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Apr. 21st, 2025 01:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
greghousesgfI have a really bad cold, I must have caught it at the con, there were about a zillion people there. I don't think it's covid. I had to drag myself out of the house to get groceries including cold pills, the only kind they had at the store was some kind I never heard of. They were also out of some things I wanted, including dental floss but I'm too tired to go to other stores. I hope they work. I have to do laundry too, I am currently taking a breather and cooking lunch. Apart from this cold I'm in a good mood.
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Apr. 20th, 2025 06:18 pmgreghousesgfI had so much fun at the My Little Pony convention! Lots of laughs, lots of partying, lots of food, looked at interesting swag. it was a great opportunity to get to know the two friends who invited me better and they are both super super nice and generous. Saw some amazing costumes. my friends gave me a couple of plushies. I swam 16 laps in the pool (first time I had my leg scar exposed in public which I was nervous about but nobody seemed to care or notice). First time I ever played Rock Band and I sang Freebird. I know that has fuck all to do with ponies but it was cool and I went over well. I'm super tired right now, did not sleep well over the weekend but it was worth it
A Quick Poll Appears
Apr. 19th, 2025 08:09 amkallowayI finished Transient Gundam (who is quite beautiful, but ugh, I did not do well with the clear-blue plastic; it scarred in weird unexpected ways) and want help picking my next build.
...while I also go through All My Paint because I might get to an actual hobby store next weekend where I can theoretically buy more paint/replace any bad paint. It's so much easier to buy paint in person than try to figure out color swatches on a monitor. ^^;;
I still have some other stuff to sort through, and I think a few other repair projects lingering, I am slowly but surely getting the desk and surrounding area sorted out for the first time in far too many years.
To have clean desks...
*non-custom
**this may be partly built or questionable; I have a couple of UC MGs I got very cheap because someone had started and not finished at least one of them
***I forgot to note that GN Archer is also not the custom-colors I have planned for one to make it into Abulhool
I am totally going to end up getting an airbrush if it ever warms up and stays warmed up.
...while I also go through All My Paint because I might get to an actual hobby store next weekend where I can theoretically buy more paint/replace any bad paint. It's so much easier to buy paint in person than try to figure out color swatches on a monitor. ^^;;
I still have some other stuff to sort through, and I think a few other repair projects lingering, I am slowly but surely getting the desk and surrounding area sorted out for the first time in far too many years.
To have clean desks...
Poll #32996 Quick Gunpla Poll
This poll is closed.
This poll is anonymous.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 11
This poll is anonymous.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 11
Oh no, I bought too much gunpla! Which kit should I build next?
View Answers
HG Destiny Gundam* (Gundam SEED Destiny)
0 (0.0%)
SDW Heroes Qiongqi Strike Freedom Gundam (SD)
0 (0.0%)
HG Sandrock (Gundam Wing, HGAC)
6 (54.5%)
HG McGillis's Schwalbe Graze (Iron-Blooded Orphans)
3 (27.3%)
HG Gundam Flauros (Ryusei-Go, IBO)
1 (9.1%)
HG ZAKU I (UC)
1 (9.1%)
HG G-Bouncer (AGE)
0 (0.0%)
MG ZAKU II F2** (UC)
0 (0.0%)
HG Denial Gundam (Build Fighters Try)
0 (0.0%)
HG GN Archer (Gundam 00)
3 (27.3%)
*non-custom
**this may be partly built or questionable; I have a couple of UC MGs I got very cheap because someone had started and not finished at least one of them
***I forgot to note that GN Archer is also not the custom-colors I have planned for one to make it into Abulhool
I am totally going to end up getting an airbrush if it ever warms up and stays warmed up.
Now taking tutorial requests
Apr. 18th, 2025 09:34 pmsoc_puppetIf anyone would like me to make a tutorial about something Dreamwidth related, or how it compares to Tumblr, I've got request posts up on Newcomers and The Great Tumblr Purge. Also on Dreamwidth Sharing on Tumblr. Leave a comment at one of those places or direct message me, and I'll see what I can do!
Current planned tutorials include cut tags, icons in general, and image uploading/sharing on Dreamwidth.
Current planned tutorials include cut tags, icons in general, and image uploading/sharing on Dreamwidth.
Package-Racing and other delights...
Apr. 16th, 2025 08:19 pmkalloway(three days of unposted updates again, whoops)
Have had a lot of mail coming in. ^^;; A couple of things were KS/pre-orders that just happened to roll in at the same time as 'must buy all the model kits', but now my living room looks like shipping and receiving. ^^;;
(I am watching a lot of small stores get royally fucked by the tariffs, especially nerd stores and other hobby-related ventures. Just, this sucks not only as a customer but just a person who is genuinely glad that being a nerd selling stuff to other nerds exists as a career choice and would like that to continue.)
Maybe over the weekend I can catch up on some hobby posts? At the rate the weather is going (wtf is the weather doing?), cemetery zine is definitely going to be a #0 with previous years ramblings and photos. On the one hand, alas, but on the other this is fine and maybe a good starting point.
Gundam G Generation Eternal finally released! I smashed through what I could and will attempt to figure out how to pace myself shortly. There are some pretty firm resource walls and no real reason to blast through things other than being ready for the upcoming Astray event.
( writing meme )
Have had a lot of mail coming in. ^^;; A couple of things were KS/pre-orders that just happened to roll in at the same time as 'must buy all the model kits', but now my living room looks like shipping and receiving. ^^;;
(I am watching a lot of small stores get royally fucked by the tariffs, especially nerd stores and other hobby-related ventures. Just, this sucks not only as a customer but just a person who is genuinely glad that being a nerd selling stuff to other nerds exists as a career choice and would like that to continue.)
Maybe over the weekend I can catch up on some hobby posts? At the rate the weather is going (wtf is the weather doing?), cemetery zine is definitely going to be a #0 with previous years ramblings and photos. On the one hand, alas, but on the other this is fine and maybe a good starting point.
Gundam G Generation Eternal finally released! I smashed through what I could and will attempt to figure out how to pace myself shortly. There are some pretty firm resource walls and no real reason to blast through things other than being ready for the upcoming Astray event.
( writing meme )
Tumblr is a functioning website (/sarcasm)
Apr. 17th, 2025 02:03 pmsoc_puppetAbsolutely devastating that Tumblr communities don't allow embedded links from Dreamwidth. I include so many of those fuckers in my tutorials, because I want to make things easier for potential Dreamwidth users! Unfortunately, when I go to copy-paste one of the tutorials I'm writing for ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
newcomers over to Dreamwidth Sharing on Tumblr, that means I have to manually remove all hyperlinks and either enter a Tumblr substitute (or the occasional non-Dreamwidth substitute), or include a plain text version of the link after the text I would normally embed the link in. Very frustrating, especially when Tumblr informs me that I missed a link, and therefore cannot post the entry to the community.
newcomers over to Dreamwidth Sharing on Tumblr, that means I have to manually remove all hyperlinks and either enter a Tumblr substitute (or the occasional non-Dreamwidth substitute), or include a plain text version of the link after the text I would normally embed the link in. Very frustrating, especially when Tumblr informs me that I missed a link, and therefore cannot post the entry to the community.
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Apr. 17th, 2025 11:01 amgreghousesgfYayyyyyyyy! I got invited to the last Bay area brony convention for the weekend! I'm leaving tomorrow night!
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Apr. 15th, 2025 10:50 amgreghousesgfI had a fairly nice day yesterday except for a couple of fuckups with the buses. That was the second day in a row a bus refused to pick me up. Also the bus that wouldn't pick me up took a VERY long time to show up and one of the buses coming back from the library was extremely crowded.
I had tea and carrot cake at my favorite cafe and then hung out at the library for most of the afternoon and then got some groceries at Trader Joe. I have birria and tortillas and rice and tomatoes and I'm going to cook a burrito for lunch before I go to physical therapy this afternoon.
I had tea and carrot cake at my favorite cafe and then hung out at the library for most of the afternoon and then got some groceries at Trader Joe. I have birria and tortillas and rice and tomatoes and I'm going to cook a burrito for lunch before I go to physical therapy this afternoon.
FIC: The Golden Courtyard (Tempestuous Tours)
Apr. 15th, 2025 05:26 amduskpetersonThe best place to start your tour of the Koretian palace is in the oldest part: the courtyard of the royal residence.
These days, you will need to receive special permission to visit the courtyard; the days when commoner children played here are no more. But such permission is readily granted to visitors of peaceful intent. You may apply for permission to any guard, whereupon you will be interviewed for your motives in visiting. This is routine; do not take offense. Northern mainlanders should most assuredly not draw their blades.
The courtyard is of a surprisingly plain appearance, except for the pavement that gives the courtyard its name. Visitors to Capital Mountain will recognize that the material for the golden pavement was taken from the sacred cave there. Although the courtyard is not considered to be sacred, it has witnessed centuries of important events. It was here, for example, that the current ruler of Koretia gave his oath to look after the Koretian people.
A well in the courtyard reminds us that Koretia's place of government has long been a location for mundane domestic activities. To the east, shabby slave-quarters once stood, a shameful shadow upon Koretia's past. These quarters have since been torn down, replaced by storage areas, but a small, unmarked door leads to the former royal prison. You may enter this area; it is quite small. At the very back is a room where one of the Jackal's followers died as a result of torture, during the years when the Jackal was considered an outlaw by his own people.
To the west is the face of the royal residence. This building may not be entered by tourers, but standing here you can see the windows of some of the rooms where great events took place. This residence deserves a chapter to itself.
[Translator's note: A closer look at the courtyard and its events can be found in Death Mask.]
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Apr. 14th, 2025 09:14 amgreghousesgfL. couldn't get together with me today because they are having major probs with their computer and have to hang around their house getting that taken care of but we had a nice long phone conversation just now. Later I'm going to go to my favorite cafe and then the library. I haven't hung out at the library in a long time.
Tumblr in yet more danger
Apr. 13th, 2025 08:26 pmsoc_puppetOh right, I should probably explain why I suddenly switched from posting about specific Dreamwidth communities I run to posting about Dreamwidth in general.
Automattic just laid off 16% of their workforce;![[tumblr.com profile]](https://www.tumblr.com/favicon.ico)
3liza reports:
I know we've claimed that Tumblr's death knell was tolling before, but this sounds really bad.
I've seen people suggesting alternatives, but Dreamwidth is what I know, and I love it here, so Dreamwidth is what I'll be talking about. Expect me to be talking about it more for at least a little while, even if all I'm doing is drafting out posts to make elsewhere.
Automattic just laid off 16% of their workforce;
from my sources adjacent to tumblr–from which i can spread rumors and insider information freely because i dont give a fuck about ever working in the tech sector–im hearing this round of firings was focused on purging the senior staff, and not just from support but from the entire remaining tumblr workforce. i’m hearing there are about 25 people left.
I know we've claimed that Tumblr's death knell was tolling before, but this sounds really bad.
I've seen people suggesting alternatives, but Dreamwidth is what I know, and I love it here, so Dreamwidth is what I'll be talking about. Expect me to be talking about it more for at least a little while, even if all I'm doing is drafting out posts to make elsewhere.
Saturday Night's Alright For Writing
Apr. 12th, 2025 10:33 pmkallowayI bought a couple of things from a small gunpla shop and the order confirmation included a link to their discord server. I've been in gunpla/gundam discords before and ran screaming, but I joined anyway and so far it is very chill, they love Providence and Daggers, and I horrified them with my backlog.
Sentai Filmworks Spring Anime Sale, til the 20th iirc. I think I'm good for the moment and need to work on my backlog more. (I mean, I am, but-)
Apparently Hakuouki SSL is getting an English release, which is exciting. I don't think it has an exact date, though, so I'm just going to have to keep it in the back of my mind for later in the year.
I actually wrote and posted a drabble. It's not much, but it's something. Worked a bit on zine stuff. Maybe I can do a bit more later.
Also worked on cleaning in the dining room. I think getting rid of a few more plants will help out A Lot. I'm also going to take a bucket of sand and a bunch of incense out to the garage to burn while working out there. If it ever warms up, I mean, which it hasn't.
Sentai Filmworks Spring Anime Sale, til the 20th iirc. I think I'm good for the moment and need to work on my backlog more. (I mean, I am, but-)
Apparently Hakuouki SSL is getting an English release, which is exciting. I don't think it has an exact date, though, so I'm just going to have to keep it in the back of my mind for later in the year.
I actually wrote and posted a drabble. It's not much, but it's something. Worked a bit on zine stuff. Maybe I can do a bit more later.
Also worked on cleaning in the dining room. I think getting rid of a few more plants will help out A Lot. I'm also going to take a bucket of sand and a bunch of incense out to the garage to burn while working out there. If it ever warms up, I mean, which it hasn't.
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Apr. 13th, 2025 08:21 amgreghousesgfGoing back to the movies again today, this time to meet a different friend and watch Harold and Maude, a movie I love and haven't seen in a long time and never on the big screen. Some of the cemetery scenes in that movie were filmed at a cemetery right down the street from where I live.
"About Dreamwidth" posts to make
Apr. 12th, 2025 11:36 pmsoc_puppetWell, Dreamwidth post organizing didn't really happen today, but I did post an updated version of "What to post about on Dreamwidth" a few places!
I also thought of a couple more About Dreamwidth posts I want to make, with some points I want to touch on:
Commenting on Dreamwidth, and specifically how the comment section is where our "Yes, And" stuff happens on "silly" posts.
Icons on Dreamwidth, and specifically the comparison I made to reaction images. Information on where to get icons and/or how to make icons is a must (I only know the most basic of basics myself, so I'll have some looking up to do!), but I also plan to cover the fun that can be had with icon keywords.
Both of these I'd say fall under the "Dreamwidth Culture" umbrella, with the icons post potentially also covering "How To" basics.
I also thought of a couple more About Dreamwidth posts I want to make, with some points I want to touch on:
Commenting on Dreamwidth, and specifically how the comment section is where our "Yes, And" stuff happens on "silly" posts.
Icons on Dreamwidth, and specifically the comparison I made to reaction images. Information on where to get icons and/or how to make icons is a must (I only know the most basic of basics myself, so I'll have some looking up to do!), but I also plan to cover the fun that can be had with icon keywords.
Both of these I'd say fall under the "Dreamwidth Culture" umbrella, with the icons post potentially also covering "How To" basics.
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Apr. 12th, 2025 02:56 pmsoc_puppetStill not quite recovered from Surprise Nibling Appearance yesterday, nap imminent, but wanted to do a quick share: Dreamwidth Sharing community on Tumblr. Hopefully we'll be able to centralize some resources there, and then mirror them to Dreamwidth, and/or vice-versa.
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Apr. 12th, 2025 10:13 amgreghousesgfLooking forward to meeting a friend of mine at the movies this afternoon, we're going to see the musical version of Little Shop of Horrors! I'm wearing my red jacket with the embroidered Chinese dragons on it because it's the closest thing I have to those sexy green dresses with the Chinese dragons on them that the chorus wears in that one scene.
Socchan's Categories of Dreamwidthposts on Tumblr
Apr. 12th, 2025 01:00 amsoc_puppetLast thing I'm going to do tonight and then I'm going to bed for realsies, I swear.
I post a fair amount about Dreamwidth on Tumblr every time things look like they're going to shit there, because I love Dreamwidth and want more people to come hang out here, and I want to archive those posts over here. Tomorrow, I'm planning to go through my various Dreamwidth posts and sort out what's useful here and what's redundant. To that end, I'm going to sort them into what I think of as the categories of Dreamwidth posts I make.
These are the categories of posts I think I make about Dreamwidth; I may discover more in my organizing tomorrow, but I think this is a good start.
1) Love Letters to Dreamwidth
Any time Tumblr seems to be in danger, and sometimes for unrelated reasons, I write a post about why I love Dreamwidth and why I think a lot of people would also love it here. These are posts about that.
2) Links to Dreamwidth guides
Anywhere I collect links to guides other people have written about Dreamwidth. I'll probably just collect the direct links for those, rather than my reblogs of them, though I may also round all those links up into a single post for people to reblog on Tumblr.
3) Dreamwidth guides I've written myself
Sometimes I answer questions about how to do Dreamwidth; this is that
4) Dreamwidth cultural guides
There's some pretty significant cultural differences between Dreamwidth and Tumblr, and I talk about them in these posts. I certainly don't expect Dreamwidth to stay 100% the same with a huge influx of new users who bring their own experiences and posting styles from elseweb, but some of these differences stem from the technological side of things (such as no native reblogging feature, and tags being strictly organizational), so I figure that's important to know.
Okay, bed time now, I promise.
I post a fair amount about Dreamwidth on Tumblr every time things look like they're going to shit there, because I love Dreamwidth and want more people to come hang out here, and I want to archive those posts over here. Tomorrow, I'm planning to go through my various Dreamwidth posts and sort out what's useful here and what's redundant. To that end, I'm going to sort them into what I think of as the categories of Dreamwidth posts I make.
These are the categories of posts I think I make about Dreamwidth; I may discover more in my organizing tomorrow, but I think this is a good start.
1) Love Letters to Dreamwidth
Any time Tumblr seems to be in danger, and sometimes for unrelated reasons, I write a post about why I love Dreamwidth and why I think a lot of people would also love it here. These are posts about that.
2) Links to Dreamwidth guides
Anywhere I collect links to guides other people have written about Dreamwidth. I'll probably just collect the direct links for those, rather than my reblogs of them, though I may also round all those links up into a single post for people to reblog on Tumblr.
3) Dreamwidth guides I've written myself
Sometimes I answer questions about how to do Dreamwidth; this is that
4) Dreamwidth cultural guides
There's some pretty significant cultural differences between Dreamwidth and Tumblr, and I talk about them in these posts. I certainly don't expect Dreamwidth to stay 100% the same with a huge influx of new users who bring their own experiences and posting styles from elseweb, but some of these differences stem from the technological side of things (such as no native reblogging feature, and tags being strictly organizational), so I figure that's important to know.
Okay, bed time now, I promise.
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Apr. 11th, 2025 11:42 amgreghousesgfNot much going on here now. I watched the Peter Jackson King Kong again yesterday, what a wild movie!
Anybody reading this, I would advise staying off TV tropes for a while, there's something wrong with it. The pages keep going blank or showing very suspicious looking pop ups which look like malware.
Anybody reading this, I would advise staying off TV tropes for a while, there's something wrong with it. The pages keep going blank or showing very suspicious looking pop ups which look like malware.