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New Multifandom Challenge Comm: Dreams and Mayhem
Jul. 3rd, 2025 12:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
innitmarvelous_og posting in fandomcalendarThought I might be having some sort of cardiac related unpleasantness on Friday night, so I did what any debt fearing American would do and waited until Monday morning to call my nurse practitioner for my covered yearly check-up. They managed to squeeze me in today and after talking about my symptoms, how my heart rate still hadn't regulated back down to normal, and everything going on with my job, we settled on it probably being a several days long eruption of all the anxiety and stress I've been shoving down for so long. So I went and got some beta blockers and a low dose serotonin and we'll see what happens.
I am once again applying to literally everything at my university I think I could do a remotely good job at and will keep these freeloaders in kibble and wet food.
I enjoyed the movie Ballerina a lot. The fight scene using only the grenade belt was fun.
I suffered the movie 28 Years Later. It was a trailer bait and switch.
Glen Powell's new movie dropped a trailer. I enjoyed the first Running Man, and this one somehow looks just as, if differently, unhinged. I borrowed the book from the library and hopefully this weekend will be dead at work so I can read it.
I am once again applying to literally everything at my university I think I could do a remotely good job at and will keep these freeloaders in kibble and wet food.
I enjoyed the movie Ballerina a lot. The fight scene using only the grenade belt was fun.
I suffered the movie 28 Years Later. It was a trailer bait and switch.
Glen Powell's new movie dropped a trailer. I enjoyed the first Running Man, and this one somehow looks just as, if differently, unhinged. I borrowed the book from the library and hopefully this weekend will be dead at work so I can read it.
Challenge #1
Journaling Prompt: Light up your journal with activity this month. Talk about your goals for July or for the second half of 2025.
Creative Prompt: Shine a light on your own creativity. Create anything you want (an image, an icon, a story, a poem, or a craft) and share it with your community.. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
Goals? Oh my! I think I might have given goals some time back. These days, just getting thour8gh the day is good. Living in t****'s America is draining. I would love to get back into writing. It does help with all that existential dread and angst I feel these days. My favorite Big Bang canceled this year. Maybe I'll hunt another one. Anyhow, my rest of the year goals and July goals are to do more fandom things.
I made this:
Journaling Prompt: Light up your journal with activity this month. Talk about your goals for July or for the second half of 2025.
Creative Prompt: Shine a light on your own creativity. Create anything you want (an image, an icon, a story, a poem, or a craft) and share it with your community.. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
Goals? Oh my! I think I might have given goals some time back. These days, just getting thour8gh the day is good. Living in t****'s America is draining. I would love to get back into writing. It does help with all that existential dread and angst I feel these days. My favorite Big Bang canceled this year. Maybe I'll hunt another one. Anyhow, my rest of the year goals and July goals are to do more fandom things.
I made this:
Tokusatsu: Tokurecs (Belated) June 2025 Monthly Self-Reccing Period
Jul. 2nd, 2025 06:53 pmlinky posting in fandomcalendar Basics
Name: alexcat
Age: 65
Location: Southern US
Other blogs/socials: alexcat45 at Tumblr and alexcat45 or alex_writes on Discord
Dreamwidth Stuff
What do you post about? Fandom stuff, fics, life in general(friends)
How often do you post? Whenever I write something usually. I am way too lazy.
What communities, if any, are you involved in? I write some challenge fics forcap_ironman and fan_flashworks. I host fandom50challenge.
What kind of accounts do you like to follow? I like to read about other people's daily lives if they like to share. I like fandom and fic oriented posts as well.
Fandom Stuff
Fandoms: MCU, Sherlock Holmes, Babylon 5, Tolkien - and others.
Favorite Characters: Steve Rogers, Sherlock Holmes, John Sheridan(B5) and Tolkien's elves.
Ships: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark, Steve Rogers/Natasha Romanov, Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes... you get the drift.
Things you're into but not fannish about: I LOVE Star Wars but am not in the fandom.
I Designed This Meme So I Get To Ask Weird Stuff
Explain your username: Many years ago when I had to come up with a username, I was into CATS with my daughter AND I have been obsessed with Alexander the Great since I was in 3rd grade so... alexcat came about.
Favorite season (it's ok if it's not summer): Fall. It reminds me of buying notebooks and pencils when I was a kid, as well as the county fair, Halloween and my birthday in November. An added bonus is cool weather.
What's your vibe? I am not sure I have a vibe... I am a grumpy old cat so that might be my vibe.
What is your summeriest fandom? (You can interpret this however you like….): This is strange but MCU, probably Nat and Steve... they like the outdoors.
Opening song on your summer mixtape: "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith. I remember hot days at the beach as a teen with Aerosmith playing loudly on the jukebox while we played Eight Ball in the Pier House. We wore short shorts and flirted with silly boys we'd never see again.
Name: alexcat
Age: 65
Location: Southern US
Other blogs/socials: alexcat45 at Tumblr and alexcat45 or alex_writes on Discord
Dreamwidth Stuff
What do you post about? Fandom stuff, fics, life in general(friends)
How often do you post? Whenever I write something usually. I am way too lazy.
What communities, if any, are you involved in? I write some challenge fics for
cap_ironman and fan_flashworks. I host fandom50challenge.What kind of accounts do you like to follow? I like to read about other people's daily lives if they like to share. I like fandom and fic oriented posts as well.
Fandom Stuff
Fandoms: MCU, Sherlock Holmes, Babylon 5, Tolkien - and others.
Favorite Characters: Steve Rogers, Sherlock Holmes, John Sheridan(B5) and Tolkien's elves.
Ships: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark, Steve Rogers/Natasha Romanov, Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes... you get the drift.
Things you're into but not fannish about: I LOVE Star Wars but am not in the fandom.
I Designed This Meme So I Get To Ask Weird Stuff
Explain your username: Many years ago when I had to come up with a username, I was into CATS with my daughter AND I have been obsessed with Alexander the Great since I was in 3rd grade so... alexcat came about.
Favorite season (it's ok if it's not summer): Fall. It reminds me of buying notebooks and pencils when I was a kid, as well as the county fair, Halloween and my birthday in November. An added bonus is cool weather.
What's your vibe? I am not sure I have a vibe... I am a grumpy old cat so that might be my vibe.
What is your summeriest fandom? (You can interpret this however you like….): This is strange but MCU, probably Nat and Steve... they like the outdoors.
Opening song on your summer mixtape: "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith. I remember hot days at the beach as a teen with Aerosmith playing loudly on the jukebox while we played Eight Ball in the Pier House. We wore short shorts and flirted with silly boys we'd never see again.
[ 200 icons of Murderbot — Episodes 1 to 8 ]
Jul. 2nd, 2025 09:07 pmlylith_st posting in fandom_icons
Pauline asked if we wanted to go out for lunch yesterday, and as it was James' day off, we both went, along with Pauline and her daughter. Pauline had a voucher for a restaurant for 40% off, so as she'd asked us, said she'd pay. Only to find out the voucher terms were a bit misleading and it was 20% off food and 20% off drinks. So, the bill was a bit more than she expected. Which I felt bad about but she refused to budge that it was her treat.
But, despite that, the food was good and the company excellent, so it was a nice time out.
Today it was the first weight management class at the new time and length. I was a bit worried about the doubling of the exercise time, but it all worked out nicely. The extra hour meant the talk part could last longer, and wander more without cutting into the physical part of the class, and while there was more exercise there was still time to finish at leisure before the next class started.
Quite a few regulars were missing, though, which was a shame. I hope it was just one off's, and they come back, and not that the time doesn't suit.
I'm going to try to do this challenge, so off we go.
Challenge #1
Journaling Prompt: Light up your journal with activity this month. Talk about your goals for July or for the second half of 2025.
Creative Prompt: Shine a light on your own creativity. Create anything you want (an image, an icon, a story, a poem, or a craft) and share it with your community.. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
My main goal for this month is to go to the gym at least once a week, ideally twice. Then, with class on Wednesday, that should be an achievable amount of activity.
I was actually at the gym on Monday. Yes, it was another really hot day, but the gym has air con, so it was lovely and cool in there. Bonus, I learned how to actually track the machines I used via the gym app, so now have actual proof of what I did and for how long.
I also spotted they still have the leg press machine I used to enjoy, but it's now hidden away in the free weights section, along with some other machines I hadn't noticed before. Actually, I guess that can be another goal, stop being so intimidated by the people doing free weights and just walk around that corner.
And a final goal, to do at least one creative prompt from this challenge. So, fingers crossed for all of those.
But, despite that, the food was good and the company excellent, so it was a nice time out.
Today it was the first weight management class at the new time and length. I was a bit worried about the doubling of the exercise time, but it all worked out nicely. The extra hour meant the talk part could last longer, and wander more without cutting into the physical part of the class, and while there was more exercise there was still time to finish at leisure before the next class started.
Quite a few regulars were missing, though, which was a shame. I hope it was just one off's, and they come back, and not that the time doesn't suit.
I'm going to try to do this challenge, so off we go.
Challenge #1
Journaling Prompt: Light up your journal with activity this month. Talk about your goals for July or for the second half of 2025.
Creative Prompt: Shine a light on your own creativity. Create anything you want (an image, an icon, a story, a poem, or a craft) and share it with your community.. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
My main goal for this month is to go to the gym at least once a week, ideally twice. Then, with class on Wednesday, that should be an achievable amount of activity.
I was actually at the gym on Monday. Yes, it was another really hot day, but the gym has air con, so it was lovely and cool in there. Bonus, I learned how to actually track the machines I used via the gym app, so now have actual proof of what I did and for how long.
I also spotted they still have the leg press machine I used to enjoy, but it's now hidden away in the free weights section, along with some other machines I hadn't noticed before. Actually, I guess that can be another goal, stop being so intimidated by the people doing free weights and just walk around that corner.
And a final goal, to do at least one creative prompt from this challenge. So, fingers crossed for all of those.
Falling In Love: A Fall Themed Getting Together Exchange
Jul. 1st, 2025 07:26 pmlilac_misty posting in fandomcalendarLast night I watched a cute movie on Netflix called Nonnas about that restaurant on Staten Island that hires grandmas as chefs. Lorraine Bracco, Brenda Vaccaro, Talia Shire, and Susan Sarandon play the nonnas, and Vince Vaughn plays the guy opening the restaurant. It's kind of a nice mellow detox from The Bear in terms of a bunch of Italian-Americans yelling at each other in a restaurant kitchen. *g* Plus a really horrifying rendition of capuzelle, which is a roasted (or baked?) sheep's head, which is one of those dishes I try to forget knowing about. Anyway, the restaurant still exists, and now it has grandmas from all different backgrounds who cook there (a review of the real restaurant).
Today was my Monday, and tomorrow is my Friday at work. I could get used to a 2 day work week!
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Today was my Monday, and tomorrow is my Friday at work. I could get used to a 2 day work week!
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July Break Bingo 2025 - Final Days to Sign Up!
Jul. 1st, 2025 06:33 pmwolfish_willow posting in fandomcalendar