Monthly Roundup Post
30 September 2025 09:15![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kallowayLike, nothing is bad but it's certainly unexpected!
( September Plans! )
So, October-
Clean and declutter as needed. I'm currently patching a damaged bit of grout in my shower and I can see that I need to spend some time scrubbing everything up and fixing any other patches that look questionable. There are some older patches that are far from professional so at least I'm not intimidated with a need to make it look perfect. ^^;; Living room still needs the most work clutter-wise and I need to get everything dug out and sorted for November's comic-con.
Write & Archive as inspired. Continue the accidental advent. Work on zines as inspired. Play games. Chill. There will always be more to do and that's okay.
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29 September 2025 09:52conuly( Cut for size )
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September 2025 in Review
30 September 2025 12:22james_davis_nicoll
21 works reviewed. 11 by women (52%), 9 by men (43%), 1 by non-binary authors (5%), 0 by authors whose gender is unknown (0%), and 8 by POC (38%).
The chart is breaking formatting. Need to fix or remove it. I do like charts, though.
September 2025 in Review
Listen! Do You Smell That?
30 September 2025 13:00![[syndicated profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/feed.png){kind=small}
cakewrecks_feedYesterday I read an article about "swallowable perfume," a new form of perfume that comes in capsules. That you swallow. Ergo, "swallowable perfume."
Look, I couldn't make this stuff up, guys.
Anyway, it got me to thinking: how long before this is incorporated into food? You know, like cake? And what would an ingestible perfume cake look like, anyway? Would decorators try to reflect the scent in the cake's design?
These are all important questions, which I think deserve answers. You know, for science. And laughs. But mostly science.
So, as a public service, here are a few suggestions for some classic perfume scents:
Obsession
This would have to be a
revamped
formula, of course, with top notes of blood, wet dog, and a little patchouli.
Poison
Lucky for me, I've developed an immunity to iocane powder.
I'm sure you've heard of Chanel #5, but here's one for its lesser-known predecessor, Chanel #2:
Q: Why did Tigger have his head in the river?
A: He was looking for Pooh! Because Poo smells grrrrreat!
White Shoulders
I bet you never realized how weird that perfume name was until right now.
Contradiction
Something here doesn't add up.
Miracle
Even the balloons are defying the laws of gravity!
Lucky You
Say, here's a tip:
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Ah. Never mind; false alarm.
Thanks to Sarah P., Crazy Z., Michelle S., Caren, Celeste G., Amy C., & Colleen W. Smell you later, guys!
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30 September 2025 09:02ajHighlights:
- I'm apparently allergic to dogs now?
- perimenopause is stupid
- my therapist quit
- The most delicious fried chicken I've had in an age is from the A&W in North Aurora
- Wow, papertowels are sure expensive.
I also mailed my rent in this morning. I'd meant to drop it off yesterday, but woof. It was a long-ass day. That said, I finally picked up some sinus medication and last night was one of the best nights of sleep in recent memory.
I am mildly disappointed that my short vacation with mom got canceled. She had a friend pass and wanted to stay for the funeral (valid), so no beach vacation for me this coming weekend. :( I feel really bad for mom and the family of her friend. It was a really tragic set of circumstances.
Elegy for Angels and Dogs /The Graveyard Heart by Williams and Zelazny
30 September 2025 08:45james_davis_nicoll
Two stories about beautiful people partying their way through time.
Elegy for Angels and Dogs /The Graveyard Heart (Tor SF Double, volume 24) By Walter Jon Williams & Roger Zelazny
Left you breathless in the brine
30 September 2025 07:15sovayTuesday 30/09/2025
30 September 2025 09:03dark_kana posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
3_good_things_a_day1) delicious tea. I know it's a daily thing, but it truly does make me happy ^^
2) trying to work in my bubble. I'm very glad for my headset and good music today at the office. Not that I don't like the interaction with my colleagues, but the phones keep ringing and I have a free phone day, so I really do appreciate the opportunity to close myself off a little bit
3) going to work on my crochet project this evening ^^ Or reading a book, because I'm addicted to books and I'm currently reading a very good one *grins*
Put your boots on, do they fit you comfortably?
29 September 2025 20:15sovay
NaCraMaMo starts October 1 (in TWO days!)
29 September 2025 10:58ladythmpr posting in craftyOctober will be here in 2 DAYS! Since 2008, October for me has been National Craft Making Month, or NaCraMaMo for short. NaCraMaMo started as a community on LJ, and I started a new
nacramamo community on DreamWidth when I moved here in 2017.In short, during National Craft Making Month in October, you work on a craft every day for a month and post pictures of your work daily in
nacramamo. nacramamo is very free-form; you can work on the same project every day or work on different projects every day. Crafting is also very loosely defined; it's basically anything that you do with your hands that results in a tangible object. For example, I count baking as crafting, but I don't count making dinner as crafting (but you might!)A lot of people use
nacramamo as a jumpstart for Halloween projects and Winter holiday gift making.I'd love to have you join me, giving it your best shot.
Clarke Award Finalists 2016
29 September 2025 12:15james_davis_nicollPretend I caught that the poll autofilled the wrong question and that it reads "which 2016 Clarke Award finalists did you read?"
Which of these look interesting?
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
20 (43.5%)
Arcadia by Iain Pears
2 (4.3%)
Europe at Midnight by Dave Hutchinson
7 (15.2%)
The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor
11 (23.9%)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
38 (82.6%)
Way Down Dark by James Smythe
0 (0.0%)
Bold for have read, italic for intend to read, underline for never heard of it.
Which 2016 Clarke Award finalists did you read??
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Arcadia by Iain Pears
Europe at Midnight by Dave Hutchinson
The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Way Down Dark by James Smythe
The World's Most Unfortunate Wedding Monogram
29 September 2025 13:00cakewrecks_feedSome couples look for a sign that their marriage will last.
This isn't it.
Thanks to Ruth H. for the initial discomfort.
Note from john: For those you you who may not know, usually "DOA" stands for "Dead On Arrival." Less common meanings are "Dead Or Alive", "Date Of Arrest" and the ever-popular, "Darkener Of Apricot."
Upcoming Presentation
29 September 2025 06:38eldritchhobbit