back to work

Jul. 7th, 2025 07:41 am
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Things to do (at work) today:

*listen to the KPOP DEMON HUNTERS soundtrack

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Yeah, looks like there's just that one thing!

summer rules

Jul. 6th, 2025 08:02 am
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The rule is, if the temp is over 90F degrees, I don't have to do anything.

Except that I do want to go to the grocery store today, because then I'll have groceries.

And I guess it's not actually 90F degrees yet.

So.

sometimes

Jul. 5th, 2025 10:45 am
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July! That sure is the month that's happening right now!

Me: ...maaaaaybe I should do some things today?

Also me: nope

Me: one thing?

Also me: nope

Me: ...yeah, okay

fic rec Friday

Jul. 4th, 2025 07:43 am
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Welcome back AO3, we missed you!

securityunit.patch326.732.98.program, by Chimaera-Writes (ChimaeraKitten)

SecUnits are directed not to interact with me. This SecUnit interacted with me. Conclusion = patch allowing communication has been applied. Manual = ~40,000 hours out of date. Manual missing patch information ≠ surprising.

sooooooo I did some checking

Jul. 3rd, 2025 08:50 am
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The Murderbot Diaries series has three super-short stories that I've seen in posts about suggested reading order. And I was pretty sure I once saw a post on tumblr with links to all of them, but hahahaha good luck to me ever finding that again. Luckily, it didn't take much sleuthing to track down workable free links, all of which seem to be as legit as anything on the internet these days.

1. Obsolescence
(this is actually a page where you can download a pdf of multiple short stories, including Obsolescence)
This one takes place waaaaaay in the past, and it's about the 'augmented rovers' that get mentioned in something MB watches. I thought it was sad, but wanted to read it just so I knew what was in it.

2. Compulsory
(not sure why this was published in Wired, but I know nothing about Wired, so maybe that's a thing it does?)
This one is set pre-series, and MB rescues a human worker at a mining facility. Includes the SecUnit lore that the workers don't think SecUnits can talk, and also clarification that SecUnits are not actually there to protect human workers.

3. Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory
(this story is also currently for sale on various sites, and just showed up on hoopla for me)
Set directly after 'Exit Strategy,' and it's from Mensah's POV!

Overse, sitting with Arada’s bare feet on her lap, gestures in frustration. “It would be closer to being done if Ratthi’s tables weren’t all over the place and all the links broken. What were you thinking, Ratthi?”

“I was planning to sort it all out the day GrayCris started trying to kill us, it was very distracting,” Ratthi protests.

movie time!

Jul. 2nd, 2025 08:25 am
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Hahahahahaha I have now watched KPop Demon Hunters, heck yeah!

all the songs on youtube

My thoughts, in no particular order:

*KITTY! KITTYKITTYKITTY

*yeah, the tiger's my favorite

*IT'S A MUSICAL

*LOL

*okay, that was genuinely very fun to watch

*also the songs are great

plans for today

Jul. 1st, 2025 07:41 am
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*log into work

*do some work that got emailed to me yesterday, but late enough in the day that I could justifiably put it off until today

*work meeting, if the person I'm supposed to meet with is working today

*K-POP DEMON HUNTERS???????

(PS I cared nothing for this movie until I saw the clip with the tiger knocking over the flowers, and then I cared a LOT and I MUST see every scene with the tiger)

(PPS KPOP DEMON HUNTERS but just the tiger & bird vid posted by Kakuchopurei)
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Batfamily

Blood of the Covenant by [archiveofourown.org profile] Chemical_Processes
Working as a street fighter in the Iceberg lounge, Jason manages to attract all the wrong sort of attention. Tense, believable AU where Jason never becomes Robin but eventually gets tangled up in Bat business anyway.

Can't Raise Hell as a Saint by [archiveofourown.org profile] historical_allusions
When an adult Jason Todd is thrown into the past, he must balance raising his childhood self with reinventing his vigilante personae, all without revealing his knowledge of the future...

A task made infinitely more difficult when he starts changing things in the past and attracts the attention of a young Batman and Robin.
Compelling time travel adventure for Jason.

Damian's Secret Friend by [archiveofourown.org profile] LakeAwen
5 times Damian's family panicked over him sneaking out, and 1 time they found out who he was meeting. Oh heart.

the picture frames have changed and so has your name by [archiveofourown.org profile] Zahri
There's something wrong with Dick.

Tim thought everything was getting back to normal. Bruce was alive and back in their timeline, the Birds of Prey were once again operating out of Gotham, Dick had the city well under control as Batman and even Damian had been less obnoxious than usual.

And then during a firefight at a warehouse by the docks, Tim was almost hit by a flying boomerang. And Dick never noticed.

When something is wrong with your big brother, who else do you turn to but your big sisters?
Interesting casefic with real emotional stakes, plus the Birds of Prey!

Purr-ple Power by [archiveofourown.org profile] Cephalogod
In which Batman thoroughly rejects young Stephanie Brown's attempts to join the vigilante lifestyle, but Catwoman is much more willing to take on a protege.

Especially a protege with a demonstrated talent for getting under Batman's skin.

The Bats aren't going to know what hit them.
This series is super cute!

The Right Substitution is Key by [archiveofourown.org profile] AddictedApple
When Batman and Nightwing disappear, Tim recruits up and coming crime lord Red Hood to fill in as Batman. Hijinks ensue. This is a lot of fun.

The Road to Recovery. by [archiveofourown.org profile] orpheusaki
I enjoyed these two (unconnected?) stories of Bruce and Jason reconciling and getting to know each other again.

Rotten Work by [archiveofourown.org profile] ManURonaldo
Dick is supposed to be on a boring stakeout assignment. Jason complicates that. <333

Shortcut to Maturity by [archiveofourown.org profile] Isonian
Jason is just trying to survive on the streets of Gotham--made slightly more difficult by the fact that some gang has apparently decided to make him their most wanted person. Until he befriends a kid-who-definitely-isn't-Robin, who promises to help him reunite with his dad. And, well, Jason's not in the habit of accepting favors. But maybe it would be worth it, just this once.

Featuring ghosts or zombies or hallucinations, misunderstandings (both unintentional and entirely intentional), lots of identity shenanigans, and some discussion of dads.
I really enjoyed this team-up between feral street kid Jason and hiding-he's-Robin Tim!

A Tale of Two Memoirs by [archiveofourown.org profile] goldenraeofsun
Batman's tell-all memoir is about to publish. Normally, Bruce wouldn't care about the 100th Batman parody to hit the shelves. But when he gets his hands on an early sample, he finds this memoir contains a troubling amount of truth about him and his family.

Bruce can't let this stand. As he knows better than most, the only way to squash a scandal is to create an even bigger scandal. Dominate the news circuit. Take up all the publisher's publicity resources. Sure, he has never written a book before, but how hard can it really be?

Well, as Clark tells him, those are some famous last words, Bruce.
Oh my heart...

Third Robin Tales by [archiveofourown.org profile] weekend_conspiracy_theorist
Currently a series of semi-connected scenes within a world where Bruce encountered Stephanie as Spoiler before Tim decided that if no one else was going to be Robin, then he had to. Tim and Steph found each other anyway. This AU is a lot of fun, with excellent Steph & Tim interaction.

told the world i had a plan by [archiveofourown.org profile] a_alene
Three glimpses into an AU where Jason survives Ethiopia and comes home. I enjoyed them!

two can keep a secret by [archiveofourown.org profile] carolinaa
Steph doesn't tell anybody that her mom died. Everyone's always bitching and moaning about cleaning up her messes, so Steph handles this one all on her own.

No problem.
Ouch. Oh Steph...

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Crossovers

Percy Jackson/Avengers

Can I Write 'Tried to Rob Tony Stark' On My Resume? by [archiveofourown.org profile] hyperInactive
Percy was at least happy that this wasn't a prophecy. Stealing back some demigod weapons from a mortal? Sure, Iron Man was a superhero and a genius, but after dealing with Gaea, that was nothing. They just had to steer clear of anyone who might recognize them, and they were positive that they could pull it off easier than most of their quests. And potentially land Leo a job, while they're at it.

But Percy should have known better. Nothing is ever that simple for a demigod.
This is a lot of fun!



Percy Jackson/Batfamily

The Acolyte by [archiveofourown.org profile] Anonymous
The war ends. Kronos falls.

Percy is tired. He's tired of being the leader, the hero, the general, the prophesied. He's tired of fate. He's tired of the Gods.

Good thing the Gods can't reach Gotham.
Long, interesting crossover where Percy flees to Gotham and ends up involved with the Bats.

it's a Thursday!Monday

Jun. 30th, 2025 07:53 am
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Yes, Monday, but ALSO Thursday! Sort of. We've all been 'encouraged' at work to take time off this week (yeah, it's a thing, idk, it makes sense in corporate, I guess?). But I'm always worried that if I take a Whole Week off, I'll 1) forget all my passwords; 2) miss something (relatively) important; or 3) my boss will realize that things run exactly the same when I'm not there, and start to wonder what it is I do all day.

So I'm taking THREE days off instead, Wednesday through Friday. Which means that today is Monday, but also the second-to-last day of the work week, which makes it Thursday too!

"perimeter time"

Jun. 29th, 2025 07:54 am
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Massive kudos to the Murderbot tv show for coming up with my favorite phrase of 2025 so far: PERIMETER TIME.

*the idea of 'checking the perimeter' as an acknowledged stand-in for 'I want to go be alone for a while, and also do something vaguely useful'

*as in "maybe it just needs some perimeter time"

*and also: "so, how's the perimeter?" "is that a joke?" "sort of"

sure is a day

Jun. 28th, 2025 08:58 am
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You know what, let's just do a fic rec caturday:

Interrupted Media, by corvidae9

“Hail the transport,” I responded instead. There was a muffled sound of confusion from both ART and Iris, and I explained, not at all exasperated. “I’d like to try something new before the shooting starts.”

fic rec Friday

Jun. 27th, 2025 07:45 am
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Child Instance, by IDisNull

I had a clear way out of this. All I had to do was send a message to any of the adults, let them know what had happened, and they would turn around immediately. (No sane parent wants their children being nannied by a SecUnit.) But then I would be the SecUnit who called for backup to deal with a handful of juvenile humans.

audiobook rambling

Jun. 26th, 2025 07:26 am
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A recent audiobook was WAY more of a journey than I expected, and it went something like this:

*oh, here's one to try, it's only 4 and a half hours long; that seems good

*I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M NOT EVEN ONE HOUR INTO THIS IT FEELS LIKE IT'S GONE ON FOREVER ALREADY

*am I bored enough to stop listening?

*ooh, but I'm mildly interested in what happens

*[trying to explain it] 'there's a volcano! and there was just an avalanche! by all reckonings, this book SHOULD be exciting, but somehow it isn't!'

*okay, I only have an hour-ish left, and I'm now moderately interested in how this is all going to wrap up, because it feels like there's a lot of plot to resolve and not a ton of time to do it

*[checks time remaining] hang on, now there's less than five minutes left?????

*oh, so they're just... not going to resolve the plot, okay, that's cool too

*sometimes the best a way to end a story is to just stop writing

*it was what the author wanted! (I guess? I don't actually know how published books work.) I genuinely love that for them! it wasn't my favorite book of all time, but I sure did have an experience, and I appreciate that!

ugh

Jun. 25th, 2025 07:24 am
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heat wave, day 4: ugh

today can officially consider itself cancelled; let's move on to tomorrow immediately

galaxy brain

Jun. 24th, 2025 07:38 am
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Okay, so when it's hot out, sometimes eating food seems Way Too Hard, but I still get hungry, which definitely makes everything worse. So I got some vanilla protein smoothie drinks from the grocery store, and also some strawberry yogurt drinks, both of which are in the 'acceptable if all food sounds awful anyway; at least they're easy to consume' category.

BUT THEN! Yesterday, I had the absolutely galaxy brain idea to combine them together, because I thought the 'one is too sweet, the other is too gloopy' issues might cancel each other out. Except that one of the 'yay, beverages' benefits is that I don't have to wash any dishes afterwards, which would be canceled out if I poured these two drinks into a third container. This had me stuck for several hours.

UNTIL! I thought to myself 'oh hey, what if I just open both smoothies and take a sip of each?' It's not like someone's going to tell me not to! I can do what I want!

And I did, and it was delicious.

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