Bunnies!
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dizzojay It's been a while since I posted some bunny content, so as this week is Rabbit Awareness eek 2025, this seems like a perfect opportunity to give those little furballs an airing!
First of all my handsome little man, Nutmeg resting in his favourite 'sphinx' position, although this one is more of a 'semi-sphinx'
( Read more... )
First of all my handsome little man, Nutmeg resting in his favourite 'sphinx' position, although this one is more of a 'semi-sphinx'
( Read more... )
Quote & Fact...
Jun. 26th, 2025 04:27 amfairyniamhQuote:
"Art, in the widest sense of the word, is the instrument Hellenism has used and would use for that purpose. All the arts, poetry, music, ritual, the visual arts, the theatre, must work singly and together to create the most comprehensive art of all, a humanized society, and its masterpiece, the free man."
"I wonder whether art has a higher function than to make me feel, appreciate, and enjoy natural objects for their art value?"
~ Bernard Berenson
Facts: Random
1.) Babe Ruth out-homered every American league team. The first time that this happened was in 1927. This totaled to around 35 different pitchers that Ruth had out-homered. (They were just built different back then.)
2.) Coca-cola was originally green. However, the company itself said that this may be due to the green bottles they once used. New marketing techniques switched to plastic bottles instead of glass later on. (Just another reason for me not to drink Coke. I've never been fond of ANY cola drink. When I drank soda it was a Dr Pepper, lemon-lime, cream or fruit soda. Peach being my favorite.)
"Art, in the widest sense of the word, is the instrument Hellenism has used and would use for that purpose. All the arts, poetry, music, ritual, the visual arts, the theatre, must work singly and together to create the most comprehensive art of all, a humanized society, and its masterpiece, the free man."
"I wonder whether art has a higher function than to make me feel, appreciate, and enjoy natural objects for their art value?"
~ Bernard Berenson
Facts: Random
1.) Babe Ruth out-homered every American league team. The first time that this happened was in 1927. This totaled to around 35 different pitchers that Ruth had out-homered. (They were just built different back then.)
2.) Coca-cola was originally green. However, the company itself said that this may be due to the green bottles they once used. New marketing techniques switched to plastic bottles instead of glass later on. (Just another reason for me not to drink Coke. I've never been fond of ANY cola drink. When I drank soda it was a Dr Pepper, lemon-lime, cream or fruit soda. Peach being my favorite.)
An update
Jun. 26th, 2025 02:54 pmmificI turned back on the AI functions for my iPad again so as to write a fic with minimal impediments (I have enough inbuilt impediments these days not to want more). So that's autocapitalisation, autocorrect, and predictive text. And JFC, but it's bossy! Constantly changing words from the way I wanted to write them to some AI bullshit of its own. I had to be super-vigilant with the betaing. Have since turned predictive text off again to see if that's better. I hate the AI aspect but it's such a tiresome slog correcting my own (numerous) typos with it all turned off.
Bum music, a bit of YT whimsy. In Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights panel there's a guy, face down, bum up, with sheet music stacked on his ass. So Amelia Hamrick transcribed it, James Spalink arranged it, and played it using period-type instruments. It's actually not bad.
I managed a short fic for into-a-bar. I've been using the challenge to add to my Losers in Pegasus series but was hoist with my own petard this time by being allocated an SGA character I'd killed off in the last fic! Finally figured out a solution (enter the clones!) but was unable to finish the longer fic (that gets Pooch to Atlantis) by the deadline, so that one will come later.
Still mostly doing art, and podficcing. And the podfics mean cover art so that's always fun. I now tend to beta-listen while working on the cover, although that makes it tricky to note down bits that I've flubbed.
My Mexican sunflower still has some flowers, which the bees will be grateful for. Pretty amazing, now we're past the shortest day of winter, but it's slowly winding up its flowering season. 10/10, will see how many years it can manage encores.
I have a few recs, but will do a separate post for those. Summer sounds a bit brutal up north (for many reasons). Hope you're all OK.
Bum music, a bit of YT whimsy. In Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights panel there's a guy, face down, bum up, with sheet music stacked on his ass. So Amelia Hamrick transcribed it, James Spalink arranged it, and played it using period-type instruments. It's actually not bad.
I managed a short fic for into-a-bar. I've been using the challenge to add to my Losers in Pegasus series but was hoist with my own petard this time by being allocated an SGA character I'd killed off in the last fic! Finally figured out a solution (enter the clones!) but was unable to finish the longer fic (that gets Pooch to Atlantis) by the deadline, so that one will come later.
Still mostly doing art, and podficcing. And the podfics mean cover art so that's always fun. I now tend to beta-listen while working on the cover, although that makes it tricky to note down bits that I've flubbed.
My Mexican sunflower still has some flowers, which the bees will be grateful for. Pretty amazing, now we're past the shortest day of winter, but it's slowly winding up its flowering season. 10/10, will see how many years it can manage encores.
I have a few recs, but will do a separate post for those. Summer sounds a bit brutal up north (for many reasons). Hope you're all OK.
Quote & Fact...
Jun. 25th, 2025 01:46 amfairyniamhQuote:
"No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying."
"Knowledge is NOT power. Knowledge is only POTENTIAL power. Action is power."
~ Tony Robbins
Facts: Banana
1.) A cluster of bananas, called a “hand,” consists of 10 to 20 individual bananas, also known as fingers. In fact, the word banana comes from banan, the Arabic word for “finger.” (When I have had that many they tend to be call banana bread with banana icing. Never frosting, icing.)
2.) There is no such thing as a banana “tree.” Bananas are actually massive herbs related to palms, lilies, and orchids. Bananas are the largest plants on earth without a woody stem. The “trunk” is comprised of sheaths of overlapping leaves, wrapped tightly around each other. They reach their full height of up to 30 feet during their first year of growth. (So, the whole plant is an herb and the seed of its labor is a berry. It seems to be a sweet complicated thing.)
"No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying."
"Knowledge is NOT power. Knowledge is only POTENTIAL power. Action is power."
~ Tony Robbins
Facts: Banana
1.) A cluster of bananas, called a “hand,” consists of 10 to 20 individual bananas, also known as fingers. In fact, the word banana comes from banan, the Arabic word for “finger.” (When I have had that many they tend to be call banana bread with banana icing. Never frosting, icing.)
2.) There is no such thing as a banana “tree.” Bananas are actually massive herbs related to palms, lilies, and orchids. Bananas are the largest plants on earth without a woody stem. The “trunk” is comprised of sheaths of overlapping leaves, wrapped tightly around each other. They reach their full height of up to 30 feet during their first year of growth. (So, the whole plant is an herb and the seed of its labor is a berry. It seems to be a sweet complicated thing.)
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Jun. 24th, 2025 08:40 pmolivermoss* I've decided to become an ice hockey fan. I know nothing about my regional team other than they are named for a cryptid and their assistant coach is the first female coach in the NHL. I am not sure I need to know more. I have been a die hard Kraken fan for 5 whole days now, just don't ask me to name a single player.
Oh, but I did learn that the team names used in Rachel Reid books are not the actual team names.
Seattle is also currently forming a women's team, so I've got that to follow and be confused by.
Oh, but I did learn that the team names used in Rachel Reid books are not the actual team names.
Seattle is also currently forming a women's team, so I've got that to follow and be confused by.
Jensen time - countdown celebration edition
Jun. 24th, 2025 09:19 pmdizzojay Ahead of tomorrow night's premiere of Jensen's new show, Countdown, I've been rather enjoying all the Jensen content that's been appearing from the publicity.
So, it feels only right to share some of those goodies with you all - after all, it's good to share!
Enjoy!
So, it feels only right to share some of those goodies with you all - after all, it's good to share!
Enjoy!
Quote & Fact...
Jun. 24th, 2025 12:26 amfairyniamhQuote:
"A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road."
"There are more quarrels smothered by just shutting your mouth, and holding it shut, than by all the wisdom in the world."
~ Henry Ward Beecher
Facts: Peppers
1.) Hot pepper seeds hold most of the pepper’s heat. FALSE!!
The pith, or white membrane to which the seeds are attached, hold the heat. However, capsaicin from the pith may cover the outside of the seed while the plant grows. (Scraping seeds out does squat if the pith remains. I want to smack television 'Chefs' that repeat and propagate this myth.)
2.) Hot peppers are generally high in vitamin C and antioxidants. The capsaicin in hot peppers may help prevent heart disease, lower cholesterol, and lower blood pressure. Capsaicin also stimulates the body into producing endorphins, a natural pain reliever that can make you feel happy, and well-adjusted. (Okay, my grandmother's doctor put her on cayenne pepper supplement for her cholesterol. I have seen people get a heat high and I eat jalapenos when my pain gets to be too much for me.)
"A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road."
"There are more quarrels smothered by just shutting your mouth, and holding it shut, than by all the wisdom in the world."
~ Henry Ward Beecher
Facts: Peppers
1.) Hot pepper seeds hold most of the pepper’s heat. FALSE!!
The pith, or white membrane to which the seeds are attached, hold the heat. However, capsaicin from the pith may cover the outside of the seed while the plant grows. (Scraping seeds out does squat if the pith remains. I want to smack television 'Chefs' that repeat and propagate this myth.)
2.) Hot peppers are generally high in vitamin C and antioxidants. The capsaicin in hot peppers may help prevent heart disease, lower cholesterol, and lower blood pressure. Capsaicin also stimulates the body into producing endorphins, a natural pain reliever that can make you feel happy, and well-adjusted. (Okay, my grandmother's doctor put her on cayenne pepper supplement for her cholesterol. I have seen people get a heat high and I eat jalapenos when my pain gets to be too much for me.)
Taste and emotions in the Underworld by chiefhexagon (SFW)
Jun. 23rd, 2025 07:50 pmmific posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
fanart_recsFandom: Kaos
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Eurydice/Canaeus
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: chiefhexagon on tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: I like the strong lines of the drawing and the likenesses are very good. Also, great lighting effects from the lit match.
Link: Taste and emotions in the Underworld
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Eurydice/Canaeus
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: digital art
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: chiefhexagon on tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: I like the strong lines of the drawing and the likenesses are very good. Also, great lighting effects from the lit match.
Link: Taste and emotions in the Underworld
Quote & Fact...
Jun. 23rd, 2025 12:20 amfairyniamhQuote:
"If you want to meet someone who can fix any situation you don't like, who can bring you happiness in spite of what other people say or believe, look in a mirror, then say this magic word: 'Hello.'"
"Life does not require us to be consistent, cruel, patient, helpful, angry, rational, thoughtless, loving, rash, open-minded, neurotic, careful, rigid, tolerant, wasteful, rich, downtrodden, gentle, sick, considerate, funny, stupid, healthy, greedy, beautiful, lazy, responsive, foolish, sharing, pressured, intimate, hedonistic, industrious, manipulative, insightful, capricious, wise, selfish, kind or sacrificed. Life does, however, require us to live with the consequences of our choices."
~ Richard Bach
Facts: WWII (U.S. Military)
1.) Seeking to keep its personnel satiated and provide a taste of homer, the U.S. Navy began installing ice cream makers on its ships, even rigging some vessels with full-blown soda fountains reminiscent of those found at corner drugstore. But the Army took this idea one step further in the late stages of World War II, by deploying three ice cream barges with the purpose of delivering this delicious morale-booster throughout the Pacific Theater.
Known as a “BRL,” for “barge, refrigerated, large,” each concrete vessel measured 265 feet long by 48 feet wide and about 17.5 feet deep, and provided a refrigerated space of approximately 130,000 cubic feet. One of the three main compartments housed the ice cream-making room, which was capable of producing up to 500 gallons of ice cream on a daily basis. (A D on naming, but an A for execution.)
2.) I didn't know that WWII that the torpedoes were fueled by 180-proof ethanol (Everclear). As World War II veteran and former torpedo operator Jim Nerison told the Anchorage Daily News, “The torpedo wasn’t going to use it all anyway, so we kind of tapped off a little bit of it.”
This lead to the creation of the cocktail named Torpedo Juice. There wasn’t an exact recipe, but the mix ratio has been reported as somewhere between 1 part torpedo fuel to 3 parts fruit juice, and 2 parts torpedo fuel to 3 parts fruit juice. They usually used Citrus or Pineapple juice in this drink.
"If you want to meet someone who can fix any situation you don't like, who can bring you happiness in spite of what other people say or believe, look in a mirror, then say this magic word: 'Hello.'"
"Life does not require us to be consistent, cruel, patient, helpful, angry, rational, thoughtless, loving, rash, open-minded, neurotic, careful, rigid, tolerant, wasteful, rich, downtrodden, gentle, sick, considerate, funny, stupid, healthy, greedy, beautiful, lazy, responsive, foolish, sharing, pressured, intimate, hedonistic, industrious, manipulative, insightful, capricious, wise, selfish, kind or sacrificed. Life does, however, require us to live with the consequences of our choices."
~ Richard Bach
Facts: WWII (U.S. Military)
1.) Seeking to keep its personnel satiated and provide a taste of homer, the U.S. Navy began installing ice cream makers on its ships, even rigging some vessels with full-blown soda fountains reminiscent of those found at corner drugstore. But the Army took this idea one step further in the late stages of World War II, by deploying three ice cream barges with the purpose of delivering this delicious morale-booster throughout the Pacific Theater.
Known as a “BRL,” for “barge, refrigerated, large,” each concrete vessel measured 265 feet long by 48 feet wide and about 17.5 feet deep, and provided a refrigerated space of approximately 130,000 cubic feet. One of the three main compartments housed the ice cream-making room, which was capable of producing up to 500 gallons of ice cream on a daily basis. (A D on naming, but an A for execution.)
2.) I didn't know that WWII that the torpedoes were fueled by 180-proof ethanol (Everclear). As World War II veteran and former torpedo operator Jim Nerison told the Anchorage Daily News, “The torpedo wasn’t going to use it all anyway, so we kind of tapped off a little bit of it.”
This lead to the creation of the cocktail named Torpedo Juice. There wasn’t an exact recipe, but the mix ratio has been reported as somewhere between 1 part torpedo fuel to 3 parts fruit juice, and 2 parts torpedo fuel to 3 parts fruit juice. They usually used Citrus or Pineapple juice in this drink.