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vriddy is doing, I figure a weekly post about neat communities I've been active in or eyeballing might be nice to share, especially since Dreamwidth does not have the now-familiar algorithmic sorting that otherwise lofts interests to our spoil't eyeballs.

Last week, I stumbled on

ocrealm and they have some nice and easy prompts to chat about original characters. Worth a look if you want to spin some blorbos (original flavour) with one another at a slower speed than on discord.

ph_memes has put out a new test drive! If you haven't participated in DWRP before, DWRP stands for "Dreamwidth Roleplay", which is often fandom or panfandom based. This one is hosted by

pumpkinhollow, and is themed around spooky (and sometimes silly) horror themes. Like more oldschool DWRP games, the game's themes and prompts shift over time, allowing a sandbox for you to interact with other players' characters in order for your blorbos to develop friendships, hateships, and of course relationships over time.

I've been looking at

comment_bingo as a way to seek out specific things to read and a little bonus box to tick for having left comments, but we'll see. My bingo track record is historically 'get one box ticked, then walk away', lol! I need a bingo game for finishing my bingo cards.

I really want to see more activity in

thelockedtomb (a Locked Tomb fan community) but I have no idea where to get started! I don't tend to write fanfic, though I could potentially pick up a character to roleplay? I wish for more queerfandom where the predominant ships are femme (trans or cis) or genderqueer-dominant... and this seems like a good one for it. Maybe I should ask for good fic recs over there? I don't know, I'm a newbie here.

We probably all know about

getyourwordsout but if anyone knows of a smaller stress community that is similarly motivating and mostly filled with tips and tricks? I'd love that, if anyone has recommendations.

GetYourWordsOut: Year Eighteen!
Pledges & Requirements | getyourwordsout.net

I've tossed some listening recommendations over on

voiceinmyear, which is a community focused on sharing podcasts and good listens!

Any communities that you've been enjoying lately? I'm currently in the 'squirrel hoarding nuts for the winter' phase of exploring Dreamwidth and would love your recommendations!

dray

Thanks to

thefridayfive for another batch of questions to mull on while I'm between creative projects!

1. Did you get an allowance as a kid, and if so, how much was it?

Intermittently, though it was only ever a couple of bucks at a go! I had an uncanny knack for finding spare change, and my grandparents would gift me a delightful amount of cash on my birthday, but we weren't really a regular-allowance kind of household.

2. How old were you when you had your first job, and what was it?

I was thirteen or fourteen, delivering papers in the freezing Albertan winter (when papers were still a thing) in order to be able to afford the first Pokemon game (Red!) for my gameboy. I was very proud to be able to field the cost by myself.

3. Which do you do better: save money or spend money?

Used to be 'save money' and kind of still feel that way, but since I've been making more money, I have found a lot more enrichment in spending it now and again.

4. Are people more likely to borrow money from you, or are you more likely to borrow from them?

I try my very hardest to stay out of owing or being owed. I used to foot the house bills in a roommate situation, but when I wound up with roomies owing me over $500 and then ruining a friendship over needing to chase for it, I decided never again. It's always either gifts or just staying out of it, now!

5. What's the most expensive thing you've ever bought?

A townhouse, which we're still paying off (and will be for quite a while)! Kat and I bought it in 2021 on a 30-year mortgage, just managing to squeak into the homeowner market. We now live in BC where it's very very difficult to break in (townhouses are now 900K to well over a million, and detached homes are about twice that!) but there was a dip during the pandemic that allowed us to move.

thisbluespirit

I went to town briefly last week, so of course, was ill for days afterwards, but am now back to usual level of general rubbishness anyway.

Here are some random TV/film things:

1. Outrageous, which I enjoyed very much in the summer on Drama, is now on the iPlayer, if you're in the UK and missed it. (Drama series about the Mitfords).

2. They did another minisode for the S21 trailer for Doctor Who - this time Five and Tegan together again, which was great. It's here.

3. I hadn't had any idea someone was doing a whole film of The Faraway Tree series till YT randomly threw this trailer my way the other day. I never expected that, and it looks like fun anyway.

4. Been enjoying watching Cooper & Fry on Ch5, which I watched mainly because it had DW's Mandip Gill in the lead, along with Downton's Rob James-Collier, and who doesn't always need yet more detectives in their lives? Anyway, it's been good so far - a bit more moodier than a cosy but nothing too grim, and I like the local folklore aspect that crops up (even if it's never real). Here's a trailer.

(I have been watching Ch5's The Forsytes, which is largely very pretty and easy and not much more, but I haven't watched the last 2 or 3 eps, because I went out and also I watched Cooper & Fry instead, because it was more interesting, lol).

Probably, as ever, also other things I am forgetting!

dray

Looks like a little community focusing on original characters is booting up on Dreamwidth, called

ocrealm! If you have any characters you want to chat about, this looks like a nice little haven for them.

I've tossed up an introduction post here and I'm thinking of popping the occasional prompt in from time to time. Want to join me to play in a slower-paced space than discord tends to be?

elisi

Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’
In the first of a new weekly series in which we ask a public figure to take us on a walk of significance, the leader of the Greens strolls through London’s Stoke Newington. He talks to us about resilience, leaving Nato and why former Labour politicians are welcome to join his party

A Founder Got Fed Up With Potential Hires Using AI to ‘Fake It.’ What She Did Next Was Brilliant
When a founder noticed more and more job candidates using AI to game the system, she offered to give them ‘hiring tests’—with pay.

"We Must Not Leave Ukraine and Volodymyr Alone with These Guys"
DER SPIEGEL has obtained notes from a conference call involving EU leaders - including Germany's Friedrich Merz and France's Emmanuel Macron - showing just how little trust Europe has in Washington.

These Android features make your phone a nightmare to steal — I enable them all

Ireland among countries boycotting Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete
Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, after it was decided Israel could compete.
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Have I shared these petitions? I can't remember...

Good Law Project:

Women in support of the trans+ community

Tell the BBC to stop attacking trans people

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And for any writers out there - One Look Thesaurus:

https://www.onelook.com/thesaurus/

"Enter a word, phrase, description, or pattern above to find synonyms, related words, and more."

SO USEFUL!

Current Mood: tired

dray

Hi all, I've been under a rock for most of the year and I hope you've been alright! Things have been very up and down for me, but I'm chugging along.

thefridayfive has posted this week's questions already, so why not sneak in some participation?

1. If you had to participate in one Olympic event, what would it be and why?

Biathalon! Not that I would be any good at it, but I like the idea of cross country skiing and target practice combined into one. There's something very prairies in it for me that calls to some of the more positive thoughts of my heritage.

2. What is the one song you always sing along to?

I have to pick only one? Alright, let's see. I think that "Your Song" from Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge would probably be my #1. Kat and I sang it a lot together when we were first dating and it's been lodged in my head as one of those 'most romantic ever' ditties that lifts my heart and makes me smile.

3. Do you wear a seatbelt in the car?

Yep! I'm generally law-abiding if I have proof that it's sensible to be so, and I have second-hand accounts from coworkers who experienced trauma due to friends and family not wearing seatbelts, so I'm taking their word for it.

4. Car, SUV or truck and why?

Car! I like being low to the ground and being able to sense where the corners of my vehicle are. I also like having more maneuverability than either an SUV or truck can offer. I currently have an SUV right now and am having to relearn how to drive it, but I'm looking forward to understanding the new proportions a lot better.

5. Are you a good/bad driver? Explain.

I'm an inexperienced driver. For 40 years I have managed to get away with living as a pedestrian and a transit user, but a semi-recent move out to the boonies has required the use of a vehicle, so I've been working my way through getting learners and then new driver licenses, and practicing. In fact, I'm going to purchase some new driving lessons before my current work contract is over so that I can replenish some guided experience, because inexperience is worse than simply being a 'bad' driver, you know?

Anyways, sending lots of good vibes to y'all! I hope your holidays go well and that we all get a good break in the months and year ahead.

thisbluespirit

My wrangling got slightly derailed this morning, because I was scrolling down my bins and then suddenly a WILD TAG IN ENIGMA 2001!

And it wasn't me misreading, it wasn't some giant multi-fandom essay, or somehow ASOIAF, Harry Potter, Sherlock or Star Wars, it was real and pretty much perfect. Not particularly spoilery (the only thing this reveals is also evident pretty soon into the film):

de la lune (273 words) by misura
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Enigma (2001)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Claire Romilly, Wigram (Enigma 2001)
Additional Tags: Pre-Canon
Summary: "I've always wanted to be a Claire." (pre-canon)

I got too flaily to wrangle.

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