Dept. of Fluffy Bunnies
Jan. 3rd, 2026 21:45![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kaffy_rIn an Effort to Palate Cleanse After Today ...
... it's the return of the Music Meme ...
... and it's Day 17.
A song about being 17:
Oh, was there ever going to be any other song?
Even though I first heard the song well after I left 17 behind, Janis Ian's song spoke to me in a general sense. I understood it, even though I hadn't suffered what she undoubtedly suffered during her own school days. I'd suffered smaller heartbreaks in high school, for the crime of being weird. Besides, her writing was beautiful. So of course, I loved it. Teenagers have it tough, y'all.
Years later, I learned she was a science fiction fan, and she wrote a song about that, and put it to the music for "At Seventeen." Here it is. (I don't know if it was written for SFWA, or for the Nebula Awards; Geri, if you're out there, can you tell me? It was the title of her rewritten song, "Welcome Home," which she repeats more than once in the lyrics, that hit me harder than "At Seventeen" ever did. That's what I felt when I discovered SFF fandom; I'd found a home.
Even later, I had the chance to listen to her live when she played a gig in Evanston. Afterwards, I spoke briefly to her about how much I loved that, especially the mention of Cordwainer Smith, one of my favorite weirdly beautiful writers. It turns out that she was also a Smith fan. That was as much a gift to me as "Welcome Home" was
If you want to see any of my earlier answers, visit Day 16 The links are at the bottom.
... it's the return of the Music Meme ...
... and it's Day 17.
A song about being 17:
Oh, was there ever going to be any other song?
Even though I first heard the song well after I left 17 behind, Janis Ian's song spoke to me in a general sense. I understood it, even though I hadn't suffered what she undoubtedly suffered during her own school days. I'd suffered smaller heartbreaks in high school, for the crime of being weird. Besides, her writing was beautiful. So of course, I loved it. Teenagers have it tough, y'all.
Years later, I learned she was a science fiction fan, and she wrote a song about that, and put it to the music for "At Seventeen." Here it is. (I don't know if it was written for SFWA, or for the Nebula Awards; Geri, if you're out there, can you tell me? It was the title of her rewritten song, "Welcome Home," which she repeats more than once in the lyrics, that hit me harder than "At Seventeen" ever did. That's what I felt when I discovered SFF fandom; I'd found a home.
Even later, I had the chance to listen to her live when she played a gig in Evanston. Afterwards, I spoke briefly to her about how much I loved that, especially the mention of Cordwainer Smith, one of my favorite weirdly beautiful writers. It turns out that she was also a Smith fan. That was as much a gift to me as "Welcome Home" was
If you want to see any of my earlier answers, visit Day 16 The links are at the bottom.
Dept. of Evil Shit
Jan. 3rd, 2026 11:54kaffy_rJesus Christ, Venezuela?
He's saying that the U.S. is going to run Venezuela.
Christ on a cracker.
I'd suspended our effort to request permanent residency for Bob. It was easy to live in limbo because neither of us wants to move. But now? It's back to work on the application.
He's saying that the U.S. is going to run Venezuela.
Christ on a cracker.
I'd suspended our effort to request permanent residency for Bob. It was easy to live in limbo because neither of us wants to move. But now? It's back to work on the application.
Как сделать, чтобы всем было плохо
Jan. 3rd, 2026 18:26v_baНынешний венесуэльский кульбит тем интересен, что он плох для всех.
1. Для РФ. Так как бьет по единственному более-менее последовательному союзнику РФ в Южной Америке, да и вообще в мире.
2. Для Украины. Так как легитимизирует свержение иностранной военной силой руководства суверенной страны. Трамп проводит "чрезвычайную военную операцию", так какие претензии к специальной военной операции?
3. Для Венесуэлы. Никакой "демократизации" не просматривается вследствие похищения президента страны. И не видно никаких сильных проамериканских настроений в Венесуэле, чтобы страна отблагодарила своих освободителей.
4. Для США. Политический раскол в стране будет только углубляться.
5. Для Трампа. Теперь нет даже призрачной надежды на вожделенную Нобелевскую премию мира.
Ну так и на хрена?
1. Для РФ. Так как бьет по единственному более-менее последовательному союзнику РФ в Южной Америке, да и вообще в мире.
2. Для Украины. Так как легитимизирует свержение иностранной военной силой руководства суверенной страны. Трамп проводит "чрезвычайную военную операцию", так какие претензии к специальной военной операции?
3. Для Венесуэлы. Никакой "демократизации" не просматривается вследствие похищения президента страны. И не видно никаких сильных проамериканских настроений в Венесуэле, чтобы страна отблагодарила своих освободителей.
4. Для США. Политический раскол в стране будет только углубляться.
5. Для Трампа. Теперь нет даже призрачной надежды на вожделенную Нобелевскую премию мира.
Ну так и на хрена?
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scans_daily
This annual’s main story is about planting seeds. It introduces a whole new cast of characters to serve as story anchor points, associated with the JLI embassies outside of New York and Paris--including one new embassy founded in these pages. Some of these characters would be focal to multiple Giffen-DeMatteis plots; some would get cameos of varying interest; some would never be seen again. Most would be utterly forgotten after Giffen and DeMatteis left.
( It was still a bit too early in 1989 for a unified Berlin embassy. )
Mod Post - 2026 - Times to come
Jan. 1st, 2026 14:19icon_uk posting in scans_dailyWell, we made it folks, we made it through the flaming shitshow which was much of 2025.
Let us hope that 2026 treats us a ilttle more gently, or at least we can try at a personal level to treat other people more gently, just.. y'know... in general.
So the questions today are:
What are you looking forward comics-wise in 2026?
Let us hope that 2026 treats us a ilttle more gently, or at least we can try at a personal level to treat other people more gently, just.. y'know... in general.
So the questions today are:
What are you looking forward comics-wise in 2026?
- A new series?
- A new character?
- A new title?
- A new creative team taking over an old title?
- An existing character getting more focus?
Speaking personally I'm interested in the upcoming Mirage mini-series
I want to see the fall out of the Age of Revelation and what it means for my old favourite Doug.
The news of more "Check! Please" was a delightful surprise.
And you?
Привет! LiveJournal imports may be slow
Dec. 31st, 2025 20:24![[staff profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user_staff.png){kind=small}
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dw_maintenanceПривет and welcome to our new Russian friends from LiveJournal! We are happy to offer you a new home. We will not require identification for you to post or comment. We also do not cooperate with Russian government requests for any information about your account unless they go through a United States court first. (And it hasn't happened in 16 years!)
Importing your journal from ЖЖ may be slow. There are a lot of you, with many posts and comments, and we have to limit how fast we download your information from ЖЖ so they don't block us. Please be patient! We have been watching and fixing errors, and we will go back to doing that after the holiday is over.
I am very sorry that we can't translate the site into Russian or offer support in Russian. We are a much, much smaller company than LiveJournal is, and my high school Russian classes were a very long time ago :) But at least we aren't owned by Sberbank!
С Новым Годом, and welcome home!
EDIT: Большое спасибо всем за помощь друг другу в комментариях! Я ценю каждого, кто предоставляет нашим новым соседям информацию, понятную им без необходимости искать её в Google. :) И спасибо вам за терпение к моему русскому переводу с помощью Google Translate! Прошло уже много-много лет со школьных времен!
Thank you also to everyone who's been giving our new neighbors a warm welcome. I love you all ❤️
Dept. of Beginnings and Endings
Dec. 31st, 2025 19:00kaffy_rGoodnight and Goodbye, 2025
I've been in pain all day, and the hours kind of ate up all the wonderful things I wanted to tell all of you.
I'll say more tomorrow, but for now, just know that I cherish all of you, and I hope that your New Years Eve will be, is being, or has been, as quiet or raucous as you want or wanted it to be.
I am so lucky to know all of you.
And may 2026 be good for all of us.
All my love,
The old blue-haired broad
I've been in pain all day, and the hours kind of ate up all the wonderful things I wanted to tell all of you.
I'll say more tomorrow, but for now, just know that I cherish all of you, and I hope that your New Years Eve will be, is being, or has been, as quiet or raucous as you want or wanted it to be.
I am so lucky to know all of you.
And may 2026 be good for all of us.
All my love,
The old blue-haired broad
Mod Post - 2025 - Times past
Dec. 31st, 2025 12:42icon_uk posting in scans_dailyAs has become traditional, we'll have two posts for the New Year. The old today, and the new tomorrow.
As the fires of 2025 becomes embers, we are reminded that it has seen us lose visionary creators including: Robert Orci, Jackson Guice, Peter David, Jim Shooter, Nancy Burton, Marie-Mad, Drew Struzan, Dave Taylor and David Lynch.
We may not have always agreed with some of the choices made, but these were influential figures. We honour their passing and thank them for their contributions to the art form we love.
And, in the spirit of remembering;
1) What were your favourite new comics this year?
This could mean:
(We don't want to know your least favourites, lets keep this positive)
Also
As the fires of 2025 becomes embers, we are reminded that it has seen us lose visionary creators including: Robert Orci, Jackson Guice, Peter David, Jim Shooter, Nancy Burton, Marie-Mad, Drew Struzan, Dave Taylor and David Lynch.
We may not have always agreed with some of the choices made, but these were influential figures. We honour their passing and thank them for their contributions to the art form we love.
And, in the spirit of remembering;
1) What were your favourite new comics this year?
This could mean:
- Single issues?
- Storylines?
- Imprints?
- Favourite new character(s)?
(We don't want to know your least favourites, lets keep this positive)
Also
2) What were your favourite scans posted here on S_D, be they new or old?
Tomorrow we look to the future, but today, as we balance between the new and the old.... we look back... as long as we don't look down!
Bwah-Ha-Holocaust: THE AUTHORITY: THE LOST YEAR #8-9
Dec. 30th, 2025 18:35mastermahan posting in scans_daily
With tcampbell1000's excellent JLI retrospective on holiday hiatus, I thought I'd throw up these two issues of The Authority written by Giffen and DeMatteis.
Why? You'll see soon enough.
( Read more... )
