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Jan. 24th, 2026 10:31 pm
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Had a mostly happy post but then saw the news. The government (ICE) has murdered another US Citizen.

My heart hurts. This is not okay.

His poor family! And government officials spreading lies when the video shows him unarmed.

A nurse at a VA hospital trying to help someone the thugs had pepper sprayed.

Screams into the void.

Where's the supreme Court? Where's Congress? My Congress critters support him. Rick Scott is one of ours. Rubio was one of ours...

I hope everyone who stayed home and didn't vote is proud of themselves.

You did it.

Let us hope he doesn't get the civil war he's hoping to invite and use to deny elections.

Let us hope we can vote then out and end all this fuckery.

But I will always hope everyone who stayed home steps in a dozen Legos a day and gets food poisoning every time they are traveling in a car and can't find a toilet.

Hope this makes sense I'm so tired I can't see well anymore.

I hate sensitive skin

Jan. 21st, 2026 05:08 pm
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I hate sensitive skin so much. At any moment a skin product that didn't irritate me might irritate it. Rash up... Need a bandaid? Despite using sensitive skin bandaids and being extra careful peeling it off not only is the skin around it irritated but some of it is torn.

I'm having a flare up of a chronic skin issue too. So I keep having to lay down and have Ian regauze and tape the area so it doesn't tear my skin.

I am extra frustrated today because last night I couldn't get comfortable and ended up aggravating the flare up by scratching.

I also feel like I do right before my period.

Haven't had my period in a few months, am perimenopausal... But maybe she's coming or maybe my hormones are a mess. I do have polycystic ovarian syndrome.

Jasper cat is still slightly wobbly from his pain medicine. Last night he seemed like he might be in pain from his arthritis and the cold. He seems to be feeling better and is currently shouting at my husband. Because he wants cuddles and food but Ian is still at the computer doing engineering things.

This post is super whiny but then again when I'm in pain my inner 5 year old is out. And she wants cookies.
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I've decided to cap A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms as well. The first episode caps 1.01 The Hedge Knight are up now!

 


3265. Snowflake #5: Wishlist

Jan. 20th, 2026 04:05 am
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Snowflake Challenge #5: In your own space, create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, a wishlist of sorts.

I am perpetually horrible at this, but here goes....

Free Things
- book recs - bonus points if I can get it thru the QLL. I read mostly SFF, though I'm willing to go broad for really well-told queer romance
- music recs - songs/artists that make you happy! I listen broadly (despite my focus in Kpop lately), so unless it's BTS, throw it at me 😜
- dive into my AO3 - [archiveofourown.org profile] Selah - and if you see I've written in a fandom that interests you, give a read and a comment

Not Free Things
Wife maintains a whole host of wishlists via linktree here, including one just for me (Jagu) and one for the kitties.
... or, you know, if someone in the area wanted to come over with a pickup and/or some sort of trailer to haul off a load of trash (long story), that would be awesome.

I'd also put down joining my Patreon/KoFi and/or buying my original fiction, but I'm ... very behind on getting that situation updated thanks to the raging dumpster fire that has been my life lately, so, uh, yeah. But if you wanna.... Patreon, Ko-Fi. Publishing original fiction again IS on my list for the year, but, well. Everything on fire.

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Jan. 19th, 2026 10:24 pm
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Best part about it being so cold to a native Floridian is every time I turn on the electric blanket for warmth I get three or four cats clustered around me.

The downside is that I was so cold I didn't get to the computer like I had planned.

I did try following a coloring tutorial for icons but I don't think I liked the results enough to do it again. It involved a lot of painting sections of the icons in different colors and in the icon I made the skin got washed out something awful. Tried a crop with the image of Martha that was one of the sample caps and it washed her out to a very pale that was distinctly not her dark skin. I did however learn some new techniques for enhancing hair. Going in with a pink brush on red hair and then a yellow brush and then black to enhance shadows did look lovely.

Most important it was not stressful and I'm not feeling like I might have a rage stroke.

I am still very worried about the situations the USA is in

And hoping the threat of everyone else is enough to keep his hands off the big red button.

Sitting in the dark...

Jan. 18th, 2026 11:00 am
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I woke up early to get some things accomplished and fix my sleep schedule but now the power has gone out. And our power company estimates another few hours before it's back on.

I am so tempted to go back to bed. But I know that won't help. We thankfully turned off my husband's work computers temporary back up power thing. It was beeping constantly. Hey the powers out... Hey the powers out.... And it was driving me crazy.

Because it's storming even though it's daylight it's dark.

On the plus side only a small section of town is effected so I can order lunch if it goes on for longer.

And the cold front will continue all week... Cold temperatures mean more tea and Ian says I shouldn't buy more until my tea shelf is emptied!

But a girl needs 12 or so different flavors at any one time, Christmas blend, Yorkshire gold, English breakfast, earl grey, jasmine green, chai...

*Yawns again*

I'm so bored and alone with my thoughts...
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Hello my dear ones. Thank you so much for being here and reading the next chapter. But first, I will explain a little bit what is going on, I think.
In this chapter, a new character appears who will play an important role later in the story.

This character is Linet, a young maid in a sexual relationship with TeƔrlach.
Their relationship is characterized by very intense, rough sex, but it occurs with Linet's consent, as I'm placing her within the realm of BDSM. This means we're entering the darker aspects of sexual experience, which are nevertheless based on Linet's consent.

I've done a lot of research on this topic, and I hope I'm meeting the needs of the sub/dom community (BDSM).

It's up to you whether you choose to read this chapter or not. Whatever you decide, please take care of yourself. ♥

Content Warning: Blowjob, Deepthroat, Dirty Talk, Dom/Sub

The Mistress of the Shadowland, Second Book, The next Chapter )

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Jan. 18th, 2026 01:24 am
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I am so tired but I am also awake. It's very annoying. And my husband is snoring loudly right next to me, which feels like he's rubbing it in that he can sleep. I took a sleeping pill so hopefully soon sleep happens.

I spent today playing Satisfactory with Ian. It's a game on steam where you build a factory and Ian had been wanting for us to play together for some time. It crashes on the steam deck every now and again now that we are in the endgame but I'm having fun.

Then I made a few icons and finished up one of my tables for daily icons. I am debating signing up for a drabble challenge but also kind of hesitant.

Same for a challenge centered around case fics... I have a few mystery story ideas it could be fun to write but the high pressure of writing a gift can be stressful.

I have a few more days to think on that one.

Brrrr the Dani is freezing Brr

Jan. 16th, 2026 03:52 pm
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It's a high of 55 degrees Fahrenheit here in Florida. And the yearly ritual of hot tea, wrapping myself up in blankets begins.

This skit is pretty accurate for life in the South when it's cold:https://youtu.be/A_UWChMGUOk?si=oRthVD5huD1oT3GV

Especially the bit about the heating. It's one of two reasons I don't turn the heat on. The other one being the winter bills being cheap makes up for the other nine months or so that my bills are insane.

I spent today playing with pixels and remembering how to make icons. After a few atrocities not to be seen by human eyes, I got several I really enjoy. Some were posted in today and yesterday's prompts for daily icons.

I also spent sometime watching different YouTube videos about people from Europe reacting to a video about how big the United States is based on how many times Great Britain can fit into different states. Or people tasting southern style biscuits and gravy with sweet iced tea for the first time.

I especially like the ones that are disgusted until they realize it's sausage gravy over a plain scone and not a cookie with brown gravy.

But the reactions to iced tea are always fun. It's hot and humid much of the year of course we serve our tea over ice.

Due to various things, I haven't had sweet tea in forever but plain unsweetened iced tea is probably my most drank beverage.

Sadly, since giving up Instagram, I don't get to watch videos about people living in Germany learning about the apparently really complex garbage and recycling rules. Which is a shame because I found them both funny and fascinating. Same with videos about how German windows open versus the UK. The algorithm loved showing me those and I loved watching them.

Pretty much any video about differences between regions are always fascinating to me. I remember finding out years ago that a lot of places don't have central ac. I was fascinated even as I shared tips I normally only use when the Ac breaks or hurricane power outages to keep comfortable.

I changed my layout a bit but I'm not fond of how the colors look in dark mode but I don't want to turn dark mode off on my phone as it helps with my headaches and saves batteries.

About another hour before Ian and I will be playing Satisfactory all weekend. I think we're making tacos for dinner tonight.

Other things I watched today are videos about how to make sauerkraut. Since hurricane Milton, a year ago, my favorite restaurant closed down and their homemade kraut and schnitzel with mushroom gravy were amazing... But sadly they got damaged and chose to retire.

Although I don't know that I want to ferment my own food... So it may just be one of those things. Which is a pity, jarred isn't the same.

hopefully last political post

Jan. 15th, 2026 03:28 pm
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I set a timer that locks me out of Tumblr after 45 minutes as my stress has risen through the roof and I was beginning to feel hopeless.

And my overarching goal this year is to find joy.

And stressing out over my country to the point I can't function is giving them what they want. They want us afraid and helpless to quit protesting and crying out and voting in the midterms.

So mental health break today and tomorrow and then back to shouting and making it clear that this isn't right.

According to polls Republicans also Don't think Trump should take Greenland by force and another poll shows he's loosing support amoung the Gen z men. It's dropped 40 percent.

Here in my area of Florida, close to Tampa, in a region that overwhelmingly went for Trump, my neighbor is no longer flying his big black Trump flag and the pro Trump bumper sticker has vanished. Same thing with a few other areas that had pro Trump stuff still up in December. May they continue to open their eyes and help us keep Democracy.

In other news, I started listening to the full cast audio of Harry Potter and I'm enjoying it so far.

I'm debating going to the cinema to see the extended edition of Lord of the Rings in the theater. Seeing that 25 year in front of the signs though.

I'm old, Gandalf, I may not look it but I feel it.

I turn 42 in May. I have to schedule my first mammogram this year.

We have a freeze warning tonight brr.

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Jan. 14th, 2026 04:31 pm
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Having a high anxiety day today. I'm getting too much politics and it's causing me too much tension.

I had to delete Instagram last year because it was causing me too much stress hope I don't have to delete Tumblr. I know there is much to fear but I also fear too much stress will kill me.

The news coming out of Iran is terrifying. Where are all the people who shut down universities and protested free Palestine everywhere? And ignored the fact that Hamas is a terrorist group that Palestinians should be free from? Who ignored the hostages? And sometimes even posted that the hostages deserved it even the Bibas children for being Jewish.

Note: I'm not Jewish nor am I saying Israel isn't deserving of criticism but denying the atrocities of a terrorist organization, ignoring facts, and in general supporting a terrorist regime is not the way to go. And frankly, Israelis protested the hell out their government begging them to do everything to get the hostages released alive.

Some people are saying those protesters are silent because the current regime in Iran hates the US and Israel.

But they are also killing the citizens of Iran. Where's the Un? The protests?

The silence feels damning and loud.

Then there's everything going on in the US. Demanding Greenland. Harassing citizens and immigrants and native Americans and generally Ice is being domestic terrorists.

Lots of people are protesting and loud so far not erupting into the violence the government wants to declare martial law.

Free Palestine from Hamas. Free Iran from the terrorists in charge. And free the US from Maga.

Let there be peace on Earth.

Rant over.

That fun entry I wanted to write

Jan. 13th, 2026 10:04 pm
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I'm so tired today. I had a doctor's appointment. The office required every 3 month to maintain my prescription for blood sugar meds and such. The follow up of the follow up of the follow up... For the past four years of follow ups.

It was a good one. My blood pressure was a lower normal reading, my weight was 13 pounds lighter. I'm morbidly obese so that's great news. Left with the promise of blood work in my future and the paperwork to get a mammogram.

The rest of the day was spent working on my farm in farm together 2 and avoiding playing dreamlight valley. I haven't wanted to play lately.

We had a sub for dinner because Ian's work got hectic in the late afternoon as one of his clients screwed up and made it Ian's problem. So when I mentioned the sub shop had a buy one get one sub...

Nori cuddled me a lot today as well. I also got the spreadsheet working again for the fanfiction yearly challenge on Tumblr.

https://www.tumblr.com/fanfic-reading-challenge/804532138916577280/the-2026-fanfic-
reading-challenge-link?source=share

It involves keeping track of the fanfiction I read and I'm curious which fandoms end up on top and which ships.

I finished reading my first book of the year last Friday. It was the English translation of a Chinese book. The English version is called to the sky kingdom by Tang Qi. The whole time I was reading it I couldn't put it down and thought it sounded like the C-dramas my best friend adores. And lol and behold it is. The drama is called Eternal Love and I'm enjoying watching it acted out but with changes of course. The book was better but
I see why they made it chronological the book is constantly switching times as she remembers things. But it was a great book that I apparently got years ago for free.

I'm also working on a book for the sub stack group Big Read where this year we are reading Les Miserables all year a chapter a day. So far I'm enjoying the read but I don't know anything about the plot and it's a slow but charming start.

Jasper has been sleeping through the night again for the past week hopefully he's over whatever was bugging him for the past few months since he had eye surgery. Where he'd come in screaming and scratch at my husband until Ian carried him to the couch and slept out there with him.

Let's see is there anything else going on? Hmm...

I made beef stroganoff with SpƤtzle for the noodles and it was so good. I'm going to be sad if Aldi's doesn't have the dried SpƤtzle noodles again. Last year they only had it for a few months.

https://www.spendwithpennies.com/easy-beef-stroganoff/#wprm-recipe-container-149619

There's the recipe if you want the most delicious beef stroganoff I've ever had. We used portalbella for the mushrooms as those are the only ones Ian likes.

Here we go a nice fun post that doesn't center around how stressful things are. It's almost like back in the good pre 2016 days...

[Promo] Best of 2025

Jan. 13th, 2026 09:24 am
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I'm SO glad I double-checked because I almost missed this! >.<

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Jan. 12th, 2026 09:40 pm
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www.axios.com/2026/01/12/trump-greenland-annex-republican-bill-congress

Had a planned fun post I had worked on in my head a bit of a review of a book I read and a series I'm watching.

And then this news was posted on Tumblr and WTF

Why is it a Floridian? As a Floridian my state is beautiful, our coastlines are gorgeous but everyone of our politicians should be thrown into the sun.

What the fuck is this obsession with Greenland?

Why do you want to risk world war 3 only we'll be with Russia and be the bad side?

Hopefully it's a bill that doesn't pass but so many Republicans have no spine and no brain.

I'm going to go insane.

A synagogue in Jackson Mississippi was burnt down this weekend. Antisemitism is on the rise. Our country is throwing people into camps sometimes even citizens, Ice is killing civilians and so much of the world feels like it's on the edge of war.

Have enough of our vets died that we've forgotten the high cost of war?

Then you have the bravery of the Iranians. I hope they endure and defeat their own government.

But seriously why Greenland? Why pick a fight with our allies? We can already build a base on Greenland without needing to own it.

I just.

*Screams into the void*