[Daf Yomi] Maseches Menachos, perek 1 Kol HaMenachos
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lannamichaelsMenachos! Basically Zevachim except with flour offerings... FOR NOW.
My notes on perek 1:
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lannamichaelsMenachos! Basically Zevachim except with flour offerings... FOR NOW.
My notes on perek 1:
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Exchanges!
Jan. 22nd, 2026 09:52 pmsholioI don't think I posted about Amperslash when it revealed, but I got a lovely gift!
The Ties that Bind Us (Biggles, slightly ambiguous Biggles/EvS)
A very fun, sensual fic in which they are trying to squirm out of ropes tying them together, while also talking about Feelings.
And I got THREE gifts in Holiday Airdrop, the Biggles exchange I run! This time around, all are gen and Algy & EvS-focused.
Soft Landings, a wonderfully well realized, hurt/comforty AU in which Algy is the first person on the team to encounter Erich during Buries a Hatchet.
A Silver-Topped Cane is a lovely little post-Terai bit of comfort and bonding, in which Erich offers advice and maybe a little commiseration while Algy is healing.
Forge is deliciously iddy and visceral h/c in which EvS and Algy are handcuffed together in the desert.
Between the two exchanges, I wrote five fics, including some pairings I don't normally write! I'm looking forward to getting to 'fess up to them.
The Ties that Bind Us (Biggles, slightly ambiguous Biggles/EvS)
A very fun, sensual fic in which they are trying to squirm out of ropes tying them together, while also talking about Feelings.
And I got THREE gifts in Holiday Airdrop, the Biggles exchange I run! This time around, all are gen and Algy & EvS-focused.
Soft Landings, a wonderfully well realized, hurt/comforty AU in which Algy is the first person on the team to encounter Erich during Buries a Hatchet.
A Silver-Topped Cane is a lovely little post-Terai bit of comfort and bonding, in which Erich offers advice and maybe a little commiseration while Algy is healing.
Forge is deliciously iddy and visceral h/c in which EvS and Algy are handcuffed together in the desert.
Between the two exchanges, I wrote five fics, including some pairings I don't normally write! I'm looking forward to getting to 'fess up to them.
watching heated rivalry and...
Jan. 22nd, 2026 08:09 pmlannamichaelsCouldn't they possibly have, perhaps and please, cast actors who don't look so goddamn alike for Steve & Bucky, I'm sorry, I mean Scott & Kip?
If they shave or the other one of them gets slightly more facial hair, I've not even the slightest hope here. In the sex scenes, it's like whatever, if you wanted me to know who is who, you'd light it better.
Put a shirt on. Why do you have identical torsos, one of you is a professional athlete and the other one works two jobs.
3 Sentence Ficathon, part three (all B5 fixit edition)
Jan. 21st, 2026 11:44 pmsholio9. More scenes from a Babylon 5 fixit AU.
I ended up doing a number of additional prompt fills from the same universe as this fill (#4 in the previous post, major series spoilers).
( 1000 words or so of fixit snippets from the same post-canon AU )
10. And while I'm keeping the spoiler stuff confined to its own post, another B5 spoiler fixit AU based off "War Without End."
( Under this cut here )
I ended up doing a number of additional prompt fills from the same universe as this fill (#4 in the previous post, major series spoilers).
( 1000 words or so of fixit snippets from the same post-canon AU )
10. And while I'm keeping the spoiler stuff confined to its own post, another B5 spoiler fixit AU based off "War Without End."
( Under this cut here )
Snowflake Challenge #10
Jan. 21st, 2026 08:16 pmevandar
Challenge #10: Big Mood (Board)
CHOOSE SOMETHING YOU LOVE AND CREATE A MINI MOOD COLLECTION OF THREE (or more) ITEMS THAT EVOKE YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT IT. You don’t have to limit yourself to visual media, or collect the items into a special format like a square (though you can if you’d like).
I've already mentioned in this year's Snowflake Challenge that I create playlists for pairings/fandoms, so I'm going to share one of those. Like I've said before, listening to playlists like this helps me to write. They also help me to stay within a particular fandom vibe whenever I'm not actively writing fanfic as well as help process fic ideas. So.
These are not things I usually share. Argh.
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That isn't the whole playlist. Some of the songs that I've left out are there for "inexplicable vibes" reasons; some are there because I listened to them while obsessing over the fandom and accidentally assigned them to a character and now can't separate them.
Google Maps exists
Jan. 20th, 2026 01:19 pmbeatrice_otterso why. why why why. Do I so often come across fic where the author clearly a) doesn't have any idea how far apart two places are, or how to get from one to the other, and b) never thought to check google maps?
Just read a fic where one character is thinking that "it's only an 8-hour plane ride!"
and. I have driven basically between those two places.
It's a 6-hour drive unless traffic is really bad. if you hit the most congested bits exactly at rush hour, it might take you 8 hours. to drive.
Flying? Well, if you were starting at a small regional airport and needed to make a connection, it might take you four hours.
I actually mind this shit more than the big stuff. The big stuff is hard to research. Google Maps is really really quick and easy.
Just read a fic where one character is thinking that "it's only an 8-hour plane ride!"
and. I have driven basically between those two places.
It's a 6-hour drive unless traffic is really bad. if you hit the most congested bits exactly at rush hour, it might take you 8 hours. to drive.
Flying? Well, if you were starting at a small regional airport and needed to make a connection, it might take you four hours.
I actually mind this shit more than the big stuff. The big stuff is hard to research. Google Maps is really really quick and easy.
this is a post about sports that is not brought to you by dayquil
Jan. 19th, 2026 11:20 amlannamichaelsOf all the sports I do not follow, american football is certainly up there as a sport I do not follow.
However, of all the sports I do not follow, american football is one where I think they are doing their post season completely correctly: as single elimination.
Can you win a game? No? Okay, season is over, bye bye.
Yes, yes, the season goes on way too long into weather not appropriate for the sport; american football makes sense as a summer or autumn sport, not so much when it's snowing.
But they pick the location of the super bowl years in advance, they hype the fuck out of it, they make it an event, and they know three years in advance what day it will be.
They have achieved marketing perfection and among the reasons they can do that is: SINGLE ELIMINATION PLAYOFFS.
3 Sentence Ficathon, part two
Jan. 19th, 2026 12:05 amsholioSee Part One here.
4. Babylon 5, G'Kar & Londo, post-canon, spoilers
any, the minimum amount of communication needed for a fix-it AU
Originally posted here
( Slightly more than 3 sentences of overthinking )
5. Babylon 5, early season one
any, low-effort illustration of something important
Originally posted here
( More than 3 sentences of ambassadorial bickering )
6. Murderbot, MB + Gurathin
any, "I adore floating." (Peggy Guggenheim)
Originally posted here
( 3 sentences for a change! )
7. Murderbot bookverse, MB + Mensah + Mensah's family
any, snowstorm
Originally posted here
( 350 words of fluff )
8. Murderbot, TV or bookverse, Bharadwaj
any, fossil footprints
Originally posted here
( A lil Bharadwaj character study )
4. Babylon 5, G'Kar & Londo, post-canon, spoilers
any, the minimum amount of communication needed for a fix-it AU
Originally posted here
( Slightly more than 3 sentences of overthinking )
5. Babylon 5, early season one
any, low-effort illustration of something important
Originally posted here
( More than 3 sentences of ambassadorial bickering )
6. Murderbot, MB + Gurathin
any, "I adore floating." (Peggy Guggenheim)
Originally posted here
( 3 sentences for a change! )
7. Murderbot bookverse, MB + Mensah + Mensah's family
any, snowstorm
Originally posted here
( 350 words of fluff )
8. Murderbot, TV or bookverse, Bharadwaj
any, fossil footprints
Originally posted here
( A lil Bharadwaj character study )
Six Sentence Sunday: The Parent Trap remake, post-canon
Jan. 18th, 2026 05:40 pmlannamichaelsHad a moment last week where I was like "that Parent Trap post canon fic where the twins encounter Meredith in an airport is, like, basically done, I just need to smooth it all out, how long could this possibly take, 10 minutes" and then had the horrified realization that this fic is in my Started In 2023 folder. Truly, I have no intuitive understanding of time.
On the other hand, when doing a quick note to self on this to figure out the time period, I gave in and referred to the twins as Allie and honestly it just makes life so much easier.
Meredith is so much fun to write, she's got such a specific point of view.
"Oh, girls, girls, girls," Meredith chides them. "Let bygones be bygones! I don't hold a grudge. You made your point perfectly clear: you weren't going to allow your father to use me like that. I respect that in a preteen. You knew your minds and you were looking out for me, truly."
Also and here's a bit from my initial notes from the rewatch, which informs the whole thing:
but wow yeah annie's being such a jerk here, and meredith is rising to it and kind of liking it. I think she sees Annie as more of an intellectual equal than Nick is.
3 Sentence Ficathon, part one
Jan. 18th, 2026 01:13 pmsholio1. MASH, Margaret
any, I'll be damned if I wash my hair in cold water.
Originally posted here
( 3 sentences of bickering )
2. Stranger Things, Robin/Vickie
any, and your friend steve
Originally posted here
( Actually it's 4 sentences )
3. Babylon 5, Londo & (or possibly /) G'Kar
any, get your dog on a leash
Originally posted here
( Went way over 3 sentences on this one )
any, I'll be damned if I wash my hair in cold water.
Originally posted here
( 3 sentences of bickering )
2. Stranger Things, Robin/Vickie
any, and your friend steve
Originally posted here
( Actually it's 4 sentences )
3. Babylon 5, Londo & (or possibly /) G'Kar
any, get your dog on a leash
Originally posted here
( Went way over 3 sentences on this one )
/flops
Jan. 18th, 2026 11:55 amnansliceLast week, I cut my finger pretty deeply while making food, and missed two days of work trying to give it time to heal (I bathe dogs for a living; I did not want to be sticking an open wound into dirty dog water). The third day, a dog broke my glasses and I had to leave early (I was able to mend them).
Yesterday, I woke up very sick, probably with the same punishing cold Will has. My job is pretty lenient about calling out, but gosh do I hate doing it this often. ;o; It always makes me nervous. My boss is super understanding but I don't want to take advantage of that. Oh well. ;3;
I'm painfully behind on Snowflake Challenge, to absolutely no one's surprise; I did the first one and stopped. XD; There are some that I want to go back and do, but I doubt I'll actually catch up. But that's okay! I want to do the animals/pet one. Speaking of which, I bought Dale's 4x2x2 (120 gallon) terrarium! It looks like it'll be a pretty easy build, and I have several things to add to it (although there are definitely more things I want to add, like some of the climbing vine, some fun rocks/slate, things like that. I'm hoping to get it built today, if I'm feeling better in the afternoon.
I read the first book of the Uriel Ventris series, Nightbringer, and it was delightful; Ventris is an adorable, pious, little murder machine, and I'm pretty sure literally every man he met wanted to top him. I immediately bought the second volume on thriftbooks (a lot of "older" Black Library books are out of print, so I have to search for them as well as be willing to part with more than a little bit of moola). We already own the third book (Will bought it a little while ago) so that should keep me busy for a while. I'm a very slow reader. XD;
This morning I went out, coffee in hand, to sit on the back step. It was very cold but peaceful. I heard the first birdsong of the day. <3 I'd read about how people with ADHD need to sit in the moment sometimes, no screens, no texts, nothing like that, and just allow themselves to be. It was very nice and I think I should start more days like this.
This post is very disjointed bc it was written between a couple of days. I hope it all makes sense. ♥
Yesterday, I woke up very sick, probably with the same punishing cold Will has. My job is pretty lenient about calling out, but gosh do I hate doing it this often. ;o; It always makes me nervous. My boss is super understanding but I don't want to take advantage of that. Oh well. ;3;
I'm painfully behind on Snowflake Challenge, to absolutely no one's surprise; I did the first one and stopped. XD; There are some that I want to go back and do, but I doubt I'll actually catch up. But that's okay! I want to do the animals/pet one. Speaking of which, I bought Dale's 4x2x2 (120 gallon) terrarium! It looks like it'll be a pretty easy build, and I have several things to add to it (although there are definitely more things I want to add, like some of the climbing vine, some fun rocks/slate, things like that. I'm hoping to get it built today, if I'm feeling better in the afternoon.
I read the first book of the Uriel Ventris series, Nightbringer, and it was delightful; Ventris is an adorable, pious, little murder machine, and I'm pretty sure literally every man he met wanted to top him. I immediately bought the second volume on thriftbooks (a lot of "older" Black Library books are out of print, so I have to search for them as well as be willing to part with more than a little bit of moola). We already own the third book (Will bought it a little while ago) so that should keep me busy for a while. I'm a very slow reader. XD;
This morning I went out, coffee in hand, to sit on the back step. It was very cold but peaceful. I heard the first birdsong of the day. <3 I'd read about how people with ADHD need to sit in the moment sometimes, no screens, no texts, nothing like that, and just allow themselves to be. It was very nice and I think I should start more days like this.
This post is very disjointed bc it was written between a couple of days. I hope it all makes sense. ♥
OOooooo
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threesentenceficathon is back! (And the first post is already on 43 pages of comments. Amazing.)Snowflake Challenge #9
Jan. 18th, 2026 07:45 pmevandar
Challenge #9
Talk about your favorite tropes in media or transformative works. (Feel free to substitute in theme/motif/cliche if "trope" doesn't resonate with you.)
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CURSED!!!
Jan. 17th, 2026 07:54 pmsholioSo that one B5 script book that supposedly came via FedEx a week ago still hasn't turned up, but today I got an extra copy of one I already have that I was not expecting with an Amazon order number that isn't in my orders anywhere.
I have never had that happen before, either.
I have never had that happen before, either.
Babylon 5 2x07 "Soul Mates"
Jan. 15th, 2026 10:19 pmsholioI rewatched this one tonight, mostly for the Timov of it all, but also ...
( Spoilers for the episode )
( Spoilers for the episode )
Snowflake Challenge #8
Jan. 15th, 2026 10:22 pmevandarChallenge #8
Talk about your creative process.
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So, that's how I write things. I quite enjoyed writing for this challenge: it was nice to thing about how I do things and compare them to how I used to do it. There's been a lot of trial and error over the years.
I used to have to write analyses of my own writing for university (my BA is in English Lit and Creative Writing, and we had to do that for the CW part) and it used to make me want to die inside from how fucking pretentious the whole exercise was. They were never really accurate either, mostly because they talked about symbolism more than "I wrote this for a grade and I hate this teacher, so fuck it." But now I'm now kind of wondering what an analysis piece would look like for one of my fics. Huh. Let me know if you want to see one someday, I guess.