I'm giving up on LJ - it won't even let me code links properly.  So if you're interested, you can read about what I've been doing and my weekend recs at Dreamwidth - https://starwatcher.dreamwidth.org/518914.html 

In general, the state of New Mexico has been getting quite a bit of rain for the last 6 weeks. Too much rain in some areas, especially over the burn scars of this summer's big fires, which have led to flash flooding. The exception has been the very southeastern corner -- probably about 5% or less of the whole state -- which, of course, is where I ( Read more... )

I should have known the jelly-feeding would grow. Soon after they showed up in the spring, the birds were emptying the jelly bowl (6 ounces) in about 22 hours. I had to refill it earlier each day, and sometimes I wasn't home (visiting Cindy). So I put up a second one, and then a third. You should see the overhang of my porch -- three jelly- ( Read more... )

Well, thanks to Clydeside's suggestion, I seem to be rid of the ants. I hadn't even thought of ant traps; never had to use them before, so their existence didn't even cross my mind. There were none when the appliance guy moved my dishwasher for me -- although I did spray back there, then burn vanilla candles for the next 6 hours to kill the scent ( Read more... )

 
THIS:   I'm settling in to my new laptop... and I have just learned that I can scroll the screen up/down/sideways (webpage or Word doc) with two fingers on the touchpad. HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS?!?!? SO much easier than hitting the correct up/down/side arrow. Yep, I just checked on the old laptop; two fingers works on it, too. FIVE YEARS I've ( Read more... )

 
Fandom: The Sentinel and Witchblade
Fanwork Links: The Dragon Murders
Category: Gen
Rating: Mature
Length: 33,200 words

Summary: All Sara wanted was to start over, but Cascade's no ordinary city. Can she and Jim solve a series of murders before it's too late?

Reccer's Notes: I read this story, then immediately galloped on to the next three. ( Read more... )

 
Fandom: Harry Potter and Stargate SG-1
Fanwork Links: Harry Potter and the Interfering Professor
Creator Links:
Category: Gen
Rating: Teen
Length: 13,600 words

Summary: Daniel Jackson has ascended - now what? The Others have agreed to allow Daniel to visit other realities, other universes, on a quest to balance his own soul. Daniel wants ( Read more... )

 
Fandom: The Old Guard
Fanwork Links: All This Time, I've Been Hiding
Creator Links:
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Fandom: NCIS x Hawaii Five-0 x The Sentinel
Fanwork Links: The Subtle Body
Creator Links: Keira Marcos on her site
Category: M/M
Rating: Mature
Length: 27,800 words

Summary: Steve McGarrett’s unwitting rejection of a guide he’s never met in the week that he comes online leads him to a cursed path that is unspeakable for a sentinel. He can do nothing ( Read more... )

Well, it's still the weekend for another hour. I've been buried in revising my Old Guard transcript. I 'finished' this evening, with an added 7,400 words. (Surely my subconscious will be satisfied this time! Maybe?) Quotes around 'finished' because I need to do a little formatting cleanup... and then make all the changes to the 10 alternate- ( Read more... )