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Because of Course There's Another Group to Love

They're Ateez, from a relatively small KPop entertainment company, KQ. They have eight members, all of whose names I now know, and who I can now identify (and amongst who I have my biases). They don't have quite as much creative control as Stray Kids, but because they're with a small company, they do have more control than many other groups. They've been around only slightly less time than SKZ, and members of the two groups are friends (they all competed in Legendary Wars, which isn't a thing I need to bother y'all with.)

I love their music, and I love their music videos. They have so much fun, and have, apparently, such fun in making sure their MVs are ridiculous ... and they sing and dance just ... well, I'm not going to fangirl too much. Instead, I'm going to bother you with at least three MVs. "Bouncy," and "Work," which came out in 2023 and 2024 respectively, and "Ice on My Teeth," also out in 2024. They have a metric ton of lore, but I'm not going to bother y'all with that, either.

Just enjoy the crazy, and the dancing, and the acting, and the music, and the knowing humor of it all.

Watch on YouTube

And then there's "Work"

Watch on YouTube

And finally, "Ice on My Teeth"

Watch on YouTube

Current Mood: grim
Current Location: the home office
Current Music: Ateez, "Work"

sholio

After the cavalcade of pain in recent episodes, I had a need for some comfort.

Safeguard - 1200 wds, light hurt/comfort, slight AU of the hallway fight in 5x09.
Also posted on AO3.

( Safeguard )

spikedluv

9-1-1: Good ep! ( spoilers )

Matlock: The two-hour season finale did not disappoint! ( spoilers )

SWAT: Good ep. ( spoilers )

sholio

Now that the primary thoughts/screaming are done, a few more random items.

( More on 5x16 )

sholio

( SCREM )

sholio

I have just watched through Babylon 5 5x16 and

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT JMS

I thought I was prepared but I was not prepared for the emotional roller coaster I have just been on.

I will write a post about that but first I think I need to lie down for a few minutes.

sholio

"Phoenix Rising" and "The Ragged Edge"

( Spoilers for 5x11-12 )

spikedluv

I updated the previous post with messages from the doctor, but I thought this deserved it's own post. If you think you know where this is going, you're probably correct. ( more back here )

ETA: I received a call from the doctor less than 20 min after I made this post; I will be seeing the nurse at 1pm today!

ETA2: The appointment

There was no signs of infection or oozing. I got rewrapped and x-rayed to make sure there was no piece of wire left inside (I didn't think there was; it looked like the whole thing came out) and to make sure the bone was still healing straight. The results were good on both counts.

I was told to keep my foot up as much as possible since there was no wire to hold the bone straight. (I keep shaking my head because no one seemed to care when *I* was freaking out about this very thing, but now that they can't do anything about it, it's a major concern.)

I'd already left, but was called back to get a full-on boot instead of wearing just the shoe. (That sucker is very uncomfortable.) I have an appointment next Friday to see my surgeon (moved up a week).

It was mentioned in passing that she might want/have to put in another wire. TBH, I almost wish she would because if the bone doesn't heal straight this surgery was for nothing.

sholio

( Not actually that spoilery but cutting anyway )

mecurtin

For some weeks now I've been attending Invisible's "What's The Plan?" Weekly discussion/organizing meetings with co-founders Ezra & Leah.

I've been taking notes on the meetings, I'm going to start writing them up to share. I'm not going to claim to meet journalistic standards, but I'll do my best to cover the ground & pull out the good quotes. You can watch the video here.

I've been taking notes on the meetings, I'm going to start writing them up to share. I'm not going to claim to meet journalistic standards, but I'll do my best to cover the ground & pull out the good quotes. You can watch the video here.

Please give me feedback on format, style, level of detail. I'm posting here first because I trust you guys most, I may post elsewhere or turn it into a bluesky thread, dunno.
( cut for length, US politics )

spikedluv

Last Friday: I had my follow-up appointment with the surgeon this morning; she was out sick so I actually met with the nurse, which was fine with me so long as they didn’t cancel. (I made a brief post (with photos) about it here.) I did two loads of laundry, changed kitty liter, prepared and filed income taxes, stirred up cabbage salad for tomorrow’s gathering, and made pulled pork in the crock pot for supper.

Temps started out at 34.5(F) and reached 48.7. Thankfully there was just a dusting of snow this morning so I didn’t have any issues getting out to my appointment. Expecting a mix of snow and rain overnight, so we’ll see what tomorrow morning brings.

( more back here )

sholio

The Face of My Enemy (3618 words) by Sholio
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Babylon 5 (TV 1993)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Na'Toth (Babylon 5), G'Kar (Babylon 5), Londo Mollari
Additional Tags: Episode Tag, Episode: s5e10 A Tragedy of Telepaths, Friendship, Uneasy Allies
Summary: Post-ep for 5x10 A Tragedy of Telepaths. Missing scenes from the flight from Centauri Prime, or, Na'Toth gets offworld.

sholio

"In the Kingdom of the Blind" and "A Tragedy of Telepaths."

( Spoilers for 5x09-10 + screencaps )

china_shop

( US political shitshow behind the cut (Youtube video & news link) )

And while I'm at it, ( shitty news from the UK, too )

spikedluv

What I Just Finished Reading: Since last Wednesday I have read/finished reading: Now or Never: Thirty-One on the Run (A Stephanie Plum Novel) by Janet Evanovich and Leave the Grave Green (A Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James Mystery) by Deborah Crombie.

What I am Currently Reading: I have a book out from the library that I haven’t started and occasionally plug away at The Nightmare Before Kissmas (A Royals and Romance Novel) by Sara Raasch.

What I Plan to Read Next: I’ve requested more books from the library, so one of those most likely.

Book 13 of 2025: Now or Never: Thirty-One on the Run (A Stephanie Plum Novel) (Janet Evanovich)

This book ended way better than it started out. If you’ve been following along at home, you know how frustrated I get with Stephanie. ( spoilers )

The very beginning of this book made me grit my teeth, but the ending (well, the last 3/4 maybe) saved it for me. I’m actually giving it five hearts because I felt so good when I finished reading it!

♥♥♥♥♥

Book 14 of 2025: Leave the Grave Green (A Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James Mystery) (Deborah Crombie)

Interesting case and one screwed-up family.( spoilers )

I enjoyed this book well enough to give it four hearts. I’ve already requested another from the library, but I’m not sure how much further in the series I’m going to read.

♥♥♥♥

spikedluv

As you all may recall, I had my foot rebandaged on Friday. ( more back here; nothing gory )

Am I overreacting?

ETA: Which I typed in once already and lost, ugh.

Short version: No one has gotten back to me yet (it's 3pm now) and the wire has continued to move, at least during the morning. When I took my sock off to put a folded tissue between the wire and my toe, the wire was ABOVE my toe now. (I'm not freaking out, you're freaking out.)

I went back and looked at the photos I'd taken. Friday: top of wire at bottom of pinky toe. Tuesday: top of wire at midpoint between bottom of pinky toe and where the toenail begins. (I hadn't realized it when I took the pics yesterday that it had moved.) This morning, 5:30am: top of wire where toenail begins. This morning, 8am: top of wire ABOVE pinky toe. I haven't checked since then.

I'm concerned because they said they wanted the wire to stay in for a couple more weeks AND no one told me what to do if it started coming out on its own! With it being above the toe, it is definitely going to get caught on something, I just know it.

ETA the second

I got a message back from the doctor last evening that basically only said, is there pain? is the wire still in the foot? I was like o_O that's all you're giving me? I replied, so we'll see what they have to say next.

ETA the third (at this point, just for my records)

I heard back from the doctor. She basically said to not remove any dressings (I haven't) and to wear the walking shoe any time my foot is on the ground (I do, except for late night runs to the bathroom). She's going to try to move up my appointment, presumably with my doctor/surgeon. So, bottom line, I should have skipped this doctor (the one I saw on Tuesday who said, call me if you have any issues) and gone straight to my doctor, even though I wouldn't have been able to see her until tomorrow at the earliest. *head desk*

esteefee

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews: just covers.

The City, Not Long After by Pat Murphy. The Golden Gate Bridge stretches out, in crumbling disrepair and empty of cars, into a yellow fog, the city of San Francisco in the distance.

The City, Not Long After by Pat Murphy. The Golden Gate Bridge stretches out, in crumbling disrepair and empty of cars, into a yellow fog, the city of San Francisco in the distance.

That's all, folks!

sholio

So much for slowing down. Onwards!

( Spoilers through 'Day of the Dead' )

mecurtin

It was evening, and time for ... *Shenanigans!* #Purrcy had to zoom about as I went GRAR! and then there was the Tossing of Crinkly Toys. As you can see from his eyes he was very wild and fierce, not to be tamed by external forces.

Purrcy the tuxedo tabby crouches behind a wine box where it sits between a wooden and a tile floor. His pupils are blown wide, his whiskers splayed out and forward: the hunter lurks!

Purrcy the tuxedo tabby crouches behind a wine box where it sits between a wooden and a tile floor. His pupils are blown wide, his whiskers splayed out and forward: the hunter lurks!

I'm at that point in Pesach where I'm hungry all the time because nothing feels like food. Hm. Dirk is having tortilla chips, I think I'll follow his lead ..

alethia

Not me posting a story on a weekday at a reasonable hour! I don't even know who I am anymore.

But, you guys! Someone on tumblr illustrated a scene from one of my stories!!! The story is The Way Back and the fanart is here. I love it desperately. Fandom is the fucking best.

The Call of the Void (4451 words) by Alethia
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Pitt (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jack Abbot/Michael "Robby" Robinavitch
Characters: Jack Abbot (The Pitt), Michael "Robby" Robinavitch
Additional Tags: Pre-Season/Series 01, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Mental Health Issues, Military Backstory, First Kiss, First Time, Porn, robby talking abbot off the roof, for a given definition of talking
Summary:

"I'm not about to kill myself, Robby," Jack said, easy. "If I were going to kill myself, I wouldn't do it here, for you all to find, because that's just rude. I'd eat my gun at home like a proper soldier. Iraq vets have a system, man, it's tradition," he drawled, putting some grim humor on the last.

"Gotta be honest, man, you're not making me feel better over here," Robby said, his voice actually worried now.

"Would it help to know I'm out here because it reminds me that I want to be alive?"

Current Mood: giddy

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TV Talk: 9-1-1, Matlock & SWAT

Babylon 5 5x16 (more)

Babylon 5 through 5x16 "And All My Dreams Torn Asunder"

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Babylon 5 5x11-12

The Continuing Saga of My Foot

Absolutely random B5 5x09 question

Indivisible What's The Plan meeting, April 17; Edited

The Week in Spikedluv (Apr 11 – Apr 17)

B5 fic: The Face of My Enemy

B5 5x09-10

Signal boost: US politics

Wednesday Reading Meme & Books 13 & 14 of 2025

More Drama with My Foot (That Might All be In My Head)

Book Meme - 20

Babylon 5 5x05-08

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The Pitt Fic: The Call of the Void (Abbot/Robby, NC-17)

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