Merry Everything!
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holiday_wishesI hope everyone is doing well. I am going through a mental health breakdown. The last few years battling cancer took its toll. But, I am almost 2 years into remission and I have some wonderful caregivers helping me through this rough patch. So grateful for this community because it gives me a chance to look at everyone's lists to see if there are any wishes that I can grant (which is pretty uplifting right now.) Here's mine:
Gifts for everyone:
Battling Cancer has taught me two things that I really want to pass on.
1. Your time is more valuable than money. Not everyone will be worth your time. For those that are, please tell them how much you care about them and how much they mean to you. Tell them often. Go on that outing, take that picture, call that friend. Anything can and does happen. You never want to regret time lost and you never want them to suffer with your loss.
2. Work on your baggage. Unpack that stuff. A lot of it was hand-me-downs anyway. You down need to carry all that stuff that just weighs you down and makes life harder. Find a therapist, a shadow work book, a faith leader - someone to help you dissect your mental junk drawer and put things in a perspective that heals you. Don’t wait…deal with your baggage so that you can live better now instead of later.
4. Enamel pins - I collect and wear enamel pins - they can be any kind/theme.
5. Whimsical care package - My aesthetic is a combination of goblin/gremlincore, dark fairy/cottagecore, and witchcore. I don’t have any major food allergies or sensitivities. I love nature and nature colors. I believe in fairies, elementals, and forest spirits. But overall, I am a big child so I’m pretty easy to please. I am autistic, so no clothing, lotions, cosmetics, or overpowering smells.
6. Tarot/oracle decks - I collect and read these for myself. I will absolutely take a used, well kept deck.
7. Resources - I am deconstructing from internalized racism, patriarchy, ableism, etc. - I welcome books, sites, Ted talks, or any other resources you may have that would help me on my journey. I am here to listen, learn, and appreciate.
8. Recommendations for books by or about marginalized voices: POC, Native, LGBTQIA, Disabled, etc. Genre doesn't matter, I read everything. This is a princely gift!
9. Music recommendations - Hit me with your latest earworm, favorite band or artist, or song that hits you in the feels. Bonus for a themed playlist (I am on Spotify).
10. Cat food - My boy’s favorite flavors are Fancy Feast Pate tender chicken and liver,; Fancy Feast cod, sol, and shrimp feast; and the delectables chicken and vegetable push up. My boys are Bodhi (16), Wilbur (14), Henry (10), and Jasper (6) and they are all such great cats.
NOTE: I am absolutely ok with hand-me-downs, thrifted, and used items.
( My Address )
Gifts for everyone:
Battling Cancer has taught me two things that I really want to pass on.
1. Your time is more valuable than money. Not everyone will be worth your time. For those that are, please tell them how much you care about them and how much they mean to you. Tell them often. Go on that outing, take that picture, call that friend. Anything can and does happen. You never want to regret time lost and you never want them to suffer with your loss.
2. Work on your baggage. Unpack that stuff. A lot of it was hand-me-downs anyway. You down need to carry all that stuff that just weighs you down and makes life harder. Find a therapist, a shadow work book, a faith leader - someone to help you dissect your mental junk drawer and put things in a perspective that heals you. Don’t wait…deal with your baggage so that you can live better now instead of later.
My wishes:
3. Movie, series, or documentary recommendations - I'm way behind the curve, so if you have seen something good that you recommend, let me know. I have full access to a library and I am not afraid to use it. Any genre - I also have access to Netflix, Disney, Hulu, HBO/Max, and many free services like YouTube.4. Enamel pins - I collect and wear enamel pins - they can be any kind/theme.
5. Whimsical care package - My aesthetic is a combination of goblin/gremlincore, dark fairy/cottagecore, and witchcore. I don’t have any major food allergies or sensitivities. I love nature and nature colors. I believe in fairies, elementals, and forest spirits. But overall, I am a big child so I’m pretty easy to please. I am autistic, so no clothing, lotions, cosmetics, or overpowering smells.
6. Tarot/oracle decks - I collect and read these for myself. I will absolutely take a used, well kept deck.
7. Resources - I am deconstructing from internalized racism, patriarchy, ableism, etc. - I welcome books, sites, Ted talks, or any other resources you may have that would help me on my journey. I am here to listen, learn, and appreciate.
8. Recommendations for books by or about marginalized voices: POC, Native, LGBTQIA, Disabled, etc. Genre doesn't matter, I read everything. This is a princely gift!
9. Music recommendations - Hit me with your latest earworm, favorite band or artist, or song that hits you in the feels. Bonus for a themed playlist (I am on Spotify).
10. Cat food - My boy’s favorite flavors are Fancy Feast Pate tender chicken and liver,; Fancy Feast cod, sol, and shrimp feast; and the delectables chicken and vegetable push up. My boys are Bodhi (16), Wilbur (14), Henry (10), and Jasper (6) and they are all such great cats.
NOTE: I am absolutely ok with hand-me-downs, thrifted, and used items.
( My Address )
Tangled: The Next Birthday by lalaietha
Friday, December 12th, 2025 08:05 ampedanther posting in fancakeFandom: Tangled
Pairings/Characters: Flynn Rider/Rapunzel
Rating: General Audiencees
Length: 714
Creator Links:![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p2.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
lalaietha
Theme: Amnesty, Old Fandoms, Comfortfic
Summary:
"You know," Eugene's voice comes from the side of the tower, "I am really out of practice in climbing up sheer rock-faced walls and across rickety shingles. D'you think I should start a workout regimen again? I mean, I'd kind of let it slide because these are skills commonly associated with thievery and I'm all reformed, but - "
Reccer's Notes:
In which Rapunzel is feeling overwhelmed by her first birthday celebration that involves more than one person and a chameleon, and Flynn offers sympathy and helpful(?) advice.
Short and sweet, and seemed appropriate for Fancake's birthday.
Fanwork Links: The Next Birthday on AO3
Pairings/Characters: Flynn Rider/Rapunzel
Rating: General Audiencees
Length: 714
Creator Links:
Theme: Amnesty, Old Fandoms, Comfortfic
Summary:
"You know," Eugene's voice comes from the side of the tower, "I am really out of practice in climbing up sheer rock-faced walls and across rickety shingles. D'you think I should start a workout regimen again? I mean, I'd kind of let it slide because these are skills commonly associated with thievery and I'm all reformed, but - "
Reccer's Notes:
In which Rapunzel is feeling overwhelmed by her first birthday celebration that involves more than one person and a chameleon, and Flynn offers sympathy and helpful(?) advice.
Short and sweet, and seemed appropriate for Fancake's birthday.
Fanwork Links: The Next Birthday on AO3
[ SECRET POST #6915 ]
Thursday, December 11th, 2025 06:09 pmcase posting in fandomsecrets⌈ Secret Post #6915 ⌋
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things and bits
Friday, December 12th, 2025 08:50 amtielanWell, darn.
I found a way to access my old LJ albums, but then discovered the pics I really wanted were stored on my personal website which...I think I relinquished access to back around 2012, and which was never archived...
DAMMIT.
I didn't think to download it before they went bye byes.
There's a part of me that wonders if I have the old HDs which contained photos from...oh, a decade ago, plus probably change.
Anyway, reading through my old LJ entries has been a blast. So many people, many of whom vanished from the intarwebs, some of whom may have renamed and just not kept up, some of whom I am vaguely in contact with...and some of who have migrated over to DW and are still here!
Amazing.
--
So cousin will not be doing Christmas at his place this year - it's an 'off' year with his wife's family. So we are no-go for Christmas Day.
My options are:
1. Quietly do nothing.
2. Volunteer.
3. Offer to host for 'orphans'
I will most likely end up at #1.
It's a bit late to volunteer, and I asked a friend (birthday twin) who has no family here in Sydney if she and her family would like to come around for Christmas lunch, but she has guests and a lot of things are up in the air for her. I might put up an invite for a local 'host a sister' meet up, but I doubt that anyone will want to meet with a stranger on Christmas Day.
It might be time to accept that the 'relatives Christmas' will only be happening every second year from now on and to plan accordingly. *sigh*
I found a way to access my old LJ albums, but then discovered the pics I really wanted were stored on my personal website which...I think I relinquished access to back around 2012, and which was never archived...
DAMMIT.
I didn't think to download it before they went bye byes.
There's a part of me that wonders if I have the old HDs which contained photos from...oh, a decade ago, plus probably change.
Anyway, reading through my old LJ entries has been a blast. So many people, many of whom vanished from the intarwebs, some of whom may have renamed and just not kept up, some of whom I am vaguely in contact with...and some of who have migrated over to DW and are still here!
Amazing.
--
So cousin will not be doing Christmas at his place this year - it's an 'off' year with his wife's family. So we are no-go for Christmas Day.
My options are:
1. Quietly do nothing.
2. Volunteer.
3. Offer to host for 'orphans'
I will most likely end up at #1.
It's a bit late to volunteer, and I asked a friend (birthday twin) who has no family here in Sydney if she and her family would like to come around for Christmas lunch, but she has guests and a lot of things are up in the air for her. I might put up an invite for a local 'host a sister' meet up, but I doubt that anyone will want to meet with a stranger on Christmas Day.
It might be time to accept that the 'relatives Christmas' will only be happening every second year from now on and to plan accordingly. *sigh*
Fancake is FIFTEEN
Thursday, December 11th, 2025 10:16 amrunpunkrun posting in fancake
On this day in history, jerakeen made the very first post to this comm. Happy birthday to us!
To celebrate fancake's fifteen years of operation, we're taking a two-pronged approach, with thanks to full_metal_ox for suggesting the second prong:
post recs to the comm for fanworks published in 2010 for amnesty (if all else fails, theme: old fandoms should probably cover you, but consider also theme: favorite fanworks, theme: fandom classics, and theme: underloved fanworks)
comment on this post with what you were into when you were fifteen—or what you were into fifteen years ago—what you're into today, and how your tastes have changed—or not!—over the years, or share your thoughts in your own journal and leave us a link here in the comments
a secret third thing???
Happy birthday, Fancake! Thank you for making this comm a community. 🎂
I'm not ridiculously late this year! Whew!
Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 09:45 pmchanter1944 posting in holiday_wishesI made it! Yay! Chanter here, ducking in the door in a shower of newly-fallen snow. Whee!
For a little info about yours truly, I'm a queer, neurodiverse nerdlady living in the U.S. northern Midwest, and this is my... fifth? something like that time participating in this comm. Anyway, here's a handful of wishes. None of them need to cost anything monetarily, though a little time might be involved, especially in 4.
1: If anyone is inclined to have a sniff at my AO3, it'sChanter and kudos and comments are love. :)
2: I seem to link to these every year, but I'm in the habit of playing Freekibble trivia daily. NO sign-up whatsoever necessary, just playing trivia and clicking a button or two for good causes.
3, which dovetails neatly with 2: A DW pal linked me to Arab.org and its handful of click-to-give contribution options, and now I'm in that habit too. Again, no sign-up necessary, just clicking buttons for worthy causes.
4: At one point, someone made me an icon of Back To The Future's Emmett and Clara (I ship them ever so much, ahem) but before I could snag it, the connected comment went... kerboom, never to return. No idea what happened there, but yes, I'd love an Emmett/Clara icon, if anyone's willing. And just so it's out there, I'd really prefer if it weren't furious!Clara and dismayed!Emmett from one particular scene; if you know, you know.
5: Utter frivolousness at this end. If anyone knows of a Stateside source of orange marmalade made to EU standards i.e. properly bitter citrus and not full of a ton of sugar like most of what we get over here, please do clue me in? I wasn't able to bring any home from Ireland when I was over there visiting in 2024, more's the pity. I know this might be iffy to get hold of, considering Stateside tariffs etc, but I figure it's worth a try.
6: This might sound silly, and I absolutely do not mean it to be creepy, but those with pets who appreciate petting, scritches, snuggles etc, please pass some love along? I have no friendly furry creature at the moment (I need to find a local shelter and start volunteering to pet cats again, and I miss my lovebug of a Labrador dearly) so critter happiness by proxy is the best I've got.
7: This is niche, but I would love to find other fans of oldtime radio shows! I know I'm far from the only one out there. If so inclined, come squee at me about your favorite Shadow, or your preferred Johnny Dollar, or how Candy Matson absolutely did not give up her career after - *coughs!* ahem! series's end spoilers! or how fantastic the adventures of Betty Lewis, freelance insurance investigator would be, or just what happened to Janice Corey after a specific Suspense two-parter ended, or... Anyway, fellow folks fond of the golden age of radio, please feel free to drop me a line.
For a little info about yours truly, I'm a queer, neurodiverse nerdlady living in the U.S. northern Midwest, and this is my... fifth? something like that time participating in this comm. Anyway, here's a handful of wishes. None of them need to cost anything monetarily, though a little time might be involved, especially in 4.
1: If anyone is inclined to have a sniff at my AO3, it's
2: I seem to link to these every year, but I'm in the habit of playing Freekibble trivia daily. NO sign-up whatsoever necessary, just playing trivia and clicking a button or two for good causes.
3, which dovetails neatly with 2: A DW pal linked me to Arab.org and its handful of click-to-give contribution options, and now I'm in that habit too. Again, no sign-up necessary, just clicking buttons for worthy causes.
4: At one point, someone made me an icon of Back To The Future's Emmett and Clara (I ship them ever so much, ahem) but before I could snag it, the connected comment went... kerboom, never to return. No idea what happened there, but yes, I'd love an Emmett/Clara icon, if anyone's willing. And just so it's out there, I'd really prefer if it weren't furious!Clara and dismayed!Emmett from one particular scene; if you know, you know.
5: Utter frivolousness at this end. If anyone knows of a Stateside source of orange marmalade made to EU standards i.e. properly bitter citrus and not full of a ton of sugar like most of what we get over here, please do clue me in? I wasn't able to bring any home from Ireland when I was over there visiting in 2024, more's the pity. I know this might be iffy to get hold of, considering Stateside tariffs etc, but I figure it's worth a try.
6: This might sound silly, and I absolutely do not mean it to be creepy, but those with pets who appreciate petting, scritches, snuggles etc, please pass some love along? I have no friendly furry creature at the moment (I need to find a local shelter and start volunteering to pet cats again, and I miss my lovebug of a Labrador dearly) so critter happiness by proxy is the best I've got.
7: This is niche, but I would love to find other fans of oldtime radio shows! I know I'm far from the only one out there. If so inclined, come squee at me about your favorite Shadow, or your preferred Johnny Dollar, or how Candy Matson absolutely did not give up her career after - *coughs!* ahem! series's end spoilers! or how fantastic the adventures of Betty Lewis, freelance insurance investigator would be, or just what happened to Janice Corey after a specific Suspense two-parter ended, or... Anyway, fellow folks fond of the golden age of radio, please feel free to drop me a line.
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The Healing Power of Spank Banks: JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA #29 (JLI 35)
Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 09:18 pmtcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily
(From two issues back.)
When we last left the Blue Beetle, his prognosis was grim: the Queen Bee has programmed his mind to attack not only Max Lord but also itself. He's comatose and circling the drain. Without the Bee, he’s just a “-tle”! Only two things can save him: an old man he’s sort of met before and his own horniness.
( But not for the old man. )
happy Lord of the Rings movie season to all who celebrate
Thursday, December 11th, 2025 06:52 ammatsushima posting in holiday_wishesHi, I'm Meep (e/em)! I've been around since ye olde ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
holiday_wishes days.
I live in Tokyo and in Japan, they say your 37th year is bad luck for women* and wow, they're not wrong! It's been a doozy and I've got 21 days to go. *There are only two options for this tradition…
Things That Are Free
Things That Cost Money
Big Dream
I couldn't afford these dolls when they were available to buy and now they're almost impossible to find. I'm not asking for one for free (but I also wouldn't say "no"!) but if you have one for sale, please send me a message!
I checked both North America and Asia for my region tags because I live in Japan but I have a mailing address in the U.S.
holiday_wishes days.I live in Tokyo and in Japan, they say your 37th year is bad luck for women* and wow, they're not wrong! It's been a doozy and I've got 21 days to go. *There are only two options for this tradition…
Things That Are Free
- Icons of my dolls My doll photos are all on Flickr and I would love icons of any/all of them, either drawn or resized/edited in a pretty way.
Icons of me I have a gallery of icons I've commissioned over the years for reference.
Help designing a fursona I'm not a furry but it looks like fun? A few years ago, I sketched out an idea and I'd love for help polishing up his design. (It's not colored but he's a mouse with fawn coloring and deer antlers. His sweatshirt is forest green. Other than that, have fun with the details!)
Things That Cost Money
- Paid Flickr account I'm approaching my 1,000 photo limit for a free account and I hate seeing ads on my stuff.
Dreamwidth points Dreamwidth is my home online and I like to support them with a paid account! (I like the extra icons, too.)
Anything off my Etsy wish list It's a funny jumble of things I like, mostly doll stuff because that's been my hyperfixation for the past few years, and some Judaica for my home.
Big Dream
I couldn't afford these dolls when they were available to buy and now they're almost impossible to find. I'm not asking for one for free (but I also wouldn't say "no"!) but if you have one for sale, please send me a message!
- Cerberus Project Delf Elf Shiwoo
Cerberus Project Delf Shiwoo
Cerberus Project Delf Soony
Volks YoSD Rengemaru
I checked both North America and Asia for my region tags because I live in Japan but I have a mailing address in the U.S.
Tags:
- 1 - regions: asia,
- 1 - regions: north america,
- 2 - countries: united states,
- 3 - usernames: m,
- 4 - holidays: chanukah,
- 4 - holidays: christmas,
- 4 - holidays: new year,
- 5 - week 4: december 6-12,
- art and animation,
- dreamwidth paid services,
- etsy,
- icons and other graphics,
- religious items,
- subscriptions and memberships,
- toys
(Harry Potter) Black Brothers Fest: Claiming (and Prompting) Open!
Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 08:41 pm[ SECRET POST #6914 ]
Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 07:39 pmcase posting in fandomsecrets⌈ Secret Post #6914 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 19 secrets from Secret Submission Post #987.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
anyone want mail?
Thursday, December 11th, 2025 09:15 amtielanLet me know if you want seasonal or unseasonal. I'm okay with either, but I can't guarantee the stamps will be neutral, I'm afraid.
I can send them in Jan when the stamps are back to normal, maybe? Let me know if you'd prefer that.
I can send them in Jan when the stamps are back to normal, maybe? Let me know if you'd prefer that.