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dine) wrote2025-07-03 11:14 pm
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shadowhive (shadowhive) wrote2025-07-03 07:17 pm
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Anti matter monsters
So today there was a new Doctor Who announcement, with the new next collection boxset! I was hoping one would be due (cause fuck knows I needed something to restore my excitement with televised Who). I had a feeling the next one would be either season 21 or one of the two remaining fourth Doctor ones.
It was the latter, season 13.
Honestly season 13 is a pretty based season from what I recall, with lots of gothic horror type eps and, of course, the zygon ep (with THE Loch Ness monster!). Plus it has Sarah Jane!
So yeah I am pretty excited for that, even though it doesn’t have a release date. I’m sure that will change when the next Who magazine comes out, no doubt with a disc breakdown of the special features.
As I mentioned in the other posts I was close to finishing the Dredge base game. I didn’t realise just how close I was until I went on the other night and… it took me about ten minutes. So I could have finished it in the weekend after all. Sigh. I did end up doing the pale reach dlc and it was pretty good, I did the main pursuit so it’s mostly done (though there is apparently a hooded figure I missed so I’m glad I’d not warped back to the main area.
All that’s left now is a few odd pursuits and The Iron Rig.
Once that’s done I might go back to crypt custodian which I started while food was cooking in the weekend and damn it made me feel so bad for the poor kitty you play as.
Though ugh I’m so pissed off at xbox cause they have done masssive layoffs again. And for seemingly no reason other than greed. That just pisses me the fuck off.
I am thinking of picking up the voice of cards games on the switch, cause the whole collection is on sale and I had my eye on them for awhile (plus the sales on going for a few weeks).
And also, completely unrelated, but ahhh there’s new Waterparks being teased. They posted mysterious yellow things (leading people to call it pissparx or watersports) and then there was a presage link for… something. Again like Who there’s no date, other than a vague ‘soon’ and ‘sooner than you think’ whatever that means.
Speaking of Awsten Kerrang put up a zone with him and Micheal so I ordered that (and the Sleep Token one) though I’m so annoyed I missed the signed version (though Ithink it went absurdly fast). I’did make a typo in my email when I made the order so I’ve had to contact them and hopefully there’ll be no issues (cause there’s a digital version of Micheal’s album) but I’ve heard nothing back yet.
Other than that? The heat has diminished, though I’m still tired to varying degrees but at least I got back to reading earlier. (Though ugh mum’s friend is coming Saturday which…. I fear being annoyed)
Hoping to fic a bit now though while Murder Most Puzzling is on, then the Taskmaster Final on +1 and hopefully Hell Motel. I’m gonna look through other sunshine revival posts tomorrow but otherwise it’s a question mark.
It was the latter, season 13.
Honestly season 13 is a pretty based season from what I recall, with lots of gothic horror type eps and, of course, the zygon ep (with THE Loch Ness monster!). Plus it has Sarah Jane!
So yeah I am pretty excited for that, even though it doesn’t have a release date. I’m sure that will change when the next Who magazine comes out, no doubt with a disc breakdown of the special features.
As I mentioned in the other posts I was close to finishing the Dredge base game. I didn’t realise just how close I was until I went on the other night and… it took me about ten minutes. So I could have finished it in the weekend after all. Sigh. I did end up doing the pale reach dlc and it was pretty good, I did the main pursuit so it’s mostly done (though there is apparently a hooded figure I missed so I’m glad I’d not warped back to the main area.
All that’s left now is a few odd pursuits and The Iron Rig.
Once that’s done I might go back to crypt custodian which I started while food was cooking in the weekend and damn it made me feel so bad for the poor kitty you play as.
Though ugh I’m so pissed off at xbox cause they have done masssive layoffs again. And for seemingly no reason other than greed. That just pisses me the fuck off.
I am thinking of picking up the voice of cards games on the switch, cause the whole collection is on sale and I had my eye on them for awhile (plus the sales on going for a few weeks).
And also, completely unrelated, but ahhh there’s new Waterparks being teased. They posted mysterious yellow things (leading people to call it pissparx or watersports) and then there was a presage link for… something. Again like Who there’s no date, other than a vague ‘soon’ and ‘sooner than you think’ whatever that means.
Speaking of Awsten Kerrang put up a zone with him and Micheal so I ordered that (and the Sleep Token one) though I’m so annoyed I missed the signed version (though Ithink it went absurdly fast). I’did make a typo in my email when I made the order so I’ve had to contact them and hopefully there’ll be no issues (cause there’s a digital version of Micheal’s album) but I’ve heard nothing back yet.
Other than that? The heat has diminished, though I’m still tired to varying degrees but at least I got back to reading earlier. (Though ugh mum’s friend is coming Saturday which…. I fear being annoyed)
Hoping to fic a bit now though while Murder Most Puzzling is on, then the Taskmaster Final on +1 and hopefully Hell Motel. I’m gonna look through other sunshine revival posts tomorrow but otherwise it’s a question mark.
turps (turps) wrote2025-07-02 02:06 pm
turps) wrote2025-07-02 02:06 pm(no subject)
Pauline asked if we wanted to go out for lunch yesterday, and as it was James' day off, we both went, along with Pauline and her daughter. Pauline had a voucher for a restaurant for 40% off, so as she'd asked us, said she'd pay. Only to find out the voucher terms were a bit misleading and it was 20% off food and 20% off drinks. So, the bill was a bit more than she expected. Which I felt bad about but she refused to budge that it was her treat.
But, despite that, the food was good and the company excellent, so it was a nice time out.
Today it was the first weight management class at the new time and length. I was a bit worried about the doubling of the exercise time, but it all worked out nicely. The extra hour meant the talk part could last longer, and wander more without cutting into the physical part of the class, and while there was more exercise there was still time to finish at leisure before the next class started.
Quite a few regulars were missing, though, which was a shame. I hope it was just one off's, and they come back, and not that the time doesn't suit.
I'm going to try to do this challenge, so off we go.
Challenge #1
Journaling Prompt: Light up your journal with activity this month. Talk about your goals for July or for the second half of 2025.
Creative Prompt: Shine a light on your own creativity. Create anything you want (an image, an icon, a story, a poem, or a craft) and share it with your community.. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
My main goal for this month is to go to the gym at least once a week, ideally twice. Then, with class on Wednesday, that should be an achievable amount of activity.
I was actually at the gym on Monday. Yes, it was another really hot day, but the gym has air con, so it was lovely and cool in there. Bonus, I learned how to actually track the machines I used via the gym app, so now have actual proof of what I did and for how long.
I also spotted they still have the leg press machine I used to enjoy, but it's now hidden away in the free weights section, along with some other machines I hadn't noticed before. Actually, I guess that can be another goal, stop being so intimidated by the people doing free weights and just walk around that corner.
And a final goal, to do at least one creative prompt from this challenge. So, fingers crossed for all of those.
But, despite that, the food was good and the company excellent, so it was a nice time out.
Today it was the first weight management class at the new time and length. I was a bit worried about the doubling of the exercise time, but it all worked out nicely. The extra hour meant the talk part could last longer, and wander more without cutting into the physical part of the class, and while there was more exercise there was still time to finish at leisure before the next class started.
Quite a few regulars were missing, though, which was a shame. I hope it was just one off's, and they come back, and not that the time doesn't suit.
I'm going to try to do this challenge, so off we go.
Challenge #1
Journaling Prompt: Light up your journal with activity this month. Talk about your goals for July or for the second half of 2025.
Creative Prompt: Shine a light on your own creativity. Create anything you want (an image, an icon, a story, a poem, or a craft) and share it with your community.. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
My main goal for this month is to go to the gym at least once a week, ideally twice. Then, with class on Wednesday, that should be an achievable amount of activity.
I was actually at the gym on Monday. Yes, it was another really hot day, but the gym has air con, so it was lovely and cool in there. Bonus, I learned how to actually track the machines I used via the gym app, so now have actual proof of what I did and for how long.
I also spotted they still have the leg press machine I used to enjoy, but it's now hidden away in the free weights section, along with some other machines I hadn't noticed before. Actually, I guess that can be another goal, stop being so intimidated by the people doing free weights and just walk around that corner.
And a final goal, to do at least one creative prompt from this challenge. So, fingers crossed for all of those.
shadowhive (shadowhive) wrote2025-07-01 09:24 pm
shadowhive) wrote2025-07-01 09:24 pm
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Monthly roundup - June 2025
June
Fics wrote: Distraction/Discovery Part 2
Books read: The Seven Dials Mystery
Games done: -
Podcast: Welcome To Night Vale - A Story About Him, Rerun, Mother Lauren, The Night’s End - The Ballroom, Welcome To Night Vale - Rifts, Father Kevin, Detours, Paid Programming, instructions for folding, The Triangle, The John Peters Imaginary Corn Maze Experience, The Book Of Lost Things, Traffic, Swap Meet, chrysalis, patreon preview - broadcasts from the edge, Bought To You By Flakey O’s, Into The Tardis - The Scream Of Ghosts Part 1, Part 2, part 3, part 4, Wave Of Destruction part 1, part 2
Who audios: Storm Warning, The Rani Elite, Robophobia, Ghost In The Machine
Other Big Finish stuff: -
Comics read: The Umbrella Academy Plan B 1, Exquisite Corpses 1, Rise Of Hellfire 4
Graphic novels read: High Republic Adventures - Saber For Hire
Things watched
Amazon Prime: Deadware
Blu Ray: Better Man
DVD: -
Disney+: Phineas And Ferb - Summer Blockbuster/Cloudy With A Chance Of Mom, Captain America Brave New World, American Horror Story - Dark Cousin, Unholy Night, Phineas And Ferb - Submarine Sandwich Submarine/License To Bust, Dry Another Day/Deconstructing Doof, NCIS Hawaii - The Tourist, Phineas And Ferb - Tropey McTropeface/Biblio-Blast!
Netflix: -
Shudder: Hell Motel - Blood Bath, Night Orchid, Mirror Moves
YouTube: Ghost Files - Ryan & Shane Provoke Civil War Ghosts At Clayton House, James Marriott - Something’s Wrong, Sith Lord Qimir Kills Yord Fandar, 5 Seconds Of Summer - Teeth, Hasbro pulse Star Wars fanstream, Atlas - Anodyne, Donkey Kong Bonanza Direct, The 5 Seconds Of Summer Show - 5Sauce, Ghost Files - Ryan And Shane Hunt Ghosts At The Creepy Maag Family Farmhouse, Set It Off - Rotten
Cinema: Clown In A Cornfield
So it’s time for another monthly round up and I’m doing it the first day of the month instead of… whenever I’ve done it before.
As always some of this stuff has been covered in other things. (Like my thoughts on Deadware and how much I enjoyed Clown In A Cornfield.) I finished another year of Night Vale and it was one of those ‘glad that was over’ finales, mostly cause I detest Lauren but at least she’s seemingly gone.
I’ve also been really enjoying the new Phineas and Ferb, it’s such a fun show and it makes me laugh! Which I think we all need in these trying times. I also enjoyed Saber For Hire which I read last night, despite carrying it around for months. I still need to read through the rest of the free comic book day comics though. Oops.
Most telling is I watched nothing on Netflix, which is again down to the lack of focus from the heat. One day I WILL finish Stranger Things. (And again I’d have finished Dredge’s story if it wasn’t for the heat)
There’s been a few Who audios I’ve listened to both as their own thing and as Into The Tardis eps (mostly due to the heat). So I’m gonna make comments on them
*Storm Warning - This one was really entertaining, it was nice to see how Eight and Charley met and I really liked how they worked together and the story (on an airship which was on a secret mission) was pretty cool.
*The Rani Elite - I wanted to like this, because I’d wanted to hear the Rani audios for awhile but I wasn’t fully sold on it. Six and Peri were really good though as well as some of the concepts. I hope the other Rani audio is a bit better though
*Robophobia - A solo ep for Seven with a guest companion. It having the Robots from Robots of death was a huge draw and it was pretty good in some ways but… I dunno. Maybe it’s cause I’m not much of a Seven fan.
*Ghost In The Machine - this one was really good, I loved how it played with audio (with Jo recording woah at was happening on a tape recorder and rewinding/replaying things) and it was really creepy at times. Kudos to Katy Manning and her voice work being able to play multiple characters and actually sound threatening,
*The Scream Of Ghosts - this was really entertaining! It’s another one with Jo, this time with the third doctor, Benton and the Brigadier! This was the first audio with the Brigadier with someone taking on the role and that could easily have gone badly but they made the right call with Jon Culshaw really pulling his voice off. Also who’d expect the Vardans to show up and be a threat
*Wave Of Destruction - The vardans show up again! This time with four and second Romana, which worked pretty well. My main grip was the one Vardan had a voice that was really grating but other than that it was pretty good.
Now I’m see about going on Dredge, maybe to finish the story. (And despair about politicians being idiots)
Fics wrote: Distraction/Discovery Part 2
Books read: The Seven Dials Mystery
Games done: -
Podcast: Welcome To Night Vale - A Story About Him, Rerun, Mother Lauren, The Night’s End - The Ballroom, Welcome To Night Vale - Rifts, Father Kevin, Detours, Paid Programming, instructions for folding, The Triangle, The John Peters Imaginary Corn Maze Experience, The Book Of Lost Things, Traffic, Swap Meet, chrysalis, patreon preview - broadcasts from the edge, Bought To You By Flakey O’s, Into The Tardis - The Scream Of Ghosts Part 1, Part 2, part 3, part 4, Wave Of Destruction part 1, part 2
Who audios: Storm Warning, The Rani Elite, Robophobia, Ghost In The Machine
Other Big Finish stuff: -
Comics read: The Umbrella Academy Plan B 1, Exquisite Corpses 1, Rise Of Hellfire 4
Graphic novels read: High Republic Adventures - Saber For Hire
Things watched
Amazon Prime: Deadware
Blu Ray: Better Man
DVD: -
Disney+: Phineas And Ferb - Summer Blockbuster/Cloudy With A Chance Of Mom, Captain America Brave New World, American Horror Story - Dark Cousin, Unholy Night, Phineas And Ferb - Submarine Sandwich Submarine/License To Bust, Dry Another Day/Deconstructing Doof, NCIS Hawaii - The Tourist, Phineas And Ferb - Tropey McTropeface/Biblio-Blast!
Netflix: -
Shudder: Hell Motel - Blood Bath, Night Orchid, Mirror Moves
YouTube: Ghost Files - Ryan & Shane Provoke Civil War Ghosts At Clayton House, James Marriott - Something’s Wrong, Sith Lord Qimir Kills Yord Fandar, 5 Seconds Of Summer - Teeth, Hasbro pulse Star Wars fanstream, Atlas - Anodyne, Donkey Kong Bonanza Direct, The 5 Seconds Of Summer Show - 5Sauce, Ghost Files - Ryan And Shane Hunt Ghosts At The Creepy Maag Family Farmhouse, Set It Off - Rotten
Cinema: Clown In A Cornfield
So it’s time for another monthly round up and I’m doing it the first day of the month instead of… whenever I’ve done it before.
As always some of this stuff has been covered in other things. (Like my thoughts on Deadware and how much I enjoyed Clown In A Cornfield.) I finished another year of Night Vale and it was one of those ‘glad that was over’ finales, mostly cause I detest Lauren but at least she’s seemingly gone.
I’ve also been really enjoying the new Phineas and Ferb, it’s such a fun show and it makes me laugh! Which I think we all need in these trying times. I also enjoyed Saber For Hire which I read last night, despite carrying it around for months. I still need to read through the rest of the free comic book day comics though. Oops.
Most telling is I watched nothing on Netflix, which is again down to the lack of focus from the heat. One day I WILL finish Stranger Things. (And again I’d have finished Dredge’s story if it wasn’t for the heat)
There’s been a few Who audios I’ve listened to both as their own thing and as Into The Tardis eps (mostly due to the heat). So I’m gonna make comments on them
*Storm Warning - This one was really entertaining, it was nice to see how Eight and Charley met and I really liked how they worked together and the story (on an airship which was on a secret mission) was pretty cool.
*The Rani Elite - I wanted to like this, because I’d wanted to hear the Rani audios for awhile but I wasn’t fully sold on it. Six and Peri were really good though as well as some of the concepts. I hope the other Rani audio is a bit better though
*Robophobia - A solo ep for Seven with a guest companion. It having the Robots from Robots of death was a huge draw and it was pretty good in some ways but… I dunno. Maybe it’s cause I’m not much of a Seven fan.
*Ghost In The Machine - this one was really good, I loved how it played with audio (with Jo recording woah at was happening on a tape recorder and rewinding/replaying things) and it was really creepy at times. Kudos to Katy Manning and her voice work being able to play multiple characters and actually sound threatening,
*The Scream Of Ghosts - this was really entertaining! It’s another one with Jo, this time with the third doctor, Benton and the Brigadier! This was the first audio with the Brigadier with someone taking on the role and that could easily have gone badly but they made the right call with Jon Culshaw really pulling his voice off. Also who’d expect the Vardans to show up and be a threat
*Wave Of Destruction - The vardans show up again! This time with four and second Romana, which worked pretty well. My main grip was the one Vardan had a voice that was really grating but other than that it was pretty good.
Now I’m see about going on Dredge, maybe to finish the story. (And despair about politicians being idiots)
shadowhive (shadowhive) wrote2025-07-01 01:49 pm
shadowhive) wrote2025-07-01 01:49 pmEntry tags:
Sunshine revival 2025 - 1
Challenge #1
Journaling Prompt: Light up your journal with activity this month. Talk about your goals for July or for the second half of 2025.
Creative Prompt: Shine a light on your own creativity. Create anything you want (an image, an icon, a story, a poem, or a craft) and share it with your community.. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
So it’s the first challenge of the sunshine revival so I’m gonna try and do it (and I hope it goes well!)
But damn it’s July already? That’s crazy honestly.
So what’re my goals/plans for this month? Well here’s some things I wanna do.
*Look into sorting out Uni
*Continue watching Hell Motel (there’s 5 more eps this month)
*Finish Dredge’s main story
*Finish reading Cards On The Table and hopefully started Crooked House (and maybe read something else)
*Cinema: Jurassic World Rebirth, Fantastic Four First Steps
*Finish Stranger Things season 4
*Finish reading the Acolyte visual guide
*Finish a fic (unsure which one, I have so many WIPs and keep adding more)
*Get back to the American Horror Story Asylum run
*Watch the rest of the new Phineas And Ferb eps
*Maybe start Ironheart and/or Wednesday
I feel I am missing something really obvious (though I always do feel that way)
There’s no real plans for the rest of the year really. There’s a James Marriott gig in November and Pokémon ZA in October but I think that’s all that’s definite.
As for creative vibes I’ve been too drained from this heatwave to do anything creative (though I did make two Clown In A Cornfield icons the other day, one I’ve used for this post. It’s too bad I’ve not found a good pic of the big damnn kiss from it though).
I did have to head out to get car food (it thankfully cooled down enough to venture outside) and I popped in the charity shop and got these.
I saw the Egyptian picture when we went past it the other week (it was closed at the time) and I had meant to go back but couldn’t due to the heat. Then I went inside and saw there was a Sophie Hannah Poirot book I’d not read (and an Agatha Raisin book). The whole lot was £2 which feels like a crazy bargain, especially since one of the books was a hardcover.
I end with this pic of my kitty Midna who is as very much done with this heat as I am.
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dw_maintenance2025-06-30 03:18 pm
alierak) wrote in dw_maintenance2025-06-30 03:18 pmRebuilding journal search again
We're having to rebuild the search server again (previously, previously). It will take a few days to reindex all the content.
Meanwhile search services should be running, but probably returning no results or incomplete results for most queries.
Meanwhile search services should be running, but probably returning no results or incomplete results for most queries.
shadowhive (shadowhive) wrote2025-06-30 06:15 pm
shadowhive) wrote2025-06-30 06:15 pm(no subject)
The past few days have been so… ugh.
The heat has kept up and on Thursday night it made my head feel even worse than before. It meant I couldn’t sleep until about 4 that night and the next few days have been largely restless. I’ve spent much of my time up in bed, zoning in and out and not having much focus or will to do anything at all. I just hate it I wish this weather would go away.
But it’s not just the weather there’s also been some issue with my mouth that I can’t quite figure out. There’s been a slight swelling (which has gone done) and an annoying slight pain above my front teeth but I can’t figure out what’s causing it. Bleh.
Other than that? I dunno. Cause my focus has been so off I’ve not done much of anything. I did listen to some audio things when I could manage it (laying down with my eyes closed mostly) but that’s about it really
(I am annoyed at the timing cause I’m close to finishing the Dredge main story but ugh my focus and eyes.)
Thankfully the bad feelings started to ease yesterday and I was able to get a better sleep but ugh. I just hate this.
I’m gonna just flop uselessly and wish the weather would shoo.
The heat has kept up and on Thursday night it made my head feel even worse than before. It meant I couldn’t sleep until about 4 that night and the next few days have been largely restless. I’ve spent much of my time up in bed, zoning in and out and not having much focus or will to do anything at all. I just hate it I wish this weather would go away.
But it’s not just the weather there’s also been some issue with my mouth that I can’t quite figure out. There’s been a slight swelling (which has gone done) and an annoying slight pain above my front teeth but I can’t figure out what’s causing it. Bleh.
Other than that? I dunno. Cause my focus has been so off I’ve not done much of anything. I did listen to some audio things when I could manage it (laying down with my eyes closed mostly) but that’s about it really
(I am annoyed at the timing cause I’m close to finishing the Dredge main story but ugh my focus and eyes.)
Thankfully the bad feelings started to ease yesterday and I was able to get a better sleep but ugh. I just hate this.
I’m gonna just flop uselessly and wish the weather would shoo.
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jukebox_fest2025-06-30 08:23 pm
morbane) wrote in jukebox_fest2025-06-30 08:23 pmEntry tags:
Pinch hit #11
The deadline has passed! Congrats to everyone who has posted! Good luck to the handful of creators still working!
The following pinch hit is due at 11:59pm EDT, Friday 4 July. Please reply with your AO3 name if you can claim and fulfil this!
Minimum requirements: A work about one requested song or music video (or crossovers if specifically encouraged by your recipient), complete and polished, no generation of content via "AI" assistive tools. 1,000+ words for fic; a complete piece for art; 1,000+ words of podfic of an existing fic OR 500+ words of podfic of a work both written and recorded for this exchange.
Song/video/lyrics links for all requested canons can be found here.
Please reply with your AO3 name if you can fulfil either of these pinch hits this week!
( CLAIMED - Pinch hit #11 - Aaron Burr Sir - Lin-Manuel Miranda & Leslie Odom Jr. & Anthony Ramos & Daveed Diggs & Okieriete Onaodowan (Song), Guns and Ships - Leslie Odom Jr. & Daveed Diggs & Christopher Jackson & Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton (Song), Non-Stop - Leslie Odom Jr. & Lin-Manuel Miranda & Renée Elise Goldsberry & Phillipa Soo & Christopher Jackson & Original Broadway Cast (Song) - art, fic [varies by request] )
LINKS
Aaron Burr Sir - Lin-Manuel Miranda & Leslie Odom Jr. & Anthony Ramos & Daveed Diggs & Okieriete Onaodowan (Song)- FIC
YouTube, Lyrics
Guns and Ships - Leslie Odom Jr. & Daveed Diggs & Christopher Jackson & Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton (Song) - ART, FIC
YouTube, Lyrics
Non-Stop - Leslie Odom Jr. & Lin-Manuel Miranda & Renée Elise Goldsberry & Phillipa Soo & Christopher Jackson & Original Broadway Cast (Song) - FIC
YouTube, Lyrics
The following pinch hit is due at 11:59pm EDT, Friday 4 July. Please reply with your AO3 name if you can claim and fulfil this!
Minimum requirements: A work about one requested song or music video (or crossovers if specifically encouraged by your recipient), complete and polished, no generation of content via "AI" assistive tools. 1,000+ words for fic; a complete piece for art; 1,000+ words of podfic of an existing fic OR 500+ words of podfic of a work both written and recorded for this exchange.
Song/video/lyrics links for all requested canons can be found here.
Please reply with your AO3 name if you can fulfil either of these pinch hits this week!
( CLAIMED - Pinch hit #11 - Aaron Burr Sir - Lin-Manuel Miranda & Leslie Odom Jr. & Anthony Ramos & Daveed Diggs & Okieriete Onaodowan (Song), Guns and Ships - Leslie Odom Jr. & Daveed Diggs & Christopher Jackson & Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton (Song), Non-Stop - Leslie Odom Jr. & Lin-Manuel Miranda & Renée Elise Goldsberry & Phillipa Soo & Christopher Jackson & Original Broadway Cast (Song) - art, fic [varies by request] )
LINKS
Aaron Burr Sir - Lin-Manuel Miranda & Leslie Odom Jr. & Anthony Ramos & Daveed Diggs & Okieriete Onaodowan (Song)- FIC
YouTube, Lyrics
Guns and Ships - Leslie Odom Jr. & Daveed Diggs & Christopher Jackson & Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton (Song) - ART, FIC
YouTube, Lyrics
Non-Stop - Leslie Odom Jr. & Lin-Manuel Miranda & Renée Elise Goldsberry & Phillipa Soo & Christopher Jackson & Original Broadway Cast (Song) - FIC
YouTube, Lyrics
turps (turps) wrote2025-06-28 02:26 pm
turps) wrote2025-06-28 02:26 pm(no subject)
James' annual leave is nearly over but we've had some good days out.
Monday was class, but we decided to go to the gym before hand, which maybe wasn't the best idea I'd ever had as by the time the end of the morning came, I looked like I'd dipped my head in a bucket of water. Which wasn't the best look as after class we were heading off to Newcastle so James could go to his appointment at the limb centre to check his false leg.
That went well, and a bonus, they've put a liner into his stump cover so he only has to wear one stump sock now, instead of two. Why they didn't do that before I have no idea as it's much cooler for him.
Tuesday, we headed up north to Cragside which is a fantastic National Trust property. It was so beautiful up there and we had a lovely day exploring the house and grounds. I would have loved to check out more of the walks, but sadly, as the name suggests, a lot of the paths were very steep and rocky and no way would James have been able to manage them safely. But, we did walks to the lake and between the buildings and had a picnic in the sunshine before ending with a drive through the one-way Carriage Drive route through the grounds.
Wednesday we took my MiL out for the day. The carvery at Toby was on promotion again, so we went there for dinner before having a drive, ending up at a farm shop/cafe we like. Where there were donkeys to pet and highland cows to look at and very delicious cakes and cold drinks.
Thursday we headed a little south and ended up at Preston Park Museum and Butterfly world. I enjoyed both, and as we got there for opening managed to explore the museum while it was quiet, leading to a long talk to the man in charge of the iron mongers shop. Then a walk through the grounds to the Butterfly building where we spent a lot of time sweating in the heat and admiring loads of butterflies, and especially enjoying the meerkats who had just checked out and were basking in the heat. You can see them in my insta post here. The one in the tube still cracks me up.
Yesterday was a planned cinema day and we went to see F1: The Movie, which I enjoyed loads, even though it was nearly three hours long. Leaving there we called in to see Corey, then went on to Kayleigh's as I said I'd watch Bodhi for a bit as Kayleigh and Lucy first went grocery shopping, then picked up their new kittens, Millie and Mollie.
Today James picked up an overtime community visit shift, which means he's helping run the NE ambulance stall at Sunderland Pride. Last I heard from him he was having a great time, and sent me a picture of him beaming from behind a cut out of a rainbow decked cardboard ambulance front. Meanwhile I've been getting the house in order with Glastonbury as background viewing as I do so. So far, my favourite performance has been Lewis Capaldi, what a return.
I've also been waiting for two parcels, one of which was thrown into the back garden, which baffles me as it would have taken the delivery guy more effort to walk around the house than actually knock on the front door. While the Amazon guy knocked ridiculously hard and then was walking away before I even got to the door. Turned out he'd left the parcel on the front door step so it's good I was actually in being as I have no front garden.
During the week I also heard from Rosie and from the week coming class will be on a Wednesday at 9am, and has changed from one hour to two. She's also going to start running an exercise only evening class from August, which is great, but I must admit, I can't help be a bit intimidated from going from 30 mins exercise to 60, and with another class to come.
Monday was class, but we decided to go to the gym before hand, which maybe wasn't the best idea I'd ever had as by the time the end of the morning came, I looked like I'd dipped my head in a bucket of water. Which wasn't the best look as after class we were heading off to Newcastle so James could go to his appointment at the limb centre to check his false leg.
That went well, and a bonus, they've put a liner into his stump cover so he only has to wear one stump sock now, instead of two. Why they didn't do that before I have no idea as it's much cooler for him.
Tuesday, we headed up north to Cragside which is a fantastic National Trust property. It was so beautiful up there and we had a lovely day exploring the house and grounds. I would have loved to check out more of the walks, but sadly, as the name suggests, a lot of the paths were very steep and rocky and no way would James have been able to manage them safely. But, we did walks to the lake and between the buildings and had a picnic in the sunshine before ending with a drive through the one-way Carriage Drive route through the grounds.
Wednesday we took my MiL out for the day. The carvery at Toby was on promotion again, so we went there for dinner before having a drive, ending up at a farm shop/cafe we like. Where there were donkeys to pet and highland cows to look at and very delicious cakes and cold drinks.
Thursday we headed a little south and ended up at Preston Park Museum and Butterfly world. I enjoyed both, and as we got there for opening managed to explore the museum while it was quiet, leading to a long talk to the man in charge of the iron mongers shop. Then a walk through the grounds to the Butterfly building where we spent a lot of time sweating in the heat and admiring loads of butterflies, and especially enjoying the meerkats who had just checked out and were basking in the heat. You can see them in my insta post here. The one in the tube still cracks me up.
Yesterday was a planned cinema day and we went to see F1: The Movie, which I enjoyed loads, even though it was nearly three hours long. Leaving there we called in to see Corey, then went on to Kayleigh's as I said I'd watch Bodhi for a bit as Kayleigh and Lucy first went grocery shopping, then picked up their new kittens, Millie and Mollie.
Today James picked up an overtime community visit shift, which means he's helping run the NE ambulance stall at Sunderland Pride. Last I heard from him he was having a great time, and sent me a picture of him beaming from behind a cut out of a rainbow decked cardboard ambulance front. Meanwhile I've been getting the house in order with Glastonbury as background viewing as I do so. So far, my favourite performance has been Lewis Capaldi, what a return.
I've also been waiting for two parcels, one of which was thrown into the back garden, which baffles me as it would have taken the delivery guy more effort to walk around the house than actually knock on the front door. While the Amazon guy knocked ridiculously hard and then was walking away before I even got to the door. Turned out he'd left the parcel on the front door step so it's good I was actually in being as I have no front garden.
During the week I also heard from Rosie and from the week coming class will be on a Wednesday at 9am, and has changed from one hour to two. She's also going to start running an exercise only evening class from August, which is great, but I must admit, I can't help be a bit intimidated from going from 30 mins exercise to 60, and with another class to come.