Jupiter with the Great Red Spot
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If you wanna know if he loves you so - Star Wars Prequels story
Jan. 10th, 2026 12:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
petraIf you wanna know if he loves you so (150 words) by Petra
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars - All Media Types
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Obi-Wan Kenobi/Anakin Skywalker, Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker
Characters: Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi
Additional Tags: Drabble and a Half, Alternate Universe - Soulmates
Summary:
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This is not the first thing I have written recently that was allteland's fault, but it sure is the first Star Wars she's responsible for.
There are discussion questions in the first comment.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars - All Media Types
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Obi-Wan Kenobi/Anakin Skywalker, Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker
Characters: Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi
Additional Tags: Drabble and a Half, Alternate Universe - Soulmates
Summary:
"May I?" says Master Qui-Gon's padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi, reaching toward Anakin's shoulder and leaning down.
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This is not the first thing I have written recently that was all
teland's fault, but it sure is the first Star Wars she's responsible for.There are discussion questions in the first comment.
Stayed up too late last night
Jan. 10th, 2026 12:25 amsilver_chipmunkAfter I wrote here didn't get to bed until 5:00 am. Slept til 10:00, woke up to be reminded that I had a therapy appointment at 10:30. So I stayed up and had my visit with the therapist, then went back to sleep for some hours. I forget what time it was when we both finally got up.
So we had breakfast/brunch/lunch of smoked fish and cream cheese on gluten free sandwich things, which was really delicious.
Then I took a shower and got dressed.
And then I remembered that I was supposed to call the oncologist and try to get my appointment changed so RK could take me. It was after 4:00 by then. I called, and got a call back time for 4:30. They called back by about 4:35, and I tried to get the appointment changed but the doctor had already left for the day so they couldn't make the appointment and will call me back Monday.
Thenmashfanficchick and I went to Dunkin Donuts and had beverages, and then I left for my meeting.
I actually got ther with enough time to have my pizza for dinner before the meeting. The meeting was very good, we got two newcomers.
After the meeting, M drove me to the bus stop. He left me at 9:00, when the bus was supposed to come at 9:05. It didn't. It was nearly a half hour late. And my transit apps, both of them, were no help at all. I was very frustrated. Worse, it turns out the FWiB wasn't getting my emails , and so didn't email me. I was getting more and more frustrated.
The bus finally showed, and I got to 31st and Linden with only 5 minutes to wait til the 61 showed up. So I took that, and just t cement my bad mood, he didn't stop for my stop request until I said "Hey, the stop" and we were almost in the intersection.
The FWiB, not knowing I had been trying to get him for 45 minutes, sent me an annoyingly cheery message when he finally got one of mine. I snapped back, and snarled all the way home.
When he told me he hadn't gotten my other emails, I started to calm down, andmashfanficchick called me and we talked for a bit which completed the process.
Except that when I went to Team the FWiB, we had technical difficulties again. We finally got through to each other but I had the damn ding-ding-dinging of the Teams app giong through the whole call.
But I survived, and we had a nice chat. Then I got off and started here.
Now it's time for bed.
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2.mashfanficchick
3. My meetings and the people there.
4. The rain had stopped by the time I was waiting for the bus.
5. Smoked fish.
6. Bed soon.
So we had breakfast/brunch/lunch of smoked fish and cream cheese on gluten free sandwich things, which was really delicious.
Then I took a shower and got dressed.
And then I remembered that I was supposed to call the oncologist and try to get my appointment changed so RK could take me. It was after 4:00 by then. I called, and got a call back time for 4:30. They called back by about 4:35, and I tried to get the appointment changed but the doctor had already left for the day so they couldn't make the appointment and will call me back Monday.
Then
mashfanficchick and I went to Dunkin Donuts and had beverages, and then I left for my meeting.I actually got ther with enough time to have my pizza for dinner before the meeting. The meeting was very good, we got two newcomers.
After the meeting, M drove me to the bus stop. He left me at 9:00, when the bus was supposed to come at 9:05. It didn't. It was nearly a half hour late. And my transit apps, both of them, were no help at all. I was very frustrated. Worse, it turns out the FWiB wasn't getting my emails , and so didn't email me. I was getting more and more frustrated.
The bus finally showed, and I got to 31st and Linden with only 5 minutes to wait til the 61 showed up. So I took that, and just t cement my bad mood, he didn't stop for my stop request until I said "Hey, the stop" and we were almost in the intersection.
The FWiB, not knowing I had been trying to get him for 45 minutes, sent me an annoyingly cheery message when he finally got one of mine. I snapped back, and snarled all the way home.
When he told me he hadn't gotten my other emails, I started to calm down, and
mashfanficchick called me and we talked for a bit which completed the process.Except that when I went to Team the FWiB, we had technical difficulties again. We finally got through to each other but I had the damn ding-ding-dinging of the Teams app giong through the whole call.
But I survived, and we had a nice chat. Then I got off and started here.
Now it's time for bed.
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2.
mashfanficchick3. My meetings and the people there.
4. The rain had stopped by the time I was waiting for the bus.
5. Smoked fish.
6. Bed soon.
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Jan. 9th, 2026 09:34 pmolivermossHockey again, but I will put most of it under a cut. Photo is some of the rookies in their Pride Night fits from last night
( hockey and some cool pictures )
( hockey and some cool pictures )
Weekend protests – SHOW UP
Jan. 9th, 2026 08:45 pmsolarbirdPROTESTS. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. LOTS OF THEM. SHOW UP.
Here’s a bunch on the Washington State wet side. All over the place, and I do mean all over. Like Tulalip, and Sequim. Don’t get me wrong, I like Sequim, but it is not a big place. Here’s the list. All kinds of times, all kinds of places.
Sundays are further down but this list isn’t in good date order, idk why. So keep scrolling.
I’m sure wherever you are has some too.Pick one and get out there.
Posted via Solarbird{y|z|yz}, Collected.
Sleep Lab
Jan. 9th, 2026 09:57 pmdays_unfoldingWoke up a little after 6:30 AM. Got my groceries. I forgot a couple of things, so I’ll have to submit another order tomorrow. Got an enormous bag of oranges, so I’ll have to work on eating it. And I think that I'll pop some blueberries.
I put my compression socks on after my shower. I put on the ones with pink flamingos because I thought that they'd go best with my "under-the-ocean" hoodie. Style is important :) I'm saving the navy polka dots ones to wear with my navy London hoodie tomorrow. I hope that they work. And I bought an enormous water pitcher to bring upstairs with me. The socks feel kind of good, like they're massaging my legs.
Oliver is growling at Gracie. I don't blame him because earlier, Gracie pinned him down, and Gracie and Bella were play-biting him. I had to break it up. He was Not Amused. I'm asking Gracie how someone as cute as her can be such a little hellion.
I need to get two more pillows for the pillow shams. I'm buying cheap pillows because Gracie chews on them.
I read an article called "How to Make Your Economy-Class Seat a Little Less Miserable," and one of the things that it says is to get an aisle seat for long-haul flights. I haven't booked my flights to Europe later this year yet (I'll do that this weekend), so I'll get an aisle seat.
I have meetings right before and right after lunch, so no nap today.
I need to make some lentil soup to get some B vitamins in me. I'll look for a recipe. Found one. Maybe I should go grocery shopping after I return the sleep equipment tomorrow. I need a blender for the recipe. Do I have one? Yes, I have a fancy one that Mom's friend bought her.
I did get a short nap. My 11:00 meeting ended early.
My boss and I were taking about cats and dogs and such, and I just remembered that I need to put up the bird feeder. I'll add it to my weekend list.
Made an appointment to have my car looked at a week from today. (It's making sounds like something is dragging and thumping noises when you turn the steering wheel hard.)
Off work for the weekend. Fed the critters. (I’m not hungry because I ate lunch late. I’m not sure what to do until I need to go to the sleep clinic. I guess that I’ll work on a grocery list (done).
I’ve had a sore throat and slight cough all day, but that’s it for symptoms.
The book that I’m reading suggested Factor Health for extensive blood tests. Quest Diagnostics has something similar, but I think that Factor pays for two blood tests a year. Yikes, they take around 10 vials of blood.
Got the sleep study equipment. He asked me when I was going to bed and I said, “I don’t know,” so he picked 11 PM. I think that I’ll have to sleep without the dogs. So I’m going to eat (done) and post.
I put my compression socks on after my shower. I put on the ones with pink flamingos because I thought that they'd go best with my "under-the-ocean" hoodie. Style is important :) I'm saving the navy polka dots ones to wear with my navy London hoodie tomorrow. I hope that they work. And I bought an enormous water pitcher to bring upstairs with me. The socks feel kind of good, like they're massaging my legs.
Oliver is growling at Gracie. I don't blame him because earlier, Gracie pinned him down, and Gracie and Bella were play-biting him. I had to break it up. He was Not Amused. I'm asking Gracie how someone as cute as her can be such a little hellion.
I need to get two more pillows for the pillow shams. I'm buying cheap pillows because Gracie chews on them.
I read an article called "How to Make Your Economy-Class Seat a Little Less Miserable," and one of the things that it says is to get an aisle seat for long-haul flights. I haven't booked my flights to Europe later this year yet (I'll do that this weekend), so I'll get an aisle seat.
I have meetings right before and right after lunch, so no nap today.
I need to make some lentil soup to get some B vitamins in me. I'll look for a recipe. Found one. Maybe I should go grocery shopping after I return the sleep equipment tomorrow. I need a blender for the recipe. Do I have one? Yes, I have a fancy one that Mom's friend bought her.
I did get a short nap. My 11:00 meeting ended early.
My boss and I were taking about cats and dogs and such, and I just remembered that I need to put up the bird feeder. I'll add it to my weekend list.
Made an appointment to have my car looked at a week from today. (It's making sounds like something is dragging and thumping noises when you turn the steering wheel hard.)
Off work for the weekend. Fed the critters. (I’m not hungry because I ate lunch late. I’m not sure what to do until I need to go to the sleep clinic. I guess that I’ll work on a grocery list (done).
I’ve had a sore throat and slight cough all day, but that’s it for symptoms.
The book that I’m reading suggested Factor Health for extensive blood tests. Quest Diagnostics has something similar, but I think that Factor pays for two blood tests a year. Yikes, they take around 10 vials of blood.
Got the sleep study equipment. He asked me when I was going to bed and I said, “I don’t know,” so he picked 11 PM. I think that I’ll have to sleep without the dogs. So I’m going to eat (done) and post.
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- compression socks,
- food,
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- oliver,
- orient express,
- sick,
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- travel,
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Snowflake Challenge #4
Jan. 10th, 2026 04:15 pmimhilienChallenge #4: Rec The Contents Of Your Last Page
Any website that you like, be it fanfiction, art, social media, or something a bit more eccentric!
I like visiting a fantasy book review blog here - https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/ They review the latest books and there's a month each year where female authors are interviewed.
Any website that you like, be it fanfiction, art, social media, or something a bit more eccentric!
I like visiting a fantasy book review blog here - https://www.fantasybookcafe.com/ They review the latest books and there's a month each year where female authors are interviewed.
Dept. of This and That
Jan. 9th, 2026 08:15 pmkaffy_rPills and Novels
There's nothing like getting up, grabbing the handful of pills you normally scarf down, and having one of the horse pill-sized vitamins get caught in your throat. There's that initial split second of "Oh, it'll go down when I swallow again" and then panic - and pain - as the damn thing doesn't go down.
Actually, painful doesn't even begin to describe it; agony is probably a better description. I kept trying to dissolve it with water, but it wasn't working. I was literally on my knees because of the pain. I woke up BB and between crying and gagging I managed to tell him what was wrong. He got up and did the Heimlich maneuver on me. It didn't shoot the pill out of my mouth, but it did move it just enough so that, about a minute later, I was able to cough, and the cough finally sent the thing stomach-ward.
Truly, for him to roll out of bed, bleary-eyed, and immediately know to do the maneuver, just reminds me that he is by far the most level-headed man I know.
As of tonight, my throat feels as if I've come down with something flu-like. I know my struggle to get the pill down my gullet caused some bleeding, since I had that coppery taste in my mouth that's unmistakable. With any luck, it will heal relatively quickly.
I'm never again taking all my morning pills at once. 😬
On the other hand, I finally put up the 19th and final chapter of "Gleaning Musutachi," the original novel I wrote for NaNoWriMo, of blessed memory, over on![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
originalkaffy_r . It's monumentally flawed, and wouldn't make it to anyone's slush pile, much less publication, but I didn't write it to get published. I wrote it because I wanted to complete something of novel length. I'm fond of the characters I created and, despite the flaws, the world I created pleases me. I also managed to keep the plot from completely disintegrating. Yay, me.
So pill pain, and something I could put up as a completed original novel. I love Fridays.
There's nothing like getting up, grabbing the handful of pills you normally scarf down, and having one of the horse pill-sized vitamins get caught in your throat. There's that initial split second of "Oh, it'll go down when I swallow again" and then panic - and pain - as the damn thing doesn't go down.
Actually, painful doesn't even begin to describe it; agony is probably a better description. I kept trying to dissolve it with water, but it wasn't working. I was literally on my knees because of the pain. I woke up BB and between crying and gagging I managed to tell him what was wrong. He got up and did the Heimlich maneuver on me. It didn't shoot the pill out of my mouth, but it did move it just enough so that, about a minute later, I was able to cough, and the cough finally sent the thing stomach-ward.
Truly, for him to roll out of bed, bleary-eyed, and immediately know to do the maneuver, just reminds me that he is by far the most level-headed man I know.
As of tonight, my throat feels as if I've come down with something flu-like. I know my struggle to get the pill down my gullet caused some bleeding, since I had that coppery taste in my mouth that's unmistakable. With any luck, it will heal relatively quickly.
I'm never again taking all my morning pills at once. 😬
On the other hand, I finally put up the 19th and final chapter of "Gleaning Musutachi," the original novel I wrote for NaNoWriMo, of blessed memory, over on
originalkaffy_r . It's monumentally flawed, and wouldn't make it to anyone's slush pile, much less publication, but I didn't write it to get published. I wrote it because I wanted to complete something of novel length. I'm fond of the characters I created and, despite the flaws, the world I created pleases me. I also managed to keep the plot from completely disintegrating. Yay, me. So pill pain, and something I could put up as a completed original novel. I love Fridays.
Image claiming to show Renee Nicole Good's car aimed at ICE officer isn't what it seems
Jan. 10th, 2026 01:11 amsnopes_feedCredible videos of the shooting showed the wheels of Good's car were turned away from the agent when she moved forward and he shot her.