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yuuago+ Work has been super busy lately. And also there were quite a few days where I had to do everything by myself because my coworker was absent. It's not a big deal but I sure do feel Tired (TM). On the upside, my boss seems happy with my performance. We're heading toward my 1-year anniversary at my job, so it's good to know that she thinks I'm doing well.
+ Note To Self: Make a post about books when you have a moment. Because I do have some things to say about books. (Stuff read recently + library's upcoming challenge)
+ Went to a free yoga class yesterday. It was at a studio I've heard good things about, and was organized through our local pride org. It was quite nice! Very good facilities actually, and the instructor was great. I'm glad I went! Much less intense than what I would usually do at home, but giving it some thought, a gentle workout was probably what I needed after doing judo class that morning. Will have to see if I can shuffle the schedule to find a good time to try one of their other classes, because while I can do it at home as time allows, I think it might also be beneficial to me to do some in-person guided stuff.
+ I think I've been overscheduling myself again. I'm looking at my calendar and there are so many things on it, and they are all things that I want to do and am excited about, but at the same time I'm like "Nooooo :c". Over the next month I'm going to a lecture at the library, a pride coffee meetup, a different pride meetup, a pride craft session, a pride potluck, AND I'll be going to Edmonton for several days as well and doing a whole bunch of things there (including going to 2 concerts and 1 wine festival). ...Plus judo three times per week. I, uh, I think I'll need to cut back once all these events are finished. It's just kind of difficult to find a balance between "all these fun things are happening" and "I want to get out and Do Things More and exist in the community" and "I also need to rest and relax occasionally".
+ In light of the above, it's like, well shit. No wonder I haven't been writing much this year. I've been doing other stuff! (What a revelation.)
+ [DW Icons rec] 200 icons bynowhere in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
insomniatic. Some autumn stuff, some spooky stuff, some animals, some general stock. I don't know if I'll use any of these myself but I thought they were quite nice and wanted to share.
+ Note To Self: Make a post about books when you have a moment. Because I do have some things to say about books. (Stuff read recently + library's upcoming challenge)
+ Went to a free yoga class yesterday. It was at a studio I've heard good things about, and was organized through our local pride org. It was quite nice! Very good facilities actually, and the instructor was great. I'm glad I went! Much less intense than what I would usually do at home, but giving it some thought, a gentle workout was probably what I needed after doing judo class that morning. Will have to see if I can shuffle the schedule to find a good time to try one of their other classes, because while I can do it at home as time allows, I think it might also be beneficial to me to do some in-person guided stuff.
+ I think I've been overscheduling myself again. I'm looking at my calendar and there are so many things on it, and they are all things that I want to do and am excited about, but at the same time I'm like "Nooooo :c". Over the next month I'm going to a lecture at the library, a pride coffee meetup, a different pride meetup, a pride craft session, a pride potluck, AND I'll be going to Edmonton for several days as well and doing a whole bunch of things there (including going to 2 concerts and 1 wine festival). ...Plus judo three times per week. I, uh, I think I'll need to cut back once all these events are finished. It's just kind of difficult to find a balance between "all these fun things are happening" and "I want to get out and Do Things More and exist in the community" and "I also need to rest and relax occasionally".
+ In light of the above, it's like, well shit. No wonder I haven't been writing much this year. I've been doing other stuff! (What a revelation.)
+ [DW Icons rec] 200 icons by
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dw_maintenanceGood morning, afternoon, and evening!
We're doing some database and other light server maintenance this weekend (upgrading the version of MySQL we use in particular, but also probably doing some CDN work.)
I expect all of this to be pretty invisible except for some small "couple of minute" blips as we switch between machines, but there's a chance you will notice something untoward. I'll keep an eye on comments as per usual.
Ta for now!
Whoops
Oct. 22nd, 2025 06:30 pmyuuagoOpened up an old, unfinished draft to take a look at it.
The opening paragraph has the main character answering a call on a landline.
Whew. This thing sure is old. But it's not that old; it's from 2015, and was supposed to take place around that time, so I don't really have many excuses for this.
Ah, well, I'll set that aside, it'll be easy to fix later.
( Headcanons related to Hetalia characters and landlines, brought on by said fic )
The opening paragraph has the main character answering a call on a landline.
Whew. This thing sure is old. But it's not that old; it's from 2015, and was supposed to take place around that time, so I don't really have many excuses for this.
Ah, well, I'll set that aside, it'll be easy to fix later.
( Headcanons related to Hetalia characters and landlines, brought on by said fic )
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Oct. 22nd, 2025 03:27 pmkanadka🤔️ I think I should try to beta more. Editing seems to put me in a mood to actually sit and do creative work after hours instead of just while it away on youtube and piss away my nonexistent energy. Maybe it would help to pretend like I'm betaing for all my existing WIPs.
🎵️ Bought a last-minute ticket to Battle Beast (with guests Majestica, Dominum). Battle Beast awesome as always (😍️ Noora my beloved 😍️) and was technically an album release party too, so that was fun! Majestica's singer blew up on youtube recently (maybe it was a during the pandemic thing?) but imo he's not as good live. Overall Majestica did not impress me much, they were just... fine? There's not anything they're doing that isn't being done better by other bands, so I hope they can find a niche soon because right now it's kind of Dragonforce but Meatloaf is the singer. Dominum was kinda cute! They have a kind of zombie theme and a lot of energy and power in the vocals. Nothing groundbreaking here but I admire a band that commits to a bit.
⏳️ Beast in Black and Myrath announced for next year. Excitingggg. Also I'm remembering when I first heard about Amaranthe/Epica which is now not so very long away and I thought well let's purchase it now and the time will pass anyway and now look at that, the time has indeed passed. Sucks that that's true.
😬️ RL job so far is ... my interest is somewhat wearing off and I'm seeing things to be annoyed by, but the previous team is crumbling at a pace I didn't actually anticipate.
🍂️ Autumn colours are out in full force. So pretty. I don't want to go back to woooorrrrkkkkkkkkkk.............. I just wanna cronch leaves. Why can't this be my job.
🎄️ I'm going home for Christmas this year. I'm dreading it already.
🎵️ Bought a last-minute ticket to Battle Beast (with guests Majestica, Dominum). Battle Beast awesome as always (😍️ Noora my beloved 😍️) and was technically an album release party too, so that was fun! Majestica's singer blew up on youtube recently (maybe it was a during the pandemic thing?) but imo he's not as good live. Overall Majestica did not impress me much, they were just... fine? There's not anything they're doing that isn't being done better by other bands, so I hope they can find a niche soon because right now it's kind of Dragonforce but Meatloaf is the singer. Dominum was kinda cute! They have a kind of zombie theme and a lot of energy and power in the vocals. Nothing groundbreaking here but I admire a band that commits to a bit.
⏳️ Beast in Black and Myrath announced for next year. Excitingggg. Also I'm remembering when I first heard about Amaranthe/Epica which is now not so very long away and I thought well let's purchase it now and the time will pass anyway and now look at that, the time has indeed passed. Sucks that that's true.
😬️ RL job so far is ... my interest is somewhat wearing off and I'm seeing things to be annoyed by, but the previous team is crumbling at a pace I didn't actually anticipate.
🍂️ Autumn colours are out in full force. So pretty. I don't want to go back to woooorrrrkkkkkkkkkk.............. I just wanna cronch leaves. Why can't this be my job.
🎄️ I'm going home for Christmas this year. I'm dreading it already.
Fradrian Week 2025
Oct. 21st, 2025 05:09 pmfradrianweek posting in fandomcalendarFradrian Week 2025
Fradrian Week is a fan-led event celebrating the femslash ship of Franziska von Karma x Adrian Andrews from Ace Attorney! This prompt event runs from December 8 - December 14, 2025. We're so excited to see what everyone will create 🩵💛
Prompts and How to Submit
Main Prompts (SFW)
Day 1: Work / Relaxation
Day 2: Wounds / Healing
Day 3: First Dates / Mishaps
Day 4: Facade / Showbusiness
Day 5: Trust / Reliance
Day 6: Future / Celebrations
Day 7: AU / Free Day
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NSFW Prompts (18+)
Day 1: Lingerie / Clothing Kink
Day 2: Whip / Glasses
Dat 3: First Time / New Discoveries
Day 4: Roleplay / Fantasy
Day 5: Submission / Bondage
Day 6: Semi-Public Sex / Long Distance Sex
Day 7: AU / Free Day
To submit your work, post to the #fradrianweek2025 (for SFW creations) or #fradrianweek2025nsfw (for NSFW creations) on tumblr or bsky and/or submit to our AO3 Collection. We will be sharing creations throughout the week!
Late submissions will be accepted up to 1 week after the event.
General Guidelines
You can submit fanfiction, drabbles, podfic, poetry, sketches, a mixtape—whatever medium you feel passionate about! There is no minimum word count.
This event is meant to be for fun—don't feel like you have to create something perfectly polished in order to participate (although if you want to, you can!)
We encourage you to cheerlead others' work by commenting and sharing. A kind comment or tag can go a long way!
The main (SFW) prompts are open to all ages, but you must be 18+ to create NSFW works.
SFW works can be up to T-rated. They can contain swearing, light substance use (alcohol, smoking), mild suggestive language, "fade-to-black" or implied sex, but can't contain explicit sex or graphic violence.
NSFW works can be M- or E-rated, and must be properly tagged with kinks and relevant content warnings. Please take care to warn for topics like suicidal ideation and suicide, especially if you are exploring them more graphically than they are shown in the text of the game.
We do not allow the use of generative AI for this event.
FAQs
Can I combine days or prompts? Yes, you can do that if you wish. You can also combine SFW and NSFW prompts.
Can I include other pairings? Yes, OT3s and polycules are fine, as long as there is a focus on the Fran/Adrian dynamic.
Can I interpret the prompts broadly/loosely? The prompts are meant as inspiration, and you're welcome to interpret them how you want to! We've tried to make them open ended to give creators the option to make them their own.
Can I combine the Fradrian Week prompts with prompts from other fan events (like AA bingo)? As long as it's okay with the organizers of the other event(s), we're fine with that!
Have fun, and happy creating!
