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ladyjaxLife is still happening while everything is going on. The Bay is preparing in a variety of ways for a possible escalation, especially since ICE thugs have been spotted in Albany and a few other places, possibly Alameda. They tried to snatch someone near Hoover School a few weeks ago but a kind person offered them sanctuary.
I am low key worried for Shirley (y'know cause Mexican American) but I try not to dwell on it. She's taken a class in how to deal with agents showing up at the restaurant and when I showed up yesterday to pick her up from work, she was finishing up briefing her staff about their rights and what to do if they do show up. The restaurant is in Berkeley and I just know the Orange Menace is salivating at taking another shot at the Bay.
NOTE: Daniel Lurie and the other business leaders were patting themselves on the back calling the Menace off of San Francisco. What they love to ignore is that the feds were posted up on Coast Guard Island. There was a ready response group out there to greet them, including religious leaders - one of whom was shot in the face by a fed. Here's the thing, Coast Guard Island offered a direct shot straight into East Oakland. They would have torn through there first way before they waltzed into San Francisco.
Message to everyone: can we stop electing billionaires to anything and everything? That goes for Tom Steyer running for governor. That man annoys the fuck out of me on principle.
Ugghghhhghghghghgh
In the interest of not going down the rabbit hole of depression, I'm dong the bits I can to be in community, particularly by bike.
I've been delivering food with Community Kitchens once a month with the Mobile Meal Team. We ride out with meals, water, and utensils to feed our unhoused neighbors.
Today, I rode out with a friend who works at the Crucible and helps coordinate refilling the Town Fridges. The fridges sprang up during COVID so that folks could get fed. There's a few left and we made a circle around town, checking out what was there and then refilling with staple foods like beans, rice, and canned goods.
It's on my mind to get into comms. I want to get my HAM radio license and am also exploring mesh networks. Oakland has ORCA so at some point this year, I hope to actually make contact with them.
I am low key worried for Shirley (y'know cause Mexican American) but I try not to dwell on it. She's taken a class in how to deal with agents showing up at the restaurant and when I showed up yesterday to pick her up from work, she was finishing up briefing her staff about their rights and what to do if they do show up. The restaurant is in Berkeley and I just know the Orange Menace is salivating at taking another shot at the Bay.
NOTE: Daniel Lurie and the other business leaders were patting themselves on the back calling the Menace off of San Francisco. What they love to ignore is that the feds were posted up on Coast Guard Island. There was a ready response group out there to greet them, including religious leaders - one of whom was shot in the face by a fed. Here's the thing, Coast Guard Island offered a direct shot straight into East Oakland. They would have torn through there first way before they waltzed into San Francisco.
Message to everyone: can we stop electing billionaires to anything and everything? That goes for Tom Steyer running for governor. That man annoys the fuck out of me on principle.
Ugghghhhghghghghgh
In the interest of not going down the rabbit hole of depression, I'm dong the bits I can to be in community, particularly by bike.
I've been delivering food with Community Kitchens once a month with the Mobile Meal Team. We ride out with meals, water, and utensils to feed our unhoused neighbors.
Today, I rode out with a friend who works at the Crucible and helps coordinate refilling the Town Fridges. The fridges sprang up during COVID so that folks could get fed. There's a few left and we made a circle around town, checking out what was there and then refilling with staple foods like beans, rice, and canned goods.
It's on my mind to get into comms. I want to get my HAM radio license and am also exploring mesh networks. Oakland has ORCA so at some point this year, I hope to actually make contact with them.
Week 4/52 - round up - everything is pointless
Jan. 26th, 2026 05:04 amruricI'm finding it difficult to step away from social media given what's going on right now. Stuff coming out of Davos was...interesting. Things in Palestine remain horrific and USA seems to be going full on 1930s fascism. Trying to keep DW as a happy-ish place so most of the terrible stuff I keep on Twitter, Threads and IG. But need to acknowledge it's happening here and note that there are thing's you can do from a distance. rydra_wong made an excellent Minnesota linkspam post here and also posts good Palestinian and other links too.
HOME: still a bit behind with #orjenise100 but there is progress.
HEALTH my sleep patterns are FUBAR'd but otherwise good.
LIFE ADMIN: no outstanding tasks this week. Though I'm starting to look at European alternatives to Gmail and Dropbox.
DIGITAL DECLUTTER: have kept email at mail at 11,000 but not managed to reduce it; staying on top of transferring To Keep items from tablet to dropbox, my phone images storage is a mess.
GARDENING/ALLOTMENTING: nope - too cold and/or wet and lacked motivation.
COOKING/EATING: batch cooked simple curry, ate down stores and had two small takeaways.
READING/LISTENING: not this week.
WATCHING: Still not caught up on Stranger Things and have only managed one episode of Heated Rivalry. Keeping up with returning shows.
CREATING/LEARNING: dealing with sewing in ends on Halloween blanket then need to block it and the granny square blanket. Started hexi cardi class on Saturday and then had mad afternoon/evening finishing one side and starting second side. Will try to do a few rounds each evening this coming week. Must sign up for bag class tomorrow which is now on 8 Feb.
CATS: all good.
VOLUNTEERING: still have one outstanding task.
SOCIALISING: nope - not even phone calls. Proper hermitting other than crochet club and class.
WORK: a bit meh last week.
Plan for this coming week - work from home Monday and Friday, two long office days Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
rydra_wong made an excellent Minnesota linkspam post here and also posts good Palestinian and other links too.HOME: still a bit behind with #orjenise100 but there is progress.
HEALTH my sleep patterns are FUBAR'd but otherwise good.
LIFE ADMIN: no outstanding tasks this week. Though I'm starting to look at European alternatives to Gmail and Dropbox.
DIGITAL DECLUTTER: have kept email at mail at 11,000 but not managed to reduce it; staying on top of transferring To Keep items from tablet to dropbox, my phone images storage is a mess.
GARDENING/ALLOTMENTING: nope - too cold and/or wet and lacked motivation.
COOKING/EATING: batch cooked simple curry, ate down stores and had two small takeaways.
READING/LISTENING: not this week.
WATCHING: Still not caught up on Stranger Things and have only managed one episode of Heated Rivalry. Keeping up with returning shows.
CREATING/LEARNING: dealing with sewing in ends on Halloween blanket then need to block it and the granny square blanket. Started hexi cardi class on Saturday and then had mad afternoon/evening finishing one side and starting second side. Will try to do a few rounds each evening this coming week. Must sign up for bag class tomorrow which is now on 8 Feb.
CATS: all good.
VOLUNTEERING: still have one outstanding task.
SOCIALISING: nope - not even phone calls. Proper hermitting other than crochet club and class.
WORK: a bit meh last week.
Plan for this coming week - work from home Monday and Friday, two long office days Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Challenge #9: My favorite (fanfiction) tropes
Jan. 26th, 2026 12:49 amstillheremydear
Challenge #9: My favorite tropes
Talk about your favorite tropes in media or transformative works. (Feel free to substitute in theme/motif/cliche if "trope" doesn't resonate with you.)
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I just conveniently wrote a favorite trope list for another purpose around yule, so I'm tweaking it to fit this challenge. The list is for what I like to read, but I mostly also write the same stuff:
1. Getting together (hopefully slowly)
I usually never read Established Relationship. I want that slow, slow, slow burn Get Together. Hence, by favorite tropes are:
Getting together, Friends to lovers, UST, URT, Mutual pining, Slow burn, Feelings realization, Firsts, First time, First kiss. Anything that hinders confessing feelings and getting together; could be Denial, Misunderstandings, Tabu elements, Forbidden love, or just Idiots in love.
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Star Wars Fic and Meta - From All The Spaces Between Times - Chapter 68
Jan. 22nd, 2026 05:02 pmelrhiarhodanTitle: From All The Spaces Between Times
Chapter: Chapter 68 — What Was Opaque is Transparent Now
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elrhiarhodan
Fandom: Star Wars, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars — Obi Wan Kenobi (TV), Star Wars — Jedi Apprentice Books
Characters Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Shmi Skywalker, Anakin Skywalker, The Force as a Sentient Character, Watto, Quinlan Vos, Padmé Amidala, Sabé, Darth Maul, Yoda, Mace Windu, Adi Gallia, Quinlan Vos, Professor Huyang, The Force, Plo Koon, Vokara Che, Siri Tachi, Aayla Secura, Bant Eerin, Bruck Chun, Xanatos du Crion, Sheev Palpatine | Darth Sidious, Hego Damask II | Darth Plagueis, Komari Vosa, Bail Prestor Organa, Breha Organa, Bail Antilles Prestor, Rael Averross, Nim Piana, Ahsoka Tano, Sifo-Dyas, Reva Sevander, Lene Kostana (mentioned), Savage Opress, Pong Krell, The Traitor, Original Characters, Other Characters To Be Added
Pairings: Obi-Wan Kenobi & Shmi Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi & Qui-Gon Jinn, Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon Jinn (yes, we’re arrived). Bail Prestor Organa/Breha Organa
Word Count: ~ 5200 this chapter
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Once again, non-graphic reference to child-murder, cannibalism
Summary: Obi-Wan Kenobi has never known it, but he has always been the Force’s Champion, destined to suffer infinite sadness in defense of the Light. On his last turn on the wheel, responsibility for The Chosen One, the false child of prophecy, had been thrust upon him with no warning, and Darkness held the upper hand.
But this time, the Force has marshaled its power and will protect its Champion until the time is right, no matter how long Obi-Wan has to wait and how much he has to suffer.
Or,
Obi-Wan is reborn as a twelve-year old.
He wakes up on a slavers’ ship, with all of his prior life’s memories intact, and he’s bound for Tatooine with a Force-inhibitor collar around his neck, a bomb implanted in his spine, and no way of knowing what state of the Galaxy is in.
Just another day in the life of the Force’s Champion.
Chapter Summary: Oban Crevanis, the four-year old Jedi Youngling who had been lost in the Galactic Senate Building eighteen years ago, has been found. His spirit is trapped in a box, along with the Sith weapon that killed him
He is brought back to the Temple, and the greatest living Jedi masters are going to free this little boy so he can return to the Force as he so rightfully deserves.
From All The Spaces Between Times: Chapter 68 — What Was Opaque is Transparent Now (On AO3)
( Meta — What Was Opaque is Transparent Now )
Chapter: Chapter 68 — What Was Opaque is Transparent Now
Author:
elrhiarhodan / Fandom: Star Wars, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars — Obi Wan Kenobi (TV), Star Wars — Jedi Apprentice Books
Characters Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Shmi Skywalker, Anakin Skywalker, The Force as a Sentient Character, Watto, Quinlan Vos, Padmé Amidala, Sabé, Darth Maul, Yoda, Mace Windu, Adi Gallia, Quinlan Vos, Professor Huyang, The Force, Plo Koon, Vokara Che, Siri Tachi, Aayla Secura, Bant Eerin, Bruck Chun, Xanatos du Crion, Sheev Palpatine | Darth Sidious, Hego Damask II | Darth Plagueis, Komari Vosa, Bail Prestor Organa, Breha Organa, Bail Antilles Prestor, Rael Averross, Nim Piana, Ahsoka Tano, Sifo-Dyas, Reva Sevander, Lene Kostana (mentioned), Savage Opress, Pong Krell, The Traitor, Original Characters, Other Characters To Be Added
Pairings: Obi-Wan Kenobi & Shmi Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi & Qui-Gon Jinn, Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon Jinn (yes, we’re arrived). Bail Prestor Organa/Breha Organa
Word Count: ~ 5200 this chapter
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Once again, non-graphic reference to child-murder, cannibalism
Summary: Obi-Wan Kenobi has never known it, but he has always been the Force’s Champion, destined to suffer infinite sadness in defense of the Light. On his last turn on the wheel, responsibility for The Chosen One, the false child of prophecy, had been thrust upon him with no warning, and Darkness held the upper hand.
But this time, the Force has marshaled its power and will protect its Champion until the time is right, no matter how long Obi-Wan has to wait and how much he has to suffer.
Or,
Obi-Wan is reborn as a twelve-year old.
He wakes up on a slavers’ ship, with all of his prior life’s memories intact, and he’s bound for Tatooine with a Force-inhibitor collar around his neck, a bomb implanted in his spine, and no way of knowing what state of the Galaxy is in.
Just another day in the life of the Force’s Champion.
Chapter Summary: Oban Crevanis, the four-year old Jedi Youngling who had been lost in the Galactic Senate Building eighteen years ago, has been found. His spirit is trapped in a box, along with the Sith weapon that killed him
He is brought back to the Temple, and the greatest living Jedi masters are going to free this little boy so he can return to the Force as he so rightfully deserves.
From All The Spaces Between Times: Chapter 68 — What Was Opaque is Transparent Now (On AO3)
( Meta — What Was Opaque is Transparent Now )
Tarot Prompt...
Jan. 21st, 2026 02:15 pmchicatingI cursed whatever “keen detective instincts” led me to this bargain palmist, even if I had made a new resolution to follow where my excitement led, at least when I could. I begged Brian to come with me. “It’s good practice,” I coaxed. “in case this non-working shit goes on for a while. Filling your days and all that stuff.”
“Christ…I’m not going to be laid up that long.”
Nobody could really know that, but abled people, especially American men, never wanted to hear it. I left the words on the tip of my tongue where they belonged and tried wheedling again. “I might make an idiot of myself—you wouldn’t want to miss that.”
He didn’t, and off we went. The place was hidden away in a strip mall and a bell dinged over the door like it was a spooky convenience store. The tarot reader was young and dyed-blonde, surprisingly efficient for someone in the spirit realm. For a moment, I’d trade my future for the crisp twenty I handed over, but I was here now. Best to have the experience.
The medium turned over one card. “The Empress is a strong sign of fertility.” She looked over from me to Brian, and I blushed as if I were in junior high and she had my handwritten diary.
“Oh, we’re not…he’s married. To someone else.”
Maybe the medium rolled her eyes a little. “The images aren’t often literal. Also could mean creativity and that kind of thing.”
“Christ…I’m not going to be laid up that long.”
Nobody could really know that, but abled people, especially American men, never wanted to hear it. I left the words on the tip of my tongue where they belonged and tried wheedling again. “I might make an idiot of myself—you wouldn’t want to miss that.”
He didn’t, and off we went. The place was hidden away in a strip mall and a bell dinged over the door like it was a spooky convenience store. The tarot reader was young and dyed-blonde, surprisingly efficient for someone in the spirit realm. For a moment, I’d trade my future for the crisp twenty I handed over, but I was here now. Best to have the experience.
The medium turned over one card. “The Empress is a strong sign of fertility.” She looked over from me to Brian, and I blushed as if I were in junior high and she had my handwritten diary.
“Oh, we’re not…he’s married. To someone else.”
Maybe the medium rolled her eyes a little. “The images aren’t often literal. Also could mean creativity and that kind of thing.”
Week 2/52 and 3/52 roundup - wading through mud metaphorically
Jan. 19th, 2026 05:58 amruricHaving said I'd try to be more consistent about the weekly check-ins I completely flaked on week 2!
HOME: progressing with the declutter and sorting out of 'stuff'. I'm #orjenise100-ing again but am about a week behind. However things are getting moved around, piled up, recycled, donated or dumped. My bedroom is looking slightly better and I aim to finish by the end of the month.
HEALTH: I spent far too much time closely following the news/being on social media at the end of week 2 and had to take some mental health time last week. There was a lot of sleeping involved and diving into rewatching comfort viewing when not napping.
LIFE ADMIN: I have ticked off a few thing - subscriptions reviewed and renewed/cancelled, the car got its MOT and they also valeted the inside and washed the outside! Money has been shuffled around, paid off a chunk of my 0% credit cards, set up some more savings. So yes - things have been ticked off that list!
DIGITAL DECLUTTER: email is still hovering around 11,000; have uploaded more things from tablet to dropbox, deleted a few apps and loads of images from my phone, then took a load more screen shots!
GARDENING/ALLOTMENTING: nope - too cold and/or wet.
COOKING/EATING: batch cooked for week 2, snacked my way through last week. Having gone on the 'must hibernate or melt down' spiral last week and sleeping/napping a lot I only really needed one meal a day.
READING/LISTENING: now reading Lessons in Desire, book 2 of the Cambridge Fellows Mysteries by Charlie Cochrane. Edwardian murder mysteries. She's describes her books as "mysteries with a dash of slash". They're the kind of suitably lightweight thing I need right now. Also pick up Audible again and finished The Hanging Tree (Book 6 of Rivers of London), A Rare Book Of Cunning Device (Book 6.5 of Rivers of London) and am now on Lies Sleeping (Book 7 of Rivers of London). I've downloaded the free Storygraph app to track reading and am also going to try and remember to update Goodreads.
WATCHING: Still not caught up on Stranger Things and have only managed one episode of Heated Rivalry. One advantage of the end of Stranger Things is the sheer volume of delightful interview clips of Jamie Campbell Bower that appeared all over my IG and the algo is still delivering. I've enjoyed watching those and may have also done a sneaky rewatch of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones because there is no downside to JCB Jace Waylanding it over my screen. In terms of comfort viewing I inhaled Stargate SG1 Seasons 1-3 which were pretty much playing consistently last week as I napped my way through the days. My comfort viewing is always going to be the Stargate series, Buffy and Angel, Higlander and Hercules plus Krycek eps of X-files. My usual raft of TV shows are coming back and I'm happy that Sanctuary - A Witch's Tale and The Hunting Party got second seasons.
CREATING/LEARNING: two weeks of crochet club under my belt and I've finished the blanket I started in mid December. I now need to block the original granny square and Halloween blankets and stitch them together. Then I can start on the utterly mad boho blanket. I've signed up for a 3 week hexi-cardigan class (first session this coming Saturday and then 2 more later in Feb) and our teacher is also running a 1 day bag session on Sunday 1st Feb and an 5 week make a spring wreath session on Weds evenings starting 4 Feb. So its going to be a busy andcrafty start to the year.
CATS: all good.
VOLUNTEERING: first meeting went well - only 1 task to do from it.
SOCIALISING: nope. I was back at work week 2 and then a proper hermit last week.
WORK: enjoyed being back in the office from 5th onwards then was out last week.
Plan for this coming week - work from home Monday, Wednesday and Friday, two long office days Tuesday and Thursday.
HOME: progressing with the declutter and sorting out of 'stuff'. I'm #orjenise100-ing again but am about a week behind. However things are getting moved around, piled up, recycled, donated or dumped. My bedroom is looking slightly better and I aim to finish by the end of the month.
HEALTH: I spent far too much time closely following the news/being on social media at the end of week 2 and had to take some mental health time last week. There was a lot of sleeping involved and diving into rewatching comfort viewing when not napping.
LIFE ADMIN: I have ticked off a few thing - subscriptions reviewed and renewed/cancelled, the car got its MOT and they also valeted the inside and washed the outside! Money has been shuffled around, paid off a chunk of my 0% credit cards, set up some more savings. So yes - things have been ticked off that list!
DIGITAL DECLUTTER: email is still hovering around 11,000; have uploaded more things from tablet to dropbox, deleted a few apps and loads of images from my phone, then took a load more screen shots!
GARDENING/ALLOTMENTING: nope - too cold and/or wet.
COOKING/EATING: batch cooked for week 2, snacked my way through last week. Having gone on the 'must hibernate or melt down' spiral last week and sleeping/napping a lot I only really needed one meal a day.
READING/LISTENING: now reading Lessons in Desire, book 2 of the Cambridge Fellows Mysteries by Charlie Cochrane. Edwardian murder mysteries. She's describes her books as "mysteries with a dash of slash". They're the kind of suitably lightweight thing I need right now. Also pick up Audible again and finished The Hanging Tree (Book 6 of Rivers of London), A Rare Book Of Cunning Device (Book 6.5 of Rivers of London) and am now on Lies Sleeping (Book 7 of Rivers of London). I've downloaded the free Storygraph app to track reading and am also going to try and remember to update Goodreads.
WATCHING: Still not caught up on Stranger Things and have only managed one episode of Heated Rivalry. One advantage of the end of Stranger Things is the sheer volume of delightful interview clips of Jamie Campbell Bower that appeared all over my IG and the algo is still delivering. I've enjoyed watching those and may have also done a sneaky rewatch of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones because there is no downside to JCB Jace Waylanding it over my screen. In terms of comfort viewing I inhaled Stargate SG1 Seasons 1-3 which were pretty much playing consistently last week as I napped my way through the days. My comfort viewing is always going to be the Stargate series, Buffy and Angel, Higlander and Hercules plus Krycek eps of X-files. My usual raft of TV shows are coming back and I'm happy that Sanctuary - A Witch's Tale and The Hunting Party got second seasons.
CREATING/LEARNING: two weeks of crochet club under my belt and I've finished the blanket I started in mid December. I now need to block the original granny square and Halloween blankets and stitch them together. Then I can start on the utterly mad boho blanket. I've signed up for a 3 week hexi-cardigan class (first session this coming Saturday and then 2 more later in Feb) and our teacher is also running a 1 day bag session on Sunday 1st Feb and an 5 week make a spring wreath session on Weds evenings starting 4 Feb. So its going to be a busy andcrafty start to the year.
CATS: all good.
VOLUNTEERING: first meeting went well - only 1 task to do from it.
SOCIALISING: nope. I was back at work week 2 and then a proper hermit last week.
WORK: enjoyed being back in the office from 5th onwards then was out last week.
Plan for this coming week - work from home Monday, Wednesday and Friday, two long office days Tuesday and Thursday.
Shoebox of Dreams Kept Under My Bed
Jan. 18th, 2026 03:02 pmglindaSpeaking of making a good start on some new year’s resolutions, I thought I’d break myself easy with the re-read/re-watch project with something fairly short.
I was, for reasons, re-reading a bunch of raven’s fic the other night and came across and re-read their Piranesi fic from yuletide (I think?) a few years back. It reminded me how much I enjoyed the book and made me want to re-read it. In a remarkably sensible move, given that I was just sitting at my computer reading fic and chilling to classical music, I got up and grabbed it from the shelf, sat back down and started reading it, planning just to read the first chapter before bed to get me started on the project. I read half the book that night and the rest of it the following morning. (I pretty much only didn’t just stay up stupid late because I got uncomfortable in my desk chair and in getting up to decant to the sofa realised the time and reluctantly made the sensible choice to go to bed.
( Here be Spoilers )
I was, for reasons, re-reading a bunch of raven’s fic the other night and came across and re-read their Piranesi fic from yuletide (I think?) a few years back. It reminded me how much I enjoyed the book and made me want to re-read it. In a remarkably sensible move, given that I was just sitting at my computer reading fic and chilling to classical music, I got up and grabbed it from the shelf, sat back down and started reading it, planning just to read the first chapter before bed to get me started on the project. I read half the book that night and the rest of it the following morning. (I pretty much only didn’t just stay up stupid late because I got uncomfortable in my desk chair and in getting up to decant to the sofa realised the time and reluctantly made the sensible choice to go to bed.
( Here be Spoilers )
