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Music Monday: Bad Moon Rising by Credence Coldwater Revival
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stonepicnicking_okapiThe boys have a 3 hour early dismissal today for possible tornados and thunderstorms so this seems apt. March is in its lion phase at the moment here.
Happy Ides
Mar. 15th, 2026 07:59 pmstonepicnicking_okapiIt's the Ides of March and every year on this day I remember that I am in the Raffles fandom. I don't have the bandwidth to write something new so I will post something I wrote a couple of years ago for this day.
Raffles and Bunny celebrate their anniversary at the opera.
References to 'Va tacito e nascosto' - 'Go silently and stealthily' from Guilio Cesare by Handel. Shifting POV.
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Raffles and Bunny celebrate their anniversary at the opera.
References to 'Va tacito e nascosto' - 'Go silently and stealthily' from Guilio Cesare by Handel. Shifting POV.
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Performing some traffic maintenance today
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dw_maintenanceHappy Saturday!
I'm going to be doing a little maintenance today. It will likely cause a tiny interruption of service (specifically for www.dreamwidth.org) on the order of 2-3 minutes while some settings propagate. If you're on a journal page, that should still work throughout!
If it doesn't work, the rollback plan is pretty quick, I'm just toggling a setting on how traffic gets to the site. I'll update this post if something goes wrong, but don't anticipate any interruption to be longer than 10 minutes even in a rollback situation.
Collage Journaling: tangerine
Mar. 13th, 2026 08:32 pmstonepicnicking_okapiA simple but nice cover of a birthday card for a friend featuring the tangerine stickers I saved from my Chinese New Year pack.
Poet's Corner: The Blue Dress by Saeed Jones
Mar. 12th, 2026 06:38 pmstonepicnicking_okapiThe Blue Dress by Saeed Jones
Her blue dress is a silk train is a river
is water seeps into the cobblestone streets of my sleep, is still raining
is monsoon brocade, is winter stars stitched into puddles
is good-bye in a flooded, antique room, is good-bye in a room of crystal bowls
and crystal cups, is the ring-ting-ring of water dripping from the mouths
of crystal bowls
and crystal cups, is the Mississippi River is a hallway, is leaks
like tears from windowsills of a drowned house, is windows open to waterfalls
is a bed is a small boat is a ship, is a current come to carry me in its arms
through the streets, is me floating in her dress through the streets
is only the moon sees me floating through the streets, is me in a blue dress
out to sea, is my mother is a moon out to sea.
Her blue dress is a silk train is a river
is water seeps into the cobblestone streets of my sleep, is still raining
is monsoon brocade, is winter stars stitched into puddles
is good-bye in a flooded, antique room, is good-bye in a room of crystal bowls
and crystal cups, is the ring-ting-ring of water dripping from the mouths
of crystal bowls
and crystal cups, is the Mississippi River is a hallway, is leaks
like tears from windowsills of a drowned house, is windows open to waterfalls
is a bed is a small boat is a ship, is a current come to carry me in its arms
through the streets, is me floating in her dress through the streets
is only the moon sees me floating through the streets, is me in a blue dress
out to sea, is my mother is a moon out to sea.
Word: Iblis
Mar. 11th, 2026 07:57 pmstonepicnicking_okapiFor Wednesday's word, I am copying and pasting my post from 1word1day on Monday. More Sister Minnie shorts.
Iblis [ib-lis]
noun
an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn (Isalmic).
examples
1. But Satan, or Iblis in his Muslim incarnation, a redheaded wisecracker who claims to be Jacob’s dearest friend, argues for a radical intervention that can open Jacob’s “strictured heart”, allowing him to feel and heal. "Rabih Alameddine’s new novel explores the ordeal of remembering." The Economist. 29 Nov 2016.
2. Al-Hijr also repeats the story of Iblis, the devil, who refuses to bow to human beings, and since they are made of mud, tempts them with the material distractions of a muddy world. "American Quran is an Old/New Masterpiece." The Washington Post. 21 Jan 2016.
origin
Arabic, إِبْلِيس
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I discovered this recently when I happened upon this funny Islamic cat Youtube channel.
Iblis [ib-lis]
noun
an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn (Isalmic).
examples
1. But Satan, or Iblis in his Muslim incarnation, a redheaded wisecracker who claims to be Jacob’s dearest friend, argues for a radical intervention that can open Jacob’s “strictured heart”, allowing him to feel and heal. "Rabih Alameddine’s new novel explores the ordeal of remembering." The Economist. 29 Nov 2016.
2. Al-Hijr also repeats the story of Iblis, the devil, who refuses to bow to human beings, and since they are made of mud, tempts them with the material distractions of a muddy world. "American Quran is an Old/New Masterpiece." The Washington Post. 21 Jan 2016.
origin
Arabic, إِبْلِيس
---
I discovered this recently when I happened upon this funny Islamic cat Youtube channel.
Views & News: Pearly whites edition
Mar. 10th, 2026 05:43 pmstonepicnicking_okapi1. Survived my dentist appointment today. I also did a good bit of spring cleaning and went to the lake to run. The boys' father went into the office so I had the house to myself for a few hours which was nice.
2. Only one client today as Air force guy had chemo today. And they took my Alzheimer's lady off for scheduling reasons and this is my last week with Air Force guy before he moves out of my radius so next week, I will be down to 10 hours (instead of 26-30). For a few days it will be nice to catch up on things. Then I will start wanting more.
3. Saturday morning Minor and I are going to volunteer at the Music Boosters Flea Market. Few things I'd rather do less on a Saturday morning.
4. I am going to get the Netflix sometime this weekend (though I do not like subscriptions) because BTS is having their comeback concert next Saturday (21) on it at 7 am my time.
5. Minisculus turns 11 on the 26th so I am getting his birthday gifts and cake prep stuff together.
6. I did update my soap opera for SUGA's birthday and it turns out that putting off stuff and getting that done did lift my spirits and make me feel good so that was the right choice. Sometimes I have trouble telling what is actually going to be the right sacrifice to make.
My new favorite Youtube channel is Sister Minnie, the Islamic cat.
2. Only one client today as Air force guy had chemo today. And they took my Alzheimer's lady off for scheduling reasons and this is my last week with Air Force guy before he moves out of my radius so next week, I will be down to 10 hours (instead of 26-30). For a few days it will be nice to catch up on things. Then I will start wanting more.
3. Saturday morning Minor and I are going to volunteer at the Music Boosters Flea Market. Few things I'd rather do less on a Saturday morning.
4. I am going to get the Netflix sometime this weekend (though I do not like subscriptions) because BTS is having their comeback concert next Saturday (21) on it at 7 am my time.
5. Minisculus turns 11 on the 26th so I am getting his birthday gifts and cake prep stuff together.
6. I did update my soap opera for SUGA's birthday and it turns out that putting off stuff and getting that done did lift my spirits and make me feel good so that was the right choice. Sometimes I have trouble telling what is actually going to be the right sacrifice to make.
My new favorite Youtube channel is Sister Minnie, the Islamic cat.
