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Challenge #13

In your own space, tell us about 3 fandom resources you use or enjoy. (One or two is fine, especially if you're in a smaller fandom!) Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

TV tropes - I often look at this site, sometimes randomly but sometimes as I watch things (I currently have ones open for DS9 and Lower Decks and open pages when I watch Who)

AO3 where fic goes to live

Lastly are the various wikis like Wookieepedia, Memory Alpha And the Tardis data core (For Star Wars, Star Trek and Doctor Who respectively). These are useful when watching stuff or even if you are reading a book and thinking ‘where have I heard that thing before?’ Theres wikis for pretty much everything that there is.

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The weekend has been pretty quiet and lazy which is good, especially since the end of the week was a bit bleh. (Depression sure is annoying)

On Saturday night I watched The Endless on film 4 which was pretty good. The eldritch abomination was unique in that it was made of smoke and fire rather than anything else. And it’s pretty impressive what they did with quite a small budget.

There was snow which meant we didn’t go anywhere, though Naryu loved running about in the snow outside.

I did finally start Lower Decks last night and it’s funny and fun. I only watched the first two but the references are awesome! I also watched Wandavision which makes me think, again, what is going on.

This morning I did some uni reading cause Naryu was laying on me so I couldn’t grab the laptop, hopefully I can do something tomorrow.

Finally here’s some pics.

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Current Mood: lazy
Current Music: Tv

WellI wasn’t gonna make a post today but here one is and alll get into the main reasoning why soon.

Last night I ended up doing some more of Ikenfell. I do enjoy it, but uh, the bosses are so annoying. There’s often two stages and I tend to die on the second which means restarting the whole thing. I swear I used most of my items on the last one, including the bombs which are hard to get. But ah well, I did beat chuckles, the cauldron.

(Cause for those that don’t know Ikenfell is set at a school for magic where something has gone wrong. It has plus points for having at least one confirmed LGBT character so far)

I ended up watching a film on horror channel last night, Inanimate, which is about a fishing ship finding something in the ice. Of course, being a horror film that something (a Russian satellite) contains a monster that, when thawed out, goes on to terrorise the crew. It’s was ok, a tad predictable in places and the monster itself was very... strange. Although there were more questions towards the end.

Ah well. I ended up dozing after that and then went to bed which was a tad restless.

This morning I did Uni stuff finishing the weeks stuff and, ugh, next week is marked as an assessment week. I think there’s meant to be a group work thing which I’ll look into tomorrow cause I just haven’t been motivated to check (Plus with the net being screwy and the whole password issue last month).

Because of the heavy rain last night we only walked Naryu around the village for safety (cause mum’s instead on her feet at times so I try and avoid mud/ice with her when possible). I’m gonna head out soon to check if my meds are ready.

When we got back I did a squee because there’s a trailer for the new Pokemon snap and a release date! It’s coming out the end of April and I’m so excite for it. A sequel to Pokemon snap is something people have wanted for ages and to see it. It looks so pretty and I can’t wait to take pics.

And then, just after I finished noms, the post van turned up outside with a few things. One is the new Doctor Who magazine yearbook which I might look at soon. (So I may end up reading some of that as opposed to reading some more From A Certain Point Of View. Or some of both) but there was also something else.....

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Current Mood: pleased
Current Music: Father Brown

I’m so glad that I woke this morning and heard the sweet sound of rain. I’ve been so sick of this draining heat this past week. Sure it’s not yet the storm that was forecast but... maybe that will come later.

The past few days have been largely uneventful. The heat has been draining so I’ve slept more and I started the good place season 4 which I was hoping to finish this weekend but didn’t watch any last night. I ended up watching a stream that Maxx from set it off was doing cause it was spooky but dozed during five nights at Freddie’s.

As mentioned in a prior post I’ve watched Roswell New Mexico this week cause it started on ITV2 and I was curious. I remember watching Roswell when I was younger but know I never saw it all so I was curious when I heard it was being redone. It’s actually quite different from the original which is good, though it seems that the mysteries are being solved fairly quickly (its 5 episodes in of 13 and already some main things have been revealed). Still I’m enjoying it and love that there’s a gay couple in it now.

There was an animal crossing update announced the other day, which goes live next week. I thought there’d be one soon and this one includes swimming/diving, undersea creatures and mermaid furniture which I always loved. Once this post is done I’m gonna go on and do the bug off.

I’d hoped to read more this week and and I managed a few chapters of my book but ugh the heat drained me so much. I really want to finish black Spire so I can move onto other things like my growing book pile of doom (Now with the second alphabet squadron book even though I haven’t read the first). Next I think will be the night vale book then Resistance reborn.

I need to look into my next uni course next week and start my Umbrella Academy rewatch. Plus I need to Xbox game some more too. I’ve failed at that due to being so drained boo.

This weekend the plan is to watch Frozen (cause Frozen 2 is coming to Disney+ next week) and Spiderman Far From Home.

So yesterday I uploaded pics and started making a version of this post cause I’d not made a photo post in awhile but alas it messed up and got deleted so here’s attempt number two.

Nature and cute animals ahoy.

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Hope everyone has a nice weekend with lots of cool weather!

Current Mood: hopeful

So I’ve not done a photo post for awhile, so I’m gonna do one now. Prepare for some cute animals and a few random things. I need to take pics of Naryu for next time but it’s been so dark.

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Now that’s done last night was uneventful. I watched Maxx’s stream instead of watching stuff again, damnit. Though I did do some Overwatch which I suppose is something.

We should be heading out soon and then I’m hoping to watch something on Disney plus or the thing on Pompeii that was on channel 5. (And I might watch Baywatch tonight before catching up on stuff)

Now the latest June Something.

What is something that has surprised you about a fandom? Like, you expected the main fandom pairing to be X/Y, but the main pairing in fandom is actually X/Z. Or a pairing you expected to be slashed together isn't very popular?

Well what surprises most lately is how toxic fandoms have become lately. This is partly because of the cancel culture and rampant bullying and harassment. What surprises me is that the fandoms doing this (from Star Trek and Star Wars to MCR) often have come messages of inclusion and anti-bullying. I don’t understand how people could claim to like those things and come away thinking that behaviour is acceptable. (And don’t get me started on people that think fandoms should be apolitical and then liking fandoms that... are)

On another note. The MCR fandom is one fandom that has become... hyper focussed on one pairing. If you go on ao3 the mcr tag is pretty much all Frank/Gerard with other pairings relegated to side pairings. It sucks because in the lj days there was a nice diversity but now it feels it’s all gone. And also Ray gets shafted so much (and not in the good way). It’s so disappointing.

Another disappointment is the Welsh fandoms. There’s no Bullet For My Valentine content out there that’s not either done or caused by me which is sad. The Blackout and a Funeral For A Friend also had no content. It’s sad. I think one issue with AO3 is that big fandoms (ie Supernatural) have no trouble getting content but the smaller ones? It’s hard to generate interest, there’s no space to encourage people to get into stuff so they stay small.

I think something that always surprises me is I tend to get into the people that have the least content for them and it just makes me sad. (Or I’m into kinks that get no attention)

Though what surprised me, in a good way, with a The Umbrella Academy is how much Diego/Klaus came out of it, so much that I’ve very much lost track and hope to get back into reading it once uni is done.

Current Mood: thoughtful
Current Music: Absolute Radio

So I’m gonna make a photo post now since I haven’t in awhile it first a few notes since the last post.

I got annoyed last week again at Waycest antis being cunts to people (again) so I went on a block spree. I also started a Waycest fic to spite them but I’ve been a bit tired and unfocused. It’s meant to be a short one so should be done today then I’m gonna try and work on my to-do list.

But ugh, people are annoying.

I started Devs last night which is... it’s strange so far. I’m definitely intrigued by it. It’s funny to see Agnes from Picard in it. I still need to get a Picard based icon sorted out (especially as they’re adding the characters to Star Trek Timelines).

I meant to do Fallen Order and start season 3 of Dragon Prince but didn’t. Mostly because after watching Captain Marvel Friday mum wanted to ‘watch the one with the music’ aka Guardians Of The Galaxy. So that took up Friday night. I also didn’t read Black Spire or the Rebel Jail graphic novel despite saying I would with the week off. Ugh. We watched guardians 2 yesterday too, after watching ping some archeology stuff on the channel 4 player. It looks like they’re close to finding Cleopatra’s tomb which is amazing! (And frustrating that the lead was found on the last days of the dig permit, damn)

Lockdown is being extended which isn’t a surprise. I just wish they’d introduce universal basic income already, or at least do a stimulus thing like the us did. That’d be a big help.

I’m gonna watch Resistance this afternoon after Twister, then watch the concert on bbc tonight (and then killing eve, Batwoman and trigonometry). Then I’ll finish Clone Wars season 2 disc 2 and watch the voyager ep I missed last week (why I can’t recall).

Tonight’s doctor Who lockdown ep is stolen earth/journeys end which are awesome eps that I’ll have to rewatch sometime. But part of it is there’s gonna be a short Sarah Jane adventures thing at 5 which I know is gonna fill me with feels.

Anyway! Pic time now.

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Current Music: Set It Off - For You Forever

Friday wasn’t too exciting, though I did get the Doctor Who magazine which I read a bit of (I might read more later). I did some of the group stuff though I’m sure it’s bad. Also while walking the pup I saw the frogspawn had hatched! There were lil tadpoles around! I tried to get pics yesterday but l alas, it wasn’t as sunny so they weren’t near the edge.

On the night I watched a film on Horror channel called afterdeath. The concept sounded interesting but it wasn’t too special, especially towards the end. Ah well, there was a cute guy in it, though he was a jerk.

Yesterday was, well not fun. It started ok. I snuggled in bed, went on AC (and got Julian to move in, yay!) and we took Naryu out, which ended up being a longer, more tiring walk, to avoid people.

The annoying thing was when mum had a call from her friend. She’d offered to take us to sainsburys on Monday again, but called yesterday to suggest we get a click and collect slot instead of going in. Now I’d been looking regularly and there wasn’t any. Some did come up last night but they weren’t till Thursday and then the sight crashed. It all made me so stressed, because i was prepared mentally to go Monday (on my own causa the distancing things and spending time in an overlong queue). The stress made me even more tired and just... blah. It’s sorted so we’re still going in the morning (8, which is still early for me but it’ll do).

Last night I ended up watching Earthshock since I’m wanting to finish up season 19 over the coming week to start season 12. Earthshock is a good ep, probably the best of the season, but also the saddest, because of Adric. He dies at the end of the episode, one of few companions to die. It also feels like a kind of... pointless death because what he’s trying to prevent is what’s supposed to happen. Of course neither he or we know that until the end, but still. It’s also notable for being a cyberman ep. Other than the second doctor’s era, cybermen episodes were rare with them appearing once per doctor (apart from the third Doctor). Here they’re trying to destroy earth to prevent a potential alliance against them. (Which makes me wonder if the alliance happened, because in Ascension the cybermen seem just focussed on humans.)

I’m gonna watch the special features tonight and then Time-Flight tomorrow.

After this post I’m gonna basically snuggle and rest cause of the early start tomorrow,

Now to end, some pics.

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Current Mood: tired
Current Music: Tv

Animal Crossing is going well. The campsite is open, the clothing shop is gonna be ready tomorrow and I have a few more nifty things about. My friend in Australia has got it so I’m arranging a care package for when they get nintendo online with fruit and such (I’m also gonna raid Southern Hemisphere stuff from them).

I watched Girls trip last night, well the start of it, but I just lost interest. I finished celebrity murder mystery but I got so tired I went to sleep after it instead of watching stuff or going on the xbox.

I was gonna use the free Disney plus trial, but it needs card details (which I’m not gonna give especially cause I’m gonna be using Milo’s when he sorts it) and the log in is so annoying. It sends security codes but I can’t put it in on my pad. It doesn’t bring the keyboard up and I’m just... puzzled.

So instead I watched Resistance and ahh Captain Ithano! Xena playing a queen! neeku!

A brief photo post now.

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Current Mood: thoughtful
Current Music: Red Bull Soap Box Race

It’s time for the weekly photo post.

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Current Mood: thoughtful
Current Music: Tv

I’m gonna do a photopost now, since I didn’t last week. I didn’t take too many pictures, since the weather has been horrible. Hopefully I’ll take a few pictures of the plants outside this coming week.

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Current Mood: thoughtful
Current Music: The Simpsons

Last night was... odd. I ended up just zoning out, listening to the rain instead of watching anything or gaming. I’m not sure if it’s causa random depression or tiredness or what.

I’m hoping to finish my Bert/Jepha fic today but for now, photo post.

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Current Mood: thoughtful
Current Music: 5 Seconds Of Summer - No Shame

Well the storm has very much hit us. It’s been windy and rainy all night and, while the rain has stopped, it’s still too windy to take Naryu. I’m gonna spend the day wrapped up in blankies and watching stuff.

Yesterday, however, was sunny with clear skies. So we ended up taking Naryu down to the garden Center since they allow dogs in now. She spent most of the time there being carried and we didn’t even look at the fish section. Though there was being work done in a few places and the reptile section was being cleaned. A few things had been moved around too so that was puzzling.

We didn’t get anything from there though, just some mangos from outside and the usual donuts, though they’ve gone up from £1 to £1.40 boo.

When I got back my head was throbbing and I couldn’t find meds so I just tried to nap. Thankfully co-op had some of the liquid nuerofen and that helped.

I ended up starting a fic last night so we’ll see how that goes. And I also started up season 1 of the clone wars after the dark tower (which was ok) and ESO. I also started Life Is Strange 2 Friday night, but didn’t do too much as I got tired.

As it’s Sunday I’m gonna do the photo post, then head down and bundle up and watch stuff.

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Current Mood: sleepy
Current Music: The loud wind

So this is gonna be part regular post but also part photo post, woo!

Friday ended up being a bit of a draining day. Seeing MCR fans try, and fail, to get tickets didn’t help. Nor did some drama on the discord. Sigh.

I did end up watching Bliss after catching up on the goes wrong show and it was pretty good. Dezzy, the lead artist character, gave me girl!Ray vibes (and Gerard vibes due to, you know, artist). She also had a rocking three way towards the start, which seemed to be the cause of what happened to her. (Although seriously, turning someone into a vamp and then just leaving them to it? Shitty behaviour, especially when you confront them and lecture them on not following rules which you didn’t both to tell her about.) The artwork gave me vibes of Layers Of Fear too. The last scene was so sudden and sad though.

Yesterday was a lazy day where I caught up on tv (Thunderbirds, Cats Does Countdown, Crazy Delicious) and watched stuff. I watched The Masked singer for the first time and it was actually pretty good! And then I watched Hidden Figures after the Voice. That was pretty good too, though the racism of course made me sad. It’s a shame in some ways we haven’t come as far as we think.

I did manage to finish fic yesterday too, woo, but I was too tired to start The Clone Wars season 1 like I was going to. I’m gonna watch it today though.

Today I’m gonna watch the Tintin film, watch new Who and fic some more.

Now onto the pic post side.

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Current Mood: thoughtful
Current Music: The Simpsons

Yesterday was mostly a lazy day. I caught up on some tv I missed and then watch old Trek onthe horror channel. (They were doing a few episodes chosen by George Takei.) I ended up watching Geostorm on amazon prime last night too, which was pretty good. I watched it mostly cause I knew Robert Sheehan was in it (alas not in it much) but it was better than I was expecting, even though the villian was just doing things for standard selfish reasons.

I got really tired though and snuggled up so... I failed at gaming or ficcing.

Today has been mostly snuggling too. I watched Avenue 5 which was a great set up so far so I’m looking forward to seeing how it goes. I might watch Clone Wars today since I didn’t last night and aim hoping to work on fic soon. I also didn’t gave either since I went so zz.

Anyway, onto pic post

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Current Mood: tired
Current Music: Phineas And Ferb

So I’m doing the photo post today instead of tomorrow (since snowflake is tomorrow). I was hoping to get some pics of Naryu with the horses today but alas they weren’t in the field (they never seem to be when I have the pad).

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I’m watching New Amsterdam on catch up then I’m gonna pop up the road and see if co-op has cheap stuff. I hope to finish fic tonight too. I’ve been doing a few rps which are all hot, ngh,

Elder Scrolls Online are doing a few eso plus thing this week so I’m gonna try and do the dlc dungeons while it’s on as well as start dragonhold. Lets see how it goes.

Current Mood: thoughtful
Current Music: New Amsterdam

Last night I ended up ficcing, which I should finish soon. I also watch Alien Covenant since it was on. It was pretty good, though I wonder if/when we’ll get a follow up to it, (And poor Walter.)

After gaming (on Elder Scrolls Online and Stardew, where I got to year 3 and got visited by a ghost!) I decided to see about watching something on Shudder. I was gonna watch Beyond The Gates since it was on horror channel but I missed it but... it wasn’t there. It seems it and a few others, including You Might Be The Killer, are off it now at least here. I might let the subscription lapse in summer when it runs out.

I did end up watching something though, Nightmare Cinema (well the first hour before I got tired). It’s an anthology film and I watched three of the five last night. They’re not special really, though the second is the best (with the forced body modification). Hopefully the other two are better.

Today I watched the angry birds movie since I dozed last week and Who, which I might ramble about soon.

Inspired by

turlough I’m gonna try and start doing weekly photo posts, so here is the first one.

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