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Jun. 8th, 2025 12:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
settiaiI'm still not feeling particularly great, but my brain has at least stopped spiraling quite as badly. So that's something at least. I'm still definitely worried about covering upcoming bills, but it doesn't feel as completely impossible as it did when I made my last post.
If you reached out, thank you very much, and I want you to know that it really did help a lot. đź’•
I'm not quite at a point brain-wise where I think that I can send out replies to people without being completely overwhelmed, and - while I'm not going to disable comments on this post like I did earlier - I probably won't be replying to any of them at least for the time being. I'm at a point where human interaction is definitely difficult right now, especially since I need to save up any spoons I can for work on Monday as I'm in the office that day.
After I made my post this afternoon, I got offline for several hours. I forced myself to clean the hotel room before buzzing my hair, taking a shower, bleaching my roots, and putting some dye in my hair to re-up the orange. Honestly, it wasn't much in the grand scheme of things, but it at least helped some.
And then I tried to go to bed early, although that clearly didn't work out very well considering it's a little after midnight and I've given up and am back on the computer. As is often the case when I go to bed too early, my body decided it was intended to be a nap rather than proper sleep, so I'm wide awake again and probably will remain so until at least 3am now.
Still, my spoons continue to be very much in the negative, but I at least feel more like a human being than I did earlier. One step at a time, I suppose?
If you reached out, thank you very much, and I want you to know that it really did help a lot. đź’•
I'm not quite at a point brain-wise where I think that I can send out replies to people without being completely overwhelmed, and - while I'm not going to disable comments on this post like I did earlier - I probably won't be replying to any of them at least for the time being. I'm at a point where human interaction is definitely difficult right now, especially since I need to save up any spoons I can for work on Monday as I'm in the office that day.
After I made my post this afternoon, I got offline for several hours. I forced myself to clean the hotel room before buzzing my hair, taking a shower, bleaching my roots, and putting some dye in my hair to re-up the orange. Honestly, it wasn't much in the grand scheme of things, but it at least helped some.
And then I tried to go to bed early, although that clearly didn't work out very well considering it's a little after midnight and I've given up and am back on the computer. As is often the case when I go to bed too early, my body decided it was intended to be a nap rather than proper sleep, so I'm wide awake again and probably will remain so until at least 3am now.
Still, my spoons continue to be very much in the negative, but I at least feel more like a human being than I did earlier. One step at a time, I suppose?
The Shelves
Jun. 7th, 2025 09:20 pmazurelunaticI got the standards and brackets for that shelf system, and we are currently at Home Depot, after buying what I sincerely hope is the right configuration of board feet for eight shelves. It's secured to the roof and we're using surface streets.
It's too close to bedtime to start on repair plating the 8 foot boards to the 2 foot boards, probably.
It's too close to bedtime to start on repair plating the 8 foot boards to the 2 foot boards, probably.
Tanks, armored vehicles, howitzers delivered to DC [curr ev, US]
Jun. 8th, 2025 12:00 amsiderea2025 Jun 7 11:40 am: benjalvarez1 on Twitter:
WATCH THIS: https://x.com/BenjAlvarez1/status/1931375699786334704
Click through to see the video. You really, really should. Sound is irrelevant.
Text: "Tanks, fighting vehicles and howitzers arrive in Washington, D.C. ahead of next week's military parade. They departed from Texas on June 2." Two minutes and forty seconds.
Allegedly that train is a mile long and is transporting:
• 28 Abrams tanks (M1A2 main battle tank)
• 3 armored recovery vehicles (M88)
• 28 Bradleys (M2A3 infantry fighting vehicle)
• 5 Paladins (M109A7 self-propelled howitzer), and
• 28 Strykers (infantry carrier vehicle)
Source: 2025 Jun 6: @USAMilitaryChannel on YT [not official military channel]: "1-Mile Military Train -Texas to D.C. with Tanks, Armor, and More for Army's 250th Parade". I do not know if that source is reputable or if that inventory is accurate.
USA Today is reporting that "The military vehicles will be joined by 1,800 soldiers". (Source: 2025 Jun 6, USATODAY on YT: "Watch: Tanks, fighting vehicles head to DC for Trump's military parade", CW: face full of Trump, alt: screenshot).
I dunno, maybe it's just me, but I'm thinking that maybe the guy who attempted one coup already bringing a well-armed military force into our capitol city and, crucually, within artillery-range of the Pentagon, is just throwing himself a birthday party, but also maybe not.
benjalvarez1 on Twitter: WATCH THIS: https://x.com/BenjAlvarez1/status/1931375699786334704
Click through to see the video. You really, really should. Sound is irrelevant.
Text: "Tanks, fighting vehicles and howitzers arrive in Washington, D.C. ahead of next week's military parade. They departed from Texas on June 2." Two minutes and forty seconds.
Allegedly that train is a mile long and is transporting:
• 28 Abrams tanks (M1A2 main battle tank)
• 3 armored recovery vehicles (M88)
• 28 Bradleys (M2A3 infantry fighting vehicle)
• 5 Paladins (M109A7 self-propelled howitzer), and
• 28 Strykers (infantry carrier vehicle)
Source: 2025 Jun 6: @USAMilitaryChannel on YT [not official military channel]: "1-Mile Military Train -Texas to D.C. with Tanks, Armor, and More for Army's 250th Parade". I do not know if that source is reputable or if that inventory is accurate.
USA Today is reporting that "The military vehicles will be joined by 1,800 soldiers". (Source: 2025 Jun 6, USATODAY on YT: "Watch: Tanks, fighting vehicles head to DC for Trump's military parade", CW: face full of Trump, alt: screenshot).
I dunno, maybe it's just me, but I'm thinking that maybe the guy who attempted one coup already bringing a well-armed military force into our capitol city and, crucually, within artillery-range of the Pentagon, is just throwing himself a birthday party, but also maybe not.
Nebula winners announced
Jun. 7th, 2025 11:15 pmjames_davis_nicollBest Novel: Someone You Can Build a Nest In, John Wiswell (DAW; Arcadia UK)
Best Novella: The Dragonfly Gambit, A.D. Sui (Neon Hemlock)
Best Novelette: Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being, A.W. Prihandita (Clarkesworld 11/24)
Short Story: Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole, Isabel J. Kim (Clarkesworld 2/24)
Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction: The Young Necromancer’s Guide to Ghosts, Vanessa Ricci-Thode (self-published)
Best Game Writing: A Death in Hyperspace, Stewart C Baker, Phoebe Barton, James Beamon, Kate Heartfield, Isabel J. Kim, Sara S. Messenger, Naca Rat, Natalia Theodoridou, M. Darusha Wehm, Merc Fenn Wolfmoor (Infomancy.net)
Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation: Dune: Part Two by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve (Warner Bros)
Kevin O'Donnell, Jr Special Service Award: C.J. Lavigne
Best Novella: The Dragonfly Gambit, A.D. Sui (Neon Hemlock)
Best Novelette: Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being, A.W. Prihandita (Clarkesworld 11/24)
Short Story: Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole, Isabel J. Kim (Clarkesworld 2/24)
Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction: The Young Necromancer’s Guide to Ghosts, Vanessa Ricci-Thode (self-published)
Best Game Writing: A Death in Hyperspace, Stewart C Baker, Phoebe Barton, James Beamon, Kate Heartfield, Isabel J. Kim, Sara S. Messenger, Naca Rat, Natalia Theodoridou, M. Darusha Wehm, Merc Fenn Wolfmoor (Infomancy.net)
Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation: Dune: Part Two by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve (Warner Bros)
Kevin O'Donnell, Jr Special Service Award: C.J. Lavigne
that double just loosened him up last night
Jun. 7th, 2025 10:22 pmmusesfoolI used decaf to make coffee granita last night, and I had it for dessert this evening along with a dollop of homemade whipped cream, and it seems to have worked out all right - no late evening side effects of caffeine that I can feel. And I think it's better later in the day as a treat than as my morning coffee, because I eat it so quickly and also it's sweet. I don't put any sugar in my regular coffee, but granita requires it so it doesn't freeze solid. I used vanilla sugar but can't really detect the vanilla (or, rather, differentiate it from the vanilla in the whipped cream).
Also, they were on sale, so I bought a pack of paper plates and they made cleanup after cooking so easy that I remembered why I used to use them regularly back before I had a dishwasher. My plan to replace my dead dishwasher is to try the 4th of July sales - Friend L is going to join me at the store to see if the model I want (Bosch) actually fits in the space I've got (and if it goes on sale - it did not for Memorial Day, that I saw, but maybe I don't need the more expensive/top-of-the-line model? It's just that it has something that will allegedly turn the machine off if it senses a leak, which seems like a good thing to have, especially when you live in an apartment above other people and are responsible if any leakage causes damages below you). Anyway, July is a three-paycheck month, which gives me some leeway for paying most of it off ASAP and not increasing my credit card debt any more than I have to.
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Also, they were on sale, so I bought a pack of paper plates and they made cleanup after cooking so easy that I remembered why I used to use them regularly back before I had a dishwasher. My plan to replace my dead dishwasher is to try the 4th of July sales - Friend L is going to join me at the store to see if the model I want (Bosch) actually fits in the space I've got (and if it goes on sale - it did not for Memorial Day, that I saw, but maybe I don't need the more expensive/top-of-the-line model? It's just that it has something that will allegedly turn the machine off if it senses a leak, which seems like a good thing to have, especially when you live in an apartment above other people and are responsible if any leakage causes damages below you). Anyway, July is a three-paycheck month, which gives me some leeway for paying most of it off ASAP and not increasing my credit card debt any more than I have to.
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performance of random floats
Jun. 8th, 2025 03:15 amfanfhttps://dotat.at/@/2025-06-08-floats.html
A couple of years ago I wrote about random floating point numbers. In that article I was mainly concerned about how neat the code is, and I didn't pay attention to its performance.
Recently, a comment from Oliver Hunt and a blog post from
Alisa Sireneva prompted me to wonder if I made an
unwarranted assumption. So I wrote a little benchmark, which you can
find in pcg-dxsm.git.
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Pocket 0
Jun. 8th, 2025 01:47 amvivdunstan2.5 weeks ago I learned that Pocket was going to shut down imminently. I used it regularly, for many years, and still had 1461 unread saved articles waiting to be read. I’m pleased to say that I have now read them all - rather miraculous, given that I am asleep literally most of each 24 hours. I am now fully switched back to Instapaper, which I used long before. It also has the advantage of working better with my iPod touch - my main device when resting in bed for so much time - which can’t go newer than iOS 15.
Saturday 7 June 1662
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diaryof_samuelpepys_feedTo the office, where all the morning, and I find Mr. Coventry is resolved to do much good, and to enquire into all the miscarriages of the office. At noon with him and Sir W. Batten to dinner at Trinity House; where, among others, Sir J. Robinson, Lieutenant of the Tower, was, who says that yesterday Sir H. Vane had a full hearing at the King’s Bench, and is found guilty; and that he did never hear any man argue more simply than he in all his life, and so others say.
My mind in great trouble whether I should go as I intended to Hampton Court to-morrow or no. At last resolved the contrary, because of the charge thereof, and I am afraid now to bring in any accounts for journeys, and so will others I suppose be, because of Mr. Coventry’s prying into them.
Thence sent for to Sir G. Carteret’s, and there talked with him a good while. I perceive, as he told me, were it not that Mr. Coventry had already feathered his nest in selling of places, he do like him very well, and hopes great good from him. But he complains so of lack of money, that my heart is very sad, under the apprehension of the fall of the office. At my office all the afternoon, and at night hear that my father is gone into the country, but whether to Richmond as he intended, and thence to meet us at Hampton Court on Monday, I know not, or to Brampton. At which I am much troubled. In the evening home and to bed.
2511 / Fic - ER
Jun. 7th, 2025 07:30 pmsiriabend your branches down
ER | ~4700 words | Luka/Carter(/Gillian) | Thanks to![[tumblr.com profile]](https://www.tumblr.com/favicon.ico)
trinityofone for betaing. Set during ER 9.22, "Kisangani." Some lines of dialogue taken directly from the episode.
(Also on AO3)
( Gillian said, 'You should join me and Luka tonight.' )
ER | ~4700 words | Luka/Carter(/Gillian) | Thanks to
(Also on AO3)
( Gillian said, 'You should join me and Luka tonight.' )
Fic: the magical things you can do [Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves/BBC Merlin]
Jun. 7th, 2025 06:45 pmRom: Spaceknight #15
Jun. 7th, 2025 10:46 pmiamrman posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
scans_dailyWriter: Bill Mantlo
Pencils: Sal Buscema
Inks: Sal Buscema
Rom crashes Brandy’s wedding.
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Saturday 7 June 2025
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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, June 7
Jun. 7th, 2025 11:39 pmveronyxk84 posting in su_herald
SPIKE: I'm in. Everybody okay with that?
LOOSE-SKINNED DEMON: Ante up.
BUFFY: You play for kittens?!
SPIKE: So, who's gonna advance me a tiny tabby, get me started? Come on, someone's gotta stake me.
BUFFY: I'll do it! What, you thought I was just gonna let that lie there?
LOOSE-SKINNED DEMON: Ante up.
BUFFY: You play for kittens?!
SPIKE: So, who's gonna advance me a tiny tabby, get me started? Come on, someone's gotta stake me.
BUFFY: I'll do it! What, you thought I was just gonna let that lie there?
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]
- Wrecking Ball (Buffy, PG-13) by veronyxk84
- Belated Calvary (Angel & Kate, Cordelia/Doyle, G) by InsaneTrollLogic
- phone calls (Willow & Buffy, Giles & Buffy, T) by mistyintherivers
- Faith: Overboard (Buffy & Faith, Faith/Connor, Buffy/Connor, T) by StrangeBint
- For you, the living, this mash was meant (pre Drusilla/Spike/Buffy, T) by tenderjock
[Chaptered Fiction]
- Shadowed Suspicion Chapter 378 (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure xover, T) by madimpossibledreamer
- Cultivating Chaos, Chapter 21/? (Giles & OCs, Spike/OFCs, M) by BunnyQuill
- The Ex-Files: Charming, CA, Chapter 10/? (Buffy & Dawn, Buffy/Jax, Sons of Anarchy xover, G) by Viwiel
- today doesn’t count, Chapter 17 (Buffy/Spike, M) by modestlobster
- Red Xandra: Season One, Chapter 38/38 Complete! (Xander, Ensemble, T) by Kickaha
- Faith No More, Chapter 5/? (Buffy/Faith, M) by QuillBard
- The Bar at the End of the World (Totally edited. Duplicats deleted), Chapter 8/8 (Buffy, Spike, multiple xovers, not rated) by RoseWineGoddess
- Mystical Girl, Chapter 18/20 (Buffy/Damon Salvatore, TVD xover, G) by Aya1600
- Anti-Hero, Chapter 7/14 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Willow25
- undone with you, Chapter 8/8 Complete! (Buffy/Giles, E) by guin_ramble, TheScholarlyStrumpet (equipoise)
- Soldiers of the Light, Chapter 15/? (Buffy/Spike, E) by sandy_s
- [French language] Le test de grossesse, Chapter 6/6 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, G) by MissKitty28
- Scheming - Spike x Reader [1.1] (Spike/reader, not rated) by hiddndaydreams
- Nothing New, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by number1angirl
- The joining of souls, Chapter 34 (Buffy, LotR xover, FR13) by delfine
- Nothing New, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by number1angirl
- Equilibrium, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, R) by ClowniestLivEver
- Fleur Ephemere, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Maxine Eden
[Images, Audio & Video]
- Textposts: BTVS textposts Vol. 3 (ensemble, worksafe) by no-resolution
- Gifset: BEST OF BTVS: Buffy & Joyce — Season Two (worksafe) by clarkgriffon
- Gifset: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 5 Episode 22 | “The Gift” (worksafe) by flarky
- Artwork: buffy (the vampire slayer) (worksafe) by salamandertoast
- Crafts/Poster: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer poster I designed myself (ensemble, worksafe) by isaacjanaya
- Gifset: “You’re not my homeland anymore So what am I defending now?” (Tillow Vs Calendiles, worksafe) by sunnydalelibrarian
- Textposts: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Text Posts 10 (Cordelia, Angel, Spike, Buffy, worksafe) by ofteaandsparrows
- Vidlet: calendiles rolling in the deep 2 (Giles/Jenny, worksafe) by deathlyscar
- Gifset: “You still my girl?” (Buffy/Angel, worksafe) by anjelia3
- Artwork: here’s a Fuffy sketch (Buffy/Faith, worksafe) by ornitharts
[Reviews & Recaps]
- Rewatch: S1 E8 - The Puppet Show by torturedspike
- PODCAST: Buffy S1E11 "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" Review by Major Slayage - A Buffy Rewatch Podcast
- PODCAST: S5. Ep18. Origin by Investigating Angel
- PODCAST: Three Guys Against Buffy (BtVS S6E5) by It Stakes Two
[In Search Of]
[Fandom Discussions]
- i actually refuse to buy into the “Angel and Angelus are completely different” propaganda by instant-star-59
- spike is to angel what faith is to buffy which is why faith is to angel what spike is to buffy by btvs3x21
- I’m still just soooooo pissed that after Buffy died they just kinda left Faith in jail by jarlskona-evilyoyo, roseraintears
- what do we think of spike calling himself daddy to drusilla and drusilla calling angel daddy? by thefivebyfivecrow
- i think btvs misplaced robin wood and didn`t really know what to do with him because he should`ve appeared a couple of seasons earlier by elverrie
- SoS: The Pack: Xander's Dark Moment? continued by multiple posters
- Is Giles Correct About Forgiveness? continued by multiple posters
- Best actress on the series? by silvermoon, multiple posters
- What If: Anya didn't go to the house party continued by AlphaFoxtrot
- Go Fish, Inca Mummy Girl, or Reptile Boy. Which one would you keep? continued by CardboardGhost
- Which episode did Buffy have the least screen time in? by speashasha
- We missed out on Joyce [and Spike] content by KENZOKHAOS
- What is a Buffy The Vampire Slayer and/or Angel character(s) you think about a lot but they are very rarely/never talked about much? by Big-Restaurant-2766
- Osiris brought back Joyce but not Tara by ManannanMacLir74
- Would Spike have the best ending to his character if his last appearance was "Lovers Walk"? by jdpm1991
- Which scenes on Buffy are perfect to you, writing wise ? by Cailly_Brard7
- [Sequel] Sci Fi TV Production Report: Work Begins on Buffy by sarynima
- unanswered questions: what *were* the false memories given to everyone by W&H by dwbridger
- [Sequel] Do you think that Cordelia can come back in the Buffy reboot by CangelFrance
- What would everyone favorite cup of tea be? by ghostrider1938
- You walk past the Sunnydale Cemetery at night (bad idea) and hear loud music coming from the mausoleum. What is it? by KENZOKHAOS
- Spike’s obsession with Buffy in season 5 is creeping me out by ghostrider1938
- How do you think Buffy would be remembered today if the show was not picked up by another network and it did end with "The Gift"? Would it still be as beloved and considered a great show without season 6 and 7? by HomarEuropejski
- Curious for those who have gotten someone else to start watching the show by Lobothehobosexual
- Is anyone else going to Hellmouth Con? They just announced their programming and I’m getting excited by middleageyoda
[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]
- CONVENTION: James Marsters HellmouthCon 2025 Schedule | HellmouthEvents by dontkillspike
- CONVENTION: ICYMI James Marsters' Vampire Fan Weekend Whippany, NJ schedule by dontkillspike
- PUBLICATION: This Buffy the Vampire Slayer Character Deserved Better (Despite Season 1) by Cassandra D'Agosta, CBR.COM
- PUBLICATION: The 7 Biggest Buffy The Vampire Slayer Storylines I Hope The Reboot Resolves by Zach Bowen, SCREENRANT.COM
interesting links to fascinate people
Jun. 7th, 2025 03:21 pmisisPaul Krugman talks with Ada Palmer about her new (nonfiction) book Inventing the Renaissance. I came at this from the Krugman side (he's a Nobel-winning economist who used to write for the NYT, and I subscribe to his substack) but I figured some of you would be interested from the Palmer side (I never got into Terra Ignota, though). I found it really interesting! I read the transcript, but there's a link to the video conversation as well.
Speaking of Nobelists, a v. v. srs study found that countries with greater per capita chocolate consumption produce more Nobel laureates - so eating chocolate makes you smarter, right? :-)
Speaking of Nobelists, a v. v. srs study found that countries with greater per capita chocolate consumption produce more Nobel laureates - so eating chocolate makes you smarter, right? :-)