Business as Usual
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lee_bellaFinished The Reviled God of Cooking Tries to Slack Off (万人嫌厨神试图摆烂 / 卷王躺平后变万人迷了) by Su Huai Huang (苏怀荒) a while ago. It's a career-oriented, crematorium story about an overworked ex-master chef returning to the past and changing his lifestyle for the better. Inevitably he's gradually drawn back to the food industry. Very heavy on the food industry main plot and very well researched.
Currently reading I Made the Top Star (我捧红了顶级流量[穿书]), also by Su Huai Huang. This one is a "transmigrated into a bleak, depressing entertainment industry novel" from the perspective of a top-tier talent agent-turned cannon fodder. The love interest is the actual main character of the say novel, but the MC doesn't know that.
Face: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: One of a Kind
Jul. 20th, 2025 01:39 pmveronyxk84 posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
fan_flashworksFandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author:
veronyxk84Characters/Pairing: Buffy/Spike
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 200 (Google Docs)
Spoilers/Setting: Set post series, in an alternate reality where Buffy and Spike are an established couple.
Summary: Spike has contrasting feelings about a special gift he and Buffy received for their wedding.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
Challenge: #485 Face
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( READ: One of a Kind/Double drabble )
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icanhascheezburger_feedAny cat pawrent knows: when a feline touches your heart, they stay there forever. Whether it's a silly habit, a comforting purr, or the way they ruled your home like royalty - cats leave a mark. Years later, we might still talk about them or feel a lump in our throat when we hear their name. That's not weird - it's love. The kind of love that doesn't fade just because the whiskers do.
But there's remembering a beloved cat… and then there's using that memory to quietly override others' boundaries. When someone holds onto a cat's legacy in secretive, shady ways, especially without honesty or context, that's not sweet, it's disrespectful. To the cat, whose story deserves transparency. To the people around them, who deserve the truth. And in this story? The person didn't even admit they were honoring the cat. They just… kept quiet. That says a lot.
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The Sacred Sunbeam: 25 Cats Who’ve Claimed Their Summer Thrones
Jul. 20th, 2025 10:00 amicanhascheezburger_feedSummer is officially here, and while we humans might be melting into the nearest fan, cats? Cats are thriving. Sunbeam season is their time to shine. Literally. From stretching out in golden patches of sunlight to melting into the warm windowsill like a furry popsicle, cats know exactly how to make the most of summer.
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icanhascheezburger_feedIf you thought life for a cat on the streets was tough, feline fam, the life of a lion is much worse. There are plenty of people who go out of their way to help and feed stray cats, but do you know of any people who feed outcast lions? We certainly don't. But that's what makes Ginger's story below so special. Ginger was the world's oldest recorded lion, who lived to a purrfectly remarkable age of 17 years in the wild. For reference, most don't live past 10.
But Ginger's story isn't just about his age. He was cast out of his pride and lived solo for years, until one day, he approached a pride of lions, led by his sons. He arrived to them nearly blind, his teeth filed down by time, and his face filled with memories of his long life - and yet, they accepted him back into their pride. He did his time and earned their respect, which is one of the hardest things to come by in the animal kingdom.
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icanhascheezburger_feedMulticat households are familiar with the acclimatization of a new cat. This man, who already had a household full of spicy strays, knew that he couldn't bring home another kitten again. However, we all know that the Cat Distribution System works in mysterious ways, and sometimes our cats at home know better than we do. Because when this man saved a kitten at work, his cats knew just what to do.
Purrhaps it's unlikely that cats are clairvoyant, but sometimes it seems like our cats know what's going to happen before we do. Fortune tellers with floofy tails know that when their cat dad goes off to work in the morning, he may just return with a new kitty addition to the feline tribe back at home.
"The Sex Pixies" is just a Good Name for a fair folk band
Jul. 20th, 2025 12:29 amjadelennoxif I were a fae of some sort in a punk band I would simply call my first album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pixies.
I will not be taking questions at this time.
The last 24 hours have been a whole year
Jul. 19th, 2025 09:16 pmelfAgain.
It's an abandoned/defunct factory; this is the... fifth? time it's caught on fire in the last couple of years. (The owner who acquired it after the previous owner died has been trying to sell it for far more than anyone wants to pay.)
2. Discord. This morning: Skipped my GURPS game (sigh) for round 3 of 4 of the Seattle Worldcon virtual business meeting. 3.75 hours of intense Roberts Rules neepery wrapped around 16 action items. 14 passed, 2 failed. I took notes on (1) everything that happened and (2) How To Bog Down A Worldcon Business Meeting, should I ever be so inclined.
There are a substantial number of people involved for whom Roberts Rules is apparently their main fandom. The Worldcon Business Meeting is their Pennsic. Some of them get annoyed at people who aren't interested in RRONR procedures as much as they want changes to Worldcon rules.
Also I have volunteered to be on two committees; we'll see if I get accepted to either.
3. Confusion. Family birthday party. Eldest daughter came over to cook tacos yay. Much bustling around a small kitchen with people no longer used to having three butts in a one-butt sized space.
Tacos were yummy. Cake and ice cream were yummy. French-press coffee was yummy; I wound up thinking "I should do that more often" and then remembered why I don't - because the cleanup is a hassle, and also, I prefer the coffee hotter than the press makes it. (5 minutes of sitting in a glass cylinder is cooler than I prefer.) But it's nice once in a while.
4. Bureaucracy. 2 hrs of OTW Board public meeting. (The meeting is 1 hr, but I'm involved as a volunteer, so had to be there in advance.) It ran short - instead of the normal "dozen questions emailed in advance + 10-20 questions asked in session," it was "5 questions sent in advance and only 4 more asked in session." All questions answered during the meeting; none left over to get posted on the website later.
5. Aftermath. Kid the Elder has gone home with doggo via Lyft; I am trying to catch up on the several chat channels with all sorts of stuff in them. Also now trying to figure out what writing deadlines I have pressing that have been shoved aside during prep for these two meetings.
( Now what? )
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Jul. 20th, 2025 11:37 amtropicsbearI've just recently found out about Make Some Noise and while I can't say I'm invested—I haven't started following their YouTube channel, for example—I'm certainly happy enough to click on a suggested short if the title catches my attention.
(Another win for the YouTube algorithm. Maybe it's actually improving? I will say I was pleasantly surprised when they announced they'd demonetize content with AI slop.)
My favorite shorts so far:
Greek Myth: Fanfic: Face Your People
Jul. 19th, 2025 09:01 pmdrabblewriter posting in fan_flashworksFandom: Greek Myth
Characters: Apollo/Hyacinthus
Rating: G
Length: 530
Summary: Apollo helps a nervous Hyacinthus as he prepares to face his people for the first time as their new king.
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New Community for Fan Writers!
Jul. 20th, 2025 09:33 amg_uava posting in fictional_fansfan_writers comm - for meta about writing
Come on over to
fan_writers geek out about writing! Some posts shared in the comm:- "Where I Need to Be": A discussion on your preferred writing environment.
- "Links to Writing Meta": Writing meta from AO3 and Dreamwidth.
Face: Original Work: Craft: plushie!!!!
Jul. 19th, 2025 08:42 pmhimejoshiheart posting in fan_flashworksSummary: A plushie with a rose for a face! THAT'S RIGHT, BABEY. I SEW NOW
( me when it's the 19th and oh no i have to finish this plushie TODAY (and then I finished it today!!) )
Links to Writing Meta
Jul. 20th, 2025 09:28 amg_uava posting in fan_writers( Read more... )
Promote the comm!
Jul. 20th, 2025 01:30 pmmific posting in fan_writers
