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I spent hours on public transit today to accomplish two errands. They did not go well, which you can probably guess by the fact I am posting about it.

I wont subject you to the whole saga, but why have shoe stores stopped putting prices on the floor samples? They expect me to ask for the price? No, fuck that. I am not going to have a 'nope, too much' convo with a person while shoe shopping.

... I say that now, but is there a word for 'today I find this unacceptable, but I have a sinking feeling this will be the new normal and I will have to adjust?'

Is this lack of stickers on the soles of shoes in stores everywhere, or just the places I hit today?

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Title: 'Hoping I'm in His Plans'
Fandom: Original Fiction
Rating: PG (Warnings for some innuendo)
Notes: Crossposted to

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( Hoping I'm in His Plans )

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Reading

I finished Grim Tuesday by Garth Nix. Very fun!
I read some more of Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo. It's good, though I feel like it's going a bit slow. Thought that could be because I just don't love reading ebooks.
I finished Deep Secret by Diana Wynne Jones. Love this book! DWJ has fantastic worldbuilding.
Ficwise, I've been reading mostly JunDylan and PondPhuwin, mostly stuff from my tbr list. Feeling a bit meh about fic, I can't quite seem to find anything I'm super excited about.

Watching

The roommate and I finished Sunset x Vibes. It was good! MosBank were really cute, as were the secondary ship, who I'm sad don't have any other shows together.
The roommate and I started watching Love in the Air. This is our first BossNoeul and I'm enjoying them a lot so far! Looking forward to FortPeat, who I already love, but they haven't interacted yet.
The roommate, best friend, and I watched the latest episode of Only Friends: Dream On. Things are starting to come together for everyone! I hope RomeRaffy have a happy ending.
The roommate, best friend, and I watched the latest episode of Love Upon a Time. Sweet episode that turned very sad! Kaew and Jom were already sad, but now Phop and Klao too...
The roommate, best friend, and I watched the latest episode of Magic Move. Fake marriage ftw! Very interested to see what mess will come from this.
The roommate, best friend, and I watched the latest episode of Love of Silom. Sad we didn't get domestic family for long, but hopefully that will come back around. Plus first kiss!!!
The roommate, best friend, and I watched the first episode of Enemies with Benefits. Very cute! Jan and JingJing have great chemistry and I'm having fun watching them. Also, I want to go bowling now lol
The roommate, best friend, and I watched the first episode of Wu. Not a BL for once! I was excited to see SkyNani though, who we've only seen separately before, and it's very interesting so far. Looking forward to seeing more.

Listening

I've been watching a lot of concert recordings on youtube, particularly of LYKN. They're a lot of fun and it's getting me extra excited to see them in person :D
I listened to several episodes of Happier with Gretchen Rubin. Right now I'm on a "field trip" episode where Gretchen and one of her friends are going to the Met and talking about From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Very fun!
Also listened to a few episodes of TED Talk Daily. Always interesting.

Writing

Nothing.

Learning

Nothing.

james

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Part 95b of 105.

When I started looking into this, I believed Countdown to Infinite Crisis #1 was the first story to suggest Max was a straight-up bad guy, even after his ordeal with the sentient computer. This is not true. His last appearance in JLA, in 1996, is at least ambiguous…

And two John Ostrander stories in 2000 and 2001 also tinkered with Max’s moral alignment, one much more blatantly than the other. ( Maybe Ostrander was angling to get Max onto the next Suicide Squad? )

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I finished Parade of Horribles earlier but I totally need to read it again because there's some stuff I don't think I actually understood. ( spoilers )

There were also definitely things I meant to highlight so I could talk about them but then I didn't and now my brain is just !!!! about everything, so I need to reread at a slightly slower pace.

We interrupt this post because I need to complain about some umpiring in this Mets-Tigers game - Baty didn't even touch his helmet and the umpire says he challenged the call (and lost, so the Mets are out of challenges) and they showed the replay and his hand stops at eye-level - he never touches his helmet! Ugh. That is some bullshit.

Anyway! Overall ( spoilers )

Oh, now this umpire just fucked the Tigers on a pitch clock violation, so I guess it evens out? Idk idk.

One last DCC thing: ( I guess this is obliquely a spoiler )

Again, anyway, I will reread and then have more to say, I'm sure. Right now, my brain is soup. However, one thing I will always remember is ( spoiler )

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Current Mood: tired
Current Music: Mets losing to the Tigers

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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 Wednesday May 13, to midnight on Thursday, May 14. (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #34588 Daily Check-in

Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 17

How are you doing?

I am OK.
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I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
5 (29.4%)

I could use some help.
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How many other humans live with you?

I am living single.
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One other person.
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More than one other person.
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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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( books (Wells x 11, Condemi & Savatier, Wyman, Mukherjee, Chakraborty) )

healthcrap
Left hand is so borked. Allergies are worse than ever. Still not resting.

yarning
some lovely someone bought out nearly all my remaining cat-shaped ornaments today. And another lovely someone commissioned a purple bunny. I've rested the hand for a month, so maybe I can do this.

#resist
June 27: the next #50501 protest

I hope you're all doing well! <333

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Presumably they did stuff while inside.

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https://www.gofugyourself.com/random-cannes-events-day-one-05-2026

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That was orginally a placeholder headline but it makes me laugh so it's staying.

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dhampyresa

Not only did the dreaded lurgy get worse again today, but I still can't read my fucking book. I bought it legally and everything, but nooooooooooooooo fucking DRM