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cupcake_goth ([personal profile] cupcake_goth) wrote2025-06-06 03:01 pm

'cause I'm here on the other side of a jet black mirror

- I get to go back on HRT, THANK G-D. This will, of course, be revisited after my next (really soon) MRI, but hallelujah, I'll have some relief from the hot flashes, brain fog, upswing of insomnia, hair loss, and random crying.

- Speaking of insomnia, this week has been rough. Even if I fall asleep at a "decent" time, my sleep is patchy and broken. Add that to the fact that I actually need somewhere around ten hours of sleep, and I've been an incoherent mess all week. Today I feel like I'm mildly drunk, but without the fun part.

[personal profile] minim_calibre and I decided YOLO and paid more money to get MUCH better seats for the My Chemical Romance concert. Did you know you could upgrade tickets purchased from Ticketmaster? I certainly didn't. But hey, a better view of the stage! I'm still sad that I'm going to see my precious cupcakes of bombast only one time on this tour ("only" omg I'm spoiled) but I'll cope. There's feverish speculation in the fanbase that maybe they'll preview songs from an unreleased album, or maybe they'll announce a new album. I love all this speculation, but I also believe none of it.

- Random perfume comment: If you love Goth Club 89 from the now-closed Whisper Sisters, Midnight Toker from Heretic Perfumes is a toned-down version of it. I hate the name, but the scent is lovely.
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timemidae ([personal profile] timemidae) wrote in [community profile] little_details2025-06-05 07:17 pm

Catholic school 1940's Quebec

Hi! 

I've been reading up on the historical Catholic school system in Quebec, and I've gathered that until 1960 there were commonly Catholic schools that were supported by public funds (officially ended in the 90's). I've been able to find the names of some of the girl's schools, but haven't been able to easily find the names of any of the mixed or boy's schools below the high school level. 

Anyone know any specific schools that could have served a 10-year old, working class, Catholic boy in Montreal or Quebec City ~1940? 

Thanks! 
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cupcake_goth ([personal profile] cupcake_goth) wrote2025-06-04 01:52 pm

If this is a coronation I ain't feeling the love

 (Threat level: MCR lyrics as post titles)

Work is still :: hands :: 

I've talked to some other folks, cone of silence engaged, about how to get better at communication with boss lady. I feel pretty confident now, but who  knows how long that will last. 

One funny thing about all of those conversations: apparently very few people realize how many people I manage. In the writing/design/research ... community at work, the only person who manages more people than me is my boss. Ahahahahaha.

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The Seattle MCR concert is next month! I had an outfit idea which involves being sleeveless. Cue the Body Image Demons. In an attempt to shut them up, I turned to Tumblr for a pep talk and my G-D did they deliver.  I think my favorite tag responses from reblogs were "I'm not sure if I want to fuck you or be you" and "Not to be a lesbian but omg omg omg omg"

So YES, I will wear my planned outfit and not give a fuck about my flabby arms. My therapist will be very proud of me.

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There's apparently a goth book club starting up near me! I'm going to do my damndest to attend, because it sounds like a great idea. There's dancing at the venue after the book club is over. Part of me wants to stay for that, but it's all on a Sunday night, so I should probably be a responsible adult and head home after book club. Dammit, I hate being a responsible adult.

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Anna the Piper ([personal profile] annathepiper) wrote2025-05-30 10:27 am

In Which Alecto Escapes a Shipwreck and Wanders South

This is the first of my playthrough posts for Alecto the Dunmer, and featuring version 1.0.1 of the Tuxborn modpack. Main action here: trying out the Alternate Start option that strands your character in a shipwreck; getting back to the mainland; having my ass kicked repeatedly until I finally made it to the relative safety of Dawnstar; stopping in Whiterun, and being stymied from proceeding to Riften by bandits also kicking my ass; and finally going to Solitude to talk to Auryen at the LOTD museum, and pick up Katana as a follower.

Since this playthrough is my first time running Katana, I’ve got some review commentary about her in this post, too. (A full review of her and her associated NPCs, Megara and Shale, will come later.)

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Anna the Piper ([personal profile] annathepiper) wrote2025-05-28 05:11 pm

In Which Elessir Defeats Miraak in Apocrypha

Another Skyrim catchup post, knocking down a couple more sessions from Elessir’s now-finished run. These two sessions date from mid-September. Primary action here is taking out Miraak to finish off the Dragonborn main plot, but with a generous side helping of Solstheim side quests as well.

I have eleven more sessions of Elessir’s to write about, and then I can finally call his run finished.

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Elisheva ([personal profile] elisheva_m) wrote in [community profile] little_details2025-05-27 07:37 pm

Tech/code question

I'm trying to write a scene where two co-workers are trouble-shooting a new custom security or encryption routine. Someone else (who isn't present) wrote the code and he will have been careful to ensure it works before sending it to them. So maybe something in the implementation of it?

The scene is dual purpose, showing their interaction growing closer while also hiding something else in plain sight. The tech part of it can be whatever is plausible and easy to convey without bogging it down in details. I am so out of touch with that sort of thing I don't know what's plausible any more.

What could go wrong with uploading the new code into their office network or onto their phones which would need a bit of trouble-shooting? The kind of thing one person might overlook and another catch. Preferably with them being literally close while they do this. And again - easy to convey without bogging it down in details. Jargon is fine.

Edit: Turns out jargon is not fine. Well it would be in the sense I meant, but that's not how it was taken. Am overwhelmed by how much I can't understand well enough to follow here, let alone distill into a few phrases. I know the readers for my lakorn-novel are non-existent but I can't swamp them with details.

Edit 2: Sorry to have bothered everyone. I'm just going to trash this. It was a stupid idea in the first place. Thank you for your time.