So, about two weeks ago, I got a bike. I don't drive but walking places takes forever.  Today, I successfully cycled to Starbucks, wrote and cycled back without getting lost, soaked or killed in a freak accident.  It's the little victories that really count.

Maddow's Best New Thing (I'm not arguing)


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Seriously, when did DW stop saving drafts?

I'm taking a break from current events coverage because it's all too depressing right now and I'm just exhausted. Instead, have a playlist of what I'm watching/reading to destress.

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So, since my last few posts have been miserable, I'm having a 'feel-good' post instead - here are some of the things that are making me feel better about the world and my place in it.

Thought of You by Ryan Woodward - [Video] an interesting and very lovely animation.

Innovative and very fun comic by Manga artist Yusuke Murata - image heavy and in ( Read more... )

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Things I should be doing: Finishing kinkbigbang fic and coaxing scanner to not hate me.

Things I shouldn't be doing but am: outlining crack!fic and contemplating remixing a fic for the
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Tentacle-related links: Tentacritters Tumblr is just full of gorgeous pictures and stories like Otto the Ingenious Octopus & a fun video on how cephalopods camouflage

Feminism-related: An obituary for Wangari Maathai, Nobel Laureate - I remember a mediation service centred around the Green Belt Movement: Yolanda Dominguez' photos - what happens ( Read more... )

So, submitted the rough drafts for kradambigbang and
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....Unicorn!fic has hit 25K. There are still 19 points on outline but at least a few should be compactable. (How is this my life ( Read more... )

It's snowing in England; well, most of England. Last night we had ice and I wanted to go for a walk. It is a peculiarity of our area that snow comes in two and only two varieties; fluffy and slick ice. I went for a walk quite late and managed a very impressive fall that rattled my brain (I still have a modest lump ( Read more... )

So,
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