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How I Bulk Prep Swiss Chard
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jesse_the_kI love some green veg at lunch. Commercial frozen green veg are hard as rocks and nastily overcooked. Here’s how I bulk prep fresh swiss chard for my lunches
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monday poem #337: Mary O'Malley, "The Lie"
Feb. 2nd, 2026 09:06 pmheresluckThe Lie
The lie that a protester shot dead by ICE
in Minneapolis was a terrorist, the lie
that killers set loose on their own cities
are victims, the lie that a poem is a gun.
A poem is not a gun, though a poem
from the pen of Akhmatova or Neruda
or Mandelstam, not one of whom ever
to my knowledge fired a shot, might
in certain conjugations of the stars
lodge in the heart and spread out
across mountains and borders
across languages and the sea and you
can't shoot it down, or lock it up
or alter its pixels. It is played
on the hollowed reeds of dead bones.
A poem like that is a bomb.
— Mary O'Malley
from The Irish Times, 31 January 2026
The lie that a protester shot dead by ICE
in Minneapolis was a terrorist, the lie
that killers set loose on their own cities
are victims, the lie that a poem is a gun.
A poem is not a gun, though a poem
from the pen of Akhmatova or Neruda
or Mandelstam, not one of whom ever
to my knowledge fired a shot, might
in certain conjugations of the stars
lodge in the heart and spread out
across mountains and borders
across languages and the sea and you
can't shoot it down, or lock it up
or alter its pixels. It is played
on the hollowed reeds of dead bones.
A poem like that is a bomb.
— Mary O'Malley
from The Irish Times, 31 January 2026
Satire Site Makes Me Giggle
Feb. 2nd, 2026 06:33 pmjesse_the_kBugsAppleLoves.com summarizes 17 long-standing bugs in the Apple computing ecosystem, and calculates entirely bogus yet entertaining cost estimates for the time we Apple users waste -- while trying to select text on an iPhone or trying to maintain window sizing in macOS' Finder.
(At least it confirmed the iPhone text selection issues was not just me).
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Feb. 1st, 2026 06:27 pmaurumcalendulaI manage to drop my iPod classic and break the plastic bezel around the charging port :(
I'm hoping that won't become a problem (it still charges and transfers data fine so far). It looks like the part itself is easily found, but I don't want to open my iPod and risk breaking something else in the process. I'm wondering if getting a cover for the port might be a good idea (it seems the main point of the bezel was to keep dust out).
I'm hoping that won't become a problem (it still charges and transfers data fine so far). It looks like the part itself is easily found, but I don't want to open my iPod and risk breaking something else in the process. I'm wondering if getting a cover for the port might be a good idea (it seems the main point of the bezel was to keep dust out).
Festivids!
Feb. 1st, 2026 06:17 pmaurumcalendulaI got a lovely Shetland vid for Festivids!
(I'm still working my way through the rest of the collection)
(I'm still working my way through the rest of the collection)
It's always nice
Jan. 31st, 2026 06:55 pmevilinsanemonkeyWhen you search by interest on dreamwidth and find a community already exists (in this case, Heated Rivalry). Though I'm a little tempted to make a Scott/Kip specific comm (even though I am already terrible at running the too many comms I have already made) because episode 3/Game Changer have a death grip on me, those two are ENTIRELY too cute.
January Talking Meme - If you could play only one instrument brilliantly, what would you choose?
Jan. 29th, 2026 10:46 pmaurumcalendulaJanuary 29 - 'If you could play only one instrument brilliantly, what would you choose? (If you're already brilliant at playing an instrument tell me another one you'd like to master).' for corvidology:
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(there are still slots open for the January Talking Meme here)
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(there are still slots open for the January Talking Meme here)
Girl Scout Cookies!
Jan. 29th, 2026 09:27 pmaurumcalendulaI just realized Girl Scout Cookies are available to order online! I might pick up a few more boxes when the Girl Scouts are selling them in person in a few months.
Snowflake Challenge: day 5
Jan. 29th, 2026 08:54 pmdancesontrains
Challenge #5
In your own space, create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, a wishlist of sorts.
1) Comments on AO3! I also enjoy remixes and fanart based on stuff I've written - https://archiveofourown.org/users/dancesontrains/works (note tags and warnings, some are archive-locked due to content).
2) Or if you have moneys, Steam wishlist with video games here - https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198204034817/ Mostly smaller ones.
3) This is more serious, but please don't buy Harry Potter branded anything. I don't personally care if you pirate the works or make fannish stuff, but JKR doesn't deserve another penny for her anti-trans activities. Save your money.
Also there are many trans people in the UK and elsewhere, please don't try to get some sort of verbal ~absolution for interacting with HP from any of us. It's annoying to say the least.
Upcoming Vidshows in 2026
Jan. 29th, 2026 09:08 amaurumcalendulaEscapade 36 = February 20 - 22 (vid deadline = Feb 14)
VidUKon = June 5 - 7
World Wide Slash (DC-Slash's new name) = July 17 - 19
Escapade 36.5 (online) = August 7 - 9
Confabulation = October 22 - 25
I think Wiscon (May 21- 25) might have a vidshow, but I haven't seen anything confirmed yet.
VidUKon = June 5 - 7
World Wide Slash (DC-Slash's new name) = July 17 - 19
Escapade 36.5 (online) = August 7 - 9
Confabulation = October 22 - 25
I think Wiscon (May 21- 25) might have a vidshow, but I haven't seen anything confirmed yet.