Look! I remembered to post before December started this year!
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dw_newsHello, friends! It's about to be December again, and you know what that means: the fact I am posting this actually before December 1 means karzilla reminded me about the existence of linear time again. Wait, no -- well, yes, but also -- okay, look, let me back up and start again: it's almost December, and that means it's time for our annual December holiday points bonus.
The standard explanation: For the entire month of December, all orders made in the Shop of points and paid time, either for you or as a gift for a friend, will have 10% of your completed cart total sent to you in points when you finish the transaction. For instance, if you buy an order of 12 months of paid time for $35 (350 points), you'll get 35 points when the order is complete, to use on a future purchase.
( The fine print and much more behind this cut! )
Thank you, in short, for being the best possible users any social media site could possibly ever hope for. I'm probably in danger of crossing the Sappiness Line if I haven't already, but you all make everything worth it.
On behalf of Mark, Jen, Robby, and our team of awesome volunteers, and to each and every one of you, whether you've been with us on this wild ride since the beginning or just signed up last week, I'm wishing you all a very happy set of end-of-year holidays, whichever ones you celebrate, and hoping for all of you that your 2026 is full of kindness, determination, empathy, and a hell of a lot more luck than we've all had lately. Let's go.
karzilla reminded me about the existence of linear time again. Wait, no -- well, yes, but also -- okay, look, let me back up and start again: it's almost December, and that means it's time for our annual December holiday points bonus.The standard explanation: For the entire month of December, all orders made in the Shop of points and paid time, either for you or as a gift for a friend, will have 10% of your completed cart total sent to you in points when you finish the transaction. For instance, if you buy an order of 12 months of paid time for $35 (350 points), you'll get 35 points when the order is complete, to use on a future purchase.
( The fine print and much more behind this cut! )
Thank you, in short, for being the best possible users any social media site could possibly ever hope for. I'm probably in danger of crossing the Sappiness Line if I haven't already, but you all make everything worth it.
On behalf of Mark, Jen, Robby, and our team of awesome volunteers, and to each and every one of you, whether you've been with us on this wild ride since the beginning or just signed up last week, I'm wishing you all a very happy set of end-of-year holidays, whichever ones you celebrate, and hoping for all of you that your 2026 is full of kindness, determination, empathy, and a hell of a lot more luck than we've all had lately. Let's go.
Holiday Love Meme
Nov. 27th, 2025 06:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
donutsweeperIt's that time of year again!
✨ holiday love meme 2025 ✨
my thread here
Everyone go throw your names in the hat so you can get some holiday love too! :)
my thread here
Everyone go throw your names in the hat so you can get some holiday love too! :)
multifandom icons.
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mundodefieras Wicked and Wicked: For Good
Nov. 25th, 2025 08:26 pmunfeatheredWicked came out just in time for my birthday last year, and I've just been to see Wicked: For Good for this year's birthday (which isn't till Thursday but I went to see it today because I'll be working Thursday_. I don't seem to have written anything last year, but I was blown away by the first movie, and I was just as blown away by part two.
It suffered somewhat from padding in the early parts, because the second act of a musical is never as long as the first act, though I liked the new songs added for each of the girls. But as it went on, both girls and Fiyero got their chance to shine and I absolutely adored the chemistry between all three of them.
I thought Ariana Grande was absolutely incredible in both movies, not just vocally but as an actress. So many teeny tiny emotions flitting across her face, showing her inner conflict and her growth as a character. I'm not so in love with Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba - she doesn't quite feel right for the part, to me, though I can't say why - but she's certainly an extremely accomplished actress and a great singer. And I fell in love with Jonathan Bailey way back in Doctor Who Time Heist though I haven't seen him in anything else. (Well, apparently I saw him in Broadchurch and Hooten and the Lady but I don't remember!) Great acting from him too, and the few bits of singing he got in this one were great too.
I loved how much thought had gone into every tiny detail of both movies. Every shot, every beat, every glance, every note. I have never before seen a screen adaptation of a stage musical that was so very, very well done.
About the only thing I didn't love was the CGI animals, which looked okay singly but very bad en masse. Still, that was a very small part of the show so I'll let it go.
I've loved Wicked ever since I first bought the CD back in 2008 when I was rehearsing Godspell (also by Stephen Schwartz). I went to see the West End production for my 39th birthday in 2011 and loved it and have always meant to go and see it again but never got around to it. But this pair of movies take the whole thing to another level. Giving the rather frantic stage show room to breathe, and time to make clear the backstories and references, and just enjoy every tiny moment of the shifting relationships and characters that the whole story is about.
It suffered somewhat from padding in the early parts, because the second act of a musical is never as long as the first act, though I liked the new songs added for each of the girls. But as it went on, both girls and Fiyero got their chance to shine and I absolutely adored the chemistry between all three of them.
I thought Ariana Grande was absolutely incredible in both movies, not just vocally but as an actress. So many teeny tiny emotions flitting across her face, showing her inner conflict and her growth as a character. I'm not so in love with Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba - she doesn't quite feel right for the part, to me, though I can't say why - but she's certainly an extremely accomplished actress and a great singer. And I fell in love with Jonathan Bailey way back in Doctor Who Time Heist though I haven't seen him in anything else. (Well, apparently I saw him in Broadchurch and Hooten and the Lady but I don't remember!) Great acting from him too, and the few bits of singing he got in this one were great too.
I loved how much thought had gone into every tiny detail of both movies. Every shot, every beat, every glance, every note. I have never before seen a screen adaptation of a stage musical that was so very, very well done.
About the only thing I didn't love was the CGI animals, which looked okay singly but very bad en masse. Still, that was a very small part of the show so I'll let it go.
I've loved Wicked ever since I first bought the CD back in 2008 when I was rehearsing Godspell (also by Stephen Schwartz). I went to see the West End production for my 39th birthday in 2011 and loved it and have always meant to go and see it again but never got around to it. But this pair of movies take the whole thing to another level. Giving the rather frantic stage show room to breathe, and time to make clear the backstories and references, and just enjoy every tiny moment of the shifting relationships and characters that the whole story is about.
Email suggestions? (and recs and things)
Nov. 20th, 2025 03:15 pmdonutsweeperWhile I will probably never be able to divest myself from google completely, I'm thinking of trying to start shifting some things off google (and also juno, I have an ancient juno email acct I really need to move away from) so I turn to my brilliant friends to ask what you all use. I had heard tons of good things about proton (both its mail and docs) but just read it is possibly wishy-washy on AI so am not as sure about it. I've also heard good things about thunderbird and one or two places suggested tuta.
Anyone use one of these or have opinions? Are there others I have missed? (GMX used to be suggested but I haven't seen it mentioned recently?) Besides google's well, everything, I am sick and tired of having to turn off its AI "features" every few weeks/months every time they push a new update/product. I loathe all things AI it is just an annoying scourge that is *everywhere*.
I mostly want just reliable email that can be accessed via a browser webpage without having to download anything. If I can also access it on my phone via an app or browser there, great, but that is less important. Free is ideal, although I guess I'll consider a one time purchase if it's not too bad and is for a well established, reliable company. I do like googledocs and plan on moving away from that eventually but for now just starting to establish a new email would be a good step.
Livejournal is down today when I use firefox but if I try in another browser it seems to load (I have Edge on this laptop but only because it came installed and I used it to DL firefox, I haven't signed into anything on it). I even tried turning off uBlockOrigin and it still wouldn't work on firefox. I wonder if firefox tweaked its settings or something, one of the things that kicked off my new email client search was juno being weird on firefox. SIGH. I did check and my firefox is up to date. (The 'is it down right now' sites seem mixed on if LJ is down for everyone or not so I guess there is an actual issue. I barely use LJ anymore but still, twas my fannish home for a bit, I hope it doesn't go down for good)
I managed to find things to post torecthething the past two weeks (behold! tumblr art for Batman, DMBJ/Lost Tomb, MDZS/Untamed, Sherlock, SPN, Superman, and X-Men):
Batman
- Yapping on a random rooftop until sunrise. (really great Dick and Tim art)
DMBJ/Lost Tomb:
- "Next time, can we not come to such a cold place?" (gorgeous artist interpretation of the finale scene in Mystery of The Abyss, the Heihua Russia adventure tease)
- Clair-Obscur also on AO3 here Summary: Summary: Xie Yuchen is kidnapped. Hei Xiazi comes to the rescue... As his lift. (wonderful, and wonderfully detailed, B&W wordless Heihua comic)
MDZS/The Untamed
- Happy radish family! (adorable WWX, WN and a-Yuan during the burial mounds settlement days)
Sherlock
- Bleak (sherlock in the rain, love it)
Superman
- Sunshine Boy (this is one of my favorite Clark fanarts I have ever seen)
X-Men
- Halloween at the x mansion but it’s just everyone wearing starfleet uniforms. Charles does Not think it’s funny. (absolutely hilarious but the bonus is just *chef's kiss*)
I've been seeing articles and comments about both a White Collar and Stargate reboot possibly happening. The White Collar one seems like it's mostly rumor and hopeful folks rehashing comments made a few years ago (or, there's nothing specific behind the chatter at least) but Amazon/MGM has actually greenlit a Stargate project with a showrunner who had been involved with SGA so that might be something. (I am not entirely sure stargate can work in today's world/climate considering the military push and 'ancient aliens' conspiracy theories but still, I loved SG1/SGA back in the day so I guess I am cautiously optimistic?)
Anyone use one of these or have opinions? Are there others I have missed? (GMX used to be suggested but I haven't seen it mentioned recently?) Besides google's well, everything, I am sick and tired of having to turn off its AI "features" every few weeks/months every time they push a new update/product. I loathe all things AI it is just an annoying scourge that is *everywhere*.
I mostly want just reliable email that can be accessed via a browser webpage without having to download anything. If I can also access it on my phone via an app or browser there, great, but that is less important. Free is ideal, although I guess I'll consider a one time purchase if it's not too bad and is for a well established, reliable company. I do like googledocs and plan on moving away from that eventually but for now just starting to establish a new email would be a good step.
Livejournal is down today when I use firefox but if I try in another browser it seems to load (I have Edge on this laptop but only because it came installed and I used it to DL firefox, I haven't signed into anything on it). I even tried turning off uBlockOrigin and it still wouldn't work on firefox. I wonder if firefox tweaked its settings or something, one of the things that kicked off my new email client search was juno being weird on firefox. SIGH. I did check and my firefox is up to date. (The 'is it down right now' sites seem mixed on if LJ is down for everyone or not so I guess there is an actual issue. I barely use LJ anymore but still, twas my fannish home for a bit, I hope it doesn't go down for good)
I managed to find things to post to
recthething the past two weeks (behold! tumblr art for Batman, DMBJ/Lost Tomb, MDZS/Untamed, Sherlock, SPN, Superman, and X-Men): Batman
- Yapping on a random rooftop until sunrise. (really great Dick and Tim art)
DMBJ/Lost Tomb:
- "Next time, can we not come to such a cold place?" (gorgeous artist interpretation of the finale scene in Mystery of The Abyss, the Heihua Russia adventure tease)
- Clair-Obscur also on AO3 here Summary: Summary: Xie Yuchen is kidnapped. Hei Xiazi comes to the rescue... As his lift. (wonderful, and wonderfully detailed, B&W wordless Heihua comic)
MDZS/The Untamed
- Happy radish family! (adorable WWX, WN and a-Yuan during the burial mounds settlement days)
Sherlock
- Bleak (sherlock in the rain, love it)
Superman
- Sunshine Boy (this is one of my favorite Clark fanarts I have ever seen)
X-Men
- Halloween at the x mansion but it’s just everyone wearing starfleet uniforms. Charles does Not think it’s funny. (absolutely hilarious but the bonus is just *chef's kiss*)
I've been seeing articles and comments about both a White Collar and Stargate reboot possibly happening. The White Collar one seems like it's mostly rumor and hopeful folks rehashing comments made a few years ago (or, there's nothing specific behind the chatter at least) but Amazon/MGM has actually greenlit a Stargate project with a showrunner who had been involved with SGA so that might be something. (I am not entirely sure stargate can work in today's world/climate considering the military push and 'ancient aliens' conspiracy theories but still, I loved SG1/SGA back in the day so I guess I am cautiously optimistic?)