Fic for Kameo: Lessons on Giving and Taking
Jun. 4th, 2026 11:42 pmRecipient: Kameo (brainygiirl)
Author: REDACTED
Verse: Sherlock (TV)
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: None
Summary: John will always follow where Sherlock leads. And occasionally, Sherlock will do the same.
Read on Ao3: Lessons in Giving and Taking
Daily Happiness
Jun. 4th, 2026 07:17 pm2. We had Trader Joe's frozen kung pao chicken tonight for dinner and it's been quite a while (maybe even like six months or so) since we've had it and I forgot how good it is. We were making it a lot for a while and while I never got tired of it, I do feel like having it again after such a long time made me appreciate it more.
3. Saw this baby crow while out on our walk tonight. He was just stopped there and didn't fly or hop away when we walked by. Seemed like maybe he was waiting for his parents, so I hope they came back soon!

4. Jasper!

Thursday Recs
Jun. 4th, 2026 08:37 pmDo you have a rec for this week? Just reply to this post with something queer or queer-adjacent (such as, soap made by a queer person that isn't necessarily queer themed) that you'd, well, recommend. Self-recs are welcome, as are recs for fandom-related content!
Or have you tried something that's been recced here? Do you have your own report to share about it? I'd love to hear about it!
Daily Check-In
Jun. 4th, 2026 09:01 pmHow are you doing?
I am OK
9 (56.2%)
I am not OK, but don't need help right now
7 (43.8%)
I could use some help
0 (0.0%)
How many other humans live with you?
I am living single
6 (37.5%)
One other person
5 (31.2%)
More than one other person
5 (31.2%)
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.
Doin' that thing you do
Jun. 4th, 2026 04:34 pmSo it was no question that she was coming home with me. The person who runs the group and the foster coordinator had said something funny to me--"I'll go get her from the prison and we should be back in plenty of time"-- and I thought maybe that was their inside joke about a shelter with cages or something. But as I was driving down, I went past a sign that said "Women's Correctional Facility Purdy" and multiple signs saying "Do not pick up hitchhikers." I still didn't quite put two and two together but at the foster's house, she mentioned the prison again, and at my confusion, she finally said "Oh, did she not tell you about the prison program?" Apparently this rescue group has connections with one of those prison programs where they train dogs (most commonly) or work with cats to make them adoptable (in this case, they work with feral kittens and feral adults who show interest in being with humans, as well as other cats that are going to be adopted).
The first time I saw one of these programs was on Pitbulls and Parolees, and I thought it was so cool--the inmates learn really valuable skills that can translate to the post-prison world, and they get to take care of another being that depends on them. Most of these programs have waiting lists, because everyone wants to be part of them. The inmate who cared for Hazel (what I have named her) gave me a great list of things she likes, her behaviors, etc. I've always thought these programs are so cool and I've been joking that Hazel was in prison before she came here, but it's the first time I've had direct experience.
She settled in really fast. She's just really even tempered, and she loooves to chase her tail, anywhere, any time. (She even chased her tail inside a paper bag that I was putting clothing to donate to the food bank's clothes line and fortunately didn't destroy the clothes, but did destroy the paper bag.) She desperately wants to go outside, so I have to figure out some kind of catio situation--she escaped the other day and immediately beelined under the deck, so this needs to be addressed. But she was a perfect angel on the drive home, not even making a peep on the road or on the ferry, which is loud and stinky.
She has the tiniest, sweetest meow, and dainty little feet like Olive's, but they are deadly when she puts them on like my femoral artery and it reminds me a lot of my dear miss Ollie. At night, she wants to be so right up on my head that she does this Alien face-hugger thing and it's this horrible battle of wills because I cannot breathe but she just tries over and over and I have to keep pushing her away. I do love her, but she has definite opinions. She is a bit of a chonk, but I think I can get her weight down a little. And she had all but her bottom canine teeth removed because of dental disease, but she can still bite, as my nose can attest. Her finickiness with food is slightly annoying, though.
( Pics of Hazel )
Yikes, can someone tell me how the hell to make those pictures normal size??
In other news, I had chemo last week and Dr. Li came in with "big news": the fuckers who bought the Polyclinic, where I have been going my whole adult life and which had a great reputation around the area for like 80 years, are shutting down his department. So no more hematology oncology. So he has two months to find placements for all his hundreds of patients, and there are limited spots where those of us in active treatment can really find this type of care. It's not that you can't go to a general oncologist, but they don't know the ins and outs of this very weird rare cancer, and blood cancers have their own special needs. I really don't want to go to Fred Hutch, despite it being a premier cancer center, for various reasons, so he's going to try to send me to the system I had radiation at and still see a doctor as well as a physical therapist at, but I don't know how long they're going to maintain their identity, since they "merged" with a large Catholic hospital system a few years back (I have very strong feelings about women's health at Catholic hospitals and am really angry that multiple Catholic systems are now running most of the hospitals here). I have no idea what to expect, if I'll get another horrible oncologist like the one I had at the beginning, or what. I'm filled with anxiety.
Because he's a great doc, though, he was careful to go through the calendar and my treatment schedule to make sure my prescription for pomalyst, the thalidomide analog that basically keeps me alive, will get phoned in before shuttering the office so my treatment isn't interrupted (though I have no idea how this whole thing will work and how soon I would be able to see my new doctor). So as of July 31, he's in early retirement (as is his great receptionist), and I will have to get used to a new normal somewhere else that I know nothing about.
Man, I'm so glad i have a cat with all this happening. I would hate to not have something to snuggle (her fur is SO SOFT). I still miss Blues like mad, and I still cry a lot about him, but it helps so much to be able to kiss a kitty head.
We’re relaxed
Jun. 4th, 2026 11:01 pmIt’s been a long time since we’ve seen Sarah Grote (Wicked Things #2 in 2020, I believe) and something has definitely happened to her but I don’t know what. Lottie is still preoccupied with babies slithering out and having a drink. I don’t think even a trained midwife could disabuse her of this notion.
some good things
Jun. 4th, 2026 11:41 pm- was invited to read A Bedtime Story :)
- fresh new bedlinen
- Eating More Food has in fact fixed the muscle soreness, again
- successfully achieved a favour for a person (via venturing into the Warhammer shop halfway down the hill)
- after the torrential rain, the sunset
The Friday Five for 5 June 2026: Books!
Jun. 4th, 2026 03:08 pm1. Do you enjoy reading?
2. What is the first book you remember reading?
3. Who is your favourite author?
4. What is your favourite book?
5. What is the last book you read and the first you'll read next?
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Day 4: Write Every Day
Jun. 4th, 2026 01:15 pmQuote for today:
“If you can’t be kind, at least be vague.” Judith Martin/Miss Manners
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The best Project Hail Mary review, limerick-stylée
Jun. 4th, 2026 01:09 pmBut! Limericks! The third one is especially great.
Analysis and discussion of the "uncut" versions of Robert Heinlein's novels
Jun. 4th, 2026 10:41 am1 Red Planet, 1949 ( Read more... )
2 Puppet Masters (1951) ( Read more... )
3 Stranger in a strange land (1961) ( Read more... )
4 Podkayne of Mars (1963)
As originally written, Podkayne dies at the end. Heinlein's editor demanded that the final chapter (narrated by Podkayne's brother) be altered to have her survive instead. Modern versions of the novel restore the original ending, or provide both endings. The final chapter is just a few pages long.
I strongly dislike this novel regardless of which version of the final chapter it has, so I can't speak to which might be better.
ALTI’m coming to Germany! Come along and see me talk, read comics and sign books. Links for more info are at www.tomgauld.com
Jaunting out for cultural reasons
Jun. 4th, 2026 02:41 pmSome years ago I advised a composer who was composing an opera about A Historical Figure about whom I am something of a Nexpert, and I am now on their mailing list and get info on their current activities and broadcasts and so on -
And I was invited to the Private View of this, taking place at a venue which is only a reasonable bus-ride and short walk away.
Also giving me the chance to see a small part of the nearish locality with which I am relatively unfamiliar, and which has its charms.
I am not sure I was entirely enthused by the artworks - there was one installation of ceramics where I wished I had someone there to whom I could murmur that they had an urgent phallic look -
My main problem with the venue, however, was the acoustics - I think it was the kind of space where once you got a certain mass of people conversing it would always have been a bit trying for me and my hearing aids, but combined with the ambient music coming out of the various speakers, not optimal at all. (Though maybe its own soundscape....)
I don't think there was anyone there I knew besides The Composer - mostly of a younger generation and art/music people rather than groves of academe - and I didn't really get into much chat, but I did get 2 admiring comments on the green hair streaks and 1 compliment to my pendant (which I think I got at Wiscon, unless it was 4th St?).
However, I have had a sweet email from The Composer thanking me for coming.
The Restoration Game by Ken MacLeod
Jun. 4th, 2026 09:15 am
A programmer is dragged into a geopolitical squabble, complicated by untoward existential revelations.
The Restoration Game by Ken MacLeod
ART FOR ALEC/THEMONSTRUMOLOGIST: DO NOT KEEP TO YOURSELF
Jun. 4th, 2026 06:41 amRecipient: Alec/themonstrumologist
Artist: REDACTED
Verse: Shekhar Home
Characters: Shekhar Home & Jayavrat Saini & Iraboty Adhyo & Mrs Henriques
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Summary: Getting together at Khasha Blanca
Note: So pleased to see you request these friends, this is set pre-end-of-episode-4 when everyone was having a good time… The quote is from Rabindranath Tagore’s The Gardener!
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