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One of the great things about reading a novel by Wu Liao Dao Di (无聊到底) is that she's in the habit of commissioning art for basically everything she writes. Here are the pieces she commissioned for The Rose in the Abyss (深渊的玫瑰, pinyin: shenyuan de meigui).

( pictures under the cut; possible vague spoilers )

mxcatmoon

Here's an uplifting song for your Sunday, about how we're all the same.

Far and away, there are conflicts and conflagrations

Far and away, there are strangers that give us ours

Far and away, there are struggles and troubles that keep us from opening our minds

But closer than this is the peace that we all seek to find

This band was formed in 1987, and this song is from their new 2026 album. Oddly enough, even though I was into hair bands in those days, these guys were never really on my radar. You can ignore the 'video' and just listen since there's no video to it.

Watch on YouTube

Current Mood: relaxed

scrubjayspeaks

Hoooboy, all those plates I’ve got spinning sure do wobble a lot…

I don’t know if it’s the executive function issues, the existential despair, or the chronic illness that’s making it so damn hard for me to get everything done all of a sudden. Surprise: it’s probably all three in an elaborate circle jerk! And the harder it is to get things done, the later I stay up, so then sleep deprivation shows up for the party.

Heatwaves in March. What a world to live in.

Saw a grackle at home for the first time in years, though. Exciting developments over here, I’m telling you.

Lewisia: 3 new pieces written

Day job: 43.5 hours

Gardening: weed whacked the whole orchard, extracted the north hose from its deathbed of weeds in preparation for mowing/weed whacking in that area

Reading: reread Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree (again: utterly charming, exactly what I needed)

Watching: The X-Files season one, episodes 15 to 17

Listening: You’re Free to Go by Anjimile (new album just dropped, absolutely spectacular, “Waits for Me” took me out at the knees, god I love transmasc musicians), the Frankenstein 2025 soundtrack

Clock Mouse: 82 minutes of planning work

Current Mood: tired
Current Music: Anjimile - Like You Really Mean It

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OTW Systems volunteers published a postmortem about the issues behind the unplanned AO3 downtime in early March. Check it out on AO3: https://ao3-news.org/2v2en3bf

Posted: 16:51 UTC 22 March, 2026

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autumninpluto

Past R.E.P.O.R.T posts are in this tag :)

( 405 words )

Current Mood: excited

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Assignments are out!

Here are some initial Pinch hits. Please reply to this post or email sufficiently.advanced.ex@gmail.com to claim. Please include your Ao3 username and the number of the pinch hit you are claiming. These will be due Sun 03 May 2026 10:00PM EDT!

( PH 1 - The Founders Trilogy - Robert Jackson Bennett, The Long Way Round - Naomi Novik, Olondria - Sofia Samatar, Shadow of the Leviathan - Robert Jackson Bennett, Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik )

( PH 2 - Le Petit Prince | The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski, The Last Unicorn - Peter S. Beagle, xxxHoLic (Manga) )

( PH 3 - The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir, The Hierarchy - James Islington, Green Creek Series - T.J. Klune, Feast While You Can - Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta, Doctrine of Labyrinths - Sarah Monette )

( PH 4 - The Angel of the Crows - Katherine Addison, Emelan - Tamora Pierce, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien )

autumninpluto

Belated thefridayfive :) I seriously have no sense of time.

What was the reason you began a Dreamwidth or LiveJournal account (or both)?

I've been curious about Dreamwidth for a while but only took the plunge after many years of on-and-off interest. I wanted to know how people do fandom stuff on it!
How many DW or LJ communities do you subscribe to?

29!
Do you have a favorite community or one you check out often to see what's new?

I love bnha_fans :) I've been checking on them once a week as the latest season of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is airing and we're doing reaction threads.
How did you pick your user name?

My favorite season + planet.
If you could change your user name, would you?

Maybe in the future, I dunno. The name change is a bit pricey and it's probably more economical for me to just stick with what I have, but the belated realization that the preposition in my username is incorrect still bugs me from time to time.

Current Mood: discontent

bluapapilio

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Chapter 7.1: Arthur is a great man.

Murr: “Did your heart pound? Did you cry? Oh man, if you did, I really wish I coulda seen it!!”

Shylock: “Hehe…one day I’ll bestow the same pain to you and relish in your screams while enjoying a wonderfully aged bottle of wine. I do hope you’ll remember that.”

These two's relationship is so strange.

Chapter 7.2:

Riquet: “I’d like to do something about this strange mark that suddenly appeared on my forehead. Are you someone I could speak to about this?”

Nero: “Ah, I’m in the same boat as you. You should probably go complain to someone else.”

Riquet: “I understand. Thank you very much.”

Nero: “You’re welcome.”

Lmao such a straightforward but funny conversation.

Chapter 7.3:

Chloe: “Can someone explain how are you guys getting along like that while having two completely different conversations? And teach me how while you’re at it?”

Lmao Riquet talking about worshipping god, Rustica talking about worshipping his Bride.

I wonder if Riquet's creator knew how ill-received he would be by Americans? There's no global version but they had to know some people would know Japanese and play it. I see that some people like him but the only way I would is if he has character growth. He's way too sheltered and naive.

Chapter 7.4 - 7.6: Arthur started to tell Akira about his and Oz's situation. He was disappointed Oz wasn't there.

Cock Robin should be the minister. >.>

Lol at the misunderstanding on what a mixer is.

Arthur: “I hope to one day establish a “National Mixer Day” as a public holiday for all throughout the kingdom.”

Akira: “I-I’m sure we can think of a better name for a public holiday…”

Arthur: “Do you think so?”

Akira: “Yes. Believe me.”

Current Mood: tired

pauraque

This sequel to Maniac Mansion picks up the story five years later, when one of Dr. Fred's tentacle monster creations accidentally drinks toxic sludge that gives him super intelligence and an unquenchable thirst to take over the world. This brings Bernard (the nerdy kid from the first game) back to the mansion, this time with his college roommates Hoagie (a laid-back metalhead) and Laverne (an endearingly nutty medical student). Dr. Fred tries to send the trio back in time to prevent the catastrophe, but Hoagie ends up 200 years in the past with no electricity to power his time pod, and Laverne ends up 200 years in the future when tentacles reign and keep humans as their pets. As the player you control all three protagonists and guide them to ensure that the terrible, eponymous Day of the Tentacle never dawns.

nerdy kid with glasses stands in a hotel lobby with gum with a dime stuck in it highlighted

nerdy kid with glasses stands in a hotel lobby with gum with a dime stuck in it highlighted

This was one of my favorite games as a kid, but I hadn't played it since the remastered re-release came out, ten years ago today. When I was looking into it I noticed that it happens to be the #1 rated DOS title on MobyGames. Is this actually the best DOS game of all time? Let us investigate!

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Day of the Tentacle Remastered is available on various platforms for $14.99 USD, and on Steam it's currently on sale for $2.99 USD, so if you never got around to it, now's the time!

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