you take the dark and carve me out a home

Ended up blocking a mutual on tumblr because they were posting about the JB/BL case and from their posts were in support of the side I hope loses overall. JB got his movie stolen from him because BL wanted control of the franchise overall and the bs that BL and RR pull just pisses me off. Especially having to deal with BL blackmailing TS to support her or she'd release text messages is such an evil thing to do to someone who is/was a friend.

I've been following since the first lawsuit last year as well as remembering the way that organically people started talking about how disastrous the wardrobe from that movie was as well as how much of mean girl BL is. The subpoenas her legal team issued against anyone who's talked about her negatively says a lot to me how much of it was used to shut people up, which only causes more shit to be talked about.

Anyway, I have eyes, I have ears, I have the sense to understand that TS not supporting BL, especially with regards to sexual harassment and being such good friends with BL, means that it is very likely that BL did it solely to gain control of the It Ends with Us franchise and JB didn't want to hand it over.

So, yeah, I ended up unfollowing them and blocking them so they will stop following me. Kindest thing I could do so they don't wonder, if they ever really cared because I followed them for Sterek a while back but nothing they've been reblogging lately has been of interest to me.

( And another post becomes a long post LOL )

I started my mirroring this weekend, so I copy posts to Wordpress and then those are automatically fed over to the tumblr blog I chose it to go to. Mainly for back up purposes but I'm seeing more people interact with it than anticipated, especially on Wordpress, where I can see the basic stats for it, and I'm like. . . hm. No one knows who I am, right? lol

Eventually I'll be moving my poetry to DW as well as my quote blog stuff, but I'm a little bit like. . . uhhhhh, my real name is on the poetry stuff (which the last was posted in 2023) and activity on my poetry blog was nil when I privated it so I'm hopeful it's not going to be an issue. If it turns out to be an issue, I'll deal with it then. I'm not a big name anyone so I honestly doubt anyone cares lol

Anyway, I wanted to bring all my stuff together under one hood so yeah. I think I'm thinking too much into it and everything will be okay.

( More rambling. . . )

Another classic dredged from the halls of the past. My first exposure to SPIRK! I didn't start reading fanfiction until the last couple of years but this video is a classic.

So enjoy this blast from the past. Again lol

Cross-posted from: https://www.tumblr.com/silverdragonpnw/792099676967059456

Been messing around with my blogs again lol. Decided I wanted to consolidate all the blogs on Wordpress (except the Archive) as well as back up the tumblr I'm using to mirror posts from DW. What can I say, I'm obsessed with backups and mirrors and so on. Kind of started a few years ago as a result of the migration from LJ to DW, then when I lost my one laptop, then lost another due to tech issues like the first one, and yeah. I have multiple external hard drives that I try to back up at least once a month, even though I'd prefer once a week but sometimes I can't be bothered. It's a failing of mine, I know lol

Being on my own at home on this, day two of my vacation and the parentals being away, has been so nice. I just feel so relaxed. I have stuff I want to do this coming week such as tearing apart my room, cleaning, and putting it back together, getting new wheels and tires and so on, but I wanted to take this first couple of days and just not even worry about much of anything except keeping the pets fed and safe as well as myself.

Despite it being August on the eastern side of Washington state, the temperatures this week will be so very tolerable for me and I'm so grateful. Even though I'm not on the coast with the parentals enjoying the 60-70 degree Fahrenheit temps, I'll still have mostly 80s until around next Friday, when it's in the low 90s, but I'll be okay with that too.

( More rambling )

EDIT: It's been rare to receive spam messages/comments on any of my blogs but got one today. LOL. BAN and Delete.

I missed day fourteen because I fell asleep in my chair at my desk and decided bed would be a good idea.

Thusly today starts my 10 days off, technically 6 work days and 4 weekend days but it's important that it's all in one string of days. I've heard that it takes 3 to 5 days to fully relax on a vacation so I'm glad that I'll get to do that without the stress of traveling. I'll miss Long Beach, but this might be better. Time off from the parents, they'll have time off from me, so it's all good I think.

Yesterday was fine. The parents took off a day early so they could take 2 days over to Long Beach rather than one 8 to 9 hour shot. So I got home and it was quiet and I loved it.

I was able to button up one issue I wanted resolved before vacation so I was happy with that and the other hopefully will be fine. All day I was very much in the throes of short timers disease lol. I wanted to be out of there. Since I was online at 6 AM for a global town hall, I gave myself permission to leave an hour early and I remembered why I leave when I leave at work because traffic is shitty at that time of day.

Also, I broke my social media hiatus again by getting IG back because a group chat was started with my best ST friends because someone leaked the Even in Arcadia demo files and while we may never know who or why, I love the more raw feeling to Vessel's vocals. I am afraid that as an ST fan, I am one of those who likes behind the scenes stuff, up to and including knowing the band members names. I, however, will not share them publicly because that would be disrespectful to them. But if you also are this way, please message me so I can commiserate with you if you also know.

Anyway, I won't be on IG other than that chat so it will still like a hiatus lol. Semantics, am I right? XD

So yeah, this morning was crashing out to the vocals and the way the songs were before they were produced for the album and I am so grateful to hear Vessel's unfiltered, raw vocals and how the structure of the songs changed for the final product.

On other news, I spend a shitload of money on Taylor's new album preorder. I'm such a sucker. But also, the 30th anniversary of Selena's Dreaming of You album has new vinyl and CDs and I'm wasting money on collecting these as well. At least I didn't buy anymore Sleep Token vinyls lol. They also released some new vinyls and re-pressed some earlier variants.

Anyway, my biggest decision right now is if I want to get a newer car, or spend the money on my current SUV to fix her up. It's probably more prudent to fix her up, but it's just a pain. The plastic frame at the base of the driver's seat broke, so there's that. In addition to the AC, the stereo, AND new tires and wheels between $3k to $4k. So it's like, I have maybe another 3 years on this vehicle's engine and it will be $9k to $10k to replace that, so I don't know. $20k in the next 3 to 5 years to keep my vehicle up, or a payment on a $30k to $50k vehicle for the next 5 to 7 years that might last 10 years. As my mom said, it is my decision, but it sucks.

I think about how I used to talk about keeping my Acadia and just fixing it up but the reality of it is different. Especially with this vehicle. I don't know. I need to make a decision soon and I don't want to lol.

Recently, I've also been thinking about getting a will set up. Plus online legacy stuff, living will, power of attorney, etc. But all I have close to me are my parents. I have a couple of online friends that I think I can trust but man, it's such a pain. I should add it to my list of things to do lol. The ever growing list.

Well, I'm going to end it there for now. I may post later, I may wait until tomorrow. But I am on vacation and doing what I want right now, so it's whatever. Ta!

Daybreak (70382 words) by TheObsidianQuill
Chapters: 10/10
Fandom: Teen Wolf (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski
Characters: Stiles Stilinski, Derek Hale, Talia Hale, Alan Deaton, Cora Hale
Additional Tags: Full Shift Werewolves, Underage - Freeform, They're both underage technically, Underage Drinking, Fluff and Angst, Sexual Content, First Time, mild violence, ptsd!stiles, Panic Attacks, Night Terrors, Mates, Time Travel, dorky & adorable Derek
Summary:

"There . . ." Stiles swallowed and looked down at the bottle in his grasp as he slowly swirled the amber liquid inside. "There's really nothing left. For me. Everyone is . . . gone, and it feels like I haven't thought of tomorrow in years." His words rang in the air like a gunshot, he took another heavy drink. "I would trade every last breath I take to just have another shot—not even a guarantee, just a chance to make things right and bring back even one of them."
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The pack was gone. He had nothing left. He had no one. With nothing to lose, Stiles puts everything on the line to go back in time to try to prevent the future from becoming his past. Broken, guarded, and haunted by his past, only one overgrown-pup of a wolf seems able to get past his defenses. Changing the future? Easy. Finding a place for himself in the Hale Pack? Impossible.

If I Could Turn Back Time (5502 words) by Menacherie
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Teen Wolf (TV)
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski
Characters: Derek Hale, Stiles Stilinski
Additional Tags: Alternate Reality
Summary:

Stiles wakes up in a world in which Kate Argent was never born.

Technically day 13 but I didn't make a post yesterday because I was working on my notion fanfiction database and then went to bed early. Reason for that was due to getting added to a meeting series that is at 5:45 AM Pacific/8:45 AM Eastern. Work has decided that they are going to add me and my colleague to a new platform for support and yeah. Fun times for this night owl.

When I told Mom about it, she was like "Well, you've been wanting to get up earlier and get in the office earlier." Not exactly the early I wanted but whatever.

Not much more than that going on. The parents are leaving a day early for vacation so they can take two days for travel, versus doing the 9 hours in a whole stretch. This is for Mom's comfort as her ability to travel has to include some rest time. It's hard on her body as it is. So I'll have an extra day to myself. Who knows if they'll do the same on the other side, but I feel like they will. When it was assumed I would be traveling with them, we had talked about this as well but they hadn't decided if that was what they were going to do.

I don't have a lot of resentment that I don't get to go but there is some. At least the heat here won't be so bad. I'll miss the weather at Long Beach though.

Yeah, not much else to report today. I don't miss socmeds. I had a couple moments yesterday where I wanted to look at something on IG or FB or Twit but it wasn't important. I'm not sure how I'm going to navigate returning but I'm sure I'm overthinking it.

Nothing Else Matters (13551 words) by alma_gloriosa
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: James T. Kirk/Spock
Characters: James T. Kirk, Spock, Leonard McCoy, Nyota Uhura, Kodos
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Tarsus IV, Hurt!Jim, Vain Jim
Summary:

Nyota thinks Kirk is just vain. Spock isn't as sure. When a new mission leads to strange behavior from the captain, Spock wants to know what's going on, and how he can help - if Jim will let him.