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vriddyMentally returning to this tree and listening to the water flow by, while I juggle a suddenly busier than expected time.
I woke up from such a cool dream this morning. Like, I considered for 3 seconds closing my eyes again, then remembered and sat up, like, WOW I DO NOT WANT TO FORGET THIS. There was a prophecy, which I failed to stop, and DRAGONS flying against a night sky, stunning and overwhelming and terrifying. Incredible sight.
Been turning prophecy thoughts in my head all morning since, like poking at a loose tooth. There were so many different reactions to the prophecy coming true in the dream. Absolute panic, of course, but also "guess the castle from the prophecy was this one *shrug*" and I'm just... poke, poke.
I woke up from such a cool dream this morning. Like, I considered for 3 seconds closing my eyes again, then remembered and sat up, like, WOW I DO NOT WANT TO FORGET THIS. There was a prophecy, which I failed to stop, and DRAGONS flying against a night sky, stunning and overwhelming and terrifying. Incredible sight.
Been turning prophecy thoughts in my head all morning since, like poking at a loose tooth. There were so many different reactions to the prophecy coming true in the dream. Absolute panic, of course, but also "guess the castle from the prophecy was this one *shrug*" and I'm just... poke, poke.
Community Thursdays
May. 14th, 2026 12:36 amysabetwordsmithThis year I'm doing Community Thursdays. Some of my activity will involve maintaining communities I run, and my favorites. Some will involve checking my list of subscriptions and posting in lower-traffic ones. Today I have interacted with the following communities...
* Posted Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Physics in![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
scienceworld.
* Posted Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Physics inscience.
* Commented on Just One Thing inawesomeers.
* Commented on Check-in Post inget_knitted.
* Commented on Signup Post: Fannish 50 in 2026 ingoals_on_dw.
* Posted Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Physics in
scienceworld. * Posted Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Physics in
science.* Commented on Just One Thing in
awesomeers.* Commented on Check-in Post in
get_knitted.* Commented on Signup Post: Fannish 50 in 2026 in
goals_on_dw.
Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Physics
May. 14th, 2026 12:14 amysabetwordsmithThis year during Three Weeks for Dreamwidth, I'm writing about reading as a way of becoming an expert in a given subject. Read Part 1: Introduction to Becoming an Expert, Part 2: Architecture, Part 3: Dance, Part 4: Music, Part 5: Painting, Part 6: Poetry, Part 7: Sculpture, Part 8: Conflict Resolution, Part 9: Cooking, Part 10: Coping Skills, Part 11: Gardening, Part 12: Relationship Skills, Part 13: Repairing, Part 14: Survival Skills, Part 15: Archaeology, Part 16: Biology, Part 17: Chemistry, Part 18: Linguistics, Part 19: Meteorology.
Three Weeks for Dreamwidth Part 20: Physics
Physics is the science of studying matter (like atoms), its motion (like inertia), and related aspects like force and energy. We all experience aspects of physics everyday; the difference between steering an empty grocery cart and a full one is a matter of mass and inertia. It's just that inept teachers make it seem hard and unfamiliar instead of a normal part of life. But you can use physics to optimize your skateboard stunts or any other sport; it's there in video game design; it's all around us. Aspects include astrophysics, biophysics, electromagnetism, hydrodynamics, optics, quantum physics, and solid-state physics. Here on Dreamwidth, check outcommon_nature, environment, interested_in_that, science, and scienceworld. space_swap is a rocket-inspired fanwork fest.
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Three Weeks for Dreamwidth Part 20: Physics
Physics is the science of studying matter (like atoms), its motion (like inertia), and related aspects like force and energy. We all experience aspects of physics everyday; the difference between steering an empty grocery cart and a full one is a matter of mass and inertia. It's just that inept teachers make it seem hard and unfamiliar instead of a normal part of life. But you can use physics to optimize your skateboard stunts or any other sport; it's there in video game design; it's all around us. Aspects include astrophysics, biophysics, electromagnetism, hydrodynamics, optics, quantum physics, and solid-state physics. Here on Dreamwidth, check out
common_nature, environment, interested_in_that, science, and scienceworld. space_swap is a rocket-inspired fanwork fest.( Read more... )
Community Thursday
May. 14th, 2026 06:05 amvriddyCommunity Thursday challenge: every Thursday, try to make an effort to engage with a community on Dreamwidth, whether that's posting, commenting, promoting, etc.
Commented on common_nature.
Signal boosts:
- gifs_at_dw, a new comm for posting gifs and gifsets (via maevedarcy)
- thecluster, a fan comm for Sense8 fans :) (via maevedarcy)
[Challenge #494: Advertise] Original Fiction: 'Hoping I'm in His Plans'
May. 13th, 2026 08:57 pmbut_can_i_be_trusted posting in 100wordsTitle: 'Hoping I'm in His Plans'
Fandom: Original Fiction
Rating: PG (Warnings for some innuendo)
Notes: Crossposted tolyricaltitles
( Hoping I'm in His Plans )
Fandom: Original Fiction
Rating: PG (Warnings for some innuendo)
Notes: Crossposted to
lyricaltitles( Hoping I'm in His Plans )
[Challenge #439: Famous] Original Fiction: 'Let the Curtain Fall'
May. 13th, 2026 07:55 pmbut_can_i_be_trusted posting in anythingdrabbleTitle: 'Let the Curtain Fall'
Fandom: Original Fiction
Characters: Original
Word Count: 100
Rating: G
Notes: Crossposted tolyricaltitles
Summary: The applause is deafening.
( Let the Curtain Fall )
Fandom: Original Fiction
Characters: Original
Word Count: 100
Rating: G
Notes: Crossposted to
lyricaltitlesSummary: The applause is deafening.
( Let the Curtain Fall )
Indigenous People
May. 13th, 2026 08:24 pmysabetwordsmithPacific Northwest's ‘forest gardens' were deliberately planted by Indigenous people
Finding suggests humans have added value to forests in lasting ways.
For decades, First Nations people in British Columbia knew their ancestral homes—villages forcibly emptied in the late 1800s—were great places to forage for traditional foods like hazelnuts, crabapples, cranberries, and hawthorn. A new study reveals that isolated patches of fruit trees and berry bushes in the region's hemlock and cedar forests were deliberately planted by Indigenous peoples in and around their settlements more than 150 years ago. It's one of the first times such "forest gardens" have been identified outside the tropics, and it shows that people were capable of changing forests in long-lasting, productive ways.
That is what agriculture looked like before some Middle Eastern and European folks got the idea of monocropping fields. Most of the planet was food forest for a very long time. People planted things alongside the trails they used, around where they lived, anywhere they went. They planted not just food crops but also craft materials, medicinal plants, and whatever would attract their preferred prey species.
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Finding suggests humans have added value to forests in lasting ways.
For decades, First Nations people in British Columbia knew their ancestral homes—villages forcibly emptied in the late 1800s—were great places to forage for traditional foods like hazelnuts, crabapples, cranberries, and hawthorn. A new study reveals that isolated patches of fruit trees and berry bushes in the region's hemlock and cedar forests were deliberately planted by Indigenous peoples in and around their settlements more than 150 years ago. It's one of the first times such "forest gardens" have been identified outside the tropics, and it shows that people were capable of changing forests in long-lasting, productive ways.
That is what agriculture looked like before some Middle Eastern and European folks got the idea of monocropping fields. Most of the planet was food forest for a very long time. People planted things alongside the trails they used, around where they lived, anywhere they went. They planted not just food crops but also craft materials, medicinal plants, and whatever would attract their preferred prey species.
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[ SECRET POST #7068 ]
May. 13th, 2026 05:06 pmcase posting in fandomsecrets⌈ Secret Post #7068 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 18 secrets from Secret Submission Post #1009.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
Birdfeeding
May. 13th, 2026 11:33 amysabetwordsmithToday is partly cloudy and mild.
I fed the birds. I haven't seen much activity yet.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 5/13/26 -- We went out plant shopping. First stop was Graber's in Tuscola. They had 'Gypsy' peppers! :D 3q3q3q!!! I bought six, plus a few other things. I got a firecracker plant for the barrel garden, and a 'Truffula' pink globe amaranth. Those are the last of the main flowers for the barrel garden, although I'll wedge in some marigolds if possible.
We also went to Backyard Gardens in Chesterville. There I picked up a purple petunia with white spots and a white superbell for the big blue pot, plus a fancy coleus for the grape pot and a few other things. I still need to visit Home Depot for things like 8-packs of marigolds, lobelia, and so on. But today I found all the planned things and some others that I needed, so that's a big improvement. \o/
EDIT 5/13/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 5/13/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 5/13/26 -- I planted the whole Graber's flat of 10 plants. \o/ *accomplished*
EDIT 5/13/26 -- I planted the white-spotted purple petunia, white superbell, and purple torenia in the big blue pot. I planted the 'Vintage Violet' yarrow in the septic garden. I planted the Indian mint in the trough pot on the old picnic table, which finished that. \o/
EDIT 5/13/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 5/13/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 5/13/26 -- I planted the 3-pack of gazania in a trough pot by the new picnic table garden.
I watered plants in the new picnic table garden.
As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.
I fed the birds. I haven't seen much activity yet.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 5/13/26 -- We went out plant shopping. First stop was Graber's in Tuscola. They had 'Gypsy' peppers! :D 3q3q3q!!! I bought six, plus a few other things. I got a firecracker plant for the barrel garden, and a 'Truffula' pink globe amaranth. Those are the last of the main flowers for the barrel garden, although I'll wedge in some marigolds if possible.
We also went to Backyard Gardens in Chesterville. There I picked up a purple petunia with white spots and a white superbell for the big blue pot, plus a fancy coleus for the grape pot and a few other things. I still need to visit Home Depot for things like 8-packs of marigolds, lobelia, and so on. But today I found all the planned things and some others that I needed, so that's a big improvement. \o/
EDIT 5/13/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 5/13/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 5/13/26 -- I planted the whole Graber's flat of 10 plants. \o/ *accomplished*
EDIT 5/13/26 -- I planted the white-spotted purple petunia, white superbell, and purple torenia in the big blue pot. I planted the 'Vintage Violet' yarrow in the septic garden. I planted the Indian mint in the trough pot on the old picnic table, which finished that. \o/
EDIT 5/13/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 5/13/26 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 5/13/26 -- I planted the 3-pack of gazania in a trough pot by the new picnic table garden.
I watered plants in the new picnic table garden.
As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.
Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Meteorology
May. 13th, 2026 12:09 amysabetwordsmithThis year during Three Weeks for Dreamwidth, I'm writing about reading as a way of becoming an expert in a given subject. Read Part 1: Introduction to Becoming an Expert, Part 2: Architecture, Part 3: Dance, Part 4: Music, Part 5: Painting, Part 6: Poetry, Part 7: Sculpture, Part 8: Conflict Resolution, Part 9: Cooking, Part 10: Coping Skills, Part 11: Gardening, Part 12: Relationship Skills, Part 13: Repairing, Part 14: Survival Skills, Part 15: Archaeology, Part 16: Biology, Part 17: Chemistry, Part 18: Linguistics.
Three Weeks for Dreamwidth Part 19: Meteorology
Meteorology is the science of studying the atmosphere, weather, and climate with an emphasis on weather forecasting and the management of information relating to droughts, floods, fire seasons, and other weather-related phenomena. Related fields include aeronomy, biometeorology, climatology, hydrometeorology, and space weather. All of this relies on accurate data, the acquisition and sharing of which is under attack from multiple angles. Here on Dreamwidth, check outbirdfeeding, common_nature, environment, green_joy, green_living, localweather, science, scienceworld. hpdrizzle is a weather-themed Harry Potter fanwork fest.
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Three Weeks for Dreamwidth Part 19: Meteorology
Meteorology is the science of studying the atmosphere, weather, and climate with an emphasis on weather forecasting and the management of information relating to droughts, floods, fire seasons, and other weather-related phenomena. Related fields include aeronomy, biometeorology, climatology, hydrometeorology, and space weather. All of this relies on accurate data, the acquisition and sharing of which is under attack from multiple angles. Here on Dreamwidth, check out
birdfeeding, common_nature, environment, green_joy, green_living, localweather, science, scienceworld. hpdrizzle is a weather-themed Harry Potter fanwork fest.( Read more... )
Hard Things
May. 13th, 2026 12:01 amysabetwordsmithLife is full of things which are hard or tedious or otherwise unpleasant that need doing anyhow. They help make the world go 'round, they improve skills, and they boost your sense of self-respect. But doing them still kinda sucks. It's all the more difficult to do those things when nobody appreciates it. Happily, blogging allows us to share our accomplishments and pat each other on the back.
What are some of the hard things you've done recently? What are some hard things you haven't gotten to yet, but need to do? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your hard things a little easier?
What are some of the hard things you've done recently? What are some hard things you haven't gotten to yet, but need to do? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your hard things a little easier?
Untitled PJSK Art by n_ps_7 (SFW)
May. 12th, 2026 11:25 pmi_like_the_stars posting in fanart_recsFandom: Project Sekai: Colorful Stage!
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: WonderlandsxShowtime; Kamishiro Rui, Kusanagi Nene, Ootori Emu, Tenma Tsukasa
Content Notes/Warnings: N/A
Medium: Digital, mixed media
Artist on DW/LJ: N/A
Artist Website/Gallery: n_ps_7 on twitter
Why this piece is awesome: I love drawn art on top of photos! It's such an obvious clash that never fails to excite me. Here, the characters are almost seamlessly blended in. The colors of the photo are sooo nice, too.
Link: https://x.com/n_ps_7/status/1684498799421718528, backup link
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: WonderlandsxShowtime; Kamishiro Rui, Kusanagi Nene, Ootori Emu, Tenma Tsukasa
Content Notes/Warnings: N/A
Medium: Digital, mixed media
Artist on DW/LJ: N/A
Artist Website/Gallery: n_ps_7 on twitter
Why this piece is awesome: I love drawn art on top of photos! It's such an obvious clash that never fails to excite me. Here, the characters are almost seamlessly blended in. The colors of the photo are sooo nice, too.
Link: https://x.com/n_ps_7/status/1684498799421718528, backup link