dorchadas | Reading

There's a local queer contra that I have known about for a very long time (probably close to a decade tbh, which is wild) (mostly because I uh keep forgetting exactly how long I've been out here) but have never actually gone to because the friend who got me into contra during college wouldn't go (which, hah, idk if she'd call herself queer, so.) and I usually only went to the dances with friends, so. No reason to. I've never really cared about the Intrinsic Gendering Of Dance Terminology anyway (calling the moves for Ladies and Gents is exactly as irrelevant to me as calling it for Robins/Ravens and Larks) (I mean, I like that the non-gendered terms queers came up with are birds, but. I don't think it stops people from having gendered associations with the roles, it just removes the explicitly gendered terminology.), and tbh it's not actually hard to meet queers at events not aimed at queers when you're in such a queer-friendly area. Plus the general events are, y'know. Larger. And if I am there mostly because of music and dance, then... more people is nicer, makes the dances easier to have more people to keep the pattern flowing.

But the queer contra is also still a mask-required space, and it's one of the only dances in the area (like. two-hour radius, from what a friend said.) with that requirement, which is why said friend brought her friends out from Albany to try contra at this dance, and then messaged me like "hey are you around this weekend? I am going to be at this dance, could you be there too?", to which I was like "!!! YES <3".

( this is a lot of rambling )

fennectik posting in

gaming

I Feel: thoughtful

Found this article about why there might not he a remake of said game.

"Sonic Adventure fans might not be happy to hear this, but there aren’t any plans to come out with a remake or remaster anytime soon.

Takahashi Iizuka, head of Team Sonic, was recently asked about revisiting the game in an interview. The takeaway here is that Iizuka believes it’d take a huge effort to bring the experience up to today’s “standards and expectations” – as much as a new title would apparently. Because of that, he feels working on a new game instead makes more sense.'

Iizuka has also shown interest in making Sonic Adventure 3. However, it’s unclear if that’s still something he’d want to pursue."- Nintendo Everything

I'm fine with that. If they choose to create an actual sequel to those games then there's plenty to speculate about than remastering existing titles.

ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: happy

We went out a couple of times today.

( Read more... )

conuly

The set and costume designers heard about blue-and-orange color schemes and just decided to run with it. I swear, they bought out everything blue in the store. Even the post-its are blue! And what isn't blue or teal is orange, or tan, or gold.

***************

( Read more... )

conuly

There don't appear to be details on flowers etc. yet.

ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: busy

Academia: Staying Afloat

You are the right person to do what you do, know what you know, study what you’re going to study. You do it.

You are a lifeboat.

You are not the passenger being rescued from a shipwreck. You are the rescuer. Your skills, your knowledge, your experience reside in you. You have pulled them from the cold ocean where cruel and careless captains have set them adrift.

You are a lifeboat.

( Read more... )

ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: busy

Art pieces double as carbon-free air conditioning, inspired by ancient civilizations

Researchers at Virginia Tech have developed a 3D-printed evaporative cooling system made of hollow clay columns that can cool the surrounding air by up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit.

The columns are filled with water and sand, and when warm air passes through the porous clay exterior, water stored in the sand columns evaporates, which in turn, cools the air that passes through.

( Read more... )

liminalovertea

I Feel: busy
Current Location: Home

My content has kind of been all over the place, but I assume that's how a journal should be.

Since I just started writing regularly this month, it's been a lot of me dumping in entries that I feel should be here, and then curating under tags and filters as needed. That is the epitome of my creative process in most of the things I do: starting with a mess and organizing it into art.

( Read more... )

ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: busy

Today is mostly sunny and sweltering. It rained off and on yesterday and last night.

I fed the birds. I've seen several house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 6/28/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I've seen a fox squirrel at the hopper feeder.

conuly

How is it that we literally are talking on the internet, we have access to all the information, and people are still saying whatever bullshit they made up in their heads instead of taking a minute, a second even, to ask themselves "Wait! Is this even true?"

On a happier note, the newest episode of The Strange Case of the Starship Iris answered a question I thought we'd never get answered, which is "How on earth did Brian get a price on his head from three different mafias?" and - wow, beware the quiet ones, I guess.

*****************************************

( Read more... )

ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: busy

People have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.

Do people in wealthier countries have a moral obligation to help those in poorer countries?

If you want to hold all the money, you have to pay all the bills. If you don't want to pay all the bills, make sure other folks have enough money to pay their own.

Also, there is no Planet B. Climate change affects everyone -- but the people in wealthy countries who are causing it have thus far suffered less than people in poor countries who haven't caused it. If you don't make it feasible for them to stay in their own countries, they will leave so they don't die, and wash up in wealthy countries. This is already happening some, but you have seen nothing yet. It will be like the waves of the sea beating the shore, over and over again, until people think they would give anything to make it stop. And then it will stop. And then people will wish, just as desperately, to have that many people ever again as the losses pile up and there aren't enough hands left to hold up civilization.

liminalovertea

I Feel: uncomfortable
Current Location: Home
I Hear: Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes by Perry Como

( You're about to view content that the journal owner has advised should be viewed with discretion. )

ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: accomplished

I have made bingo down the G column of my 6-2-15 card for the Pride Fest Bingo, plus 7 extra fills. That covers Row 5 also.

G1 (support) -- "Fatherhood Is Support" (standalone)
G2 (aroace) -- "Preparing Every Nook and Cranny" (Polychrome Heroics: Finn Family and Mallory)
G3 (found family) -- "Born and Found and Made" (standalone)
G4 ("I'd rather eat cake") -- "The Bond with a Dog" (Polychrome Heroics)
G5 (belonging) -- "Worthy of Love and Belonging" (Polychrome Heroics: Kraken)

B3 (activism) -- "The Result of Your Own Bad Behavior" (Monster House)
B5 (unlabeled) -- "Emodox" (A Poesy of Obscure Sorrows)

I3 (rainbow) -- "Along These Sympathetic Fibers" (Peculiar Obligations)
I5 (community) -- "When Warmth and Gentleness Are Needed" (Clay of Life)

N1 (growth) -- "Tomato Seedlings in Tin Cans" (Daughters of the Apocalypse)
N5 (comfort) -- "All It Takes to Be Invulnerable" (Polychrome Heroics: Marionettes)

O5 (validation) -- "Choose to Be Gentle" (Arts and Crafts America)

used_songs posting in

beautifulmechanical

( You're about to view content that a community administrator has advised should be viewed with discretion. )

ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: accomplished

Our theme this month was "Gentleness Is Strength." I wrote from 12:30 PM to 4 AM, so about 13 hours 30 minutes, allowing for lunch and supper breaks. I wrote 6 poems on Tuesday and another 5 later in the week.

Participation was variable, with 11 comments on LiveJournal and another 30 on Dreamwidth. A total of 10 people sent prompts.

Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the June 3, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"All It Takes to Be Invulnerable"
"The Bond with a Dog"
"Choose to Be Gentle"
"Emodox"
"The Result of Your Own Bad Behavior"
"When Warmth and Gentleness Are Needed"

Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, see the unsold poetry list from June 3. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available.

This session's donors include:

librarygeek and

janetmiles. All sponsored poems from this fishbowl have been posted. There are 3 tallies toward a bonus fishbowl.

The Poetry Fishbowl has a landing page.

ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: busy

Today is cloudy, muggy, and hot. It's been raining off and on.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 6/27/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

The first of the blackberry lilies is blooming. :D

liminalovertea

I Feel: determined
Current Location: Home
I Hear: The End of the World by Skeeter Davis

I've been neglecting my physical journal a lot lately, but it is so much more energy-efficient to type right now than to grip a pen for a couple hours, or fussy-cut and paste for decoration. Thinking about doing that in this moment just makes my whole body and brain slump.

This doesn't upset me anymore, however, because I have solutions:

I blew the dust off my tablet, and I've been using that with a Bluetooth keyboard to do a lot of my recent writing.

( Read more... )

ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: busy

NDN Netcasts

Online news from various tribal people.

ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: busy

Today's theme is Hiking.

( Read more... )

ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: busy

Folks have mentioned an interest in questions and conversations that make them think. So I've decided to offer more of those. This batch features hobbies.

Stage magic is a hobby of illusion. There are many styles, from closeup to grand stage effects. Some can be done with very affordable props. Much is now available online for free. If you have any interest in card magic, start with The Royal Road to Card Magic and an ordinary deck of playing cards. Pay attention to skill trees, that is, which techniques will enable you to learn more techniques based on them. Note that this hobby is fun and easy to start, but getting good at it will require a lot of practice.

On Dreamwidth, consider creative communities like

justcreate.

( Read more... )

ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: busy

Today we went out running errands.

( Read more... )

conuly

And don't even ask me about my email!

Also: Comicsrss got a cease and desist from Gocomics, so now all my gocomics feeds are borked. I should see if I can find those comics hosted somewhere else and get their RSS feeds, but ugh.

Also also: What to know about the COVID variant that may cause ‘razor blade’ sore throats

**********************

( Read more... )

conuly

I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;
Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.

And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet’s wings.

I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,
I hear it in the deep heart’s core.

**********

Link

conuly

He's the patron saint of gardeners, and also taxi drivers (unofficially). See, an early and popular cab stand was at Hôtel de Saint Fiacre in Paris, and the carriages themselves began to be called fiacres, and it just spiraled from there.

What makes this even stranger is that he's an Irish saint.

*********************

( Read more... )

ysabetwordsmith

I Feel: busy

Today is mostly sunny and sweltering.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

Profile

dorchadas

June 2025

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

Page Summary

shadaras - (no subject)
fennectik in gaming - No Sonic Adventure remake, but...
ysabetwordsmith - Today's Adventures
conuly - Been watching new Matlock with Jenn
conuly - acelightning has passed away
ysabetwordsmith - Staying Afloat
ysabetwordsmith - Evaporative Cooling
liminalovertea - Update: Seeing what sticks
ysabetwordsmith - Birdfeeding
conuly - JFC
ysabetwordsmith - Philosophical Questions: Morals
liminalovertea - Musings: It is SO HARD for me to write fiction...;0;
ysabetwordsmith - Bingo
used_songs in beautifulmechanical - Sinéad O'Connor - Troy (Live At The Dominion Theatre, 1988)
ysabetwordsmith - Poetry Fishbowl Report for June 3, 2025
ysabetwordsmith - Birdfeeding
liminalovertea - IRL Snapshot: Multimedia Expressions
ysabetwordsmith - Native American
ysabetwordsmith - Follow Friday 6-27-25: Hiking
ysabetwordsmith - Hobbies: Stage Magic
ysabetwordsmith - Today's Adventures
conuly - Welp, I've got way more tabs open than I can handle
conuly - The Lake Isle of Innisfree by William Butler Yeats
conuly - My mother's favorite saint probably was St. Fiacre
ysabetwordsmith - Birdfeeding

Another rainy day

Reading

Page Summary