Hope clouds observation.
Dec. 14th, 2025 01:00 pm![[syndicated profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/feed.png){kind=small}
calvin_and_muaddib_feed
Hope clouds observation.
calvin_and_muaddib_feedFrederic Chopin - Etude No. 11 "Winter Wind"
Dec. 15th, 2025 06:00 ammpr_daily_download_feedFrederic Chopin - Etude No. 11 “Winter Wind”
Idil Biret, piano
More info about today’s track: Naxos 8.554528
Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc.
Subscribe
You can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed.
Purchase this recording
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
The Jealous Dog
Dec. 14th, 2025 08:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
billroperWe have been trying to improve Calvin's socialization and have been making some good progress. The problem is that he is convinced that my recliner chair with me in it is the perfect place to practice being a lap dog. This is barely tolerable with a 45 pound canine.
With 65 pound Ruby, it doesn't work at all. And Ruby is *very* jealous of the attention that Calvin has been getting. This is a bit of a strain on my system.
Both dogs ended up going to bed early tonight as a result.
We will find some better ways to reassure Ruby.
*sigh*
With 65 pound Ruby, it doesn't work at all. And Ruby is *very* jealous of the attention that Calvin has been getting. This is a bit of a strain on my system.
Both dogs ended up going to bed early tonight as a result.
We will find some better ways to reassure Ruby.
*sigh*
Sunday evening 5 pm
Dec. 14th, 2025 10:26 pmsharonlee_feedAll righty, then! Sunday. Cold and grey with snow showers.
Breakfast was — all together now! — hummus, naan, and grapes. Lunch will be a box of something, on account I’m lazy, and also because I’ve got a buncha RL stuff to cope with on my desk.
I also feel kinda pillow fort-ish. No particular reason, except that Steve has now been dead longer than he’s ever been dead before and I am Not Preferring this narrative.
Writing is over for the day — 1,377 new words, bringing the entire WIP to something around 104,110. Caught myself being unkind to same, which is too easy to do when it’s Just You. It is of course, not just me, and I would like to recognize Tali’s support — she came over and cleaned my eyebrows for me, which was … strange, but well-intentioned, and I did feel better for it.
Tried to watch Miss Scarlet last night, and didn’t quite make it through the first episode. Maybe I’ll try Bridgerton.
What else? Oh, the plaque sellers are out in force. Honestly, I’ve never understood why I need a plaque to commemorate the publication of a book when, yanno, I have the book?
There are an Incredible Number of People who are counting themselves IN on the Liaden Readalong. We probably need a theme song. I’ll try to draft some Rules of the Read today, or tomorrow, so people can take a look and offer fine-tuning, if any.
And that’s all I’ve got at — well, lunchtime.
Speaking of which — oughta go do that.
How’s your Sunday going?
#
OK, so that’s it for the day. I didn’t get everything done, but really, when does that happen?
Everybody have a good evening. Stay safe. I’ll see you tomorrow.
Top 25 K-pop songs of 2025!
Dec. 14th, 2025 03:18 pmbrithistorianNME (which seems have a much better of understanding on K-pop than Rolling Stone) has released a list of the [top 25 K-pop songs of 2025]! I scrolled to it, sure that I would have forgotten a lot of songs from earlier in the year, and was pleasantly surprised to see there were some I hadn't heard before, so it was like an early birthday present from NME!
I was also looking to see if NMIXX made the list — I've loved their new songs, and I was hoping that other people appreciated them. I was happy to see NMIXX's "High Horse" ranked #7 — four places higher than Blackpink's "Jump" (which I thought was highly overrated and wouldn't have ranked so high had it been by someone other than Blackpink). I then kept scrolling and was pleased and surprised to see H1-Key's "Summer Was You" ranked #6. Then I kept scrolling and was absolutely gobsmacked to see Huntr/x's "Golden" ranked #2 — I expected it to take the top spot, and was extremely surprised to find it in #2! So what was #1? I had absolutely no idea. I scrolled and was surprised and overjoyed to find NMIXX's "Spinnin' on It" at #1!
Sunday evening 5 pm
Dec. 14th, 2025 05:25 pmrolanniAll righty, then! Sunday. Cold and grey with snow showers.
Breakfast was -- all together now! -- hummus, naan, and grapes. Lunch will be a box of something, on account I'm lazy, and also because I've got a buncha RL stuff to cope with on my desk.
I also feel kinda pillow fort-ish. No particular reason, except that Steve has now been dead longer than he's ever been dead before and I am Not Preferring this narrative.
Writing is over for the day -- 1,377 new words, bringing the entire WIP to something around 104,110. Caught myself being unkind to same, which is too easy to do when it's Just You. It is of course, NOT just me, and I would like to recognize Tali's support -- she came over and cleaned my eyebrows for me, which was ... strange, but well-intentioned, and I *did* feel better for it.
Tried to watch Miss Scarlet last night, and didn't quite make it through the first episode. Maybe I'll try Bridgerton.
What else? Oh, the plaque sellers are out in force. Honestly, I've never understood why I need a plaque to commemorate the publication of a book when, yanno, I have the book?
There are an Incredible Number of People who are counting themselves IN on the Liaden Readalong. We probably need a theme song. I'll try to draft some Rules of the Read today, or tomorrow, so people can take a look and offer fine-tuning, if any.
And that's all I've got at -- well, lunchtime.
Speaking of which -- oughta go do that.
How's YOUR Sunday going?
#
OK, so that's it for the day. I didn't get everything done, but really, when does that happen?
Everybody have a good evening. Stay safe. I'll see you tomorrow.
Breakfast was -- all together now! -- hummus, naan, and grapes. Lunch will be a box of something, on account I'm lazy, and also because I've got a buncha RL stuff to cope with on my desk.
I also feel kinda pillow fort-ish. No particular reason, except that Steve has now been dead longer than he's ever been dead before and I am Not Preferring this narrative.
Writing is over for the day -- 1,377 new words, bringing the entire WIP to something around 104,110. Caught myself being unkind to same, which is too easy to do when it's Just You. It is of course, NOT just me, and I would like to recognize Tali's support -- she came over and cleaned my eyebrows for me, which was ... strange, but well-intentioned, and I *did* feel better for it.
Tried to watch Miss Scarlet last night, and didn't quite make it through the first episode. Maybe I'll try Bridgerton.
What else? Oh, the plaque sellers are out in force. Honestly, I've never understood why I need a plaque to commemorate the publication of a book when, yanno, I have the book?
There are an Incredible Number of People who are counting themselves IN on the Liaden Readalong. We probably need a theme song. I'll try to draft some Rules of the Read today, or tomorrow, so people can take a look and offer fine-tuning, if any.
And that's all I've got at -- well, lunchtime.
Speaking of which -- oughta go do that.
How's YOUR Sunday going?
#
OK, so that's it for the day. I didn't get everything done, but really, when does that happen?
Everybody have a good evening. Stay safe. I'll see you tomorrow.
Fire Alarm at Night
Dec. 14th, 2025 04:57 pmndrosenAt two something AM this morning, the fire alarm went off in my apartment building. I put on shoes and a coat, and carried some reading material to the next building, meeting a few firemen on my way through the ground floor corridors. It was snowing out. I came back after a while, by which point the incident was over, and in due course went to bed.
I have been doing some serious napping this afternoon.
I have been doing some serious napping this afternoon.
The PPE-ople’s Champion, Part 2
Dec. 14th, 2025 06:55 pmnotalwaysworking_feedRead The PPE-ople’s Champion, Part 2
One thing with him is that he does not wear fire-retardant clothing, which is mandatory in certain places. Of course, if a fire were to break out for any reason, he'd go out like the Wicker Man, but the prospect does not impress him.
2025.12.14
Dec. 14th, 2025 08:52 amlsanderson‘Like a mini Louvre’: two generations of Rothschilds fight over treasure trove of artworks
Baronesses Nadine and Ariane de Rothschild at odds over future of Swiss chateau’s priceless contents
Kim Willsher in Paris
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/14/like-a-mini-louvre-two-generations-of-rothschilds-fight-over-treasure-trove-of-artworks
Two girls, 9 and 11, awarded $31.5m after sister’s California torture death
Arabella McCormack, 11, died after being tortured and starved by adoptive family and police and church failed to intervene
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/13/adopted-girl-torture-death-california-settlement
Review
The Revenge Club review – this starry divorce caper makes you want to laugh and cry at the same time
Martin Compston and Meera Syal are among the names in this tale of divorcees hitting back at their exes. It’s a thriller, comedy and psychodrama all at once – but could maybe do with being more simple
Lucy Mangan
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/dec/12/the-revenge-club-review-this-starry-divorce-caper-makes-you-want-to-laugh-and-cry-at-the-same-time
Washington state flood waters receding after days of rescues and evacuations
No fatalities reported in flooding, which prompted Trump to approve emergency declaration request from governor
Marina Dunbar
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/13/washington-state-flood-waters-recede
Psychedelic treatments show promise for OCD while cannabis doesn’t, review finds
Psychiatry professor theorizes that the difference is related to how the substances interact with areas of the brain
Hannah Harris Green
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/13/psychedelics-ocd-treatment-psilocybin
The Geminid meteor shower and hundreds of Santas: photos of the weekend
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
Arnel Hecimovic
https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2025/dec/14/the-geminid-meteor-shower-and-hundreds-of-santas-photos-of-the-weekend
Bondi -- It was heading for 100 degrees fondly Fahrenheit, the only time I've been to Bondi Beach. No shooters, though. FYI: It's pronounced BOND-EYE Beach, not Bondy Beach. Who knew?
Baronesses Nadine and Ariane de Rothschild at odds over future of Swiss chateau’s priceless contents
Kim Willsher in Paris
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/14/like-a-mini-louvre-two-generations-of-rothschilds-fight-over-treasure-trove-of-artworks
Two girls, 9 and 11, awarded $31.5m after sister’s California torture death
Arabella McCormack, 11, died after being tortured and starved by adoptive family and police and church failed to intervene
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/13/adopted-girl-torture-death-california-settlement
Review
The Revenge Club review – this starry divorce caper makes you want to laugh and cry at the same time
Martin Compston and Meera Syal are among the names in this tale of divorcees hitting back at their exes. It’s a thriller, comedy and psychodrama all at once – but could maybe do with being more simple
Lucy Mangan
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/dec/12/the-revenge-club-review-this-starry-divorce-caper-makes-you-want-to-laugh-and-cry-at-the-same-time
Washington state flood waters receding after days of rescues and evacuations
No fatalities reported in flooding, which prompted Trump to approve emergency declaration request from governor
Marina Dunbar
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/13/washington-state-flood-waters-recede
Psychedelic treatments show promise for OCD while cannabis doesn’t, review finds
Psychiatry professor theorizes that the difference is related to how the substances interact with areas of the brain
Hannah Harris Green
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/13/psychedelics-ocd-treatment-psilocybin
The Geminid meteor shower and hundreds of Santas: photos of the weekend
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
Arnel Hecimovic
https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2025/dec/14/the-geminid-meteor-shower-and-hundreds-of-santas-photos-of-the-weekend
Bondi -- It was heading for 100 degrees fondly Fahrenheit, the only time I've been to Bondi Beach. No shooters, though. FYI: It's pronounced BOND-EYE Beach, not Bondy Beach. Who knew?
Pill Popping Off Some Questions
Dec. 14th, 2025 03:30 pmnotalwaysrelated_feedRead Pill Popping Off Some Questions
My youngest daughter, tired of being the smallest of all three girls, says to me as she's taking her morning vitamins:
Daughter: "If I take all of them at once, do I grow up faster?"
A Safe Landing
Dec. 14th, 2025 02:30 pmnotalwaysfriendly_feedRead A Safe Landing
I've got mild social anxiety, and I hate getting sick, especially around the holidays, so I'm slightly annoyed and nervous when the flight attendant directs the last person to board, a woman slightly older than me, to the seat next to me. I get even more nervous about getting sick when I hear that she seems to be sniffing really hard, like she really needs to put effort into breathing.
Read A Safe Landing
200 Significant Science Fiction Books by Women, 1984–2001, by David G. Hartwell
Dec. 14th, 2025 09:05 amjames_davis_nicollI was a bit surprised to come across this as Hartwell wasn't really the go-to editor where women's SF was concerned. An interesting snapshot of SF in a sixteen-year period. The end is the fall of the American republic. Not sure what was significant about 1984.
( Read more... )
( Read more... )
Cold War in a Country Garden (Dilke, volume 1) by Lindsay Gutteridge
Dec. 14th, 2025 08:46 amjames_davis_nicoll
One very small step for a man, one giant leap for Her Majesty's Government.
Cold War in a Country Garden (Dilke, volume 1) by Lindsay Gutteridge
Twin Cities history: 1980s, ARA (Anti-Racist Action), Baldies, punk, music, Uptown
Dec. 14th, 2025 01:32 amelisem Um.
I tried to write an intro for this, but all I can do is gesture incoherently. No, I wasn't a Baldy, I wasn't a skinhead, but the milieu affected my life for Reasons. If you watch this documentary it may give you a better understanding of (some of) what made Minneapolis in the 80s what it was. Or maybe you were there too, and this will be an interesting tour of byegone days.
I really want to get together and share stories of those times. For now, here, have a pretty good documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=8BSDZ1DIEIQ
I tried to write an intro for this, but all I can do is gesture incoherently. No, I wasn't a Baldy, I wasn't a skinhead, but the milieu affected my life for Reasons. If you watch this documentary it may give you a better understanding of (some of) what made Minneapolis in the 80s what it was. Or maybe you were there too, and this will be an interesting tour of byegone days.
I really want to get together and share stories of those times. For now, here, have a pretty good documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=8BSDZ1DIEIQ
Tomas Luis de Victoria - O Magnum Mysterium
Dec. 14th, 2025 06:00 ammpr_daily_download_feedTomas Luis de Victoria - O Magnum Mysterium
Oxford Camerata
Jeremy Summerly, conductor
More info about today’s track: Naxos 9.00100
Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc.
Subscribe
You can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed.
