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It has been about 10 years since I realized I’m on the asexual spectrum, and it has … certainly been a journey. When I first realized I was ace spec, I was angry, sad, and bitter. Why did I have to be like this? Why can’t I be like other people? Why do I have to have something about me that automatically makes me unlovable to most romantic prospects?

These feelings weren’t helped by the fact that, at the time, I had a friend who was dating a shitty guy who was an asshole to everyone. Shitty Guy said a lot of cruel things to me about being ace spec, which still sometimes pops up in it head …

As time had gone on, I suppose I’ve become more accepting and resigned to my asexuality. But sometimes I still enter periods when I get sad about it. I’m in one of those periods now, unfortunately.

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Today is cloudy and chilly.

I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

3/14/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

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Title: Broken Melody
Rating: General
Fandom: Anders als die Andern (1919)
Pairing(s) / Character(s): Else Sivers, Paul Körner
Warnings: n/a
Spoilers: n/a

Note: Been chewing on this for way too long.

On AO3
On Squidge

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( Anders als die Andern )

( Contraband )

( Ich und die Kaiserin )

( Just Imagine )

( Der Student von Prag )

( The Spy in Black )

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People have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.

What will be/are some of the by-products to society of everyone having the ability to take pictures or a video at any time?

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Separation of Church and Parking Lot

How can we repurpose church parking lots for the better?

But unlike the bank in the bottom left of the first map, whose lot is never full—even predictably so—and where one might justify changing the parking requirements to accommodate this phenomenon, churches are assembly halls. Once or twice a week, they do fill up.

And unlike the banks, churches, mosques, temples, and other houses of worship are civic spaces. These spaces are where neighbors come together to share meals and company, or where folks from dispersed corners of a city unite under a common purpose. If a city lacks the density to begin with, and driving to church is the obvious option, there is no good argument for denying a church its parking—they use it!

But a dilemma lies in the five or six days of the week in which these lots sit empty. Churches and other houses of worship are amenities within neighborhoods, but blocks of street-facing parking lots are the opposite. They sit unused for about 250 to 300 days of the year.

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Scientists warn that a certain type of earthquake is much more destructive and being overlooked

In a typical quake, a rupture spreads along a fault at a speed slower than shear waves, seismic waves that shake the ground sideways. A supershear rupture outruns those waves, so energy piles up at the rupture tip and forms a sharp shock front.

That shock front is why these quakes can be so damaging. A nearby town can get hammered first by the high speed rupture front, then by the trailing waves in what Elbanna describes as a “double strike”.

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Today we went to the Home and Garden Expo at the Otto Center. The parking lot was so full, we had to go all the way in the back to find a space -- there's a whole extra lot back there that we'd never even seen before.

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Seed Library Network
This website has extensive resources on seed libraries and seed swaps.

Seed the Map
Is your seed library open? Take 5 minutes to get on the Global Seed Library Map.

Explore the Map
Search the map to find other folks in similar regions or at the same type of location.

Seed Library Networks
Check out the other seed library networks & learn about how you can create your own.

Current Mood: busy

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Today is partly cloudy and chilly with blustery wind.

I fed the birds. I've seen several sparrows and house finches plus a mourning dove.

I put out water for the birds.

3/13/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

3/13/26 -- I moved the 16 water jug greenhouses from the parking lot to near the barrel garden. Many of them have sprouts inside now! :D

3/13/26 -- I trimmed brush along the north side of the house.

I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

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New Worlds: Miscellaneous Arts

Throughout the art sections of this Patreon, I've been grouping them into broad categories: visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, and so forth. But what about the arts that are kinda of . . . none of the above?

This is a fun ramble through many different arts and crafts.

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You can watch National Theatre's The Importance of Being Earnest with Ncuti Gatwa on Youtube until the 18th!

And after 13 years of nothing, two episodes from The Daleks' Master Plan were recovered!

Current Mood: hyper

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Today's theme is Love.

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These questions come from

thefridayfive.

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There will be a bonus fishbowl on Tuesday, March 17. The theme will be "anything goes." If you want a continuation of an earlier piece, or something totally new, that doesn't fit the usual themes, then now's your chance. Brainstorm in advance and jot down ideas for later. You can also request any favorite series, character, setting, etc.

Current Mood: busy

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Complete Guide To (57) Almost All Types Of Fiber Arts With Photos

This guide covers 57, and counting, types of fiber arts. They are broken down into two major categories:

1) String work, which includes spinning treatments, knotting, lace making, weaving and needlework.

2) Felt work, which includes sculpture, string felt, fur felt, wet felting and dry felting.

Fiber art, in its strictest sense, is fine art made with natural or synthetic fibers, such as wool and cotton, to acrylic and nylon, where the resulting work is valued for aesthetic and artistic expression over utility. You could add that the artisanship and materials used are also an essential part of the creation.

Current Mood: busy

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Today is mostly sunny and chilly.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 3/12/26 -- I planted the first 2 of 6 'Patriot' hostas in the purple-and-white garden. These have green leaves with a wide white margin.

EDIT 3/12/26 -- I planted 2 hostas in the forest garden.

EDIT 3/12/26 -- I planted the last 2 hostas in the log garden.

EDIT 3/12/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 3/12/26 -- I sprayed weed killer on the sprouting stumps in the parking lot.

I've seen a large mixed flock of sparrows and house finches. There are many more house finches now than last month.

EDIT 3/12/26 -- My partner Doug found someone to come out and remove stumps from the parking lot, path to the east edge of the yard, and in front of the shed. Also he's going to take down the last two saplings in front of the garage. We have price and a date for next Thursday. :D 3q3q3q!!!

I filled a bag with loose cans and other garbage that had collected in the parking lot. Still more to do, but it's a good start.

EDIT 3/12/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 3/12/26 -- I filled another bag with loose cans from the parking lot. I think that's all the small stuff that I can clear quickly.

I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

tally

My card for

genprompt_bingo! I'm excited to get to some of these! Fun fact, I have been in two tornadoes. I will never forget the sound those things make.

Who else is working on a bingo right now? (˶^ ᴗ ^˶)

Physical imperfections	Pink (Love it, Loathe it, Embrace it, Reject it)	Dancing and Singing	Steel	Powerful
Tornados	Dissociation / Multiple Personalities	Justice	Complementary Colours (Opposite on the Colour Wheel)	Birth / Beginnings
Unnecessary Force	Sirocco	Wild Card	Flesh and Bone	Illness
Vicious	Weather	Echoes	Afternoon	Blood
Soft	Neutral Colours	Magnificent	Lost Limbs	Dusk

Current Mood: weird

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Lakota-Led AI Research at Bard College Explores Ethics Through Indigenous Knowledge

At Bard’s Wíhaŋble S’a Center, artist and scholar Suzanne Kite is rethinking artificial intelligence through Lakota knowledge—combining hide tanning, beadwork, dream research, and land-based practice to imagine a more ethical relationship with technology.

I'm reminded of Ash coding in ternary for Schrodinger's Heroes.

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