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Fandom: Good Omens
Pairings/Characters: Aziraphale/Crowley
Rating: T
Length: 5437 words
Creator Links: iamtheenemy (Steph)
Theme: Inept in love

Summary: Crowley gets orders to seduce Aziraphale to the dark side. It goes about as well as you might expect.

Reccer's Notes: Crowley gets orders from Hell to seduce Aziraphale, and Crowley can't really bring himself to try, despite some half-hearted attempts. That's the first half of the fic, the second half is the two of them after the almost apocalypse, and it's very sweet, even if Crowley's brain stops functioning a few times.

Fanwork Links: AO3

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…what form is the Fire Horse (17 February 2026 to 5 February 2027) going to take in the DMBJ fandom bestiary?

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/liam-ramos-and-father-return-minnesota-9.7069972?cmp=rss

A man in a red sweat suit sits next to a young boy wearing a blue hat.

A five-year-old boy and his father detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held in Texas have been released following a judge's order. They have returned to Minnesota, according to the office of U.S. Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/liam-ramos-and-father-return-minnesota-9.7069972?cmp=rss

profiterole_reads

Bridgerton Season 4A was fun!

I'm not big on the Cinderella vibe, as the other stories weren't fairy tale retellings, but I'm super happy that this season is finally Bi!Benedict's turn.

selenak

Festivids went online. I can't create vids myself, but I love watching them. Here are some which especially caught my eye this year:

Babylon 5 : I loved all three of this year's B5 vids, but Marching On really is a love letter to the entire show, and I adore it.

Conclave : The Devil you know : in which there is scheming, rise and fall, and gorgeous cinematography. Captures the spirit (and performances) of the movie really well.

Elementary: Read my mind: my favourite incarnations of Holmes and Watson get a superb outing in this one.

Foundation: So it goes: captures the grandeur, the insanity, the messed up parent/mentor/child (protegé) relationships really really well. (No material from the third season used as far as I can tell, if anyone hasn't watched it yet and doesn't want to be spoiled.)

Knives Out Movies: Now you know: Sondheim/Knives Out OTP! Witty and moving take on all three leads, their stories and the connecting elements.

Star Trek: Prodigy: Find your people: which is what our young heroes do so very well in this lovely show - and in this vid.

Current Mood: cheerful
Current Location: Bamberg

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/blairmore-alberta-bank-branch-closure-9.7065612?cmp=rss

A sign in a window says the CIBC bank machine will be removed Feb. 5 and directs people to their location in Pincher Creek, Alta.

The loss of retail banking service locations is not unique to one bank or to Alberta or to small towns. The Canadian Bankers Association says the number of bank branches is down nationwide: about six per cent from 2020 to 2024. But the closures hit harder in small communities where the options are fewer and farther apart.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/blairmore-alberta-bank-branch-closure-9.7065612?cmp=rss

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-convention-policies-adopted-9.7069756?cmp=rss

Delegates at the Conservative Party's national convention in Calgary voted overwhelmingly Saturday to enact a "stand your ground"-style law to allow someone to protect themselves with lethal force against an intruder in their home. This was one of dozens of policies debated and adopted by delegates, many of which focused on crime, immigration and social policy.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-convention-policies-adopted-9.7069756?cmp=rss

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Photograph of two kingfishers perched on a branch. One is surrounded by a cloud of pink love hearts and the other has a single question mark over its head. Text: Inept in Love, at Fancake.

Bring out your failboats! Our theme for February is inept in love.

These fools are unlucky in love—whether it's due to inexperience, obliviousness, social anxiety, or their own terrible choices—or are so in love they can't function properly. This trope is sometimes called "Idiots in Love," but as "idiot" is an ableist term, I ask that you don't use it in your recs, and just as there are all kinds of love, this theme is for all kinds of relationships.

The tag for this round is: theme: inept in love

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jonw

In the rush of things to do when setting up a new account, I somehow completley forgot to add motorcycles as an interest. Given that I am from the elsewhere lands of Canada where it freezes 6 months out of the year, I guess that is a forgivable sin in January. But I moved to Vancouver Island in May and have repeatedly marvelled at the year-round riding here, so it is still weird that bikes aren't near the top of mind.

I have only been riding since 2020, but I have had four motorcycles so far:

I started out with a 750cc 2007 Honda Shadow ACE (American Classic Edition which was deliberately designed to look bigger than it is to compete with the Harleys of the day). I outgrew that one in a year. I do not have a picture of that one.

Then a 1997 Honda Valkyrie which is an absolutely amazing bike with a 6-cylinder flat engine rather than the very common V-Twin engine seen on most bikes. They went out of production in 2003 except for a single 2014 (ish?) modernization that failed to inspire because they ditched the bad ass hulking look of it. I had to let this one go because bikes that old just need too much maintenance and I had neither the money, skills, nor the garage to maintain it.

Next was a 2011 Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad 1600cc cruiser. That is a really nice bike and is very common on the steets. Its main identifying characteristic is side-opening saddle bags, although the 1500cc has those too. I sold that one because the pre-1700cc Nomads have notoriously rattley engines and while I am not autistic, I do have almost zero tolerance for noises like that so I was never able to actally enjoy the ride. I did a run from Nova Scotia to Ontario one year, though, and it performed well.

Today I have another Nomad, a 1700cc from 2011. That is about 103 cubic inches (for you imperialists) and has a dry weight of over 800 lbs. It is a heavy bike and I have had it the longest of all - about 3 years. I got it with 9,000kms on it and it has 25,000 today. I love this bike, but it is heavy and I am not a spring chicken any more so there may come a time when I have to let it go based on weight alone.

I also have an ebike that is a lot of fun to boot around on, but nowhere near as excting.

OK, now you are caught up on the motorcycles!

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Current Location: Vancouver Island

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lsanderson

ICE

Building power
ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
Backing down isn’t an option’: Minnesota ICE shootings mobilize Americans to join ICE observer groups
The killings of Minneapolis residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti have inspired people across the US to document federal agents’ activities in their communities
Lex McMenamin
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/31/ice-observer-document-immigration-agents

‘We’re fighting for the soul of the country’: how Minnesota residents came together to face ICE
Networks created after police killed George Floyd were reactivated to challenge Trump’s mass deportation policy
Rachel Leingang in Minneapolis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/01/minnesota-twin-cities-ice-protests

Chicago mayor orders police to investigate alleged illegal ICE activity in city
Brandon Johnson gives police ‘clear procedure’ to follow if they witness or get reports of agents involved in illegal activity
Edward Helmore
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/chicago-ice-brandon-johnson

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Name: Jon (JD) Watson

Age: let's just say I was a BBS SysOp before the internet existed.

I mostly post about: day to say stuff. I tend to lean geeky/tecchy and Canadiana, but I think a lot about lots of things and post topics can get pretty random. I keep it clean, mostly, so you can safely check out my content to decide for yourself :)

My hobbies are: journalling (privately, not necessarily online, but there is definitely overlap), writing, nerding out on home tech projects, self-improvement, and caring for my three dogs. If anyone ever asks you how many dogs is too many dogs, the answer is three.

I'm looking to meet people who: are Canadian OR have geeky job/hobbies OR see normal things in deeper ways OR are sane Linux users (AKA, not the alpha-nerd type of boor) AND are tolerant of the incredibly diverse state the world is in AND kind to things and people that can do nothing for them.

My posting schedule tends to be: Dailyish. Usually more than weekly but I doubt I can consistently hit daily.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are: right-wing crap in all its forms, both overt and covert. And, honestly, politics in general. I firmly believe that social media is the worst place to get news or reliably accurate information on anything, and politics has emerged as the most divisive topic to date. Thus, I am not interested in getting involved in political discussions as a general rule.

Before adding me, you should know: I overthink everything and will probably eventually bore you with some deep indepth post about the merits of square toothpicks versus round ones.

Current Mood: calm
Current Location: Vancouver Island

loganberrybunny

Public

House on Haunted Hill (1959)

This was fun. Vincent Price usually is, and he's very Vincent Price here. He plays a millionaire who invites five guests to a party he's giving for his fourth wife. They get $10,000 each... if they survive the night in the locked, haunted mansion. Opening with a black screan and screaming works nicely. Unsurprisingly the 1950s practical effects aren't terrifying, but it has a nice, tense atmosphere. It doesn't always make that much sense, and one late scene requires some pretty stupid behaviour from a main character despite amusing special effects, but the film is often entertaining. Make sure you read the end credits carefully! ★★★½

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swingandswirl

two log cabins with snow on the roofs in a wintery forest the text snowflake challenge january 1 - 31 in white cursive text

So I had to take a break from posting because my eyes decided to act up (After a Deeply Stupid Eye Injury back in college, my left eye likes to throw the occasional tantrum to remind me it's got its eye on me, boyo) but I'm back with challenge #7.

Challenge #7

LIST THREE (or more) THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF. They don’t have to be your favorite things, just things that you think are good. Feel free to expand as much or as little as you want.

Okay! Three things, huh? I'm going to go with one physical thing, one skill, and one emotional thing.

1. I try really hard to be kind.

Especially in the world we live in, where it's so easy to fall into snark, or into the trap of valuing nonexistent moral purity over imperfect action towards a better present and future, this is one of the things I like best about myself. So while I have certain bedrock principles I won't deviate from, I try very hard to give people grace, both IRL and in fandom. At the end of it, you've gotta be kind.

2. I am a good writer.

There's a Discord I'm in with a writing vent channel, and it always discomfits me a little to hear people tear their own writing down. Now, am I a literary great? Ha, nope. But I am a skilled writer, enough so that I enjoy rereading my own work, lol. Perhaps once Snowflake is over I'll create a self-rec list?

3. I like how my face looks.

So I grew up in a deeply colourist society, although I've been lucky in that my immediate family has never held with that or given me crap for it. What I didn't like about my face was that I don't have the kind of open-mouthed smile that is considered classically beautiful. (My teeth are fine, just small.) Add to that some baby fat that stubbornly stuck around, and nope. It took the pandemic, and seeing my face on Zoom for hours on end to realize that hey, just because I don't photograph well, it doesn't mean there aren't nice things about my face - how my eyes crinkle when I smile, how animated my expressions get when I'm excited about something, how well bright red lipstick contrasts with my dark skin. So yeah. It took a while, but I can safely say that I love my face.

kalloway

M, Boycritter, and I went down to the nearest Hobbytown (about an hour away) for Bandai Builders Day yesterday. This Hobbytown just became the only Bandai Builders certified shop in the state, so I definitely wanted to support them and their events. (Hobbytowns are franchise shops and each individual one is locally owned.)

This event had a free 30 Minute Fantasy kit, unique to this event! We got there a smidge early, did our check-in (and skewed their demographics, ha!), and got our kits. It was a pretty simplified kit, so I think it only took about 15-20 minutes to build. We chatted with other folks who turned up and posed for some photos while working, lol. By the time we were done, other people were arriving and waiting for our seats. Yay for a good turnout! By the time we'd finished shopping, maybe 2/3 of their stock of the event kit was gone.

(I picked up a 30MF accessory set, HG Abyss, HG 0 Gundam ACD, and HG Murasame Kai as well. M got a ton of paint for his tanks - though he did like the event kit and might pick up some 30MF stuff. Boycritter got a RG RX-78-2 Gramps and HG Sazabi.)

From there we went up to the conveyor sushi place and ate ourselves broke. So tasty! I tried to be a little more adventurous and found a few things I really liked. Next time I want to try more. ^_^

Details aren't entirely available yet, but there's some sort of 30 Minute Label competition in March and I'm interested, but that's also not a lot of time to come up with something, get a kit, and build. So I guess we'll see. But then again, I'd really like to enter for the fun of entering. Hmm.

siria

The Long Goodbye
The Pitt | Gen | ~1200 words | Thanks to

sheafrotherdon for reading over this.

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fred_mouse posting in

unclutter

How goes the decluttering? Have you shifted anything out of the house? Found something to sort through? Had thoughts on things you can let go of?

Comments open to locals, lurkers, drive by sticky beaks, and anyone I've forgotten to mention.

Congratulations to everyone who has found and/or disposed on any clutter in the last week!

Optional extra, for those who did the low key January challenge: was there anything you want to comment on? Shall we look to do it again next year? I very much appreciated that there were people willing to get involved, and it helped me with focusing my uncluttering. I have a whole area in the main room that is now clear of junk!

In case you need to hear it: if you have a challenge you want to run, or you need a buddy for something, this is an open community. It is absolutely fine for you to decide to run something! No permissions are needed. I only checked in for this one because I needed the motivation of knowing other people were going to be involved.

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kingstoken in fancake - Good Omens: The Seduction Malfunction by iamtheenemy
minoanmiss - Sleepover Sunday Meme
full_metal_ox in c_ent - If 2025 was the Year of the Hydra Cypress…
cbc_topnews_feed - 5-year-old Liam Ramos and father return to Minnesota from Texas detention facility
profiterole_reads - Bridgerton Season 4A
selenak - Vid recs
cbc_topnews_feed - Blairmore latest Alberta community to lose bank branch — a trend seen across Canada
cbc_topnews_feed - The Conservative Party is overhauling its policy playbook. Here's what's changing
runpunkrun in fancake - Round 183: Inept in Love
jonw - How could I forget the motorcyces?
princessofgeeks - In which the Princess goes to a hockey game
lsanderson - 2026.02.01
smbc_comics_feed - Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Grow
friendof_dorothy in small_fandoms - Drabblethon: How long is a Century? (Neighbours TV)
jonw in addme - Greetings from western Canada
loganberrybunny - Film post: House on Haunted Hill (1959)
swingandswirl - Snowflake Challenge #7: Three Things You Like About Yourself
kalloway - Road Trip Day
siria - 2584 / Fic - The Pitt
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Good Omens: The Seduction Malfunction by iamtheenemy

Sleepover Sunday Meme

If 2025 was the Year of the Hydra Cypress…

5-year-old Liam Ramos and father return to Minnesota from Texas detention facility

Bridgerton Season 4A

Vid recs

Blairmore latest Alberta community to lose bank branch — a trend seen across Canada

The Conservative Party is overhauling its policy playbook. Here's what's changing

Round 183: Inept in Love

How could I forget the motorcyces?

In which the Princess goes to a hockey game

2026.02.01

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Grow

Drabblethon: How long is a Century? (Neighbours TV)

Greetings from western Canada

Film post: House on Haunted Hill (1959)

Snowflake Challenge #7: Three Things You Like About Yourself

Road Trip Day

2584 / Fic - The Pitt

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