Media Roundup, Accidental Advent (Mostly) AniManga Edition
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kallowayHikaru no Go vol. 1-23 (Yumi Hotta/Takeshi Obata) - I mentioned HikaGo last month as my actual advent countdown, even though I don't think I was quite on schedule... Anyway, I still really like it even though it should have ended with vol. 17. I should really write a few little bits of Hikaru/Akira.
Whistle! vol. 1-24 (Daisuke Higuchi) - a re-read from a very long time ago and while I still really liked the first half, the second half just didn't carry the weight and bogged down. Whistle! is about soccer, and starts off with a junior high team but the stakes just keep getting higher and higher and the end is really meh. I suspect there was some editorial meddling or something? I think I'll let this go...
Uta~Kata - a rewatch, still lovely, but it's not as strong as some series about magical adolescence.
Astro Boy vol. 1 - a more recent Astro Boy anime that was fun enough but I can't imagine hunting down the rest. I think my favorite 'modern' Astro Boy is the CG movie.
Transformers: Robots in Disguise (Overloaded & Decepticon Island) - this was pretty good story-wise but the designs/animation are kind of ugly. I think this is only the second RID disc I've ever found and yeah, I'd watch more but ??? (Same that iirc there's no collections of Rescue Bots, which sucks because Rescue Bots is cute.)
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues - pretty good and fairly funny but I also feel like attempting to replicate the sheer everything of Spinal Tap is a pretty impossible task. However, the cameos are amazing and holy shit does Elton John still have a strong voice.
Don't Rub Yourself Against My Ass!! (Sakira) - about the most meh BL manga I picked up like a decade ago and then forgot about. It can also go. The main story is about an ex-cop and it's really explicit but it's just not my cuppa.
Gundam Wing & Endless Waltz - for Christmas, of course. I feel like my mental timeline of Gundam Wing was weirdly off; some things happened way before I thought they should, some far later. Time to finally read the new manga...
Whistle! vol. 1-24 (Daisuke Higuchi) - a re-read from a very long time ago and while I still really liked the first half, the second half just didn't carry the weight and bogged down. Whistle! is about soccer, and starts off with a junior high team but the stakes just keep getting higher and higher and the end is really meh. I suspect there was some editorial meddling or something? I think I'll let this go...
Uta~Kata - a rewatch, still lovely, but it's not as strong as some series about magical adolescence.
Astro Boy vol. 1 - a more recent Astro Boy anime that was fun enough but I can't imagine hunting down the rest. I think my favorite 'modern' Astro Boy is the CG movie.
Transformers: Robots in Disguise (Overloaded & Decepticon Island) - this was pretty good story-wise but the designs/animation are kind of ugly. I think this is only the second RID disc I've ever found and yeah, I'd watch more but ??? (Same that iirc there's no collections of Rescue Bots, which sucks because Rescue Bots is cute.)
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues - pretty good and fairly funny but I also feel like attempting to replicate the sheer everything of Spinal Tap is a pretty impossible task. However, the cameos are amazing and holy shit does Elton John still have a strong voice.
Don't Rub Yourself Against My Ass!! (Sakira) - about the most meh BL manga I picked up like a decade ago and then forgot about. It can also go. The main story is about an ex-cop and it's really explicit but it's just not my cuppa.
Gundam Wing & Endless Waltz - for Christmas, of course. I feel like my mental timeline of Gundam Wing was weirdly off; some things happened way before I thought they should, some far later. Time to finally read the new manga...
{fanfic} You Can't
Jan. 9th, 2026 02:13 pmabyssal_sylphFandom: Five Nights At Freddy's
Rating: Teen & Up
Warnings: FNAF-typical character death(s)
Characters: William Afton (focus), various others.
Other Tags: metafiction, unreality
Wordcount: 635 words
Summary: Do you wanna know, what William Afton's reality is?
AO3 / Fill for the prompt "oversight" for![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
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Rating: Teen & Up
Warnings: FNAF-typical character death(s)
Characters: William Afton (focus), various others.
Other Tags: metafiction, unreality
Wordcount: 635 words
Summary: Do you wanna know, what William Afton's reality is?
AO3 / Fill for the prompt "oversight" for
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This is your life on drugs
Jan. 10th, 2026 01:10 ammificApologies to friends here at DW. I've been so obsessed with HR everything I'd gotten very behind in reading my flist here. I am now caught up! Will try to do better.
I remember this state from when I first fell into fandom in about 2008/2009, and the key word is salience. The object of your desire becomes virtually the only salient (important) thing. Everything else pales in comparison and seems less important and interesting. It's no accident that salience is a technical term in addiction medicine. It's for sure linked with dopamine receptors and my brain is now very trained to give me dopamine hits for things related to HR, especially, at this stage, fic.
I'm not complaining, but I realise that we loons (an in-joke name suggested for the HR fandom) must be tiresome for those not in the fandom. (There's a solution to that...)
Anyway, it's also midsummer here and very nice, too. The garden (will do a few pics soon) is getting blowsy and a bit beset by fungal annoyances as we've continued to have intermittent rain and high humidity, but most days have highs of 27^C which is lovely and not too hot. Perfect for lying around reading and rewatching! I finally finished and mailed my second tranche of seasonal cards for NZ friends and family, the earlier lot having been sent overseas. They're later than usual due to the aforementioned salience of other distractions.
The bloody ducks managed to force their way back into my water garden through the duck dome, so the dome is now a basket weave with weft as well as warp, and tied more firmly to the barrel. The waterlilies are slowly recovering for a second time. The giant Mexican sunflower (Tithonia) is once more as tall as the house, having regrown from a 2 foot stub after cutting back. I'm not sure there's anything in the earth under my flat except Tithonia roots, these days. My peppers aren't thriving - not enough direct sun, as my potted plants got away from me and I didn't have the peppers in the front row. Lesson learned. Scarlet runner beans are doing well, but a lot of veggies and annuals haven't been great, probably as the very hot early summer exhausted and confused them. I'll plant some things earlier, in winter next year (sweet peas, tomatoes, peppers.)
Okay, that's my update - hugs for everyone and hope you're all coping with 2026 so far!
(Downs periscope and prepares to dive back into excellent HR fic).
I remember this state from when I first fell into fandom in about 2008/2009, and the key word is salience. The object of your desire becomes virtually the only salient (important) thing. Everything else pales in comparison and seems less important and interesting. It's no accident that salience is a technical term in addiction medicine. It's for sure linked with dopamine receptors and my brain is now very trained to give me dopamine hits for things related to HR, especially, at this stage, fic.
I'm not complaining, but I realise that we loons (an in-joke name suggested for the HR fandom) must be tiresome for those not in the fandom. (There's a solution to that...)
Anyway, it's also midsummer here and very nice, too. The garden (will do a few pics soon) is getting blowsy and a bit beset by fungal annoyances as we've continued to have intermittent rain and high humidity, but most days have highs of 27^C which is lovely and not too hot. Perfect for lying around reading and rewatching! I finally finished and mailed my second tranche of seasonal cards for NZ friends and family, the earlier lot having been sent overseas. They're later than usual due to the aforementioned salience of other distractions.
The bloody ducks managed to force their way back into my water garden through the duck dome, so the dome is now a basket weave with weft as well as warp, and tied more firmly to the barrel. The waterlilies are slowly recovering for a second time. The giant Mexican sunflower (Tithonia) is once more as tall as the house, having regrown from a 2 foot stub after cutting back. I'm not sure there's anything in the earth under my flat except Tithonia roots, these days. My peppers aren't thriving - not enough direct sun, as my potted plants got away from me and I didn't have the peppers in the front row. Lesson learned. Scarlet runner beans are doing well, but a lot of veggies and annuals haven't been great, probably as the very hot early summer exhausted and confused them. I'll plant some things earlier, in winter next year (sweet peas, tomatoes, peppers.)
Okay, that's my update - hugs for everyone and hope you're all coping with 2026 so far!
(Downs periscope and prepares to dive back into excellent HR fic).
Looking For FNAF-likes
Jan. 9th, 2026 01:52 pmabyssal_sylphSo, I wanna make a FNAF-like one day, multiple if our ambition ever gets its way. But to make sure I wouldn't make something boring (which is worse then being bad IMO), I wanna hear if anybody has recs for FNAF-likes. Specifically we're looking for games that are similar in gameplay to FNAF's core games & would appriate more niche fangames if possible.
We already know of Candy's, Popgoes & Those Nights At Rachel's. So don't rec those please.
Thank you in advance.
--- Angie "Paint" Yonaga (she/ae/it) & Aphmau (she/her)
We already know of Candy's, Popgoes & Those Nights At Rachel's. So don't rec those please.
Thank you in advance.
--- Angie "Paint" Yonaga (she/ae/it) & Aphmau (she/her)
rydra_wongOn Monday evening I had the BEST time being repeatedly summoned by someone who (it gradually became clear) was wildly lost in the Duke's Archives.
Context: in Dark Souls, you can put down a summon sign so that other players can* summon you into their game to help them out (at the risk of also opening themselves up to potential hostile invaders).
You can only be summoned by people in the same rough level range as you, so if I don't feel like moving on yet from an area after I’ve completed it, I often put down my summon sign and hang around for a bit before I level up out of the usual range for that area. It’s been a lot of fun.
VERY IMPORTANT CONTEXT: there is no channel for voice or text communication. There's a very limited menu of gestures, and a few signals (e.g. repeatedly tapping the block button to jiggle your shield or weapon, which generally seems to communicate "I'm here, let's go!") which the fandom has evolved by default.
This makes communication challenging. But it also means it makes zero demands on my capacity for verbal conversation or pretending to be a semi-normal human being.
( Cut for length )
Context: in Dark Souls, you can put down a summon sign so that other players can* summon you into their game to help them out (at the risk of also opening themselves up to potential hostile invaders).
You can only be summoned by people in the same rough level range as you, so if I don't feel like moving on yet from an area after I’ve completed it, I often put down my summon sign and hang around for a bit before I level up out of the usual range for that area. It’s been a lot of fun.
VERY IMPORTANT CONTEXT: there is no channel for voice or text communication. There's a very limited menu of gestures, and a few signals (e.g. repeatedly tapping the block button to jiggle your shield or weapon, which generally seems to communicate "I'm here, let's go!") which the fandom has evolved by default.
This makes communication challenging. But it also means it makes zero demands on my capacity for verbal conversation or pretending to be a semi-normal human being.
( Cut for length )
Why don't your help them, you double dealing manipulator?
Jan. 9th, 2026 05:05 ambeansideUgh, the news out of the last couple of days is just...horrifying. A woman dead, her wife and child left to mourn, and now two more people shot in Portland, plus the rest of the horrible abuses by ICE. I hate it, and I wish there was more that I could do to improve things. But as there is not, I will watch and stand witness. It's what I've got. For my mental health, I tend not to comment here on current news. That doesn't mean that I'm not angry and scared--I am. I just prefer not to bring it over here.
It's Friday and I am already tired. The coughing and snot is giving me acid reflux like whoa. Or at least something that feels like it--a rawness and burn at the back of my throat. It's annoying.
I seem to be back to coughing a lot at night. I did not sleep well at all. But here I am upright and ready for the day.
Yesterday was...interesting. I was chatting with the department manager, who I'm friends with. We'll chat through the day with a combination of work and personal stuff. I asked her if we had gotten a raise this year, sice I hadn't heard anything. She forwarded me my letter. Up to just about $58k now. But then, she sent me a message letting me know that it was on the way, and then told me that "There should be an opportunity for another (pay) bump rather soon."
Which, yay, but I have questions. First, what does "rather soon" mean? Second, how much are we talking here? And last, does this come with a title change? Enquiring, impatient minds want to know! My ability to wait patiently is not particularly good.
I get the feeling that she's like me at Christmas. She couldn't wait to give me a tidbit, but she can't give me the whole yet. I know they've been working on the head of radiology to upgrade me, but I didn't think it would happen this quickly. They're notoriously cheap. But we had a banner year and I contributed to that by filling in at least a hundred Cardiac CTs and MRIs that would have otherwise gone to waste. They're worth several thousand dollars each, so I've more than earned my keep. I've covered the PET queue when people have been out, and I've played the part of a Patient Access specialist III on multiple occasions, so I do feel I'm due, but the ghost of IKEA and 911 linger, so I really didn't think I'd ever be promoted.
Even if I have to wait to find out the particulars, it's nice to know that they're not putting me into the "too valuable to promote" trap, but instead in the "too valuable to lose" category.
Aside from that, it was a day. My voice continues to be craggy and drops out here and there.
Tonight, we have Frostmaiden, and I am going to play that, even if I cough in my player's ears. I am not pushing that another week. We'll see how Saturday's games go. I'll probably try to butch through them. We cancelled Sunday's, so I'll have the afternoon to rest and relax. We do have a game on Sunday morning, but that one is run bycoyotegestalt so I don't have to talk much.
Tomorrow, if my body (and the cat) would be so kind, I'd like to sleep in a bit. I'm not asking for miracles, 7am would be lovely. Then, I'll follow my sister over to the oil change place, so she can get her car done. We'll just leave it there, and I'll take her back over between games or on Sunday afternoon.
Okay, time for me to consider getting in the mindset for work. Ew. First, I'm going to make sure that I have Frostmaiden ready and prepped for tonight. Everyone have a fabulous Friday!
It's Friday and I am already tired. The coughing and snot is giving me acid reflux like whoa. Or at least something that feels like it--a rawness and burn at the back of my throat. It's annoying.
I seem to be back to coughing a lot at night. I did not sleep well at all. But here I am upright and ready for the day.
Yesterday was...interesting. I was chatting with the department manager, who I'm friends with. We'll chat through the day with a combination of work and personal stuff. I asked her if we had gotten a raise this year, sice I hadn't heard anything. She forwarded me my letter. Up to just about $58k now. But then, she sent me a message letting me know that it was on the way, and then told me that "There should be an opportunity for another (pay) bump rather soon."
Which, yay, but I have questions. First, what does "rather soon" mean? Second, how much are we talking here? And last, does this come with a title change? Enquiring, impatient minds want to know! My ability to wait patiently is not particularly good.
I get the feeling that she's like me at Christmas. She couldn't wait to give me a tidbit, but she can't give me the whole yet. I know they've been working on the head of radiology to upgrade me, but I didn't think it would happen this quickly. They're notoriously cheap. But we had a banner year and I contributed to that by filling in at least a hundred Cardiac CTs and MRIs that would have otherwise gone to waste. They're worth several thousand dollars each, so I've more than earned my keep. I've covered the PET queue when people have been out, and I've played the part of a Patient Access specialist III on multiple occasions, so I do feel I'm due, but the ghost of IKEA and 911 linger, so I really didn't think I'd ever be promoted.
Even if I have to wait to find out the particulars, it's nice to know that they're not putting me into the "too valuable to promote" trap, but instead in the "too valuable to lose" category.
Aside from that, it was a day. My voice continues to be craggy and drops out here and there.
Tonight, we have Frostmaiden, and I am going to play that, even if I cough in my player's ears. I am not pushing that another week. We'll see how Saturday's games go. I'll probably try to butch through them. We cancelled Sunday's, so I'll have the afternoon to rest and relax. We do have a game on Sunday morning, but that one is run by
coyotegestalt so I don't have to talk much. Tomorrow, if my body (and the cat) would be so kind, I'd like to sleep in a bit. I'm not asking for miracles, 7am would be lovely. Then, I'll follow my sister over to the oil change place, so she can get her car done. We'll just leave it there, and I'll take her back over between games or on Sunday afternoon.
Okay, time for me to consider getting in the mindset for work. Ew. First, I'm going to make sure that I have Frostmaiden ready and prepped for tonight. Everyone have a fabulous Friday!
Computer Stuff
Jan. 9th, 2026 12:28 pmintothisshadowSo, I think I'm switching to Linux Mint for good!
I installed it in this (new) laptop back in October, and have needed to boot to Windows 11 only twice since and HATED both times. I did the only the mandatory things there and booted back to Linux as quickly as I could and felt SO relieved to be back in Linux. I'm so terribly tempted to remove Windows entirely, I don't want to keep it anymore - it just gets on my nerves.
I put Linux Mint on Mom's old laptop something like a decade ago maybe (which originally ran the notorious Vista and was slow from the start), and she liked it so much I had her on it for like 6-8 years until even with Linux the laptop became quite slow (it was 14 years old at that point). Mom bought a new laptop in 2021 but when I tried to install Linux Mint in that because she wished it so, it seemed to go okay but when I tried to boot to Linux Mint, got errors. I didn't have werewithal at the time to figure it out and Mom was okay with Windows 10/11 which still worked fine. But we got to talking about it again in October; Mom still misses Linux Mint/Ubuntu and I did love it, so I decided to try it out again and I instantly in LOVE with it so much again!
The last time I still needed Windows because there were a few Windows only programs I needed because of my fansites, but now I don't really do fansites anymore and in the about 3 months I've now been using Linux Mint, I've either figured how to do everything I need or don't actually need them anymore! Because I don't do fansites anymore as extensively as I used to.
Mom said that she's totally okay if I put only Linux Mint on her laptop again - if I can figure out the errors - and get rid of Windows. So now I'm putting Linux Mint on my old laptop so I can give it to her for the time being - I'll have to bring her laptop home with me, so I can troubleshoot it in peace and see what I can figure out. I already have some ideas what it could be, having done more in-depth research to make sure I can install Linux Mint to dual boot with Windows 11. But it'll likely take some days at the minimum to get it all ready, so Mom and her SO need a laptop for the duration.
An interesting article
Jan. 9th, 2026 09:52 ammekare posting in smallwebI stumbled across this essay on community organisation and core web vs. peripheral web structures today. A fascinating read! It's been written by former organisers of a webring called yesterweb which seemed to have exploded in popularity before being shut down. The reflection on this experience (and general web trends) is really interesting.
Some excerpts:
Some excerpts:
The peripheral web can be described as the outskirts of the core web, with platforms such as Mastodon, SpaceHey, Neocities, Discord and IRC chatrooms, Matrix rooms, various imageboards, and others, including various functional clones of core web applications. It is the digital countryside of the corporate megalopolis. Advertising, sales, and data collection are substantially reduced if not entirely eliminated, providing better conditions for people to socialize in and a healthier experience overall. It is composed of web platforms that are hosted on separate infrastructure from the core web by individuals or organizations with various sources of funding. The peripheral web is discovered largely through word-of-mouth and personal research. In other words, bridging the peripheral web to the core web takes a significant amount of effort: the vast majority of internet users remain unaware of its existence.
The rapid increase in popularity of platforms like Neocities and Spacehey were a strong indicator that nostalgia was a significant force driving migration to the peripheral web in recent years. The community was first created when pandemic restrictions were just starting to loosen up. Nostalgia was often the first thing that stood out and appealed to new members: there is comfort in nostalgia, especially during particularly rough times.
However, Nostalgia would often lead to a regressive attitude within the space that made it difficult to achieve any sort of change. Users focused highly on nostalgia would value aesthetics as their primary focus which would lead to a distrust of new tools that did not meet their nostalgic criteria.
The organization began as a handful of individuals working to discover and address the needs of the community. As the community grew larger, it transformed into a loose organization composed of staff members. Finally, a well-defined organization formed at the core of the staff that created a distinction between organizers.
In its loosely organized phase, attempts were made to draw the whole community into organizing efforts. Results were poor because of low participation, and because the participants were mostly composed of the newest members who had the least knowledge about the community. We could not ensure an accurate representation from this setup, so we moved the decision-making as a responsibility for staff members. This would not work out either as moderators had varying levels of commitment and we could not reasonably expect them to take a greater responsibility.
Fic! Art! Thoughts about being in a juggernaut fandom
Jan. 9th, 2026 09:36 pmmificOk, so I have committed my first HR fic! A short, fluffy, h/c fic about Ilya and the white fleece jacket from the Sochi Olympics. So Fluffy.
Also a larger artwork combining a photoshoot pic, Ember and Ice and Heated Rivalry. I had a better ref for Shane, and am especially happy with how he came out. It's rated mature, NSFW. Diplomatic Relations.
It's an interesting fandom to be posting works in. In my older, quieter fandoms there's much more community engagement and more comments, with everyone aware the fandom's relatively small, these days, so more loyalty. In HR there's this frenzy of creation (nearly 7000 works so far), and fans hungrily soak up what's created with almost instant hits in the thousands, masses of kudos and bookmarks, and very few comments. Both types of fandom have their pros and cons. I'm just happy to be energised into writing more, and that energy rubs off (heh) onto my other main fandoms as well. What a time to be alive! (I realize seriously shitty things continue to happen elsewhere, but honestly, HR saved 2005 for me and many others, so I'm going to enjoy it.)
Also a larger artwork combining a photoshoot pic, Ember and Ice and Heated Rivalry. I had a better ref for Shane, and am especially happy with how he came out. It's rated mature, NSFW. Diplomatic Relations.
It's an interesting fandom to be posting works in. In my older, quieter fandoms there's much more community engagement and more comments, with everyone aware the fandom's relatively small, these days, so more loyalty. In HR there's this frenzy of creation (nearly 7000 works so far), and fans hungrily soak up what's created with almost instant hits in the thousands, masses of kudos and bookmarks, and very few comments. Both types of fandom have their pros and cons. I'm just happy to be energised into writing more, and that energy rubs off (heh) onto my other main fandoms as well. What a time to be alive! (I realize seriously shitty things continue to happen elsewhere, but honestly, HR saved 2005 for me and many others, so I'm going to enjoy it.)
Animal Communication
Jan. 9th, 2026 02:28 amysabetwordsmithDogs Build Their Vocabularies Like Toddlers
Basket the Border collie seems to have a way with words. The 7-year-old dog, who resides on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, knows the names of at least 150 toys — “froggy,” “crayon box” and “Pop-Tart,” among them — and can retrieve them on command.
The number is average. Most dogs can learn 100-200 words, typically 150-160. However, a majority of those are verbs like "sit" and "fetch." Nouns are less common, but most dogs learn a bunch of things like "food" and "leash." Having a vocabulary that is mostly nouns is uncommon.
Why a collie? Because people used to teach them the names of the sheep. "All in" is useful, but "Cut Molly" (out of the herd) is even more so.
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Basket the Border collie seems to have a way with words. The 7-year-old dog, who resides on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, knows the names of at least 150 toys — “froggy,” “crayon box” and “Pop-Tart,” among them — and can retrieve them on command.
The number is average. Most dogs can learn 100-200 words, typically 150-160. However, a majority of those are verbs like "sit" and "fetch." Nouns are less common, but most dogs learn a bunch of things like "food" and "leash." Having a vocabulary that is mostly nouns is uncommon.
Why a collie? Because people used to teach them the names of the sheep. "All in" is useful, but "Cut Molly" (out of the herd) is even more so.
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Webrings! (+ETA: History of online art communities)
Jan. 9th, 2026 09:42 ammekare posting in drawesomeI'm currently updating my Neocities art site again and found two artist webrings that I thought would be of interest:
Neocreatives Webring - this one has grown so big (500+ artists) that it now functions as a directory.
Adult Artist Webring - this is MUCH smaller but I'm glad those artists have found a way to connect on a new platform after being kicked out almost everywhere.
Editing because I found a new interesting link via this post bykatzenfabrik:
The rise and fall of internet art communities.
Reading that article made me thankful we have this space here.
Neocreatives Webring - this one has grown so big (500+ artists) that it now functions as a directory.
Adult Artist Webring - this is MUCH smaller but I'm glad those artists have found a way to connect on a new platform after being kicked out almost everywhere.
Editing because I found a new interesting link via this post by
katzenfabrik:The rise and fall of internet art communities.
Reading that article made me thankful we have this space here.
Just One Thing (09 January 2026)
Jan. 9th, 2026 08:02 amnanila posting in awesomeersIt's challenge time!
Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.
Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished! Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!
Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.
Go!
Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.
Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished! Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!
Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.
Go!
Follow Friday 1-9-26
Jan. 9th, 2026 12:12 amysabetwordsmith posting in followfridayGot any Follow Friday-related posts to share this week? Comment here with the link(s).
Here's the plan: every Friday, let's recommend some people and/or communities to follow on Dreamwidth. That's it. No complicated rules, no "pass this on to 7.328 friends or your cat will die".
Follow Friday 1-9-26: Led Zeppelin
Jan. 9th, 2026 12:05 amysabetwordsmithToday's theme is Led Zeppelin.
fanmix_monthly -- Mixtapes & Fanmixes
A fanmix is a compilation of songs inspired by a fannish source.
[Active with multiple posts in January.]
landoftheiceandsnow -- We Come From The Land of Ice and Snow
Led Zeppelin fanfiction archive.
[Active with one post in December.]
tfc_musicianships -- We Jammin'. We Are The Underground
Musicians, engineers, and others of the scene.
[Active with one post in January.]
thefreaksclub -- TFC // The Anti-Thesis Social Network
Everything related to darker alternative subcutlures. Discussion on books, the occult, music, & more.
[Active with multiple posts in January.]
fanmix_monthly -- Mixtapes & Fanmixes A fanmix is a compilation of songs inspired by a fannish source.
[Active with multiple posts in January.]
landoftheiceandsnow -- We Come From The Land of Ice and SnowLed Zeppelin fanfiction archive.
[Active with one post in December.]
tfc_musicianships -- We Jammin'. We Are The UndergroundMusicians, engineers, and others of the scene.
[Active with one post in January.]
thefreaksclub -- TFC // The Anti-Thesis Social NetworkEverything related to darker alternative subcutlures. Discussion on books, the occult, music, & more.
[Active with multiple posts in January.]
Quote...
Jan. 9th, 2026 12:07 amfairyniamhQuotes:
"Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. Make all your friends feel there is something special in them. Look at the sunny side of everything. Think only the best, be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give everyone a smile. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others. Be too big for worry and too noble for anger."
"The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others. Try this for a week and you will be surprised."
~ Norman Vincent Peale
"Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. Make all your friends feel there is something special in them. Look at the sunny side of everything. Think only the best, be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give everyone a smile. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others. Be too big for worry and too noble for anger."
"The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others. Try this for a week and you will be surprised."
~ Norman Vincent Peale