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Eventually by anagrrl
SGA
Sheppard/Lorne
Summary: "Yeah," John hears as he starts down the hallway, "they are definitely dating."

wear the circle in my sleep by gloss
Greek mythology AU
Gen
Ariadne, Pasiphae, Daedalus
Archive Restricted
Summary: The Knossos Project overleaps the tired boundaries of knowledge and discipline in its passionate pursuit of innovation in weapons systems.

Corrupture by kat_lair
LotR
Frodo/Sam, Merry/Pippin, Frodo/Merry/Pippin
Summary: The ring whispers to him.

Hagstone by gloss
OW, featuring Hot Single Gay Dad Who Is Also a Shifter
Summary: Two moments early in a new flirtation.

1. If you haven't already, enjoy Wil Wheaton's The Wait, a fanfic celebrating the death of Pat Robertson.

2. brithistorian made a fascinating post about Star Trek and Music asking about the music beyond classical and jazz that our intrepid heroes listen to. I absolutely love the snippet he comes with of Quark admiring Motown.

What music do you headcanon your favorite Star Trek characters listening to beyond what we're canonically shown?

1. zulu sent me Dreamwidth points! <3

2. Emma got all As! Yes, yes, I am the mother of a genius. *preens*

3. I watched a short nature documentary on Netflix called Dancing with Birds about birds of paradise that I would recommend. The narration is a bit silly, and the song choice over the final segment is a head scratcher, but the birds are so lovely and weird. They are so brightly colored (the inside of this one's mouth is bright green! and this one's head is bright orange! and this one's neck feathers are almost luminous!) and their mating dances are so odd. Very entertaining.

4. Everybody go read

Tender Comrade by gloss
Original Work
OMC/OMC

This is arranged marriage, misunderstandings, old soldiers finding their way in peace time--and it is glorious. I do not want to give the story away, but it made me really happy, and I have continued to think about it after I finished reading it, especially the story structure and the way the ending satisfies the promise of the beginning.

5. Have some book reviews:

The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century by John Ruskin

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I think it's fascinating that Ruskin was able to identify meterological changes that we now know were directly caused by the Industrial Revolution although he was roundly derided in the press and disbelieved at the time. What astonishes me most is the degree to which he acutely observes the world around him: detailed observations of colors and shapes and textures. I am so profoundly unobservant, and that way of moving through the world seems delightfully alien to me.



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Burn It Down: Women Writing about Anger by Lilly Dancyger

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I enjoyed this collection of essays about women's anger. The standout for me is Lisa Marie Basile's essay "My Body Is a Sickness Called Anger" that discusses her chronic illness. The whole essay resonates pretty strongly with me, but these two quotes are almost word for word things I've thought before during my own attempts at diagnosis and treatment:

"That's it? I think. That's the answer? I'm just supposed to wait until something much worse happens to convince the doctor that I'm right about my body--and that I'm not histrionic, lying, or exaggerating? [ . . . .] And living in daily pain is my new normal?" (38)

"I understand now that there are two clearly delineated sides in this war waged against my body. The side that fights for it--me--and the side that doesn't, that says my pain is par for the course and to take it, because it's probably not that big of a deal. The side that wants answers, and the side that suggests it's my fault. The side that wants to be heard, and the side that's not listening." (39)

Also enjoyed this line from Melissa Febos's "Rebel Girl": She "used the word f**k as though it were the interstial glue that held all the other words together." (93)



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1. isabellerecs made podfics of my Darcy/Jane series! Everyone go listen:

Podfic of Only Happy When It Rains and Podfic of The Night Gone Black.

2.

Good Bones by Margaret Atwood

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Most of this early volume goes into Good Bones and Simple Murders, but four stories are exclusive to this collection: "Epaulettes," "Adventure Story," "Theology," and "Four Small Paragraphs." Of these four, only "Theology really resonated with me.



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3. Everyone should go read Beginning Where You Are by gloss. It's original F/F, and it's truly stunning. It reminds me of Leckie and also of Wells and a bit of Muir, but the story is also very original, and the world building is truly stunning. I am in awe of how good this is.

4. Josh's cholesterol and triglycerides are high. He's supposed to try to get them down and then get tested again in six months. We bought an inexpensive exercise bike on Amazon which I'm really happy with, so we've got the exercise part covered. Anybody have any diet tips or other suggestions? I can and have googled and get the general gist, but it's always nice hearing from people who have experience.