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Title: Werewolf Safety
Fandom: BtVS
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Oz, Willow.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 500: Amnesty 50 at

drabble_zone, using Challenge 477: Lock And Key.
Spoilers/Setting: After Phases.
Summary: Being locked up during the full moon keeps Oz safe.
Disclaimer: I don’t own BtVS, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.

( Werewolf Safety... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

badly_knitted

Title: Mind Your Language
Fandom: FAKE
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Ryo, Dee, Bikky.
Rating: PG
Setting: After the manga.
Summary: Ryo is doing his best to raise Bikky right, but it isn’t easy.
Written Using: The dw100 prompt ‘Censor’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble.

( Mind Your Language... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

badly_knitted

Title: Field Trip
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Ianto, Jack.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 917: Trip, at

torchwood100.
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Not for the first time, Ianto thinks Jack’s idea is unwise.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.

( Field Trip... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

ranunculus

I planted the lemon yesterday afternoon. In planting it I realized that I had been under watering. Lemons don't like a lot of water, but they need some! In an attempt to not over water I apparently vastly under watered the pot. It was bone dry except for one little spot at the top. Also substantially root bound. Already this morning it has perked up, undoubtedly from all the water it got at planting.
In a few minutes I'm off to hook up the mower to the tractor and mow the side of the road down at the Red Barn. I'll also mow the lower edge of Slides Pasture, as the roadbank is too steep for me to mow with the tractor. Hopefully I'm hitting the exact right timing when the grass is dry enough not to regrow, and wet enough to keep fire danger down. I'll take my backpack sprayer with water in it as a safety measure.
The horses at the Red Barn are eating down the pastures next to the road also as a fire safety measure. It is so dry already now in mid-May, that if a fire started mid-day it would burn readily.

ranunculus

PG&E's tree crews have been here for the last couple of days. Mostly it has been ok, except for one crew member who managed to park completely blocking the driveway and then run his tracked vehicle up onto my circle skinning back the surface. The second day I believe the same guy managed to ignore company protocol and drop a tree on the boundary line fence smashing it. So much for their vaunted "professional" tree crews.

M came home today, which is very nice. He is here for a month before abandoning me for the rest of the summer to be in lovely Alaska where it won't be hot like it is here.

The garden loves the warm days and is growing fast. My soil amendments this year seem to be working well so far. Planted the old lemon tree today. I bet it is a LOT happier in the ground. I added a mix of compost and coconut coir around it to help keep the soil fertile and light. Looks like the compost was very much needed as there were almost no worms in the dirt. I'll top it with a good thick layer of wood compost and horse manure in an attempt to keep building the soil. That approach is certainly working on the trees at the top of the garden. Hardpan is turning fluffy up there. One of my apples was yellow and sickly last year, but having a thick layer of horse manure compost around it this winter has turned the tree dark green and very happy.

ripplestitch

I’ve started listening to one episode of The Magnus Protocol with The Beef every night, which gave me the itch for The Magnus Archives so I’ve been listening to it again while I’ve been crocheting the last few days. A lot of it is less spooky to me now than it was the first time but some episodes still really get me—The Piper, Lost John’s Cave and, eventually, Blanket. Brr. I’m probably going to skip that last one again.

The first time I listened to these, The Beef and I were on holiday in what was basically a big tent, in November, with the only source of heating a wooden stove. So we put logs on the fire, wrapped up in blankets and sat in armchairs pulled as close to the fire as possible. Because it was November. I vividly recall my fear when I walked along the path to the unlit shed outside that housed the toilet with my phone as the only source of light. So the best/worst place to listen to a horror podcast. (I’m a baby, so the worst.)

Anyway while I have been working my way through season 1 over the last few of days I have been crocheting. My friend described the way that you kind of sink into crocheting and then you realise 2 hours have passed as “the crochet trance”. Absolutely true! I don’t get sucked in that way with knitting!

Voilà! Sewing in ends of any project is the worst part. I put that off for 2 days.

After fiddling about with foam kneeling pads and pins I decided to invest in a real blocking board so this evening I put them on to block overnight, and then I will try seaming everything together.

Granny squares made with various Stylecraft and Yarnsmith yarns. Swatch made with Hayfield Spirit in the colourway Meadow.

There’s also a swatch for a Hexagon Cardigan on there. It may turn into a jumper with sunflower granny squares on front as well as the back? Undecided. Winging it. I’m only seen this modelled by trendy young thin women with a significantly smaller portion of boob so who knows how this will look on me. This will be an ✨adventure✨

Current Location: Bed

badly_knitted

Title: Way Too Bright
Fandom: FAKE
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Dee, Ryo.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 500: Amnesty 50 at

drabble_zone, using Challenge 434: Bright.
Setting: After Like Like Love.
Summary: The sun this morning is too bright for comfort.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble.

( Way Too Bright... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

badly_knitted

Title: Ineligible
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Donna Noble, Tenth Doctor.
Rating: G
Written For: Challenge 1025: ‘Eligible’ at

dw100.
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: The Doctor isn’t allowed to take part.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Doctor Who, or the characters.

( Ineligible... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

badly_knitted

Title: School Holidays
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Tosh, Ianto.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 917: Trip, at

torchwood100.
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Ianto is at a loss over what to do with the twins.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.

( School Holidays... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

the_other_sandy

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This week I'm reading: Embedded by Dan Abnett

My favorite book of all time: I have no idea. How would I even judge such a thing? How could I even pick one favorite book from a single series? (I read a lot of series books.)

My current favorite book (read or re-read in the last 3 months): The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett

The last book I bought: Platform Decay by Martha Wells

The first book I bought with my own money: No clue. The first book I remember buying with my own money was a novelization of the Battlestar Galactica episode "The Gun on Ice Planet Zero" (The Cylon Death Machine by Glen A. Larson and Robert Thurston), which I still have, but I was 12, so I can't swear that it was actually the first.

The first book I received as a gift: I would've been too young to remember. But my favorite picture book when I was little was Whose Mouse Are You? by Robert Kraus.

The last book I received as a gift: Run Wild: Sa Ye (Novel) Vol. 1 by Wu Zhe

The last book I borrowed from the library: Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger (Yes, I know, I'm very late to the party)

The book physically closest to me right now: Mac OS X Leopard Edition by David Pogue (which can probably go because my Macbook died years ago and I no longer have any Apple devices or any desire to obtain any)

This or That

Physical book, e-book, or audio: Why choose? In general, I prefer instructional books like cookbooks in print form. Other than that, I prefer ebooks if I'm going to be reading it myself because my aging eyes appreciate being able to adjust the font and font size to something comfortable for me to read, and I like audiobooks to listen to on my commute.

Used, new, or fell off the back of the internet: All of the above, I guess? Depends on what "fell off the back of the internet" means. If it means "fan fiction", then yes, absolutely. If it means "pirated", then no, I will make sure authors get my money.

Fiction or non-fiction: Both. I tend to lean towards fiction on ebook and nonfiction on audiobook, but there are exceptions. I think every T. Kingfisher book I've ever read has been on audiobook, as have all the Penric & Desdemona books by Lois McMaster Bujold.

Read at a coffee shop or at the park: Neither. There aren't really any parks near me suitable for sitting and reading (they're pretty much just walking and biking trails--no place to sit) and I'm not a coffee or tea drinker. I think the only time I've ever set foot in a coffee shop in my entire life was at the airport because it was the only thing open in my terminal.

Paperback or hardcover: No real preference, but I do have a minimalist bookcase specifically made to hold mass market paperbacks that a friend built for me after he inherited some woodworking tools.

Romance or Crime: I mean, I like my M/M romance novels to have an action adventure bent, so technically both, but I also like mysteries on their own more than I like traditional romance.

Yes or no

Literary fiction? No

Sci-fi/fantasy? Yes

Poetry? No

Memoirs? Yes

Philosophy? No

Thrillers? No

Chronicles? Yes, but not an enthusiastic one

Travel logs? No

Dialogue heavy? Yes

Current Mood: introspective

badly_knitted

Third week of music.... Another mixed bag, starting with one of my favourite tracks from one of my favourite bands, Highway 101. I love Paulette Carlson's voice, and this track is only on the Greatest Hits album. I finally managed to get hold of a copy about a month ago, and every track is brilliant.

( Music... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

badly_knitted

Title: Into Darkness
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Willaway, Varian, Scott, Fred.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 500: Amnesty 50 at

drabble_zone, using Challenge 448: In The Dark.
Setting: After the series.
Summary: Just because it’s daylight in one zone doesn’t mean it will be in the next.
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
A/N: Quadruple drabble.

( Into Darkness... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

badly_knitted

Title: Barely Coping
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Owen, Katie.
Rating: PG-15
Word Count: 950
Spoilers: Fragments. Set pre-series.
Summary: Owen knows his coping mechanisms are unhealthy, he just doesn’t care.
Written For:

rionaleonhart’s prompt ‘Any fandom, any character, bad coping mechanisms’, at

threesentenceficathon.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.

( Barely Coping... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

nerdsorrow

Speaking of trauma memoirs read in the author's own words, I just got Heavy by Kiese Laymon and quickly realized it was not the kind of thing to listen to in the bubble bath. I recommend spinning or weaving or drawing while listening. I haven't made my deliberation about it yet but the rec that made me download it talked about the way that publically confronting and exposing those who traumatized him (in a roundabout way, through this memoir, he goes into how impossible it is to get amends made in person) was an act of loving compassion for the author, for those people. The rec-er was a lesbian who almost 100% usually recommends only womens' and lesbians' work so I am prepared for this one to be exceptional.

nerdsorrow

I have other things I intend to write, let's see if i write them.

Separately: I like to go to record stores and find something I've never heard of before and on clearance. Yesterday it was Orchestral Manouvres In The Dark. Apparently they are one of the originators of Synth-Pop. Actually very very good.

Current Mood: indescribable

badly_knitted

Title: Unsettling
Fandom: Babylon 5
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Londo.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 500: Amnesty 50 at

drabble_zone, using Challenge 483: Shiver.
Spoilers/Setting: In the Kingdom of the Blind.
Summary: For the first time, Londo finds the Royal Palace an unsettling place to be.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Babylon 5, or the characters. They belong to J. Michael Straczynski.
A/N: Double drabble.

( Unsettling... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

badly_knitted

Title: Passing Thought
Fandom: FAKE
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Ryo, Dee.
Rating: PG
Setting: After the manga.
Summary: Ryo has a random thought.
Written Using: The dw100 prompt ‘Fight / Flight’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble.

( Passing Thought... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

badly_knitted

Title: Courteous - Follows ‘Diplomacy’
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Ianto, Jack, aliens.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 916: Hug, at

torchwood100.
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Licking aliens is a very strange experience…
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble. For taylorpatta.

( Courteous... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

celli

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ysobel

Hope to do a more detailed entry later but this has been a very full week, some unfun (interviewing and training new caregivers to replace my graduating students; the training process always sucks and is stressful, and I keep having to remind myself it always sucks and always gets better) but some fun. Craft fair last Sunday, Whole Earth Festival (kind of a hippie-vibed craft fair plus music plus some activities) today. It was hot, around 90F, and we were there for 2.5 hours, but sunscreen plus UV-protective cooling hood (purple of course) plus plenty of water plus frequent shade breaks all made it okay.

I am tired and, for the moment, content. :)

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BtVS Double Drabble: Werewolf Safety

FAKE Double Drabble: Mind Your Language

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Crochet Trance

FAKE Double Drabble: Way Too Bright

Doctor Who Drabble: Ineligible

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