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Title: Blend Your Colors with My Blue
Author: soricel/freevistas
Fandom: Sense8
Pairing/Characters: Riley Blue & Wolfgang Bogdanow
Rating/Category: T
Prompt: Eurovision
Summary: Riley and Wolfgang watch Eurovision together

https://archiveofourown.org/works/77439666

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soemand

There is an interesting post about the props for the original Aliens movie. The coffee maker above was a prop, and at home the same era juicer was used to make a local ethnic dish involving juicing the starch out of potatoes.

This rewinds me back to making that dish at home, in the late 70s. With the wall of potatoes for the dish, grinding the potatoes away. Soup stock at the ready, and the protein of choice at the ready.

Space Coffee Machine details

goodbyebird

+ I'm going back to work tonight, just to sleep on board so I can get cracking nice and early before everybody else arrives. It'll probably be freezing but hopping in bed wearing wool should sort that out. Right now I am of course procrastinating to the max. I have not packed a single item yet. At least my packages have been collected, the laundry and washing up done, and I've bought the necessities. The plan was to finish early so I could have a nice bath? *sighs at self* Man, you'll love that bath. Make that bath happen!

eta ugh my dad gave me anxiety about whether the key would be there, so now I won't be going on the boat until tomorrow and I'm grumbly about it. I wanted stuff to be ready dammit.

+ One thing I did finish is my holiday quest list in Dreamlight Valley, most important of all lolol. Gotta get those holiday decoration items, so I can boot it back up next December and once again not actually get around to decorating all that much. But it does make Kid Me happy still, wandering around with Belle and Wall-E, the most low stakes gameplay there is, collecting pretty holiday items. (they did actually sneak in an extra holiday thing that started after New Years and I'm cranky about it.)

+ I should also do my big yearly tarot spread, but I may not have the brains. Maybe I'll just lay them out and take pictures for later.

+ Letterboxd's In Memoriam tribute this year really hit me in the feels. We lost some lovely creatives.

+ Discord is hosting a survey to see what you think of them adding AI bullshit here. Feel free to stop by and tell them nope.

+ Snowflake Challenge #5
In your own space, create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, a wishlist of sorts. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it and include a link to your wishlist if you feel comfortable doing so.

1. I'd love to see more people share things that bring them joy in their journals, no matter how small. We gotta grab what we can.
2. If you can't quite think of something shiny to share atm: memes are fun!
3. And if anyone has shared something that has brought you joy, please tell them so <3
(sneaky 4. but please do tell Discord to go fuck themselves with their AI bs.)

Current Music: Flight Attendant - Man of Chaos

muccamukk

Snowflake Challenge: A warmly light quaint street of shops at night with heavy snow falling.

Challenge #4: Rec The Contents Of Your Last Page: Any website that you like, be it fanfiction, art, social media, or something a bit more eccentric!

I do (semi) regular link lists, and thought about dumping one here, but then I saw this video, and wanted to talk about it.

lostrekkie /

jessiegenderafterdark5287: Starfleet Academy Is The Best Live-Action Star Trek We've Gotten In Years (Spoiler-Free Review) (Video: 43 minutes).
I braced for CW-core melodrama in space and instead got a Star Trek show that actually understands Star Trek.

Context on where I am with modern TV Star Trek, the TL;DR being: "Too old and tired to deal with this shit."

I remember watching the first two episodes of Star Trek: Picard, and deciding, "I don't have the energy to be angry at Star Trek." Which was similar to how I felt about pretty much everything in January of 2020, to be fair. But the feeling specific to Star Trek has stuck, and I haven't kept up with any of the modern shows. We did watch part of the first season of Discovery, and I enjoyed later episodes more than my first impression of the pilot (which I loathed). But then I just never cared enough to go back to it.

I probably should've watched Prodigy, which was more my speed (it sounds like, being a Voyager girl growing up). Then I bounced off Lower Decks, both tonally and in animation style. And I felt the same sort of continuity exhaustion towards Strange New Worlds as I do towards all of Star Wars and most of the MCU at this point.

(For the reboot movies: Enjoyed the first one, have forgotten every single thing about the second one, adored the third one, but then Anton died, and they never made any more. Tentatively interested in whatever the reboot of the reboot will be.)

This looks like something I might enjoy! I hope it doesn't rely too much on continuity from season three of Discovery, but otherwise I like the cast, I'm willing to put up with overly-hormonal youth, and I'd just... it'd be nice not to be angry at Star Trek for a change.

A few quibbles with the video:

Not personal to me, but if you're loving the current era of Trek... Jessie very much is not, and may harsh your mellow.

It's probably not as spoiler free as some people use with that term, but it didn't really give away any plot details.

I basically listened to it as a podcast, because while I very much enjoy Jessie's face, there's a lot of b-roll that's just the trailers over and over? Which I guess is a youtube thing.

But overall I liked her video! I will be tuning in to the new show.

AND THEN I SAW THIS VIDEO, so you get some Raye, too.

Watch on YouTube

Challenge #5: In your own space, create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, a wishlist of sorts.
I'm not really active in transformative works fandom right now (brain full, no room), but here's a couple broad wishes for rainbow chasers.

1. Copying a bunch of people asking for help with

fandomtrees. There's lots of great trees that need a few more decorations <3

2. Tell me your favourite album last year. Not song, full album you can listen to end to end. The album doesn't have to have come out in 2025; it can be from another year, and it was just your favourite to listen to in 2025.

3. Tell me your favourite tiny detail about your blorbo, and why you like it. Don't worry if I know/like your canon. I just want to roll around in some fandom positivity. Alternately, a small joke or funny moment from your blorbo's show (or novel, or whatever).

E.g.: this is more of a canon beat, but the thing in "Mr. Rowl" where everyone keeps mistaking the heroine's dad for the Duke of Wellington cracks me up every time I think of it.

ETA: 4. If you use Discord, please go fill out this survey and tell them to put AI integration where the Sun will never see it: We're exploring how people feel about AI—tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot—and what they'd want (or not want) from AI in Discord.

ETA 2: Survey appears to be down. Not sure if it got overloaded. Or if Discord decided they don't want user input after all. Or what. Let me know if it comes back on.

snopes_feed

Posted by Nur Ibrahim

https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/01/10/mamdani-world-cup-tickets/

In January 2026, the New York City mayor signed executive orders battling junk fees and hidden charges levied by corporations.

https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/01/10/mamdani-world-cup-tickets/

soemand

3c and walking a nearby beach. Trés beaux maintenant.

friendof_dorothy

Below, please find 20 icons made for round 20 of Characters20in20 with the claim of Harlow Robinson :)

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Current Mood: determined
Current Music: Even Though I'm a Woman - Seeker Lover Keeper

soemand

Scene from the hike we did along the isle of skye, before the Covid times.

lessonsinescapology

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badly_knitted posting in

fandomweekly

Theme Prompt: #286 – Working Together
Title: Safety In Numbers
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 1000
Summary: Having rescued Willaway from Apollonius’ clutches and reached the next zone, the travellers make camp for the night.

( Safety In Numbers... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

dancing_serpent posting in

c_ent

The weekly chat posts are intended for just that, chatting among each other. What are you currently watching? Reading? What actor/idol are you currently following? What are you looking forward to? Are you busy writing, creating art? Or did you have no time at all for anything, and are bemoaning that fact?

Whatever it is, talk to us about it here. Tell us what you liked or didn't like, and if you want to talk about spoilery things, please hide them under either of these codes:
or

oursin

Happy birthday,

falena and

houseboatonstyx!

nanila posting in

awesomeers

It'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!

luthien

Challenge #5

In your own space, create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, a wishlist of sorts.

Okay, let's give this one a whirl.

1. Heated Rivalry recs - I've just finished watching Heated Rivalry, so I'd love some fic recs. Any rating, any length, and focused on any character(s). If you've read a HR story that you've enjoyed, let me know. A few words saying why you liked it would be great too, so I can tell if our tastes align.

2. Heated Rivalry icons - Continuing with the Heated Rivalry theme, some icons featuring any of the main characters would be very welcome.

3. Engagement with my fic - Engagement with my fic in any form - comments, kudos, fanart, whatever - is always greatly appreciated.

4.Leave a comment and keep the fannish conversation going - I'd love it if anyone who reads this would take the time to leave a comment on the next fanwork that they enjoy. Maybe even on the next couple of fanworks that they enjoy, in fact. Fanworks are part of the fannish conversation. When someone creates something and puts it out there, they're opening a conversation about the canon. Engaging with it keeps the fannish conversation going, and helps keep fandom alive and vibrant - and that's something we all benefit from.

queenslayerbee

Snowflake Challenge: A close up shot of an owl ornament hanging amidst pine boughs..

I haven't had a lot of time for the Snowflake Challenge (or little else) since the year begun, but I wanted to dedicate a moment to it this weekend, at least. Skipping over #3 for now...

Challenge #2: Pets of Fandom.
Loosely defined! Post about your pets, pets from your canon, anything you want!

I've had too many pets growing up to post them here without forgetting some, likely. Mainly dogs, and ferrets, but also birds, wild rabbits rescued and released back, cats we took care of due to various circumstances but couldn't keep because my father is allergic... Some wounded birds we also kept until they healed. A few days ago while I was at my parents' I thought I might end up adding another one to the list LOL, but after a couple hours the little thing managed to fly again (it had crashed against my window LOL).

Dogs have always been my favourite pet to have though. The fun you can have with them is unparalleled. And my two favourite fictional pets are dogs, as well: Ace in Batman Beyond, and Bear in Person of Interest. And I suppose they have quite a bit in common: older dogs with a harsh past taken in by a gruff man LOL. If you haven't watched it, I especially recommend the episode "Ace in the Hole" from Batman Beyond, if you want to get some of those Dog Film Feelings in under 30 minutes.

Challenge #4: Rec The Contents Of Your Last Page
Any website that you like, be it fanfiction, art, social media, or something a bit more eccentric!

I am going to be lazy, and link back to all I recommended for rec-cember last month :P

I posted four master lists (+ a bonus mini-list on the last day of December). Each included fanfiction, fanart, and meta analysis, with one fandom being the focus but with plenty of random recs of each category for other fandoms. I truly recommend checking them out!

Recs for The Murderbot Diaries. The bonus include a Barbie/Dracula crossover you won't regret taking a look at. Crack taken seriously at its finest.
Recs for The Locked Tomb. Speaking as someone who's really not into modern AUs, please do check out the abortion story.
Recs for Black Sails. It was great to have an excuse revisit this fandom and catch up on my to-read list for it :P. Make sure to check the fanart!
Recs for the DCU. It's a huge fandom, which means so times you have to really dig to find some gems, so I saved you the trouble :P. The extras include one of my favourite fics read last year, a sickening post-Endgame one-shot focused on Steve and Peggy.

The last mini-list was basically focused on fanvids (half of them from Black Sails), with a few extra recs (one Murderbot fanart, a couple Yuletide fics from Carmilla and Hitchcock's Rope) that didn't make it to the other lists due to timing.

I think between the fic/art/meta etc. and the variety of fandoms there'll be something for everyone in them.

Current Mood: contemplative
Current Music: Joan Baez - Donna Donna

flo_nelja

In your own space, create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, a wishlist of sorts.

* First, I'm gonna do like some other people here and say: I love feedback on my fic! If you have some fic of mine marked for later, now is the moment!
Here is my AO3 page, and, for people who only read English, here is the one with my fics in English.

* I've entered recently the Bungou Stray Dogs fandom, after everyone, and even if there are tons of fics to be found at AO3, I'm not sure where to find fanart. There's lot on deviantart, but it's 1) cruelly unsources, and 2) all PG-rated max.
If you have some recs of fanart, by the original artists, I would be happy. I mostly ship Dazai/Akutagawa/Atsushi and any subpart of it, but if the fanart is good I might be interested in anyone. If it's a bit smutty, even better.

* Recently for one of my reading catagories, I had "a pop-up book, or other book with a non-standard way of cutting pages". I can go in any good library and read one, but it would be far better if I was able to read soemthing that's actually good, a maasterpiece of pop-up.
So if you love the genre, or even met a very good one my accident, and have some recs... (kids or not, all's fine)

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https://dailyotter.org/posts/2026/1/10/otters-contemplative-portrait

Via MTSOfan

https://dailyotter.org/posts/2026/1/10/otters-contemplative-portrait

abyssal_sylph

ysabetwordsmith made the post How to Choose a Starting Point for Your Story which includes a lot of ideas & resources for how to start your story!

Wanna write but don't wanna use google docs? ellipsus is a free tool which has drafting mechnics & diffrent themes to write to.

Sites To Post
SquidgeWorld

{both are forks of AO3, & Sunset is for femslash specifically}

EDIT:
OnlyOffice is an Word, Excel & Powerpoint clone which works interchangable (& you don't have to have intsall the AI features <3). Suggested by

squidgiepdx

The Fiction Writer's Silent Partner (hardcover) a toolkit book for writers who like to make characters and setting before writting.
Writers Helping Writers Series (10 book series) a series of books which help with various topics including character building to make even similar characters diffrent. Both suggested by

ysabetwordsmith

tielan

Write a love letter to fandom. It might be to fandom in general, to a particular fandom, favourite character, anything at all.

A rewrite from 2021, updated for 2026.

( a woman called Maria )

conuly

You'll laugh, it was that weird.

I dreamed that I was going to sleep. I had found a bed - not my actual bed, just a bed! - and snuggled down to sleep. And then I woke up a little (really woke up, not dream woke up) in my own bed, snuggled up nice and cozy, and drifted between the two beds, real and dream, for a little bit before falling back asleep for real.

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soricel in smallfandomfest - Fanfic, Sense8, Riley & Wolfgang, Eurovision
soemand - Braun Coffee maker
goodbyebird - To the devil on your shoulder.
muccamukk - Snowflake Challenges 4 & 5
snopes_feed - What Mamdani actually said about World Cup tickets
soemand - Currently.
friendof_dorothy - Characters20in20 Round 20 - Harlow Robinson - Neighbours
soemand - Skye
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flo_nelja - Snowflake challenge, day 5
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