Community Thursday!

Feb. 19th, 2026 05:50 am
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Community Thursday challenge: every Thursday, try to make an effort to engage with a community on Dreamwidth, whether that's posting, commenting, promoting, etc.


Over the last week...

Posted and commented on [community profile] bnha_fans.

Commented on [community profile] getyourwordsout.

Commented on [community profile] booknook.

Commented on fills over at [community profile] threesentenceficathon.

Signal boosts:

  • Via [community profile] finalfantasy, the Final Fantasy kissing battle (prompt fest) has begun! :D
  • Unrelated but while we're on the Final Fantasy topic, [community profile] phoenixdown_ex is open for nominations!
  • Via [community profile] fanifesto, [community profile] marchmetamatterschallenge returns soon! The challenge involves locating and copying over meta you've created to a second site in order to ensure its preservation, plus some prompts for creating new meta.

syllogism

Feb. 19th, 2026 12:00 am
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 19, 2026 is:

syllogism • \SIL-uh-jiz-um\  • noun

Syllogism refers to a formal argument in logic that is formed by two statements and a conclusion which must be true if the two statements are true.

// An example of a syllogism is “All men are mortal; no gods are mortal; therefore no men are gods.”

See the entry >

Examples:

“The Dallas area was a hotbed of competitive debate, and, at first, the oratorical polish of [Rebecca F.] Kuang’s teammates was intimidating. She spent months being coached on the art of the syllogism, a kind of logical argument in which one deduces a conclusion from a set of premises. ‘The idea that you could take something that seemed up to personal charisma or rhetorical choice and map it to this very rigid, argumentative structure was mind-blowing,’ she said.” — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025

Did you know?

For those trained in formal argument, the syllogism is a classical form of deduction, specifically an argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion. One example is the inference that “kindness is praiseworthy” from the premises “every virtue is praiseworthy” and “kindness is a virtue.” Syllogism came to English through Anglo-French from the Latin noun syllogismus, which in turn can be traced back to the Greek verb syllogizesthai, which combines logizesthai (meaning “to calculate,” and coming from logos, meaning “word” or “reckoning”) with syl-, which comes from syn-, meaning “with” or “together.”



Photos: Flowerbeds

Feb. 18th, 2026 07:56 pm
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The first crocuses are blooming! I just had to take pictures when I spotted them this morning. Yesterday they were just buds.

Walk with me ... )

Crow Bath

Feb. 18th, 2026 02:26 pm
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The sun came out and everyone was enjoying it so much after more than a week of clouds and snowfall. This crow was taking a very energetic bath - look how far the water droplets are flying all around him!

Deadloch S2 Trailer

Feb. 18th, 2026 12:41 pm
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Release: March 20

SummaryDetectives Dulcie Collins and Eddie Redcliffe are in Darwin to investigate the death of Eddie’s former policing partner Bushy. However, their plans are soon diverted when a body part is discovered in a remote town called Barra Creek. With the Northern Territory police force focused on a large-scale search for two missing backpackers, Dulcie and a very reluctant Eddie are tasked with identifying the John Doe.

Sticky, sweaty and juggling comprehensive thrush infections, the detectives find themselves embroiled in a world of crocodile-fuelled tourism, overstretched Indigenous rangers, cagey locals, and seven-metre prehistoric predators – all of whom call Barra Creek’s stretch of land, and water, their home. As the humidity builds, and Eddie and Dulcie dig deeper, more questions arise for our duo – not only about the case, but the many secrets that lie beneath the surface of this small town.
vriddy: Sakura from Wind Breaker pointing at himself (me?)
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Astute readers with excellent memory (or better than mine anyway XD) may remember when I lost my shit over Wind Breaker's volume 22 back in June. I basically immediately started writing this fic afterwards, which is just That Scene written from different point of views and every character individually losing it, just like I did... Lol. I'm a bit sick of trying to find an ending that is The Best Possible Ever so now that I have one that's probably good enough, let's go with it. Especially since that polyship doesn't have a ton of fic for it either, so it's nice to add one more either way.

On the plus side of going back to this story then dropping it again, the first chapters are decently edited already 😆



Acting on instinct | Wind Breaker | Sakura/Nirei/Suou/Kiryuu/Tsugeura | 800~ words (WIP, 1/5) | rated T

Summary: Something shifted for them all in that moment at Kiryuu's house. They all felt it. But Kiryuu was missing for it, so they can't do anything about it.

Not yet.


Read it on Dreamwidth or on AO3.

Goldilocks

Feb. 18th, 2026 12:00 am
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 18, 2026 is:

Goldilocks • \GOHL-dee-lahks\  • adjective

Goldilocks describes something that has or produces an optimal balance usually between two extremes. In astronomy, it specifically designates an area of planetary orbit neither too hot nor too cold to support life.

// The couple, undecided between country and city living, took the Goldilocks option and moved to a bustling college town surrounded by nature.

See the entry >

Examples:

"It's a well-known fact that the time between 3 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon is a liminal space. ... It's too late for lunch, too early for dinner. But it's the Goldilocks hour for a little treat." — Nikita Richardson, The New York Times, 8 May 2025

Did you know?

English has always drawn inspiration from fables and fairy tales, stories bursting with metaphors that help users get their verbiage just right: one may fall down a rabbit hole (thank you, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland), cry wolf (we see you, Aesop's Fables), or hope one day to meet one's Prince Charming (brava, Cinderella). The adjective Goldilocks is borrowed, of course, from Goldilocks and the Three Bears, a perennial favorite in which a little girl so-named for her golden hair finds the perfect balance between hot and cold, soft and hard, small and large—all in the home of unknowing strangers. Since the mid-1960s, English speakers have applied Goldilocks to all things regarded as perfectly balanced or happily medium. The word has specific applications in astronomy, with the phrase "Goldilocks zone" designating an area of planetary orbit in which temperatures are neither too hot nor too cold to support life.



Masterlist - Part 1 - Days 1 to 4

Feb. 17th, 2026 09:56 pm
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Here is the Masterlist for Days 1 to 4

DAY ONE - THE INNOCENT

Fic

Zootopia, featuring Judy Hopps, by [personal profile] lovelytomeetyou
Disney (Sleeping Beauty & Mulan), featuring Aurora & Mulan, by [personal profile] cmk418
Kamen Rider Gotchard, featuring Kyoka/Lachesis, by [personal profile] linky
Warrior Nun, featuring Yasmine, by [personal profile] jacquelee
Frankenstein 2025, featuring Elizabeth Harlander, by [personal profile] potentiality_26
Hazbin Hotel, featuring Emily & Molly, by [personal profile] cornerofmadness
Avatar the Last Airbender, featuring Suki by [personal profile] alchemicink
911, featuring Jee-Yun Buckley Han, by [personal profile] ineffablecabbage
Suikoden III, featuring Yun & Wyatt, by [personal profile] suzume
Fate the Winx Saga, featuring Farah/Luna, by [personal profile] emylilas
Doctor Who, featuring Victoria Waterfield, by [personal profile] melime
Yellowjackets, featuring Natalie, by [personal profile] tellshannon815
Buffy, featuring Willow/Kennedy, by [personal profile] kerk_hiraeth
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, featuring Arabella Strange, by [personal profile] logonaut

Art

Bad Sisters, minizine featuring Eva, Bibi, Ursula, Becka and Grace Garvey, by [personal profile] sisterdivinium
Transformers, icons featuring Gauge, by [personal profile] dustbunny105

Recs

Hey Arnold!, self-rec featuring Miriam Pataki, Helga Pataki, Olga Pataki, by [personal profile] lightbird

Days 2 to 4 under the cut )

Masterlist - Part 2 - Days 5 to 9

Feb. 17th, 2026 09:52 pm
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Here is the Masterlist for Days 5 to 9

DAY FIVE - THE OUTLAW

Fic

Kamen Rider Gotchard, featuring Kyoka/Lachesis, by [personal profile] linky
Warrior Nun, featuring Yasmine, by [personal profile] jacquelee
Firefly, featuring Zoe Alleyne Washburne,by [personal profile] cmk418
Suikoden III, featuring Queen & Aila, by [personal profile] suzume
Star Trek Voyager, featuring B'Elanna Torres, by [personal profile] alchemicink
Twelve Kingdoms, featuring Nakajima Youko, by [personal profile] lovelytomeetyou
Hazbin Hotel, featuring Cherri Bomb, by [personal profile] cornerofmadness
Firefly, featuring Zoë Alleyne; River Tam; Jayne Cobb; OC (Saisyu Washburne), by [personal profile] kerk_hiraeth
Dragon Age, featuring Rook Mercar, by [personal profile] melime

Art

Warrior Nun, fanart featuring Lilith, by [personal profile] sisterdivinium
Firefly, moodboard featuring Zoe Washburne, by [personal profile] pattrose

Recs

Star Wars, vid featuring Ahsoka Tano, by [personal profile] ineffablecabbage
Hey Arnold!, self-rec featuring Helga Pataki, by [personal profile] lightbird

Vids

Wheel of Time, featuring Liandrin Guirale, by [personal profile] emylilas

Day 6 to 9 under the cut )

Masterlist - Part 3 - Days 10 to 14

Feb. 17th, 2026 09:47 pm
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Here is the masterlist for Days 10 to 14


DAY TEN - ACTING THE FOOL

Fic

Warrior Nun, featuring Jillian Salvius/Mother Superion by [personal profile] sisterdivinium
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, featuring Dorothy Shaw, Lorelei Lee by [personal profile] lightbird
Grey's Anatomy, featuring Meredith Grey by [personal profile] ineffablecabbage
Avatar: The Last Airbender, featuring Ty Lee by [personal profile] alchemicink
Fleabag, featuring Claire by [personal profile] lovelytomeetyou
Desert Hearts, featuring Vivian Bell by [personal profile] cmk418
Hazbin Hotel, featuring Molly by [personal profile] cornerofmadness
Dragon Age, featuring Leliana/Neria Surana by [personal profile] melime

Art

Kamen Rider Gotchard, fanart featuring Kyoka/Lachesis by [personal profile] linky

Days 11 to 14 under the cut )
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Title: Bust Up to the Beat
Fandom: You and Idol Pretty Cure
Ship: Kai Chiyo/Shigure Kokoro
Prompt: 32. Music
Warnings: none
Rating: T
Length: 1,870
Synopsis: Kokoro attempts to teach Chiyo the choreography of Heart Revolution.

Ao3 // Dreamwidth // Tumblr

Photos: Flowerbeds

Feb. 17th, 2026 05:00 pm
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Yesterday I shared photos from the House Yard and South Lot plus Savanna and Prairie Garden. Today I did a bit of yardwork that revealed fun new things. :D

Walk with me ... )

TV Tuesday: New Look

Feb. 17th, 2026 11:48 am
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Laptop-TV combo with DVDs on top and smartphone on the desk



Have you seen comics or video game adaptations you found well done? What about them worked for you? Or if they didn't, how did the shows fall short?

Photos: Savanna and Prairie Garden

Feb. 16th, 2026 11:31 pm
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These are the rest of the pictures I took today, from the savanna and prairie garden. (See the House Yard and South Lot.)

Walk with me ... )

abdicate

Feb. 17th, 2026 12:00 am
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 17, 2026 is:

abdicate • \AB-dih-kayt\  • verb

Abdicate usually means “to renounce a position of power, such as a throne, high office, dignity, or function.” It can also mean “to fail to do what is required by (a duty or responsibility).”

// I know many challenges lie ahead, but I take this role on willingly, and will not abdicate my responsibility.

See the entry >

Examples:

“The story revolves around a plan by dark forces to kidnap the royal heirs and force the prince to abdicate his throne to an evil wizard.” — Screen Daily, 5 Jan. 2026

Did you know?

Give it up for abdicate, a word powerful enough to undo a coronation. If you need a term to describe formally throwing in the towel, this one should prove—perhaps ironically—a royal success. Coming from the Latin verb abdicāre, “to resign, renounce, withdraw,” (which traces back to the verb dīcere, meaning “to speak, state”), abdicate is used primarily for those who give up sovereign power or who evade a very serious responsibility. English has dīcere to thank for a variety of other words, among them dictate, contradict, prediction, and the crown jewel of them all: dictionary.



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Day 14 - Letting Go  

Title: Homesick
Fandom: Inuyasha
Characters: Kagome/Inuyasha
Rating: Gen
Summary: Home is where the heart is, so they say. Then what about Kagome, who had two homes, separated across time. Never to return to one? 
Or Kagome feels homesick.

Story in ao3

This was so much fun, thank you for the challenge! It's the first one I ever fully completed and it motivated me to go back to drafts and pieces I gave up on (some from over a decade ago)! Loved the experience and looking to join again next year!

I'm still new to the dreamwidth community (and current fandom in general) so if there are more challenges like these please let me know!

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