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Today was a better day. I did 2 shifts. I accepted a new lady for next Tuesday evening and if it's a good fit, she could become a regular. School has been cancelled for the boys tomorrow, too. I wonder when they will go back.

Have Frog and Toad going camping.

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fandom_checkin

This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Tuesday, January 27, to midnight on Wednesday, January 28. (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #34142 Daily Check-in

Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 19

How are you doing?

I am OK.
11 (61.1%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
7 (38.9%)

I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single.
7 (36.8%)

One other person.
8 (42.1%)

More than one other person.
4 (21.1%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

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pattrose

Snowflake Challenge #14
In your own space, create a promo and/or rec list for someone new to a fandom. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it and include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Trying to convince our friends and loved ones to join our fandom is a frequent activity for many of us. It's great to have someone to talk to and obsess with! This is your chance to try to entice people into your fandom or to gently introduce new fans to your favorite parts of it.

Maybe you'd like to write a manifesto on your favorite ship. Maybe you'd like to write a breakdown of the many characters that appear in a long running franchise. Maybe you'd like to rec the fics you think everyone in your fandom should read. The possibilities are endless!

( MyRecs )

pattrose

27. Up-Helly-Aa is a vibrant fire festival celebrated in the UK Shetland Islands tonight. Thousands gather to witness the breathtaking sight of a longship ablaze, illuminating the night sky. Do you have any similar local winter or summer celebrations?

You know, after reading this, I don't have anything to compare to it. But right now, we are having peaceful protests in hopes that Trump won't have more american's murdered. I'll have to look into festivals. We do have Tucson Winterhaven Festival of Lights | December

Each year, during the holiday season, the Winterhaven neighborhood puts on spectacular displays for their Festival of Lights. The neighborhood residents decorate for the season with themes ranging from traditional Christmas lights to celebrations of Hanukkah, and everything in between. The event is free to attend, but donations for the Community Food Bank are encouraged. Visitors can walk through the neighborhood or take a tour from one of the trolley and hayride vendors. It's a big thing here.

ZooLights: Holiday Magic | December

Thousands of enchanting lights welcome you to the Reid Park Zoo during their ZooLights event showcasing festive displays and light shows. Stop by and say hello to Santa who will meet kids of all ages each evening through December 23. Make your way to the Arctic Zone for falling snow, sing along to festive music, and savor a hot cup of cocoa from the Zoo Café as you take in the winter wonderland in this Tucson holiday tradition.

The Tucson Folk Festival – and so Much More
Concerts, Community Events, & Workshops All Year Long

One of the country’s largest free music festivals, the Tucson Folk Festival celebrates folk, roots, and acoustic music every spring in Downtown Tucson. But that’s just one part of what we do. All year long, the Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association (TKMA) hosts concerts, workshops, fundraisers, and community events — celebrating diverse musical traditions, supporting artists, and building a welcoming, music-driven community.

There are quite a few different ones, but I think this is enough.

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Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters:Pairings: none
Categories: 5 times, crack, crossover
Warnings: none
Word Count: 3860
Author on DW:

naughtypixie
Author's Website: AO3 Profile
Link: 5 Time O’Neill Hired Some Very Questionable People for the SGC

Author's Summary:

The title says it all kids.

Why This Must Be Read:

Naughtypixie says she was bored but this is a hoot. It's a conglomeration of 5 of the least-likely Stargate crossovers you'll see.

But it's fun and her Jack-voice is perfect!

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Hello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.

This Week's Question: What are your crafting goals for 2026?

If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.

I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

dizzojay

Challenge #12

Make an appreciation post to those who enhance your fandom life. Appreciate them in bullet points, prose, poetry, a moodboard, a song... whatever moves you!

It can never be denied that the main factor in my wonderful fandom experience is the friends I’ve made

Whether they are friends who have crossed over from online to real life friends or those who still live in my laptop, the joy of shooting the breeze with an awesome bunch of people from all over the world is something I will always be grateful to fandom for.

Thanks to my fandom friends, I’ve gained confidence, I’ve learned new skills, I’ve travelled, I’ve humiliated myself (GISH, I’m looking at you), I’ve met famous people and I’ve found myself in ways that I’d never even considered before.

I’ve laughed with you guys and I’ve cried with you guys, and I can’t find the words to tell you how much I appreciate you all.

Therefore, I have decided to abandon words, and demonstrate my appreciation through the medium of Jared, Jensen and Misha...

via GIPHY

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yarnandglue

Last night there was a debate with the three leading Democratic candidates in the primary for Senator Dick Durbin's seat (who has held this seat since 1997 and can also be something of weenie and Zach Woods describes him well.) Here's a recording if anyone is interested in watching:

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Just a reminder that election day in Illinois is March 17! The first day of early voting varies by county but you can find that information here.

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Introduction Post * Meet the Mods Post * Challenge #1 * Challenge #2 * Challenge #3 * Challenge #4 * Challenge #5 * Challenge #6 * Challenge #7 * Challenge #8 * Challenge #9 * Challenge #10 * Challenge #11 * Challenge #12

Remember that there is no official deadline, so feel free to join in at any time, or go back and do challenges you've missed.

( Fandom Snowflake Challenge #14 )

And please do check out the comments for all the awesome participants of the challenge and visit their journals/challenge responses to comment on their posts and cheer them on. You might just find your newest obsession!

And just as a reminder: this is a low pressure, fun challenge. If you aren't comfortable doing a particular challenge, then don't. We aren't keeping track of who does what.

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Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Teal'c
Characters: Bra'tac, Teal'c
Categories: gen, character study, episode related
Warnings: none
Author's Journal:

paian
Author's Website:

paian
Link: Cha'hari

Why This Must Be Read: This is a beautiful, sweet coda to the final Ori arc, as Bra'tac and Teal'c meet again in a galaxy truly at peace. I love this for the mutual respect, the unspoken wealth of words beneath the surface, and the quiet triumph of two old men who have achieved their greatest dreams.

Never had they met this way without another battle on the near horizon. Never had they met this way in a time of peace. Never, in all their lives, had they known a time of peace..

pattrose

26. It’s Australia Day! What do you think of when you think of Australia?

1. kangaroos
2. The ocean
3. 120° weather
4. Shrimp on the barbie.
5. G’day mate

That’s all I can think of.

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This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Monday, January 26, to midnight on Tuesday, January 27. (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #34121 Daily Check-in

This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 27

How are you doing?

I am OK.
17 (63.0%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
10 (37.0%)

I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single.
10 (37.0%)

One other person.
11 (40.7%)

More than one other person.
6 (22.2%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

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Name:

cornerofmadness
Card Theme: Public Domain fest
Prompts: Love for Sale, Sing You Sinners, Madam Satan, The Sound of Love, You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me
Fandoms: Hazbin Hotel
My Card: My Card

( my fills under here )

Current Mood: accomplished

stonepicnicking_okapi

Snowflake Challenge: A mug of coffee or hot chocolate with a snowflake shaped gingerbread cookie perched on the rim sits nestled amidst a softly bunched blanket. A few dried orange slices sit next to it.

TALK ABOUT A COMMUNITY SPACE YOU LIKE. It doesn’t need to be your favorite, or the one where you spend the most time (although it certainly can be). Maybe it’s even one that you’ve barely visited. But talk about that space and how it helps support fannish community.

I like the

get_knitted crafting comm on DW. There are a lot of very talented folks who always have a least one (if not a host) of projects going on. I like reading about their progress and how they overcome obstacles and sometimes seeing photos of really beautiful things.

stonepicnicking_okapi

In order to break up the Snowflake posts, I looked through my YT history for something fun. I like this short of a scene from an early episode of Criminal Minds. I think I remember watching this on TV back in the day.

The ladies discover Brad (a Real FBI agent) at a bar.

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stonepicnicking_okapi

Challenge #12

Make an appreciation post to those who enhance your fandom life.

1. My DW friends enhance my life. I like reading about your lives, what you're doing, the changes you face and how you deal with things, and I like the things you share, links, photos, etc. I don't know that most of you enhance my fandom life because most of us don't share a fandom. But you are nice people and interesting people and we find connection. This is my only social media-type account. I've never had a facebook or twitter or tumblr or anything else so this is it and it is enough for me.

2. This year and next year, I am planning to actually engage in fannish activities in RL with people with whom I share a fandom so that will be different. I hope those plans come to fruition and we have fun.

3. There are so many content creators, the gif makers and the vidders and the ficcers and the fan artists and the fan crafters, who enhance my life with their art (in the general sense of the word) on YT and tumblr and etsy and AO3 and DW and, once upon a time, LiveJournal. And the mods of comms and exchanges.

THANK YOU! The world is better with you (and your art) in it.

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