Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Day 21
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soricelRandom Community of the day!
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nexticon
Another icon community! It's been cool peeking into so many of these icon-related communities, because like I said earlier, this is one of the aspects of DW that I haven't really paid much attention to. From the sticky post: "Next icon is an icon challenge community where you make an icon that is inspired by the previous poster's icon." Members also vote on their favorite icons from each challenge. Seems like fun!
nexticonAnother icon community! It's been cool peeking into so many of these icon-related communities, because like I said earlier, this is one of the aspects of DW that I haven't really paid much attention to. From the sticky post: "Next icon is an icon challenge community where you make an icon that is inspired by the previous poster's icon." Members also vote on their favorite icons from each challenge. Seems like fun!
Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Day 20
May. 14th, 2026 05:15 pmsoricelToday's Random Community:
style_system
Last summer I got really taken by the idea of learning CSS and building a website or at least playing around with my DW layout, but I quickly realized that I liked the idea of doing this stuff more than actually doing it. Anyway, this is a community for people who like tinkering with DW layouts and styles and stuff. Mostly seems like people asking how to do certain stuff and people trying to help them figure it out. Nice!
style_systemLast summer I got really taken by the idea of learning CSS and building a website or at least playing around with my DW layout, but I quickly realized that I liked the idea of doing this stuff more than actually doing it. Anyway, this is a community for people who like tinkering with DW layouts and styles and stuff. Mostly seems like people asking how to do certain stuff and people trying to help them figure it out. Nice!
આભાર (14 May 2026)
May. 14th, 2026 06:29 pmmatsushima posting in thankfulthursdayWhat are you thankful for this week?
· Photos are optional but encouraged.
· Check-ins remain open until the following week's post is up.
· Do feel free to comment on others' check-ins but don't harsh anyone else's squee.
· Photos are optional but encouraged.
· Check-ins remain open until the following week's post is up.
· Do feel free to comment on others' check-ins but don't harsh anyone else's squee.
Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Day 19
May. 13th, 2026 04:49 pmsoricelToday's Random Community:
anythingdrabble
I really love writing drabbles...it's a fun challenge, and good editing practice. I like the process of taking a little idea for a scene or a moment or a feeling, letting myself explore it pretty freely, and then whittling it down to this very tight and specific word count. And drabbles are some of my favorite things to read...I love seeing the creative ways people work within the form. There are a few drabble communities out there, but somehow I don't think I'd ever seen this one before. Anyway, it's pretty straightforward: a weekly prompt for drabbles and drabble variations in any fandom. On a quick scroll through, I saw a good variety of fandoms represented, including some pretty small ones I think, along with some original poetry and fiction. Cool!
anythingdrabbleI really love writing drabbles...it's a fun challenge, and good editing practice. I like the process of taking a little idea for a scene or a moment or a feeling, letting myself explore it pretty freely, and then whittling it down to this very tight and specific word count. And drabbles are some of my favorite things to read...I love seeing the creative ways people work within the form. There are a few drabble communities out there, but somehow I don't think I'd ever seen this one before. Anyway, it's pretty straightforward: a weekly prompt for drabbles and drabble variations in any fandom. On a quick scroll through, I saw a good variety of fandoms represented, including some pretty small ones I think, along with some original poetry and fiction. Cool!
Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Day 18
May. 12th, 2026 05:22 pmsoricelRandom Community of the day!
fandom10in30
This seems like it would be fun for people who are into making icons! They run monthly challenges in which people try to make 10 fandom related to the month's theme. Looks like the current round is "Summer Fruits." Comm members can also vote on their favorite icons of the month. I saw some really pretty ones on my scroll through.
fandom10in30This seems like it would be fun for people who are into making icons! They run monthly challenges in which people try to make 10 fandom related to the month's theme. Looks like the current round is "Summer Fruits." Comm members can also vote on their favorite icons of the month. I saw some really pretty ones on my scroll through.
Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Day 17
May. 11th, 2026 01:21 pmsoricelRandom Community of the day:
beautifulmechanical
Yay! I was happy to land on this one today (after a few false starts). I'm a member of this community, and it's always a treat when a new post pops up on my Reading page. This is a community where people share music. It can be hard to find new music, or music in unfamiliar genres etc., so I'm grateful for the people who share things here and introduce me to stuff that otherwise probably wouldn't come across my radar. I feel like a lot of the more recent posts have been kinda anime/video game-adjacent, which is cool but not really my thing, but there are tags for lots of different genres too.
beautifulmechanicalYay! I was happy to land on this one today (after a few false starts). I'm a member of this community, and it's always a treat when a new post pops up on my Reading page. This is a community where people share music. It can be hard to find new music, or music in unfamiliar genres etc., so I'm grateful for the people who share things here and introduce me to stuff that otherwise probably wouldn't come across my radar. I feel like a lot of the more recent posts have been kinda anime/video game-adjacent, which is cool but not really my thing, but there are tags for lots of different genres too.
Tiny lil' music meme because why not
May. 10th, 2026 09:13 pmhafniaMy concerts!
My first concert was: If we're going with "stuff that was not a Christmas concert", I think it was Simon and Garfunkel when I was sixteen? The Bookends/Old Friends reunion tour thing; my dad wanted to go so of course we all went. The Everly Brothers opened for them, was fun.
My first music festival was: MusicFestNW in 2015. Went with Maximo for the headliners (Beirut the first night, Modest Mouse the second).
My last concert was: Jose Gonzales at the Wonder Ballroom last weekend.
My next concert will be: The Last Dinner Party on May 20th!
The artist/band I've seen the most times is: The Decemberists — I think I've seen them like...six times? They're local to Portland, so they play here just about every summer, and, well, yeah.
A concert I wish I could have gone to: I have had tickets to the Shins three times now! I have never actually made it to one of their shows. This feels deeply unfair.
A concert that meant a lot to me: Blind Pilot in Bend in 2019 ♥
A concert that healed me somehow: CHVRCHES in the Crystal Ballroom, April 2014.
If I could re-live only one concert I'd choose: Probably the first time I saw the National (2013, their Trouble Will Find Me tour), because it was such a good night and I loved everything they played.
A concert that I'm glad has been preserved by the internet: I don't rewatch shows online :)
An artist I would have loved to see in concert: Hmm. Probably Brown Bird?
An artist whose concerts I just don't miss: The Decemberists and/or Colin Meloy when he does a solo show! Blind Pilot, too. The National, honestly. Jose Gonzales. Ha. :)
My first concert was: If we're going with "stuff that was not a Christmas concert", I think it was Simon and Garfunkel when I was sixteen? The Bookends/Old Friends reunion tour thing; my dad wanted to go so of course we all went. The Everly Brothers opened for them, was fun.
My first music festival was: MusicFestNW in 2015. Went with Maximo for the headliners (Beirut the first night, Modest Mouse the second).
My last concert was: Jose Gonzales at the Wonder Ballroom last weekend.
My next concert will be: The Last Dinner Party on May 20th!
The artist/band I've seen the most times is: The Decemberists — I think I've seen them like...six times? They're local to Portland, so they play here just about every summer, and, well, yeah.
A concert I wish I could have gone to: I have had tickets to the Shins three times now! I have never actually made it to one of their shows. This feels deeply unfair.
A concert that meant a lot to me: Blind Pilot in Bend in 2019 ♥
A concert that healed me somehow: CHVRCHES in the Crystal Ballroom, April 2014.
If I could re-live only one concert I'd choose: Probably the first time I saw the National (2013, their Trouble Will Find Me tour), because it was such a good night and I loved everything they played.
A concert that I'm glad has been preserved by the internet: I don't rewatch shows online :)
An artist I would have loved to see in concert: Hmm. Probably Brown Bird?
An artist whose concerts I just don't miss: The Decemberists and/or Colin Meloy when he does a solo show! Blind Pilot, too. The National, honestly. Jose Gonzales. Ha. :)
Drafts - "Instinct"
May. 10th, 2026 09:31 amofearthandstarsPerhaps it is the first step
across a dark, yawning chasm
or the feeling of hanging, lightly,
surrounded by nothing
(to catch you),
surrounded by everything
(to catch you),
leading you to focus on the breath
rushing through your lungs,
the landscape, flowing
through your bloodstream.
( Read more... )
across a dark, yawning chasm
or the feeling of hanging, lightly,
surrounded by nothing
(to catch you),
surrounded by everything
(to catch you),
leading you to focus on the breath
rushing through your lungs,
the landscape, flowing
through your bloodstream.
( Read more... )
Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Day 16
May. 10th, 2026 02:11 pmsoricelToday's Random Community, whenisitdue looks like another helpful one for fic writers. They post calendars full of the due dates for various fic events, challenges, exchanges, etc. A good way to keep track of what's due when, but also to find out about cool stuff going on that you might have missed!
whenisitdue looks like another helpful one for fic writers. They post calendars full of the due dates for various fic events, challenges, exchanges, etc. A good way to keep track of what's due when, but also to find out about cool stuff going on that you might have missed!Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Day 15
May. 9th, 2026 07:32 pmsoricelRandom Community of the day:
writethisfanfic
This is a big community that looks very cool and helpful. Its purpose seems to be offering support and encouragement for fanfic writers via, among other things it seems, daily check-ins in which members can post about any progress they've made on their WIPs. As I'm currently plugging away at a long (for me) fic project, I feel like this is something I'd probably benefit from. It also looks like community members volunteer to host these check-in posts, which is cool.
writethisfanficThis is a big community that looks very cool and helpful. Its purpose seems to be offering support and encouragement for fanfic writers via, among other things it seems, daily check-ins in which members can post about any progress they've made on their WIPs. As I'm currently plugging away at a long (for me) fic project, I feel like this is something I'd probably benefit from. It also looks like community members volunteer to host these check-in posts, which is cool.
Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Day 14
May. 8th, 2026 03:38 pmsoricelI kinda struck out a few times before landing on today's Random Community (got a couple HP-related communities, which I don't really want to highlight, something in Russian, a closed RP community, and a few archives of individuals' fic, which, while cool, aren't really what I've been trying to promote here), but after a few more tries I found...
frillsofjustice
This is a community dedicated to all things magical girl-related. Interestingly, according to the Intro/FAQ post, there used to be another community of the same name, but "the original was deleted and purged by its moderator, for reasons unknown, and all content was lost." Whoa! Anyway, not really my thing, but on a quick skim through I saw some fic, news, discussion posts, links to meta articles, etc. I like stumbling on communities with that kind of range of content.
frillsofjusticeThis is a community dedicated to all things magical girl-related. Interestingly, according to the Intro/FAQ post, there used to be another community of the same name, but "the original was deleted and purged by its moderator, for reasons unknown, and all content was lost." Whoa! Anyway, not really my thing, but on a quick skim through I saw some fic, news, discussion posts, links to meta articles, etc. I like stumbling on communities with that kind of range of content.
Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Day 13
May. 7th, 2026 06:50 pmsoricelRandom Community of the day:
moodthemeinayear
So yesterday I wrote about icons, and today I've stumbled on a community dedicated to another aspect of DW I rarely pay much attention to: mood themes. As the title suggests, this is a community dedicated to the project of creating custom mood themes. Some of the moods seem really challenging, like "Indescribable," and it was cool skimming through and seeing how different people chose images to represent them.
Oh, and also, I guess you need a paid account to use a custom mood theme...but apparently, "any member of this community who completes a set of 18 images for a custom mood theme will get one month's worth of paid time or equivalent in Dreamwidth points." More details here if you're interested!
moodthemeinayearSo yesterday I wrote about icons, and today I've stumbled on a community dedicated to another aspect of DW I rarely pay much attention to: mood themes. As the title suggests, this is a community dedicated to the project of creating custom mood themes. Some of the moods seem really challenging, like "Indescribable," and it was cool skimming through and seeing how different people chose images to represent them.
Oh, and also, I guess you need a paid account to use a custom mood theme...but apparently, "any member of this community who completes a set of 18 images for a custom mood theme will get one month's worth of paid time or equivalent in Dreamwidth points." More details here if you're interested!
Friday Five: Outdoorsy Edition
May. 7th, 2026 10:47 amofearthandstarsFrom last week's thefridayfive:
thefridayfive:
1. Do you like to spend time outdoors?
I am very much an I-would-live-outdoors-if-it-wouldn't-kill-me type of person. I love hiking and even just working around the yard, because there are so many interesting geological formations/plants/moss/grasses/trees/rocks/insects/birds/fungi/animals/etc. that make up our world, and I feel more at home/in awe when I'm among them. I genuinely love hiking any time of year (we just returned from a wonderful trip to Grandfather Mountain.). Unfortunately, I have a lot of outdoor allergies and other overactive immune conditions, so I have to manage my time outdoors carefully.
2. What is your favorite flower?
Hmm, this is tough. I really do adore sunflowers but also lilies, and orchids are a special kind of beautiful - especially the tiny wild ones that are often overlooked.
3. Any favorite warm weather activities?
Hiking, wading in streams, walking riverside, listening to thunderstorms. I do also appreciate occasional trips to the ocean to gaze at the beautiful blue-green Atlantic, feel the sand on my feet, and watch the ghost crabs and shore birds scurry about. I'm really fortunate to live in a place that gives me access to both ocean and mountains, within a few hours drive.
4. Have you ever kept a garden? If so, what did you grow?
We kept a small garden before moving to our current home which is on a heavily wooded lot which nearly full shade. We grew herbs (basil, fennel, dill, lavendar), tomatoes, peppers of all sorts, squash and zucchini. We tried a pumpkin on a whim. I do miss it from time to time and have been thinking about how/where to incorporate a small patch here. I currently have some herbs and small flowers in pots that I move about the yard as the seasons change.
5. Do you know how to swim?
Yes. Growing up my parents invested in one of those aboveground pools that are about 4-5 feet deep and built a deck to go around it. So in summers in middle school and high school I would spend many of my days out there. Not a huge amount of space but it gave me the means to swim and enjoy the water, and I spent a lot of time with my mom there. In college I took more formal swim lessons (was required for graduation, guess they didn't want their graduates to accidentally drown). I really enjoyed those as well as it taught me to better manage my breathing underwater.
saeamat nga abu (7 May 2026)
May. 7th, 2026 06:42 pmmatsushima posting in thankfulthursdayWhat are you thankful for this week?
· Photos are optional but encouraged.
· Check-ins remain open until the following week's post is up.
· Do feel free to comment on others' check-ins but don't harsh anyone else's squee.
· Photos are optional but encouraged.
· Check-ins remain open until the following week's post is up.
· Do feel free to comment on others' check-ins but don't harsh anyone else's squee.
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May. 6th, 2026 09:39 pmembracingcalmI’m a bit over halfway done with Through Darkest America by Neal Barret Jr. I’ve read this book already but thought it would be interesting to read now that I have changed my eating habits. it’s been a difficult read due to the violence of the society and how women are treated within it. there is a second book in the series which I haven’t read. I may try to find it on eBay tomorrow and read it when I’m done with the books I have planned.
Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Day 12
May. 6th, 2026 04:43 pmsoricelRandom Community of the day...
iconpraise
So I only have this one icon, and it's the only one I've ever had. It's from a little comic I made for my partner. I like it, and I kinda like that it's my one and only icon. But I also get a kick out of seeing the different ways people use icons on here, and some of them are really nice-looking!
I don't think I really give icons the consideration they deserve; I suspect that a lot of thought and care goes into making them! So it was cool to stumble upon this community, which is entirely dedicated to showcasing and praising icons. Lots of cool stuff to look at!
iconpraiseSo I only have this one icon, and it's the only one I've ever had. It's from a little comic I made for my partner. I like it, and I kinda like that it's my one and only icon. But I also get a kick out of seeing the different ways people use icons on here, and some of them are really nice-looking!
I don't think I really give icons the consideration they deserve; I suspect that a lot of thought and care goes into making them! So it was cool to stumble upon this community, which is entirely dedicated to showcasing and praising icons. Lots of cool stuff to look at!