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Hello everyone! Sorry for disappearing for the past couple of weeks. I got so bogged down by life and all of the hobbies I've picked up and put into my schedule that one day, I just went like, "Screw this, YEET."

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Anyway, I guess that's enough for now. I'm sorry I have not been keeping up with everyone's journals. This week, I will try to clear out my inbox and post my June birthdays thread in bnha_fans :")

I think about writing more journal entries often, but my brain is seriously uncooperative and sometimes I just get tired of fighting myself to do things. In any case, please tell me what you've been up to lately, and how the year has been for you so far!

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tolkien-fanfiction-survey:

In the 2020 Tolkien Fanfiction Survey, Maria and I added a question: Do you identify as part of a marginalized group? The item included a checklist of options, as well as a space for “Other.” Seven people used the latter option to add “neurodivergent” … and just like how teachers always say, “If you have a question, that means five other people do too?” I took those seven forward-thinking responses to mean that way more likely would have checked that option if it existed.
So this year, we added it! And 48% of participants checked it.
The phrasing of this item is important too. We are missing from the data neurodivergent folks who don’t find that their neurodivergence causes them to be marginalized.
A likely conclusion is that at least half—and maybe way more than half—of people who write and read Tolkien-based fanfiction are neurodivergent. While I’m trying to keep the survey from growing too much more, I wonder if asking about neurodivergence minus marginalization would be valuable to add in 2025.

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muscle_wizard

Recently a friend and I were swapping album recommendations, and of course queer women came up *g*

jane foster
album: god given

Musically it was a little hard on my ears due to my sensitivities but other than that, I loved it. It's an incredibly honest journey through the emotions she experienced and the friends she lost during her transition. It's raw and unapologetically angry. It's about intercommunity grief and yearning, reclaiming love, and learning what peace can look like. If I have to pick one track, the ending track really brought me to tears: Transgender Space Theme. It felt like a warm, solid hug.

Go give it a listen and drop $9 if you like it <3

King Princess
album: Girl Violence

I missed her latest release last year and caught up last month. It's by far my favorite of her albums. I've added it to my list of cds I need to buy this year. Her songs range from dreamy to in your face and are packed with personal stories that made me ache at times.

Why does nobody mention
that girls can be violent

is just an incredible thesis for the whole album. It gave me understanding of situations I haven't lived and catharsis for the ones I did.

Multiple options on Bandcamp for purchase if you so choose c:

yourlibrarian

1) I finished the series Hacks. I was very ambivalent about the show's first season, and was not enthusiastic about the second either. But I definitely get that in order to end where we did in the last season the two characters had to start poles apart. So I felt like the final season was a huge payoff to viewers who had stuck through the show all the way through. Would definitely recommend.

I was reading a good article (about TV shows on the tech industry) that included this: "the show is uniquely skilled at depicting the complicated mix of emotions that animate creative partnerships, and makes a strong argument for the idea that your true soulmate is the person that you most love making stuff with." It was talking about a show I loved, Halt and Catch Fire, but it applies equally well to Hacks. The fact that both shows featured female partnerships is a real bonus.

2) I had wondered a while back why Disney was partnering with Max to do a bundle (whereas Hulu + Disney + ESPN was all in-house, so an obvious option). Apparently, it's because bundling is very successful in keeping people subscribed. "Two years ago, only 10 percent of every new subscription for a major streaming service was for a bundled offering…Now, bundles account for a third of all new subscriptions, and 28 percent of all subscriptions, double the share in 2024." ( Read more... )

3) I was commenting over on Pillowfort about Tumblr's latest move to make commenting more prominent on the site. As I said there "As a totally anecdotal point, I rarely follow Tumblr links anymore because so often I'm blocked from seeing the linked content. But when I do get through I'm often surprised how little response I see the posts getting." So I'm wondering if this move is because, between the repeated exodus of people and the blocking of content to visitors, that the site traffic is actually in sharp decline. One way to make it more obvious people are active and to encourage them to speak up, is to surface comments more prominently.

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rydra_wong

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It's now the 25th.

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We stayed home on Saturday. IKEA was due to stop by with a delivery, but it got all messed up from the day before. I don’t know why they thought they could deliver Friday when we explicitly said to come on Saturday though I also can’t say I’m surprised. DPD is the worst. It’s been three days and we still don’t have our parcel. Anyway I didn’t mind just taking it easy. It was still a bit hot and I’ve noticed that the heat makes me feel sleepy. I took a nap and Quentin actually joined me too. We finished watching Imperfect Women. While I wasn’t a fan of the book, I had been looking forward to the show. Kerry Washington, Elizabeth Moss and Kate Mara as the leads? Yes please! Overall it was interesting enough, but they changed the final twist and I don’t think that decision was for the better. Ah well, I’m still glad we checked it out. I also tuned in for a bit of the Champions League final as Q had it on. He was understandably upset with Arsenal losing in penalties. That is never fair way to go out. At least they had already won the Premier League so he wasn’t too sad.
I actually went out on Sunday! I’m not sure what came over me lol, but I just did not feel like sitting around. Q headed over to the Emirates to watch the Arsenal victory parade. I could have gone with however the thought of waiting for hours and being surrounded by so many people was not appealing at all. Instead I took myself to Picturehouse Central to watch Power Ballad. I didn’t even want to watch this film initially; the trailer had been played to death and it seemed pretty generic. And then I discovered that the director is the same guy who did Begin Again which is one of my favorite movies of all time. Suddenly it all made sense and I fell in love. Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas were perfect in their roles. They had an easy dynamic that was fun to watch even when things turned sour. The original songs were also A+ - I have had How To Write A Song (Without You) stuck in my head since. After the film, I ate lunch at Chipotle, dropped off a return at H&M and then came home. In the evening Q and I binged the entirety of A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder season two. It has been a hot minute since I read the books, but the story quickly came back to me. The stakes were ramped up even higher this time around and I thought it was so well done. It ended on a cliffhanger too so I hope it won’t be another two years until we get the inevitable season three.
Today marked my new stint at a site called RWE. They’re the largest power producer in the UK. In a few weeks they will be moving to a new building, but they still need a full reception team. All this week I will be with Sonia and Jessie. They will train me, then next week it’s Jessie and I and then after that I will be with someone else until the end of the month. As nice as it is to see Sonia and spend time with her, this site is already not my cup of tea. It is way too quiet. I’m sure that the move hasn’t helped because most people are either working from home or they have already moved over, but still. It’s only going to get worse too. I’m still keeping everything I have crossed that I get this job at the Crown Estate. Klaudia texted me today that she’s been singing my praises even more to Danielle and that she’ll be there in the first interview so we shall see…

amado1

May 09: Death to Smoochy
May 10: Primate
May 23: Motocrossed!
May 27: The Birdcage

I also watched Conclave multiple times but didn't mark the dates, probably somewhere between Primate and Motocrossed!

Thoughts:

Adored "Death to Smoochy," one of my new faves. I'm such a simp for Danny Devito films, and this one was right up my alley. Objectively I can see that it's too long, but I don't care, and I have no other criticisms. The dark sense of humor was perfect for me, loved Robin Williams as Rainbow Ralph. Rich is a huge Ed Norton fan, so it also appealed to him, since Norton plays Smoochy.

Primate was decent but flawed, and the flaws are mostly personal gripes that won't apply to everyone who sees it. First of all, I used to be completely obsessed with ape language experiments, so I was a little miffed at this movie for its "the chimp only attacks because of rabies" plotline; I guess I expected more of a commentary about the abuses common in these programs, more of a real-world consequences vibe. The other gripe I had was that I found the main character totally insufferable XD And dumb! But I can forgive "dumb" in a horror movie. I found all the other characters much more likable, generally decent people, so it was painful to watch them all die while the main character limped on. It was notable, imo, that the main character was white, and all (or most?) of the side characters who died were people of color. That's a racist faux pas you don't see as often in movies these days, so it was a bit startling.

Side note, do y'all remember that ultra-racist KKK character from the Final Destination movies? The one with the race track? He's from my city. Our claim to fame.

Motocrossed!: This Disney Channel Original Movie keeps getting mentioned in gay essay collections I've read, and every time, I'm like, "UGH, I WANT TO WATCH THAT!" It's a loose Twelfth Night retelling. Andi and her twin brother Andy (I know) are both talented motocross riders, but their dad will only let the male Andy race. When Andy breaks his leg just before the start of the season, Dad goes on an international hunt for a new rider, while Andi chops her hair and takes her brother's spot, incognito. I like it far better than other genderswap movies like She's the Man and Just One of the Guys. Andi's switch is way more convincing than She's the Man, imo, and the acting and humor all struck me as more competent/skilled. Overall, honestly, this was like shockingly good for a DCOM. (I had a moment of envy when I told my mom about it and she knew the entire plot. GIRL how were YOU watching this 2001 cable-TV movie when we didnt have cable in 2001? And I never saw it?? But it was a good bonding moment. Mom loves genderswap sports movies.)

The Birdcage: Streamed this with Yani. I think this was my first rewatch as an adult; I was obsessed with the movie as a kid. It hits better now, believe it or not, and of course there were tons of jokes I get now that I didn't get at age 9 or so. The last time I tried to rewatch it as an adult, I was in my early 20s, so I was smack-dab in the middle of that ultra woke stage a lot of Millennials went through, and I couldn't enjoy the film; I was too busy disapproving of casting choices and "stereotypes" that the Internet told me to be mad at.

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This week's prompt is:

Drip

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P.s. I'll take care of tagging.

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amado1

Total: 12 books

-- A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman;
-- The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis;
-- The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich;
-- Rotten Tommy by David Sodergren;
-- The Toughest Indian in the World by Sherman Alexie;
-- Tracks by Louise Erdrich;
-- Conclave by Robert Harris (reread);
-- Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews;
-- Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich;
-- The 2000s Made Me Gay: Essays on Pop Culture by Grace Perry;
-- Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything by Alyson Stoner;
-- Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver.

Short Stories: 2

-- The Gay Old Dog by Edna Ferber;
-- Brothers by Sherwood Anderson.

( Thoughts )

Short stories:

Both of these are early 20th Century Chicago stories with similar vibes -- loneliness, unfulfilled romance, death. Both exquisite. Ferber's story is packed full of wry humor, whereas Anderson's story takes a more lyrical, poetic approach. It's got his signature plain, monosyllabic style but makes brilliant use of repetition and looping, so that it feels like a song. Despite this, I'd probably recommend Ferber's story over Anderson's. For sure, she's less well-known, and I think her story is overall just easier to melt into. It follows an old man-about-town named Jo who seems to have it all--booming WWI-era business in saddles and halters, tons of money and fine things. But it weaves back through his early years, when the business was failing and he was taking care of his younger sisters, and details his failed romance with a young woman. The ending is a fantastic little punch. He reunites by chance with the woman he loved. They both happen to be at a parade for soldiers going off to WWI, the same war Jo is profiting from. She's furious, and crying for her son--her son, not Jo's--but Jo sees him in the crowd, recognizes him, and forgets the boy isn't his.

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which_chick

Called the new dentist, completed all the new patient paperwork. They will see me tomorrow. (Turns out all I need to go get a new dentist is about four days of not being able to chew on that whole side of my mouth.)

Also I've made progress on the new(er) plow truck project. Bought one, it has insurance, and it's at the car guy for a prelim inspection, muffler, and fixing of the "pulls to the right when braking" issue. Assuming it passes muster, the plow hijinks will be installed upon it and we'll tootle around in it this summer to make sure it works well enough. And I probably need to buy it chains because I don't think my existing chains will fit it. More research is needed.

bluapapilio

Used my manga TBR boardgame. I read 9/9 on my last board.

Avatar:

Gon
Skill: Choose your own prompt once

Roll #1:

A 2, prompt: love interests who don't get along - Core Scramble.

Roll #2:

A 1, prompt: sci-fi romance. Apparently this is sci-fi somehow - Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei.

Roll #3:

A 5 and the TBR tile, 10x28 is Brother.

Roll #4:

A 1, prompt: European ambience - Akuyaku Reijou desuga, Shiawase ni Nattemesemasu wa!.

Roll #5:

A 2, prompt: mutual unrequited love - Nousatsu Maid in Scissors - Echiechi Kyun.

Roll #6:

A 4 and Double Prompts, urban fantasy + transported to another world. Yeaah not gonna happen. New 2nd prompt is a oneshot. Oh hey I found something - Tensei shita no de Kyousei Hatsujou Mahou de Sekai Heiwa wo Mezashimasu.

Roll #7:

A 5, prompt: published between '05-'10 - Shugo Chara!.

Roll #8:

A 6, prompt: comedy fantasy - Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen.

Roll #9:

A 1, prompt: published after '20 - GACHIAKUTA.

Roll #10:

A 4, prompt: weapon on the cover - Kagurabachi.

Roll #11:

A 5, prompt: mystery historical - Golden Kamui.

Roll #12:

A 6 and the end, reward is Akuyaku Reijou no Naka no Hito.

~Manga TBR List~

[BL/Action] Core Scramble
[GL/Fantasy] Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei
[BL/Romance] Brother
[Villainess] Akuyaku Reijou desuga, Shiawase ni Nattemesemasu wa!
[BL] Nousatsu Maid in Scissors - Echiechi Kyun
[Fantasy/Adult] Tensei shita no de Kyousei Hatsujou Mahou de Sekai Heiwa wo Mezashimasu ✔️
[Magical Girl] Shugo Chara!
[Magical Girl] Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen
[Action/Fantasy] GACHIAKUTA
[Action/Supernatural] Kagurabachi
[Action/Historical] Golden Kamui
[Villainess/Fantasy] Akuyaku Reijou no Naka no Hito

x4 shoujo/josei, x3 shounen/seinen, x3 BL, x1 GL, x1 other

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bluapapilio

For my manga TBR list

Finished volume 1 of Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei and rated it 7/10.

Read Boku no Hero Academia ch. 271-272.

Read Kachou, Kekkon Shimashou!!, rated it 7.5/10.

Read ch. 6 of Dengeki Daisy.

Read ch. 1055-1057 of Detective Conan.

(Re)read ch. 3 of Slam Dunk.

Read Konna Otoko ni Dare ga Shita, rated it 5.5/10.

Read Junjou Romantica Act 7.5.

Read ch. 9 of Akuyaku Reijou no Naka no Hito!

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dickinsons

I have reached 100 episodes in my Classic Who watch! This means I've got two episodes left of The Daleks' Master Plan. I'm really glad my timing worked so well, because I got to watch the two recently recovered episodes. It's a bit of a rough era for the companions, with Vicki leaving because Maureen O'Brien complained about the writing for Galaxy 4 and Katarina getting killed off so quickly and in such a horrific way. But I must say I'm really enjoying watching all of Classic Who and tracking my progress!

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just had the emo-ist moment when listening to NSN and having ISTTG come to mind:

i know everything
i dont know anything
i wanted you to see
ill sit back and ill watch the show
yeah ill watch the show
and ill lay awake and ill watch the stars as they collide

and my eyes, they dont see
and i dont breathe the way i used to
yeah my lips, whoa, they dont sing
and i wont be the way i was on that night

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Current Location: my own personal liminal space
Current Music: The Yippee EP by Never Shout Never

pauraque

Happy Pride Month! In June I'll be reviewing media by trans and nonbinary creators.

Alan L. Hart (1890-1962) was one of the first trans men in the US to have gender-affirming surgery. He was a doctor himself and had an illustrious career in which he made major breakthroughs in our understanding of tuberculosis, and particularly the use of X-rays to diagnose it. He was also a successful fiction writer, publishing several short stories and four novels that drew on his experiences as a physician, which were well-received for their insights into the daily struggles and petty egos of the medical world.

His second novel, 1936's The Undaunted, follows Dr. Richard Cameron, who returns to civilian medical practice after serving in the Great War. He becomes fascinated by pernicious anemia, a condition that at the time has no known cause and no cure. He discovers an effective treatment, but to get his findings published and recognized he has to deal with lack of research funding, uncooperative patients, jealous rival doctors, egomaniacal laboratory heads, and greedy pharmaceutical companies. (Are we sure this was written 90 years ago?) Intertwined with his career are two important relationships: his love interest Judith, a university librarian whom he struggles to connect with because he's been hurt before, and his friend Dr. Sandy Farquhar, a radiologist who lives in fear of being outed as gay.

( cut for length )

Hart's books were out of print for decades, but his first two novels, Doctor Mallory and The Undaunted, were recently brought back into print by Propeller Books and are available through Bookshop.org. Funnily enough, Propeller's interest is not in early trans authors, but rather in Pacific Northwest authors—Hart practiced medicine in Oregon for some time, and both books are at least partly set there. Whatever works!

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