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hannah on Sep. 9th, 2025 08:13 am)
hannah on Sep. 9th, 2025 08:13 am)To have them readily available, ( two internet lists that keep getting lost in the shuffle. )
(posted by minoanmiss on Sep. 11th, 2025 10:18 pm)
minoanmiss on Sep. 11th, 2025 10:18 pm)
(posted by petra on Sep. 11th, 2025 05:02 pm)
petra on Sep. 11th, 2025 05:02 pm)Siderea's post on the subject, which points out that there are more "exceptions" that allow people to get the vaccine than there are people who are too healthy to qualify under the rules as written.
Your doctor can write you a prescription for one even if you are perfectly healthy and your only issue is wanting to stay that way. Ba-da-bing, ba-da-boom.
Don't let RFK Jr. win! Get your jab!
Your doctor can write you a prescription for one even if you are perfectly healthy and your only issue is wanting to stay that way. Ba-da-bing, ba-da-boom.
Don't let RFK Jr. win! Get your jab!
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davis_square on Sep. 10th, 2025 09:22 pm)
benign_cremator posting in davis_square on Sep. 10th, 2025 09:22 pm)So I recently had a weird interaction with a local politician, Jack Perenick. After I mentioned that the Election Commission sent me a mail-it voting packet that did not include a ballot, he told me that was because I was declared an inactive voter and would need to apply to be reinstated. He then pulled out his phone, brought up an app, and stated that, of the listed voters I live with, two were not active. I was declared inactive a couple months ago, and one of my house mates, G___, had their voting address changed in the last month to an address they have not lived at in years. He then showed me their entry on the phone app that listed the old address. He then told me to not worry, that he would take care of everything. After that, he then fiddled with his phone a bit, touched the screen a few times, and then said 'There, done, I have take care of it, I have updated the election commission records. You and G___ can now vote again.'
So, when I looked into things, none of that was true. I was not declared inactive, G___ did not have their address changed to an old one within the previous month, and candidates can not update election commission records with a phone app**. All of it was a lie.
** There is a phone app that shows them the names, addresses, etc, but it only displays information, it does not have the ability to alter any of it.
So, when I looked into things, none of that was true. I was not declared inactive, G___ did not have their address changed to an old one within the previous month, and candidates can not update election commission records with a phone app**. All of it was a lie.
** There is a phone app that shows them the names, addresses, etc, but it only displays information, it does not have the ability to alter any of it.
(posted by yuletidemods posting in yuletide_admin on Sep. 10th, 2025 11:37 am)
yuletidemods posting in yuletide_admin on Sep. 10th, 2025 11:37 am)RPF nomination categories can be fluid in Yuletide, so we encourage RPF fans to coordinate with each other about the social circles, career groups, and characters you're interested in, to help ensure the resulting categories suit as many people as possible.
Coordinating your RPF nomination with other fans is the best way to make sure we can approve RPF fandoms quickly and easily. You are also welcome to reach out to us directly at yuletideadmin@gmail.com to discuss a potentially sensitive nomination.
This year's eligibility post covers what characters and fandom labels you can nominate. Here is a post from 2023 that explains why we may reject some RPF nominations.
While each RPF fandom must still meet Yuletide rules for size (no more than 1,000 complete works in English), we won’t reject an RPF fandom label for being too broad (i.e., for covering too wide a topic). However, we prefer not to approve two fandoms if one of them is a subset of the other, so please use this post to make sure your nomination doesn't clash with someone else's.
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(posted by cesy on Sep. 10th, 2025 05:45 pm)
cesy on Sep. 10th, 2025 05:45 pm)I really appreciate when authors of longer fics occasionally put a note in the author's notes at the end of a chapter saying it's a good break point if you're binge-reading. Because yes, sometimes I do find it hard to stop, and it helps to have the author say that the next few chapters are intense and flow closely and you might prefer to pause before them rather than in the middle of them.
(posted by minoanmiss on Sep. 10th, 2025 10:02 am)
minoanmiss on Sep. 10th, 2025 10:02 am)
(posted by yuletidemods posting in yuletide_admin on Sep. 10th, 2025 10:17 pm)
yuletidemods posting in yuletide_admin on Sep. 10th, 2025 10:17 pm)Yuletide 2025 nominations begin on September 15 and end at 9 PM UTC on 26 September. See what can be nominated on the eligibility post. You can brainstorm, coordinate, and promote your fandoms at the participant community on DW.
Some fandoms need evidence to be approved. Comment on this post if:
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If your fandom is one of these cases, you must leave evidence this year even if the fandom has been approved in the past. Otherwise, mods may reject the fandom if it’s nominated without evidence.
You must submit evidence before nominations close at 9 PM UTC on 26 September. It may take us some time to review and respond to your post, so if your nomination slots depend on our response, we recommend posting your evidence as early as possible!
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If your fandom is one of these cases, you must leave evidence this year even if the fandom has been approved in the past. Otherwise, mods may reject the fandom if it’s nominated without evidence.
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(posted by umadoshi on Sep. 9th, 2025 03:58 pm)
umadoshi on Sep. 9th, 2025 03:58 pm)As of last week, we've lived in our current place for sixteen years. (As ever, I selfishly appreciate that one of the people whose wedding we attended the day before we moved always posts about their anniversary, which reminds me of how long it's been.) Just a few more years will make this the place I've lived longest in my life. (My childhood home currently holds the record at eighteen years.)
We've had some more rain, but still not nearly enough, and enough people haven't been getting on board with the water commission's request to conserve water (apparently there's been no noticeable drop in overall usage) that we're now expecting mandatory conservation to roll out sometime this week. (Does anyone know what that'll actually look like? LOL no.) Fun times. Good work [sarcastic], everyone.
Our tiny, tiny tomato plant that we brought home so shortly before hitting official "we're in a drought" status has tiny, tiny tomatoes on it! They are very green, and I have no idea what their odds are of ripening properly, but given that the drought means we've only actually watered the plant once or twice since potting it, I'm surprised to see fruit at all. Good work [sincere], Tiny Tim.
Under the circumstances, I'm just as glad that we didn't actually try to do any gardening in earnest this year, which we might have if we'd gotten our very own hose installed on the back of the house earlier in the season.
Sometime next year, Cult of the Lamb is getting its first paid expansion (not to be confused with the...three? four?...free ones that they've released). Will I touch another game before that comes out? Precedent says no! But I'm very excited about this one.
We've had some more rain, but still not nearly enough, and enough people haven't been getting on board with the water commission's request to conserve water (apparently there's been no noticeable drop in overall usage) that we're now expecting mandatory conservation to roll out sometime this week. (Does anyone know what that'll actually look like? LOL no.) Fun times. Good work [sarcastic], everyone.
Our tiny, tiny tomato plant that we brought home so shortly before hitting official "we're in a drought" status has tiny, tiny tomatoes on it! They are very green, and I have no idea what their odds are of ripening properly, but given that the drought means we've only actually watered the plant once or twice since potting it, I'm surprised to see fruit at all. Good work [sincere], Tiny Tim.
Under the circumstances, I'm just as glad that we didn't actually try to do any gardening in earnest this year, which we might have if we'd gotten our very own hose installed on the back of the house earlier in the season.
Sometime next year, Cult of the Lamb is getting its first paid expansion (not to be confused with the...three? four?...free ones that they've released). Will I touch another game before that comes out? Precedent says no! But I'm very excited about this one.
(posted by minoanmiss on Sep. 9th, 2025 02:04 am)
minoanmiss on Sep. 9th, 2025 02:04 am)
(posted by umadoshi on Sep. 8th, 2025 05:20 pm)
umadoshi on Sep. 8th, 2025 05:20 pm)No proof-of-life post happened over the weekend, but I did get some reading done last week.
scruloose and I have started listening to Exit Strategy (Murderbot 4).
Fiction: I finished and enjoyed The Future of Another Timeline (Annalee Newitz) and now I'm reading Saint Death's Daughter (C.S.E. Cooney), and am maybe halfway through? This one has a lot of detail going on on the worldbuilding front, and after reading the first chapter or two one night and then not getting back to it for a couple of days, I had to go re-skim right from the beginning before carrying on, which is unusual. (A glance or two back, sure. Actually rereading the whole beginning? Not so much.)
Non-fiction: I finished Goblin Mode (McKayla Coyle) and can't say I got much out of it; I'm still reading Daniel Sherrell's Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World.
scruloose and I have started listening to Exit Strategy (Murderbot 4).Fiction: I finished and enjoyed The Future of Another Timeline (Annalee Newitz) and now I'm reading Saint Death's Daughter (C.S.E. Cooney), and am maybe halfway through? This one has a lot of detail going on on the worldbuilding front, and after reading the first chapter or two one night and then not getting back to it for a couple of days, I had to go re-skim right from the beginning before carrying on, which is unusual. (A glance or two back, sure. Actually rereading the whole beginning? Not so much.)
Non-fiction: I finished Goblin Mode (McKayla Coyle) and can't say I got much out of it; I'm still reading Daniel Sherrell's Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World.
(posted by yuletidemods posting in yuletide_admin on Sep. 8th, 2025 01:39 pm)
yuletidemods posting in yuletide_admin on Sep. 8th, 2025 01:39 pm)Yuletide is an annual fic (1000+ words) exchange for rare and obscure fandoms run through this community and through the Archive of Our Own.
Current phase: Prepare to nominate your fandoms! See what fandoms are eligible here. Some types of fandoms need clarifications for us to approve them - please submit evidence here. If you are nominating RPF, you may want to coordinate your nominations here.
Tuesday 14 to Friday 24 October: Sign-ups (end 9pm UTC 24 October)
Sunday 26 October: Assignments out (may be earlier)
Wednesday 10 December: Default deadline (9pm UTC)
Wednesday 17 December: Assignment deadline (9pm UTC)
Wednesday 24 December: Main collection works reveals (9pm UTC)
Thursday 25 December: Madness collection works reveals (9pm UTC)
Thursday 1 January: Author reveals, end of event (9pm UTC)
Schedule, Rules, & Collection [still being tweaked for this year] | Contact Mods | Tag Set | Community DW | Community LJ | Discord | Pinch hits on Dreamwidth
Current phase: Prepare to nominate your fandoms! See what fandoms are eligible here. Some types of fandoms need clarifications for us to approve them - please submit evidence here. If you are nominating RPF, you may want to coordinate your nominations here.
2025 Schedule
Monday 15 to Friday 26 September: Nominations (end 9pm UTC 26 September)Tuesday 14 to Friday 24 October: Sign-ups (end 9pm UTC 24 October)
Sunday 26 October: Assignments out (may be earlier)
Wednesday 10 December: Default deadline (9pm UTC)
Wednesday 17 December: Assignment deadline (9pm UTC)
Wednesday 24 December: Main collection works reveals (9pm UTC)
Thursday 25 December: Madness collection works reveals (9pm UTC)
Thursday 1 January: Author reveals, end of event (9pm UTC)
(posted by yuletidemods posting in yuletide_admin on Sep. 8th, 2025 10:28 am)
yuletidemods posting in yuletide_admin on Sep. 8th, 2025 10:28 am)Yuletide is a fanfic exchange for rare and tiny fandoms. When you nominate, please follow these guidelines to help us approve and organise fandoms.
We have not made any changes to eligibility this year. However, we made a few major changes last year, loosening our requirements around the scope of individual nominations for anthologies and RPF. You’re now welcome to nominate anthology canons (where multiple short installments of canon are different stories) by their overarching title, but if one person nominates an anthology canon, and another nominates individual installments of that canon (episodes, or skits, or stories) we will bring this up for discussion when clarifying nominations, and will approve one or the other, not both.
Similarly, you can nominate an RPF tag that covers a large profession or long period of history if you want, provided that the number of qualifying works under that tag on AO3 is under 1,000. However, if two people submit RPF fandoms where one fandom is a subset of the other, we will bring this up for discussion when clarifying nominations, and approve one or the other, not both. We strongly encourage you to coordinate your nominations with fellow RPF fans - here is a post where you may do so.
( Here is what can be nominated for Yuletide 2025! )
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We have not made any changes to eligibility this year. However, we made a few major changes last year, loosening our requirements around the scope of individual nominations for anthologies and RPF. You’re now welcome to nominate anthology canons (where multiple short installments of canon are different stories) by their overarching title, but if one person nominates an anthology canon, and another nominates individual installments of that canon (episodes, or skits, or stories) we will bring this up for discussion when clarifying nominations, and will approve one or the other, not both.
Similarly, you can nominate an RPF tag that covers a large profession or long period of history if you want, provided that the number of qualifying works under that tag on AO3 is under 1,000. However, if two people submit RPF fandoms where one fandom is a subset of the other, we will bring this up for discussion when clarifying nominations, and approve one or the other, not both. We strongly encourage you to coordinate your nominations with fellow RPF fans - here is a post where you may do so.
( Here is what can be nominated for Yuletide 2025! )
( The Evidence Post )
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Another month and another update on periru3 and my vid album Jagged Little Slayer, a mashup of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Alanis Morissette. Here are the two we've posted since last time — we're very excited about these two:
periru3 and my vid album Jagged Little Slayer, a mashup of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Alanis Morissette. Here are the two we've posted since last time — we're very excited about these two:(posted by alias_sqbr on Sep. 7th, 2025 12:31 pm)
alias_sqbr on Sep. 7th, 2025 12:31 pm)I have been SUPER sore lately which means I've had to put pretty much all creative things on hold and I am BORED. So here, have some half assed reviews off the top of my head.
Squeakross, Roots of Pacha, Silksong, Chants of Sennar, Blue Prince, A Little to the Left
KPop Demon Hunters
The Murderbot Diaries
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Squeakross, Roots of Pacha, Silksong, Chants of Sennar, Blue Prince, A Little to the Left
KPop Demon Hunters
The Murderbot Diaries
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