[Friday Five] 3/20/2026
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thefridayfive :) I seriously have no sense of time.
- What was the reason you began a Dreamwidth or LiveJournal account (or both)?
I've been curious about Dreamwidth for a while but only took the plunge after many years of on-and-off interest. I wanted to know how people do fandom stuff on it! - How many DW or LJ communities do you subscribe to?
29! - Do you have a favorite community or one you check out often to see what's new?
I love bnha_fans :) I've been checking on them once a week as the latest season of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is airing and we're doing reaction threads. - How did you pick your user name?
My favorite season + planet. - If you could change your user name, would you?
Maybe in the future, I dunno. The name change is a bit pricey and it's probably more economical for me to just stick with what I have, but the belated realization that the preposition in my username is incorrect still bugs me from time to time.
can now access tumblr
Mar. 22nd, 2026 05:28 pmaliensambaI could open the site again yesterday. Perhaps this is a reminder not to become too invested in one site. Anyway, it was (fictional) Itadori Yuuji's birthday on March 20. Happy birthday my dude!
new to dreamwidth...
Mar. 21st, 2026 02:18 pmtinyforestspirit... and i think i'm figuring things out. slowly. this is the second time i'm writing this out as i clicked on something i shouldn't have and wandered away from the page. oops.
i spent a lot of time last night just exploring the site, trying to find anything related to my fandoms, which was harder than i had imagined it would be. we over on the hellsite love to complain about how useless the search function is, but at least it was simple. i have no idea how to begin navigating this. i found quite a few icons, though what you're supposed to do with them is still ever so slightly beyond me.
i did stumble across a jeeves and wooster kinkmeme, completely by chance, which was a win. i had read many of the fics over on ao3, but it was cool to discover their origins. it's dead though. like, no prompts filled in 5 years dead. which is a shame as i found quite a few prompts i'd like to take a stab at. i need to learn dreamwidth ettiquete -- is it acceptable to fill a prompt made over 5 years ago? coming from tumblr i don't see why not, but this is a completely different ball game. i've never used a site like dreamwidth before. by the time i was both aware and intrested in livejournal it had been bought up by that russian company, and from what i hear the western side of the site is living on borrowed time. all this to say, i have nothing to go on. from what i've observed so far, most people here seem to have come from livejournal. i haven't.
still, i'm fairly determined to work this all out. i'm intriqued. i worry about the state of tumblr, and need somewhere to retreat to should it all go tits up, which is looking increasingly likely.
i'd like to use dreamwidth as a way of getting back into writing. or, perhaps more accuratly, a new phase of writing. i am very much in the thrall of the adhd gremlins and i only realised yesterday that i'm on the wrong bloody medication. the adhd clinic (private, nhs waiting time for a medication review was an insane two years. like. what.) perscribed me medikenet xl, and the pharmacy have been sending me the regular, which has a large risk of drowsiness. i have been perpetually exhuatsed for weeks now and i only just put two and two together. mum got on to the doctors yesterday who said they'd send out a new perscription, but apparently they can't as the adhd clinic may have written the wrong medication on the shared care letter. so they fucked up. private healthcare really isn't what it's cracked up to be. i would say always stick with our good ol' nhs but. well. *gestures vaguely at the state of it*.
welp, that's it for a first post, i think. i shall now wander back into the great unknown.
i spent a lot of time last night just exploring the site, trying to find anything related to my fandoms, which was harder than i had imagined it would be. we over on the hellsite love to complain about how useless the search function is, but at least it was simple. i have no idea how to begin navigating this. i found quite a few icons, though what you're supposed to do with them is still ever so slightly beyond me.
i did stumble across a jeeves and wooster kinkmeme, completely by chance, which was a win. i had read many of the fics over on ao3, but it was cool to discover their origins. it's dead though. like, no prompts filled in 5 years dead. which is a shame as i found quite a few prompts i'd like to take a stab at. i need to learn dreamwidth ettiquete -- is it acceptable to fill a prompt made over 5 years ago? coming from tumblr i don't see why not, but this is a completely different ball game. i've never used a site like dreamwidth before. by the time i was both aware and intrested in livejournal it had been bought up by that russian company, and from what i hear the western side of the site is living on borrowed time. all this to say, i have nothing to go on. from what i've observed so far, most people here seem to have come from livejournal. i haven't.
still, i'm fairly determined to work this all out. i'm intriqued. i worry about the state of tumblr, and need somewhere to retreat to should it all go tits up, which is looking increasingly likely.
i'd like to use dreamwidth as a way of getting back into writing. or, perhaps more accuratly, a new phase of writing. i am very much in the thrall of the adhd gremlins and i only realised yesterday that i'm on the wrong bloody medication. the adhd clinic (private, nhs waiting time for a medication review was an insane two years. like. what.) perscribed me medikenet xl, and the pharmacy have been sending me the regular, which has a large risk of drowsiness. i have been perpetually exhuatsed for weeks now and i only just put two and two together. mum got on to the doctors yesterday who said they'd send out a new perscription, but apparently they can't as the adhd clinic may have written the wrong medication on the shared care letter. so they fucked up. private healthcare really isn't what it's cracked up to be. i would say always stick with our good ol' nhs but. well. *gestures vaguely at the state of it*.
welp, that's it for a first post, i think. i shall now wander back into the great unknown.
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Mar. 21st, 2026 10:13 amashelterofpagesSo, a while back S learned that there was a capybara cafe in our area. We always meant to go, but never got around to doing it for various reasons. Then, when she started making real steps toward moving, we decided to go when she got an interview for a job.
Well, that happened pretty damn quick. Then again, so did everything with her moving. She signs for a house at the end of the month.
Anyway, today is capybara day! :D We're going this afternoon and I'm so excited!
I might have pictures, but I'm not entirely sure on that. However, because I was thinking about images, I did get fresh tattoo pictures!
( Tattoo pictures! )
Well, that happened pretty damn quick. Then again, so did everything with her moving. She signs for a house at the end of the month.
Anyway, today is capybara day! :D We're going this afternoon and I'm so excited!
I might have pictures, but I'm not entirely sure on that. However, because I was thinking about images, I did get fresh tattoo pictures!
( Tattoo pictures! )
The Friday On The Saturday But With Other Stuff
Mar. 21st, 2026 07:10 pmmagnavox_23I binged the entirety of Deadloch season 2 on Prime today. The kink in my neck is none too happy, but damn that is an excellent show. Written by the 2 Kates, starring Madeline Sami, mwa! <3
In that vein, would anyone have any recommendations for communities/websites etc where I could find some lovely sapphic imagery? I've the urge to explore some more Thasmin art... possibly due to the spoilers coming from Big Finish... I am not fussed on rating, I'll make it work.
onto the meme!
1. What was the reason you began a Dreamwidth or LiveJournal account (or both)?
I had friends on the SG1archive that were on Livejournal, and found it had a better community for the creative side of fandom than the forums. Joined LJ in 2007, mirrored DW as soon as I could get an invite, and finished up with my personal LJ when the Russians banned LGBTQI+2 content in 2017. I ran thesg1_debrief on both sites until the post dried up.
2. How many DW or LJ communities do you subscribe to?
49, though if anyone has any recommendations, I'd love to build on that. Drag me out of my shell!
3. Do you have a favourite community or one you check out often to see what's new?
Probably the icon communities, I love seeing everyone's amazing work. Back in the day I loved running the challenges onevent_horizons because there were/are so few spaces where fic and art are respected equally, and running sg_delights as a safe space for mature fanart. I do try to check my reading list at least once a week, life just gets in the way!
4. How did you pick your user name?
An old tv and a teenage obsession with Latin?
5. If you could change your user name, would you?
Nah, it's been too long now. I'm just Mags...
6. If you have a LiveJournal, are you currently able to access it?
Surprisingly, I am. I have periodically popped in just to keep it active so folks there can still access my older works, etc.
7. Do you have any information about why one would be unable to access LiveJournal?
I remember Denise posted something a while back about them trying to restrict use to Russian users only and implementing a pay to play system so they could track citizen's online activity hence an influx of new DW users. How many of our governments are trying much the same, dressed up as 'think of the children' whilst supporting the orange pedo starting another war...
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In that vein, would anyone have any recommendations for communities/websites etc where I could find some lovely sapphic imagery? I've the urge to explore some more Thasmin art... possibly due to the spoilers coming from Big Finish... I am not fussed on rating, I'll make it work.
onto the meme!
1. What was the reason you began a Dreamwidth or LiveJournal account (or both)?
I had friends on the SG1archive that were on Livejournal, and found it had a better community for the creative side of fandom than the forums. Joined LJ in 2007, mirrored DW as soon as I could get an invite, and finished up with my personal LJ when the Russians banned LGBTQI+2 content in 2017. I ran the
sg1_debrief on both sites until the post dried up. 2. How many DW or LJ communities do you subscribe to?
49, though if anyone has any recommendations, I'd love to build on that. Drag me out of my shell!
3. Do you have a favourite community or one you check out often to see what's new?
Probably the icon communities, I love seeing everyone's amazing work. Back in the day I loved running the challenges on
event_horizons because there were/are so few spaces where fic and art are respected equally, and running sg_delights as a safe space for mature fanart. I do try to check my reading list at least once a week, life just gets in the way!4. How did you pick your user name?
An old tv and a teenage obsession with Latin?
5. If you could change your user name, would you?
Nah, it's been too long now. I'm just Mags...
6. If you have a LiveJournal, are you currently able to access it?
Surprisingly, I am. I have periodically popped in just to keep it active so folks there can still access my older works, etc.
7. Do you have any information about why one would be unable to access LiveJournal?
I remember Denise posted something a while back about them trying to restrict use to Russian users only and implementing a pay to play system so they could track citizen's online activity hence an influx of new DW users. How many of our governments are trying much the same, dressed up as 'think of the children' whilst supporting the orange pedo starting another war...
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10 multifandom flower pattern icons for fandom10in30
Mar. 20th, 2026 07:09 pmtinnyThe current round at fandom10in30 is Hearts and Flowers. Since I already made 20 heart-themed icons for the ships20in20 round, I concentrated on flowers this time.
Enjoy!
( 8 Wu Lei-related, 2 other cdrama )
Comments are love - and concrit, too. <3 Take and use as many icons as you like, credit is appreciated. Texture and brush makers: here in my resource post.
Previous icon posts:
fandom10in30 is Hearts and Flowers. Since I already made 20 heart-themed icons for the ships20in20 round, I concentrated on flowers this time.Enjoy!
( 8 Wu Lei-related, 2 other cdrama )
Comments are love - and concrit, too. <3 Take and use as many icons as you like, credit is appreciated. Texture and brush makers: here in my resource post.
tumblr blocked again
Mar. 20th, 2026 10:20 pmaliensambaI have no access to tumblr. It is being flagged as an illegal gambling site.
Is this going to be a weekly thing?
Le sigh.
tumblr is not a gambling site.
Is this going to be a weekly thing?
Le sigh.
tumblr is not a gambling site.
019 - 2 icons and 1 banner; 26.01 - no fandom
Mar. 20th, 2026 11:59 amaliensambaMedium: none
Title: Just Text
Fandom: none
Character: none
Prompt: Chance - Millennium Station - no fandom
Notes: 2 icons and 1 banner for week 10 of "26.01 - Monopoly" at Fandom Empire.
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Title: Just Text
Fandom: none
Character: none
Prompt: Chance - Millennium Station - no fandom
Notes: 2 icons and 1 banner for week 10 of "26.01 - Monopoly" at Fandom Empire.
( Read more... )
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Mar. 18th, 2026 09:47 pmashelterofpagesSo, I fell really behind on Dreamwidth things. I don't know hat all happened exactly. I think part of it was being in and out of two different houses for a while. I'm settled back in my normal living situation though, so hopefully I'll be better again.
I did get the start of my tattoo done and it went really well. I love it so much, and even though my family doesn't like it much, it still makes me happy to see that I actually did this thing I've wanted to do for so many years.
~*~
As per usual, there's been family drama going on. The problem is that this time it was involving my own living situation, which didn't feel great. I thiiiink it's all settled now (we were going to maybe have someone move in with us, but we literally have nowhere to put him and he's kind of a terrible person to live with anyway). I'm not entirely sure on that because there's a factor that could change things very quickly, but I'm hoping things are done for now.
~*~
I've been getting dental work done this month, and while I'm not having a great time with it, I'm glad it's moving along.Tomorrow I'm getting my wisdom teeth taken out, which does not excite me even a little, and then at the beginning of April, I'm getting a filling put in.But thatshould be all I need done until my next cleaning, so that's exciting at least.
I also have an eye appointment on the 27th, but hopefully nothing will be exciting there. I always get nervous for eye stuff though because of my history (aka, my eyes are a disaster.).
~*~
To help myself stay sane and do some bonding with friends, I've started a playthrough of Dragon Age: Veilguard with one of my partner's other partners. We've hung out before, but never did something just the two of us, and they're a big Dragon Age fan and was really excited to get to share the game with me.
reat time and they're really good at reading everything for me, letting me make choices unless I tell them to, and giving me enough description that I can usually see what's going on in the game. I didn't know how this was going to go, but I'm having a great time, and I think they are too.
It's going really well! I'm having a g
I'm also watching The Exorcist TV show with a friend I'm going to visit in June. We're both writers and big horror fans, and have watched stuff together before. I have a running list of things we keep bringing up to stream together, and I think we're going to bounce between writing stuff and streaming stuff. It's exciting!
I have also got my best friend playing Bongo Cat with me and this is such a silly little game but I find it so fucking delightful. I also think it's helped me swing into something like a routine again, which is great!
I did get the start of my tattoo done and it went really well. I love it so much, and even though my family doesn't like it much, it still makes me happy to see that I actually did this thing I've wanted to do for so many years.
~*~
As per usual, there's been family drama going on. The problem is that this time it was involving my own living situation, which didn't feel great. I thiiiink it's all settled now (we were going to maybe have someone move in with us, but we literally have nowhere to put him and he's kind of a terrible person to live with anyway). I'm not entirely sure on that because there's a factor that could change things very quickly, but I'm hoping things are done for now.
~*~
I've been getting dental work done this month, and while I'm not having a great time with it, I'm glad it's moving along.Tomorrow I'm getting my wisdom teeth taken out, which does not excite me even a little, and then at the beginning of April, I'm getting a filling put in.But thatshould be all I need done until my next cleaning, so that's exciting at least.
I also have an eye appointment on the 27th, but hopefully nothing will be exciting there. I always get nervous for eye stuff though because of my history (aka, my eyes are a disaster.).
~*~
To help myself stay sane and do some bonding with friends, I've started a playthrough of Dragon Age: Veilguard with one of my partner's other partners. We've hung out before, but never did something just the two of us, and they're a big Dragon Age fan and was really excited to get to share the game with me.
reat time and they're really good at reading everything for me, letting me make choices unless I tell them to, and giving me enough description that I can usually see what's going on in the game. I didn't know how this was going to go, but I'm having a great time, and I think they are too.
It's going really well! I'm having a g
I'm also watching The Exorcist TV show with a friend I'm going to visit in June. We're both writers and big horror fans, and have watched stuff together before. I have a running list of things we keep bringing up to stream together, and I think we're going to bounce between writing stuff and streaming stuff. It's exciting!
I have also got my best friend playing Bongo Cat with me and this is such a silly little game but I find it so fucking delightful. I also think it's helped me swing into something like a routine again, which is great!
Fire is under control, celebratory linkspam? :D
Mar. 19th, 2026 01:08 amgoodbyebird+ London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution.
“This report shows that cities can achieve what was once thought impossible: cutting toxic air pollution by 20-45% in a little over a decade,” said Cecilia Vaca Jones, executive director of Breathe Cities, one of the organisations behind the report. “This isn’t just happening in one corner of the world; from Warsaw to Bangkok, cities are proving that we have the tools to solve this crisis right now.”
+ Fifty years after New Zealand stopped whaling, humpback population showing signs of recovery.
+ Two pairs of beavers released in Cornwall.
Beavers became extinct from the wild in England more than 400 years ago due to hunting for their pelts, meat and glands.
The charity said beavers were increasingly recognised as one of nature's most important keystone species - animals whose presence shapes entire ecosystems.
+ The river otter’s remarkable comeback.
+ European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women".
Significantly, the vote gathered support not only from left-leaning groups but also from the majority of the European People's Party, the largest and most powerful center-right bloc in the European Parliament. The center-right support drew sharp criticism from the far right: the Patriots for Europe group, which includes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz and French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's National Rally, voted against the resolution and denounced its exclusion from negotiations over the text. The European Conservatives and Reformists, the group of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia, also voted against. But their combined opposition was not enough to block the resolution, which passed with support from a broad cross-ideological majority.
+ Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent.
+ Why comics needs its own Criterion Closet, an inside look at THE STACKS.
+ stop counting. what you love matters..
Cardiff University's Dr Lucy Bennett put it well in that same piece: "Once taste is turned into a scoreboard with ratings, competition then inevitably follows." Which, yes — but I'd push that further. Competition doesn't just follow. It replaces something. In the war to protect a number, the actual shows get swallowed whole. Nobody in these review threads is talking about what made "Ozymandias" so devastating, or what any of these subsequent shows did differently. They’re just defending territory. The number had stopped being a representation of the thing and had become the thing itself.
+ Marvel Comics has the optimisation sickness.
The current status quo at Marvel seems to be that if a storyline is successful they'll publish too many comics about it and it will get derailed. If a storyline isn't successful enough they'll publish too many comics about it and it will get derailed.
+ The Secretive Company Filling Video Game Sites With Gambling And AI.
Chris Button, an Australian tech journalist and former contributor, wasn't pleased to see his old profile alongside the AI authors. All of his former articles were edited to include closing sections pointing to casino and betting guides. He attempted to have his author profile removed by emailing the new management of GamesHub, but he never received a response. However, he no longer appears on the Meet the Team page. Button is disappointed with what the site has become. "Seeing GamesHub transformed into a site promoting gambling is devastating, not just for those who wrote for the site, but for the industry the publication championed", he said.
+ Friendly reminder that The Importance of Being Earnest is available to watch for free a little while longer. Chaotic fun, highly recommend.
“This report shows that cities can achieve what was once thought impossible: cutting toxic air pollution by 20-45% in a little over a decade,” said Cecilia Vaca Jones, executive director of Breathe Cities, one of the organisations behind the report. “This isn’t just happening in one corner of the world; from Warsaw to Bangkok, cities are proving that we have the tools to solve this crisis right now.”
+ Fifty years after New Zealand stopped whaling, humpback population showing signs of recovery.
+ Two pairs of beavers released in Cornwall.
Beavers became extinct from the wild in England more than 400 years ago due to hunting for their pelts, meat and glands.
The charity said beavers were increasingly recognised as one of nature's most important keystone species - animals whose presence shapes entire ecosystems.
+ The river otter’s remarkable comeback.
+ European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women".
Significantly, the vote gathered support not only from left-leaning groups but also from the majority of the European People's Party, the largest and most powerful center-right bloc in the European Parliament. The center-right support drew sharp criticism from the far right: the Patriots for Europe group, which includes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz and French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's National Rally, voted against the resolution and denounced its exclusion from negotiations over the text. The European Conservatives and Reformists, the group of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia, also voted against. But their combined opposition was not enough to block the resolution, which passed with support from a broad cross-ideological majority.
+ Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent.
+ Why comics needs its own Criterion Closet, an inside look at THE STACKS.
+ stop counting. what you love matters..
Cardiff University's Dr Lucy Bennett put it well in that same piece: "Once taste is turned into a scoreboard with ratings, competition then inevitably follows." Which, yes — but I'd push that further. Competition doesn't just follow. It replaces something. In the war to protect a number, the actual shows get swallowed whole. Nobody in these review threads is talking about what made "Ozymandias" so devastating, or what any of these subsequent shows did differently. They’re just defending territory. The number had stopped being a representation of the thing and had become the thing itself.
+ Marvel Comics has the optimisation sickness.
The current status quo at Marvel seems to be that if a storyline is successful they'll publish too many comics about it and it will get derailed. If a storyline isn't successful enough they'll publish too many comics about it and it will get derailed.
+ The Secretive Company Filling Video Game Sites With Gambling And AI.
Chris Button, an Australian tech journalist and former contributor, wasn't pleased to see his old profile alongside the AI authors. All of his former articles were edited to include closing sections pointing to casino and betting guides. He attempted to have his author profile removed by emailing the new management of GamesHub, but he never received a response. However, he no longer appears on the Meet the Team page. Button is disappointed with what the site has become. "Seeing GamesHub transformed into a site promoting gambling is devastating, not just for those who wrote for the site, but for the industry the publication championed", he said.
+ Friendly reminder that The Importance of Being Earnest is available to watch for free a little while longer. Chaotic fun, highly recommend.
Promo: Merlin battle
Mar. 18th, 2026 03:20 pmabyss_valkyrie
Hi, guys! I know I know. BBC Merlin in 2026?
I was missing this show and felt like a little themed battle may be nice.
Head over to iconbattles to check out the details here.
10 Multifandom icons for Round 62 at fandom10in30
Mar. 18th, 2026 12:22 pmabyss_valkyriefandom10in30 I went with multiple fandoms and a set of flowers & one set of hearts. All icons are free to take and use. Fandom & celeb names are under the icons.Preview:
( 10 multifandom hearts & flowers icons! )
Your live service game's gonna say goodbye one day
Mar. 18th, 2026 10:10 pmautumninplutoThe MHA mobile game I've been playing (Ultra Impact) just announced it'll be closing down on May 18 :"(
( 396 words )
I guess we uh, take the good with the bad.
Mar. 17th, 2026 08:05 pmgoodbyebird+ Dune Messiah traile dropped! I treated myself to one peek and one peek only. But I am vibrating.
+ The mountain in the middle of town is ah. On fire. 240 evacuated so far, including two of my friends and two of my friends' parents. Real windy outside. Not a good time.
+ The mountain in the middle of town is ah. On fire. 240 evacuated so far, including two of my friends and two of my friends' parents. Real windy outside. Not a good time.
💞へんしん💞
Mar. 18th, 2026 03:08 amautumninpluto
I am this 🤏 close to saying "fuck it we're getting a Switch 2 and Pokopia." 404 self-control not found.
Anyway, I love my transforming baddies, they're both so adorable with their menacingly cute facial expressions. I've drawn Himiko thrice already this year, please send help.
Seasons of Fandom landcomm promotion
Mar. 16th, 2026 08:04 ammeridian_rose
Round 2 of
seasons_of_fandom is opening soon! Multifandom challenge community with original fic and stock icons welcome. Challenges include graphics, writing, and puzzle games. Please check it out, and if you join tell them I sent you :)
Some no pressure pre-round challenges are already posted but the community and challenges open fully in April.
sign up post