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I do actually have that many tabs on my phone. Mostly it's stuff I want to remember...and fic I was in the middle of reading then got distracted and wandered off.

So, I figured I could dump the memory ones here for all and sundry to enjoy.

Behold:

The Richat Structure - "is a prominent circular geological feature in the Adrar Plateau of the Sahara....The structure is also the location of exceptional accumulations of Acheulean Paleolithic stone tools. It was selected as one of the 100 geological heritage sites identified by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) to be of the highest scientific value." (Also? There's a very fringe theory that it's Atlantis.)

"Mad Jack" Churchill - "John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, DSO & Bar, MC & Bar (16 September 1906 – 8 March 1996) was a British Army officer. Nicknamed "Fighting Jack Churchill" and "Mad Jack", he fought in the Second World War with a basket-hilted Scottish broadsword, and a set of bagpipes."

The Triangle Solo Video:


okay...that's 3 down.

My 25 things for 2025 list. Let's see how I do.

1. Make miso soup from scratch
2. Go to Hawaii
3. Work a Convention
4. Make a Quilt
5. Read Hidden Systems
6. Update Will
7. Finish one embroidery project
8. Get new storage unit and get rid of old one
9. Learn to play Thunderstruck on electric guitar
10. Reach Inbox Zero once
11. All DVDs/Blu-rays/4Ks in spreadsheet and LibraryThing
12. All CDs/Tapes/Vinyls in spreadsheet and LibraryThing
13. Get document scanner working.
14. Get to 37 in French on Duolingo (done!)
15. Post 5 of the Family recipes on Dreamwidth
16. Take enough decent photographs to make a calendar for 2026
17. Visit Filoli
18. Complete 1 Raspberry Pi project
19. Equip go bags for self, hubby, and cats
20. Equip 1 remote for self and hubby & 1 remote for self
21. Go to 2 museums
22. Upload 50 photos to flickr
23. Scan one album of family photos
24. The Epic Book Project - Put all of your books (that you are keeping) in LibraryThing
25. Make 3 family recipes and 3 from the cookbook collection

RPG stuff:

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Tips & Tricks:

A Guide to Coding and Fanworks on AO3

Greetings oh lovely and wonderful podficcer!

You are awesome! Thank you for your time and talent. \o/

( further squee )

So, I hope that this letter is clear and helpful, but if you need more insight, you can check with analise010 (on tumblr or via gmail) as she know me (and my taste in fic) quite well.
Thanks again!
P.S. In case you need them, my AO3 bookmarks.

Day 15

In your own space, write a love letter to Fandom in general, to a particular fandom, to a trope, a relationship, a character, or to your flist/circle/followers. Share your love and squee as loud as you want to.

Dear Fandom,

Because of you, I have learned a great deal. I know more about myself and the vast spectrum of humanity. I have developed new skills. I have made new friends.

I really do not know where I would be today without you.
Thank you for helping me grow.

Day 13:
In your own space, set some goals for the coming year. They can be fannish or not, public or private.

Ha! I'm almost done putting together another 101 things in 1001 days list, so I've got this.

Goals for the coming year:
1) Make list of goals
2) Reach 100 fanworks on AO3
3) Make another collab with analise010
4) Post 5 more sets of song recs (4 songs each)
5) Take myself less seriously

And that's it. Short and sweet.

How’d y'all get drawn into fandom? Fall into a favorite book, or movie? Something about a character caught your eye and made you think… huh, I’d like to know MORE about them.


Day 11

Share a book/song/movie/tv show/fanwork/etc that changed your life.

Okay. Is this supposed to be about getting into fandom, or just a life changing experience thing? Because what you are going to get instead is more of my meditations on the history of fandom.

When I saw Star Wars: A New Hope in the theater I was...5 or 6? It was in the theater for a really long time, but apparently I annoyed my Dad into taking me to see the film. I was obsessed with Leia's hair in the award scene at the end and I remember writing about the film (possibly this was fanfiction?) in first grade. But! This was the mid-70s, and I had no way to interact with others in a fandom for this movie. Home computers didn't really exist. VCRs for home use didn't really exist. My tv was black and white. My friends? Didn't really have opinions about the film.

When I was 10, Benji, Zax, and the Alien Prince (my obscure tv show that no one has every heard of) became my obsession. The best I managed to do was clip some photos out of the TV guide. No one I knew cared about this show. (BTW, I own this show on DVD.)

Escape to Witch Mountain (and really most books by Alexander Key) came to my attention roughly during the same era. I annoyed my parents into renting the film when we were visiting my uncle, because He Had a VCR! Yes. This is the film I ended up seeing over 100 times once we had a VCR of our own. But, apart from the characters from the books/films showing up in an epic crossover I wrote (that no one else ever saw), this fandom was not particularly interactive.

(There were other fandoms in here like - The Original Tomorrow People, the animated Hobbit, Kidd Video, but still, no one to share them with. Just odd looks from my family.)

Then, my Freshman year in High School, I found Doctor Who. In April 1987, I was at the Shakespeare festival in Ashland, OR, and my friend Mindi told me all about this awesome show she liked. When we got home, I tried it. And loved it. And dragged my whole family into the fandom. We found a British food place that sold Jelly babies, and we started going there a lot. (They also serve hot food. If you're ever in North Highlands, CA stop by Touch of Britain.) At some point before I graduated from High School we found a store that sold a Time Lord t-shirt. I joined a fan club. I made friends with some other fans. It was amazing! (Still no internet, mind you, but I did have an Apple IIe and at some point I learned that message boards existed, and used a 300 Baud modem to get there. No fandom message boards though.)

So, really, Doctor Who fandom changed my life the first time. Before I even got to college and discovered the pre-web Internet and PSUVM.PSU.EDU and alt. groups on usenet.

Oh, and before I forget, my friend Mindi and I used to write some Doctor Who fanfiction. We created this awesome new companion that blew things up! ...And then Ace appeared on the show. (insert mysterious music here.)

So, that's my tale of fandoms past. Sorry. Ran a bit long there.

Day 9

In your own space, post a rec for at least three fanworks that you have created. It can be your favorite fanworks that you've created, or fanworks you feel no one ever saw, or fanworks you say would define you as a creator.

Okay. Ummmmm. Let's try these...

Behold! My podfics three:
1) [Podfic] Battle Mode (Fandom: Welcome to Night Vale, Pairing: Carlos/Cecil) - I love what I did with the effects on this one. I really stretched myself by trying a couple of new things.

2) [Podfic] Shut Up and Kiss Me (Fandom: Thor (movies), Pairing: Darcy Lewis/Sif) - I love this pairing, so I was really glad to record this story. It makes me smile.

3) [Podfic] A Brief History of Liars (Fandom: Old Kingdom, Pairing: Astarael/Yrael) - This one is one of my favorites, and it's from such a small fandom, I feel like folks never see it. I even sing a tiny bit in it.

(Note for the future: Day 6 was the commenting on things day, not a posting here day.)

We all need more love, right? We need to be reminded why we’re here, why we matter, what we will be remembered for when the apocalypse comes (I kid! I kid!) But truly, so many of us have had a rough time of it this last year and could do with a bit of love.

Day 7:

In your own space, create a love meme for yourself. Let people tell you how amazing and awesome and loveable you really are.

What do I even put here? Send the love?

So awkward. I'll just go make some tea for folks who want to stop by.

Have you got a favorite how to -DO A THING- post? A favorite primer about a fandom/sports team/characters? Favorite resource out there in fandom that you enjoy? Come share them with us!

Day 5

Recommend a fannish or creative resource.

Well, they're a few years old now, but fire_juggler's fandom-specific Blanket Permission lists are a long-time favorite fannish resource.