Sacsayhuaman
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purplecatSacsayhuaman is a massive Inca fortress, called the House of the Sun, on a hill top above Cusco. We were taken up their on our first day in Peru, walked around the site and then walked back down into Cusco.
( It is quite a thing )
( It is quite a thing )
BtVS Fic: Infected
Jun. 30th, 2025 06:39 pmbadly_knittedTitle: Infected
Fandom: BtVS
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Buffy, Giles, Scoobies, Angel.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1112
Spoilers: Earshot.
Summary: Slaying a demon leaves Buffy with an exciting new power that ends up being more of a curse.
Written For: Prompt 180 – Eavesdropping at
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fandomweekly.Disclaimer: I don’t own BTVS, or the characters.
( Infected... )
Ficlet: Another Fine Mess
Jun. 30th, 2025 06:31 pmbadly_knittedTitle: Another Fine Mess
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Ianto, Jack, Team.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 667
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Ianto hadn’t been gone long, but the team had still managed to cause chaos.
Written For:
templefugate’s prompt ‘Any, any, “You've gotta be kidding me!”’, at threesentenceficathon.Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
Same, Leo. Same.
Jun. 30th, 2025 12:02 pmscifirenegadeWomen are evil and christianity is cool. Or so Flesh and the Devil tells me.
Typival American 1920s self-righteousness aside, one can see where each and every characters are coming from.
I am forever angry at Leo trying to strangle Felicitas, though. That bit was brutal.
One thing you'll see in hardcore Veidt girlies is that, once you experience Die Veidt (TM), you are pratically immune to everything that is remotely sensual. Nothing can top him (this sentence is hilarious). And yes, that man is made of sensuality and bones. If you've been here long enough, you know how I feel about him.
Anyway, I howled at the screen every time Greta Garbo and John Gilbert were doing whatever this. (Not seen here, that cigarette scene)
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(Also not seen here, the homoeroticism between Leo (that would be Gilbert) and Ulrich (Lars Hanson). They're bi4bi.)
Another film that could be solved with polyamory.
EDIT: Last Night in Soho. First half is ace. Great representations of the horrors of being a woman and the romanticisation of the past. Second part threw it all away for psycho-biddy shtick. The eleventh Doctor and Emma were there.
Typival American 1920s self-righteousness aside, one can see where each and every characters are coming from.
Spoilers for an almost one-hundred-year-old movie
I am forever angry at Leo trying to strangle Felicitas, though. That bit was brutal.
One thing you'll see in hardcore Veidt girlies is that, once you experience Die Veidt (TM), you are pratically immune to everything that is remotely sensual. Nothing can top him (this sentence is hilarious). And yes, that man is made of sensuality and bones. If you've been here long enough, you know how I feel about him.
Anyway, I howled at the screen every time Greta Garbo and John Gilbert were doing whatever this. (Not seen here, that cigarette scene)
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(Also not seen here, the homoeroticism between Leo (that would be Gilbert) and Ulrich (Lars Hanson). They're bi4bi.)
Another film that could be solved with polyamory.
EDIT: Last Night in Soho. First half is ace. Great representations of the horrors of being a woman and the romanticisation of the past. Second part threw it all away for psycho-biddy shtick. The eleventh Doctor and Emma were there.
Stats: June 2025
Jun. 30th, 2025 12:02 pmscifirenegadeFilms Watched
Books (for leisure)
Arts
Words Written
Total: 576 words
- Body and Soul (1925)
- Everything Everywhere All at Once (2020)
- The Last Warning (1928)
- The Constant Nymph (1933)
- Last Night in Soho (2021)
- Dune: Part Two (2024)
- Flesh and the Devil (1926)
Books (for leisure)
- Gay Berlin by Robert Beachy (as always smh)
- Continental Strangers: German Exile Cinema, 1933-1951 by Gerd Gemünden
Arts
- 1 finished full piece (Above Suspicion)
- 1 unfinished piece (FP1)
- Lots of dumb doodles
Words Written
- That One Oberaertz Thing: 221 words (total 5024 words)
- Barbara's Great Wine Search: 0 words, ugh
- Pre-canon AadA fic: 292 words
- Unfinished miscellaneous short fics: one fic (total 63 words)
Total: 576 words
Dept. of Dreams
Jun. 29th, 2025 03:44 pmkaffy_rI Try to Save the World in My Sleep
I don't dream nearly as much as I used to, or at least I don't remember the dreams I probably have. I think most people have that experience, especially as they grow older. But there are dreams I remember, and they are almost always of a type.
In all of them, I'm trying to save someone, or many someones. I'm always so very slow, my limbs sticky with dream physics, but I keep trying, even though sometimes I know that what I can do isn't nearly enough.
( Dreams underneath )
I don't dream nearly as much as I used to, or at least I don't remember the dreams I probably have. I think most people have that experience, especially as they grow older. But there are dreams I remember, and they are almost always of a type.
In all of them, I'm trying to save someone, or many someones. I'm always so very slow, my limbs sticky with dream physics, but I keep trying, even though sometimes I know that what I can do isn't nearly enough.
( Dreams underneath )
don't go where i can't follow
Jun. 29th, 2025 08:12 pmkaydeefallsSo on top of the general shitshow that has been this year so far, we lost our hamster yesterday. Mr. Samwise Hamgee was an excellent little buddy, who came a LONG way with us from his very skittish origins. By the end, he was regularly curling up into our hands to nap - holding on tightly to our fingers with his little front paws - and had many squeaky opinions which he shared with us vociferously. Seriously, I have never experienced such a chatty hamster, and that includes the childhood hamster I literally named Squeaks for her squeakiness. It will be very strange going back to quiet hamsters after this little guinea pig impersonator.
He was about six weeks shy of his second birthday, which put him in just under the average hamster lifespan. But he had some mysterious hammy health problems that started last September (we did take him to a vet, but they couldn't find anything to explain the VERY noticeable behavioral changes), so honestly, we're just thrilled he continued trucking along for so long with us. He was determined to make the most of his little life, and he brought a lot of joy to ours, and we miss him very much.
And we've already made arrangements to go pick up our next hamster from the same breeder next weekend, because life is short and these lil critters make ours so much better. So. That's something, anyway.
He was about six weeks shy of his second birthday, which put him in just under the average hamster lifespan. But he had some mysterious hammy health problems that started last September (we did take him to a vet, but they couldn't find anything to explain the VERY noticeable behavioral changes), so honestly, we're just thrilled he continued trucking along for so long with us. He was determined to make the most of his little life, and he brought a lot of joy to ours, and we miss him very much.
And we've already made arrangements to go pick up our next hamster from the same breeder next weekend, because life is short and these lil critters make ours so much better. So. That's something, anyway.
Life in the Mid-Century US: a primer for writers of MASH fic
Jun. 29th, 2025 09:37 ambeatrice_otterI read a lot of MASH fic recently, and while most of it was very good, there were also a ton of inaccuracies about what mid-century America was like. I'm not an expert, but at the same time, I did listen to my parents and grandparents when they talked about what life was like when they were younger. And also, I know what's changed within my lifetime (born in 1982), and quite a lot of things people today take for granted are actually new within my lifetime, and thus not around prior to the 1980s. Now, this is fanfic, and if you don't care about historical accuracy in your fic, that is a fine and valid choice and I salute you. If, however, you do want to at least try to avoid major gaffes, here are things I've noticed that people get wrong a lot:
( Women's rights: Ms. )
( Travel )
( Money and Credit )( Alcohol )
( Childcare )
( Phone Calls )
( Progressive Ideas )
( The Ad Council )
( Entertainment )
( Police )
These are just a few of the things that have changed in the last fifty years. And, of course, I'm only one person and might have got things wrong. Let me know if you see things I missed
Stargate SG-1 Triple Drabble: Imposing
Jun. 29th, 2025 06:41 pmbadly_knittedTitle: Imposing
Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Jack O’Neill, Daniel Jackson, SG-1.
Rating: PG
Spoilers/Setting: Nada.
Summary: Ancient ruins are always impressive in their way, but this one is a bit overwhelming
Written For: Challenge 472: Sign at
fan_flashworks.Disclaimer: I don’t own Stargate SG-1, or the characters.
A/N: Triple drabble.
( Imposing... )
FAKE Double Drabble: Unplanned Purchase
Jun. 29th, 2025 06:28 pmbadly_knittedTitle: Unplanned Purchase
Fandom: FAKE
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Dee.
Rating: G
Written For: Challenge 456: Flower at
drabble_zone.Setting: Nada.
Summary: Dee never buys flowers for himself. Right?
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble.
Double Drabble: Emergency Treatment
Jun. 29th, 2025 05:42 pmbadly_knittedTitle: Emergency Treatment
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Ianto, Jack.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 871: Gasp at
torchwood100.Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Poor Ianto isn’t having a good day.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
Church notes in 2025 so far
Jun. 29th, 2025 04:59 pmfardell24January '25: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/773712593891311616/church-notes-january-2025
February '25: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/302926.html
March '25: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/779424886258106368/church-notes-march-2025
April '25: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/781960004390551552/church-notes-april-2025
May '25: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/315896.html
June '25: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/787669587529433088/church-notes-june-2025
February '25: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/302926.html
March '25: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/779424886258106368/church-notes-march-2025
April '25: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/781960004390551552/church-notes-april-2025
May '25: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/315896.html
June '25: https://fardell24b.tumblr.com/post/787669587529433088/church-notes-june-2025
Church notes - 29th June 2025
Jun. 29th, 2025 04:27 pmfardell2429th
Acts 8:26 - 40
Acts 16:11 - 15
Baptism Sunday
A response to believing the Gospel
Ethiopian Eunuch
- A response to belief
- Declares a changed heart
Lydia
- The LORD opened her heart to respond to what Paul was teaching.
- A way of telling the world 'I'm following Jesus now!'
Why get baptised.
Because we believe in Jesus
Because we want to show that He has changed our hearts
Because we want to make a strong declaration that we we are taking after Him.
Deuteronomy 32:4
Acts 8:26 - 40
Acts 16:11 - 15
Baptism Sunday
A response to believing the Gospel
Ethiopian Eunuch
- A response to belief
- Declares a changed heart
Lydia
- The LORD opened her heart to respond to what Paul was teaching.
- A way of telling the world 'I'm following Jesus now!'
Why get baptised.
Because we believe in Jesus
Because we want to show that He has changed our hearts
Because we want to make a strong declaration that we we are taking after Him.
Deuteronomy 32:4
The OTC's commercial promotion post
Jun. 29th, 2025 12:11 ammerryghoulSo I read this post from the OTC. I totally understand why OTC needs a non-commercialization policy. On a petty level I've been annoyed at, for instance, someone writing fics in a kink meme and then linking to a site like Ko-fi at the end. And for copyright reasons I get not monetizing works. But part of me feels like their rules are a wee bit draconian.
I've been linking to the summaries of books I use as summaries forunconventionalcourtship to prove that they're real books since the goal is to alter a romance novel summary for a fic. I'm not advocating people to actually buy the book. I don't even know these authors. I haven't read their books. 🤐 I guess in the future I may just leave the links to the comm announcement posts and on DW but I'm a bit annoyed I'm being lumped in with people who actually are "please go to my Patreon for more!" when I thought I was doing a good deed.
Also: The OTC mentions Twitch but I want to clarify that getting a Twitch account is free. I would assume under their TOS that asking people to get Twitch subscriptions (with or without Amazon Prime) is against their TOS. There is no such thing as "Twitch Prime." And technically I think X actually can't be allowed to since you can subscribe to individual creators on X.
IDK, I think this policy needs a little bit of hammering out because to be fair it's thorny to enforce their commercial promotion policy as is.
I've been linking to the summaries of books I use as summaries for
unconventionalcourtship to prove that they're real books since the goal is to alter a romance novel summary for a fic. I'm not advocating people to actually buy the book. I don't even know these authors. I haven't read their books. 🤐 I guess in the future I may just leave the links to the comm announcement posts and on DW but I'm a bit annoyed I'm being lumped in with people who actually are "please go to my Patreon for more!" when I thought I was doing a good deed.Also: The OTC mentions Twitch but I want to clarify that getting a Twitch account is free. I would assume under their TOS that asking people to get Twitch subscriptions (with or without Amazon Prime) is against their TOS. There is no such thing as "Twitch Prime." And technically I think X actually can't be allowed to since you can subscribe to individual creators on X.
IDK, I think this policy needs a little bit of hammering out because to be fair it's thorny to enforce their commercial promotion policy as is.
FAKE Double Drabble: Whisper
Jun. 28th, 2025 06:34 pmbadly_knittedTitle: Whisper
Fandom: FAKE
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Ryo, Dee.
Rating: PG-15
Setting: After the manga.
Summary: Ryo loves it when Dee whispers in his ear.
Written Using: The tw100 prompt ‘Whisper’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble.
( Whisper... )
Doctor Who Drabble: Too Noisy
Jun. 28th, 2025 06:21 pmbadly_knittedTitle: Too Noisy
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Amy Pond, Rory Williams, Eleventh Doctor.
Rating: G
Written For: Challenge 935: ‘Commercial’ at
dw100.Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Some planets are just too noisy for comfort.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Doctor Who, or the characters.
( Too Noisy... )
Double Drabble: Something Wonderful
Jun. 28th, 2025 06:11 pmbadly_knittedTitle: Something Wonderful
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Team Torchwood.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 871: Gasp at
torchwood100.Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Every so often, the Torchwood team gets to see something wonderful.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.