Oct. 9th, 2025 10:10 am
Dept. of Sounds Good
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kaffy_rNot Down the Rabbit Hole. Just On the Edge
I mentioned in my last post that I have been enjoying solo work by RM (his full Korean name is Kim Nam-Joon) leader of the Korean pop group BTS (yes, I still refuse to call male or female KPop idols boy or girl bands. Hell, RM is 30, FFS.) I'm really happy with RM's EP called "Mono," which was released in 2018, when he was 24. It's intensely personal, done in a mix of Korean and English. (Some songs use more English than others.) The tracks are generally lo-fi, and I find them both soothing and interesting.
This track, "Tokyo," starts the album, and it hits all my positive buttons. Another song, "Seoul," is a favorite of mine, but this one is fast becoming the favorite.
I hope you enjoy it.
I mentioned in my last post that I have been enjoying solo work by RM (his full Korean name is Kim Nam-Joon) leader of the Korean pop group BTS (yes, I still refuse to call male or female KPop idols boy or girl bands. Hell, RM is 30, FFS.) I'm really happy with RM's EP called "Mono," which was released in 2018, when he was 24. It's intensely personal, done in a mix of Korean and English. (Some songs use more English than others.) The tracks are generally lo-fi, and I find them both soothing and interesting.
This track, "Tokyo," starts the album, and it hits all my positive buttons. Another song, "Seoul," is a favorite of mine, but this one is fast becoming the favorite.
I hope you enjoy it.
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Oct. 7th, 2025 12:36 pm
If I were to ask you if this was the way to the village, would you say yes?
john_amend_allIn the last few years, generative AI has clearly developed many uses. Pictures of Paddington Bear bringing Sutekh's gift of death to all humankind? No sooner said than done. Footage of your favourite ship pair kissing, even when they never met in canon? There's a generator for that. Let alone the twerking...
One application that isn't so obvious and can sometimes lead to amusing not-quite-there misconceptions is to convert a picture into a romance novel summary. Feed whatever picture you like into the classifier at imagetoprompt.com, click on the thumbnail, and ask it "If this was the cover for a romance novel, what might the blurb say?" (For added verisimilitude, you can tell it the characters' names too).
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Oct. 4th, 2025 08:29 pm
A Cunning Art Fraud, Complete With A Goose
thisbluespiritI will try and make a post again soon, but am now recovering from parental visit (due to me and the ME/CFS, not any fault of said parents). Yesterday, though, I got lucky at the BNA while searching for a newly-discovered address for an ancestor's siblings and found him accidentally involved in a plot to steal a painting by Petrus van Schendel. (London ancestors are v hard to find, especially when they have common names, but the joy of London is that every so often your relatives are briefly entangled with someone or something famous).
Anyway, the fraud was discovered, I was rewarded by a description of two rooms in a relative's house (29 St Mary-at-hill) and I thought some of you might enjoy the resulting magistrate's hearings:
( A Cunning Plot )
Anyway, the fraud was discovered, I was rewarded by a description of two rooms in a relative's house (29 St Mary-at-hill) and I thought some of you might enjoy the resulting magistrate's hearings:
( A Cunning Plot )
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Oct. 4th, 2025 11:54 am
Round 155 Dates
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fic_rushI ain't afraid of no TICKY BOX 👻! Which is just as well, because Round 155 will be Halloweekend, 31 Oct-2 Nov; I too shall return from the grave to deliver the Schedule of Temporal Mysteries closer to the time.
SOON.
SOON.
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Oct. 3rd, 2025 08:06 pm
Rec [fic]: Finding trouble by Melime
paranoidangel posting in tardis_libraryTitle: Finding trouble
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Melime
Rating: Teen
Word Count/Length/Size: 6146 words
Creator's Summary: When the Doctor and Donna stop by a spa, he tries really hard not to find any trouble and just let her enjoy the day. Unfortunately for him, trouble seems to follow them.
Characters/Pairings: Tenth Doctor, Donna Noble
Warnings/Notes: None
Reasons for reccing: It's very them, with the way they get into trouble, and the way they think about each other and their tendencies to get into trouble.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/66991642
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Rating: Teen
Word Count/Length/Size: 6146 words
Creator's Summary: When the Doctor and Donna stop by a spa, he tries really hard not to find any trouble and just let her enjoy the day. Unfortunately for him, trouble seems to follow them.
Characters/Pairings: Tenth Doctor, Donna Noble
Warnings/Notes: None
Reasons for reccing: It's very them, with the way they get into trouble, and the way they think about each other and their tendencies to get into trouble.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/66991642
Oct. 3rd, 2025 08:26 am
Fancake Theme for October: Uncommon Settings
runpunkrun posting in fandomcalendar
fancake is a thematic recommendation community where all members are welcome to post recs, and fanworks of all shapes and sizes are accepted. Check out the community guidelines for the full set of rules. This theme runs for the entire month. If you have any questions, just ask!
Oct. 2nd, 2025 08:33 am
Highlander: HLH_Shortcuts, the annual Highlander Fanfic Exchange
brightknightie posting in fandomcalendarSign-ups are now open for hlh_shortcuts 2025, the long-running annual Highlander Holiday Shortcuts fanfiction exchange! (The name "Shortcuts" nods to the 500-word minimum, from the days when 1,000 words was the usual minimum.)
When:
How:
Yay, Highlander fun and friends! Come play with us?
hlh_shortcuts 2025, the long-running annual Highlander Holiday Shortcuts fanfiction exchange! (The name "Shortcuts" nods to the 500-word minimum, from the days when 1,000 words was the usual minimum.)When:
- Sign-up: October 1 to 11, 2025 at 11:59PM CDT on AO3
- Receive assignment: By October 14, 2025
- Default deadline: November 20, 2025
- Submissions: By December 15, 2025 on AO3
- Stories revealed: The first on December 20, 2025 (the winter solstice, Duncan's birthday) and the rest a few per day as long as they last, per tradition
How:
- This year's collection: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/hlhshortcuts2025
- Guides: HLH_Shortcuts AO3 Sign-Ups + HLH_Shortcuts AO3 Submissions + HLH_Shortcuts AO3 Defaults + Find a beta-reader / be a beta-reader
Yay, Highlander fun and friends! Come play with us?