much older since I learned those things. I know all about abusive behavior and would gladly take some measure of action towards someone that is hurting a child or hurting an adult for that matter.
Hope about you?
2026 60 questions meme
Feb. 18th, 2026 09:34 pmpattrose2026 60 questions meme.
Who is someone you envy and why?
I don't really envy anyone. Everyone is their own person and we all know how to do something that someone else can't. Be happy with your goals and your life.
Who is someone you envy and why?
I don't really envy anyone. Everyone is their own person and we all know how to do something that someone else can't. Be happy with your goals and your life.
Just going with it
Feb. 18th, 2026 11:05 pmcornerofmadnessBut first HAPPY BIRTHDAY seta_suzume
Hope it was a great one.
Had my virtual psychiatrist visit. She lit up when she saw me. Your office is so cool! Look at your plants! And quizzes me on the jungle behind me.
You look so much better in just a month (which is ironic since apparently both me and my brother woke up exhausted. We're both surrounded by flu so I think I have been exposed but my vaccine is kicking in) You look like you're doing better OFF your anti depressants than you were on. She let me choose what I wanted to do. See you no drugs in 2 months because in the year I've been on the meds my blood pressure has shot up. She knew that but hearing other symptoms she said you're getting an EKG and taking it to your pcp. Yep, fair, good idea. I'm a little worried honestly that the coughing stuff isn't a hiatal hernia but rather cardiac. I want to chase this shit down.
It's Ash Wednesday. It's been since forever since it mattered much. Years ago I gave up the idea of suffering to be more like Jesus. I have in the past did charity work and/or donation. And then I saw this. I see how much HATE this Pope gets not for some of the shit the church has pulled. No, because he keeps reminding Maga what Jesus actually said and he is pissing them off. I like this and while I can't promise to keep my mouth off some of the shit stuff MAGA does I CAN give up negative self talk and see if I can see my own self in a better light. If we can love ourselves, we do better in the world I think.
What I Just Finished Reading:
Heavy Vinyl Complete Collection by Carly Usdin - really fun sapphic comic full of girl power and 90s vibes and lovely art
What I am Currently Reading:
The Final Problem - mystery set in the 60s (no progress because I couldn't get the netgalley app to download. FINALLY did and so far it's not freezing up_
Dark Life - YA book (so far so good)
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier - She's a fucking passive twit and yet I don't hate this
Check Please sticks and scones - had to find one for my favorite winter olympic sport. Okay that is NOT hockey but that's what the library had and the first book was cute.
What I Plan to Read Next: This Is How You Lose the Time War, La Grand Familia, Zombie Day Care and This Is How You Lose the Time Lord
Luna Park history
seta_suzumeHope it was a great one.
Had my virtual psychiatrist visit. She lit up when she saw me. Your office is so cool! Look at your plants! And quizzes me on the jungle behind me.
You look so much better in just a month (which is ironic since apparently both me and my brother woke up exhausted. We're both surrounded by flu so I think I have been exposed but my vaccine is kicking in) You look like you're doing better OFF your anti depressants than you were on. She let me choose what I wanted to do. See you no drugs in 2 months because in the year I've been on the meds my blood pressure has shot up. She knew that but hearing other symptoms she said you're getting an EKG and taking it to your pcp. Yep, fair, good idea. I'm a little worried honestly that the coughing stuff isn't a hiatal hernia but rather cardiac. I want to chase this shit down.
It's Ash Wednesday. It's been since forever since it mattered much. Years ago I gave up the idea of suffering to be more like Jesus. I have in the past did charity work and/or donation. And then I saw this. I see how much HATE this Pope gets not for some of the shit the church has pulled. No, because he keeps reminding Maga what Jesus actually said and he is pissing them off. I like this and while I can't promise to keep my mouth off some of the shit stuff MAGA does I CAN give up negative self talk and see if I can see my own self in a better light. If we can love ourselves, we do better in the world I think.
What I Just Finished Reading:
Heavy Vinyl Complete Collection by Carly Usdin - really fun sapphic comic full of girl power and 90s vibes and lovely art
What I am Currently Reading:
The Final Problem - mystery set in the 60s (no progress because I couldn't get the netgalley app to download. FINALLY did and so far it's not freezing up_
Dark Life - YA book (so far so good)
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier - She's a fucking passive twit and yet I don't hate this
Check Please sticks and scones - had to find one for my favorite winter olympic sport. Okay that is NOT hockey but that's what the library had and the first book was cute.
What I Plan to Read Next: This Is How You Lose the Time War, La Grand Familia, Zombie Day Care and This Is How You Lose the Time Lord
Luna Park history
Not quite 365 days questions meme February
Feb. 18th, 2026 09:31 pmpattroseNot quite 365 days questions meme February
19. Have you ever worn false eyelashes or had eyelash extensions?
Nope, never have. Never will. Boy, tonight is really boring. Not the night, just the questions aren't doing anything for me. It's just one of those nights. I decided I'm going to post a recipe I tried for dessert on hubby’s birthday. It was so good.
19. Have you ever worn false eyelashes or had eyelash extensions?
Nope, never have. Never will. Boy, tonight is really boring. Not the night, just the questions aren't doing anything for me. It's just one of those nights. I decided I'm going to post a recipe I tried for dessert on hubby’s birthday. It was so good.
Recipe for Amish pineapple dump cake.
Feb. 18th, 2026 09:25 pmpattrosePineapple dump cake
Gooey Amish Pineapple Dump Cake
Ingredients: 1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple with juice; 1 box yellow cake mix; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted; 1 cup of b town sugar, optional whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for serving.
Instructions: Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Pour crushed pineapple with its juice evenly into a greased baking dish. Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the pineapple without mixing. Drizzle melted butter evenly over the top, covering as much of the cake mix as possible. Top with a fine layer of brown sugar. Bake for 40–45 minutes until the top is golden and the edges are bubbly. Let cool slightly, then serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream if desired.
This one is so easy. And it's delicious. I don't even care for pineapple and I loved it.
Gooey Amish Pineapple Dump Cake
Ingredients: 1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple with juice; 1 box yellow cake mix; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted; 1 cup of b town sugar, optional whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for serving.
Instructions: Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Pour crushed pineapple with its juice evenly into a greased baking dish. Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the pineapple without mixing. Drizzle melted butter evenly over the top, covering as much of the cake mix as possible. Top with a fine layer of brown sugar. Bake for 40–45 minutes until the top is golden and the edges are bubbly. Let cool slightly, then serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream if desired.
This one is so easy. And it's delicious. I don't even care for pineapple and I loved it.
Check In: Day 18
Feb. 18th, 2026 06:19 pmglitteringstars posting in writethisfanficHI ALL!
How was writing today? Was it easy or like pulling teeth?
How was writing today? Was it easy or like pulling teeth?
Fannish Fifty Challenge 2026: Post # 9: This One's for the Amigurumi Fancrafters
Feb. 18th, 2026 05:29 pmride_4everHere's what happens when fandom and amigurumi collide: Crochet Your Celebrity Crush by Lee Sartori, ISBN 9780760393659.
Links List (Lots of Digital Smear Campaign Stuff)
Feb. 18th, 2026 10:03 ammuccamukkI'm putting together a presentation for school on the misogyny slop ecosystem, and how PR companies astroturf a hate campaign to defame and discredit (usually female) people their employer doesn't like. Here's some links I might include in that, some of which I've posted here before. Taken together, they're chilling.
Posted in roughly the order they came across my line of sight, which is largely chronological.
✨: Probably going to include in the project. (A lot of the later links are just recent stuff I haven't included yet, which may be of interest to those following the case.)
( Eight Links with quote decks. Includes references to Epstein, but no details. )
I'm still looking for something short that clearly lays out the way information is fed to influencers. It's a common misconception that whoever's running the smear will pay the influencers, and sometimes that's the case, but it's not usually how shilling works. The influencers take the exclusive information, publish it, potentially get their post boosted by the PR company's bots, and then the payment shows up in the ad revenue. (It's explained in "Who Trolled Amber?", but that's too long.)
Posted in roughly the order they came across my line of sight, which is largely chronological.
✨: Probably going to include in the project. (A lot of the later links are just recent stuff I haven't included yet, which may be of interest to those following the case.)
( Eight Links with quote decks. Includes references to Epstein, but no details. )
I'm still looking for something short that clearly lays out the way information is fed to influencers. It's a common misconception that whoever's running the smear will pay the influencers, and sometimes that's the case, but it's not usually how shilling works. The influencers take the exclusive information, publish it, potentially get their post boosted by the PR company's bots, and then the payment shows up in the ad revenue. (It's explained in "Who Trolled Amber?", but that's too long.)
FANFIC: bat-man and robins (Stranger Things, Dusteve)
Feb. 18th, 2026 01:07 pmqueenslayerbeeAfter watching season 5 and reigniting my interest in this fandom, it wasn't surprising when I somehow managed to mix things up with my long-term fandom fixation LOL.
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Author's note: All these kids being nerds from the 80s, aka my (short-lived, but impactful!) favourite Robin's era, has given me waaaaay too much to think about. I have a pocketful or two of nerdy DC headcanons for them and this little thing barely scratches the surface LOL.
Title: bat-man and robins.
Fandom: Stranger Things.
Character/Pairing: Dustin Henderson & Steve Harrington (gen or pre-slash).
Summary: It's 2005 and Dustin wants to watch Batman Begins. Over Steve Harrington's death body.
Word count: 300.
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"Pick another movie."
"I still can't understand why you don't like—" Dustin mimicked swinging "—the Bat-Man."
He knew exactly why—
"He's a child-endangering piece of shit, that's why."
—Steve was so easy to rile up.
"There's no sidekick in this film! And you don't even read comics, man, why do you care." He surreptitiously took Steve's soda from him, drinking through the straw with the most obnoxious sound he could make. It was warm where Steve's lips touched it.
"Doesn't stop you assholes from talking my ear off about them," he went on, uncaring about Dustin's antics. "Max told me about that War Lord story from last year."
"War Games."
Sometimes Max still acted like she was too cool for nerdy nonsense, but she'd been a fan of Spoiler since the 90s, and got excited when she'd graduated to Robin. Lucas told Dustin that she'd walked back into the comic store with Batman #633 and ripped it to pieces in front of the bemused salesman.
"And don't think for a moment I've forgotten that poll stunt from '88. It made you cry, man!"
"We all cried, Steve!"
There had been varied opinions on the shiny new Robin, but the whole party became invested when they heard about the poll to save his life. Seventy-two votes of difference. It'd been crushing. Steve, for all he insisted he didn't give a fuck about their funny pages, had been extremely offended about the whole thing.
"You know, we can watch the new Star W-"
"No. Fucking. Way." Steve, who didn't even blink at having to buy another drink for himself, also knew how to rile Dustin up.
"Hmm… what about Cinderella Man?"
"Ugh. You're really making me watch a jock film?"
"This is prestige cinema, you little shit-"
Ha! Dustin still got it.
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Author's note: All these kids being nerds from the 80s, aka my (short-lived, but impactful!) favourite Robin's era, has given me waaaaay too much to think about. I have a pocketful or two of nerdy DC headcanons for them and this little thing barely scratches the surface LOL.
memory
Feb. 18th, 2026 09:31 pmtielanMemory gaps like whoa right now.
Apparently this is to be expected at my age and stage of life?
But honestly, it's a pain.
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Have not received work contract renewal yet.
I have received a notice of a job opening in my line of work, permanent, in-house support/development. Hybrid, 3 days in the office, 2 days remote. The package is about 2/3 of what I'm getting now, but that's to be expected. And I don't mind an in-house department (in theory; if you get good people to work with, it's fine. If you get awful managers, etc...)
I put my resume in, we'll see if anything comes of it.
Apparently this is to be expected at my age and stage of life?
But honestly, it's a pain.
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Have not received work contract renewal yet.
I have received a notice of a job opening in my line of work, permanent, in-house support/development. Hybrid, 3 days in the office, 2 days remote. The package is about 2/3 of what I'm getting now, but that's to be expected. And I don't mind an in-house department (in theory; if you get good people to work with, it's fine. If you get awful managers, etc...)
I put my resume in, we'll see if anything comes of it.
For anyone who loves cabbage, try this out.
Feb. 18th, 2026 01:40 ampattroseUnstuffed cabbage rolls.
INGREDIENTS
2 lbs lean ground beef
1 large onion, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 small cabbage, chopped. (I use a large cabbage)
1 cup rice
2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
1 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon sea salt
DIRECTIONS
In a large skillet or dutch oven, brown the ground beef and onions. Drain.
Add the garlic and cook an additional minute.
Add remaining ingredients.
Bring to a boil, cover, reduce the heat and simmer about 25 minutes or until the cabbage is tender.
Let me know if you tried it and liked it.
INGREDIENTS
2 lbs lean ground beef
1 large onion, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 small cabbage, chopped. (I use a large cabbage)
1 cup rice
2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
1 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon sea salt
DIRECTIONS
In a large skillet or dutch oven, brown the ground beef and onions. Drain.
Add the garlic and cook an additional minute.
Add remaining ingredients.
Bring to a boil, cover, reduce the heat and simmer about 25 minutes or until the cabbage is tender.
Let me know if you tried it and liked it.
Thursday :: 4-Word Prompts
Feb. 19th, 2026 09:42 amJust a few rules:
No more than five prompts in a row.
No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
Use the character's full names and the fandom's full name
No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here. Unfortunately, DW doesn’t have a cut tag, so use your best judgment when it comes to spoilers.
If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the above-mentioned spoiler cut.
Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt
Some examples to get the ball rolling...
+ any, any, please come with me
+ any, any, you’re always number one
+ any, any, I’m not even sorry
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