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Hi all!

I'm doing some minor operational work tonight. It should be transparent, but there's always a chance that something goes wrong. The main thing I'm touching is testing a replacement for Apache2 (our web server software) in one area of the site.

Thank you!

dustbunny105

We got shuffled around at work again. That is a royal we, thankfully; I didn't have to move or do anything. But one person each from my office and the offices on either side of me have been moved. The girl who's been helping with my cases is sharing the space with me now. Which, y'know, makes sense. Though it is a bit frustrating to remember that the two of us are the least experienced as far as accessioning specimens is concerned. At least that's neither of our main responsibility.

Turns out we might get snow after the rain. And they keep changing the temperature predictions, so Idek how much freezing vs melting we're looking at. I'm not sure what the roads'll be like anyway, considering the treatments they did will be so watered down. School's already been called out for tomorrow. I don't expect it to affect work at all, more's the pity.

My biggest beef with the weather right now is that I'm pretty sure that it's giving me a headache. My sinuses are trying to kill me and I'm nauseated besides. Felt better for a bit, now it's getting bad again. Here's hoping it's all cleared up by morning.

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Overall great success. I made Budget Bytes bean quesadillas because they fit the criteria of:
- eat with your hands & without a plate because we don't have enough plates or silverware for everyone
- vegetarian & relatively low on Ingredients People Don't Eat, apart from the cheese
- satisfyingly filling
- flavorful but not super spicy
also I love them, it's one of my favorite recipes and I hadn't made any in a while. Black beans are not the most common kind of bean here (which is a shame bc they're my favorite) so I used kidney beans instead. They were a hit, and in a couple of weeks we will do it again & one of my classmates will make gyoza.

(Also a big thank you to my classmate for agreeing with me that most food here is bland. Like, it's not BAD, but it is bland. By US standards I have a pretty low spice tolerance, but even so, I'm used to even most foods that are not specifically Spicy Foods having a little bit of spice to them. Pizza. Pasta. Sandwiches with spicy mayo. IDK. But here it's like, if it's a cheese pizza it's dough + squished tomatoes + mozzarella and that's it! Like at least put some onion and garlic in it! Some regular black pepper! Something!)

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dustbunny105

Well, as expected, work opened as usual today. And, I mean, I can kinda see why. It ended up being a pretty normal day, even kinda on the busy side. Not for me, granted, I got my stuff late because only two of the lab folks showed up, but still. Once I did get it, I was occupied for the rest of the day.

The main roads aren't bad at all. I still don't think the doctors should've chosen to put the people who come in by back roads in that position but I can see why it didn't strike them as dangerous. My hill wasn't even that bad this morning and it was pretty clear when I got home. I'm still a little worried about it icing over since we're expecting rain and then more freezing temps but I'm not as worried as I was.

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we did some prep for the B2 proficiency level exam that we're going to be taking at the end of February, for which we read an exerpt from Corazón Tan Blanco by Javier Marías. The point was that there were some words missing and we had to fill them in, multiple choice, and that went all right. But I don't even care about that because I had some sort of epiphany about past tenses, the way that they're used in this exerpt is so skillful. There's one bit that just blew away. But to tell you more details, I first have to tell you that this exerpt is about a suicide.
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dustbunny105

Didn't hear anything from work today, so I'm guessing we'll be starting as normal tomorrow. I'm sort of surprised, since we got that delay last week when the roads were treated and the storm ended up not amounting to much. Granted, I'm not sure what the roads look like now.

Honestly, it doesn't seem to be that bad out. It's cold, yeah, but there's not a whole lot of ice and the snow has some reasonable traction. People have been coming and going a bit, too, though it might just be the people with snow tires and/or four-wheel. Fingers crossed I don't have any trouble getting a ride tomorrow.

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fandomocweekly is a low commitment challenge community for sharing your fandom-based original characters. Every week, there is a gen prompt and a relationship prompt. You can post fills in any format/medium (fic, icons, art, etc.). OC x canon, yume, self-shipping, Mary Sues, etc. all welcome! ✨ This week's prompts are ideal & consideration.

Despite the name,

fanmix_monthly is not only for fanmixes and the monthly prompts are optional. You're invited to share any mixtapes you've made any time! This month's theme is relationships.

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dustbunny105

Last personal curriculum accountability post of the month! I wish I could say that I'm ending on a high note but alas. My brain has not been braining for the past week. I've barely stuck to the schedules I was so glad to have gotten figured out. I'm inclined to blame the weather but that doesn't do anything for my results.

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Hello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

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There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.

This Week's Question: What are your crafting goals for 2026?

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reddit_refugees. This community supports former users of other platforms who are moving to Dreamwidth because their previous platform has become untenable or has closed. As such, it will increase activity with each wave of new users, in hopes of helping them get settled in Dreamwidth so they want to stick around. It also serves previous users returning after a long hiatus, people who want to do more with a Dreamwidth blog that was only intermittent, or anyone else who wants help connecting and figuring out how to use this venue.

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goals_on_dw is a community for people who like goals and goal setting. A key focus is New Year's resolutions, that being among the most popular contexts for such activities. Although the most common time is January 1, "new year" can also refer to other calendars or cultures, whatever works for you. Alternatively, just pick a time that works for you and go for it. You can introduce yourself or make new friends here.

We talk about different goal systems, pros and cons of resolutions, arts and crafts for tracking goals, human psychology, and more. You can share your resolutions or other goals. There are weekly check-in posts in January, and monthly ones in the rest of the year, for folks to talk about their accomplishments. December-January is the most active period, and it starts ramping up in November as lots of people begin thinking about their goals for the next year.

2026 Free Printable Calendars, Planners, and More is the guide post for this years goal-setting activities. For more details on relevant topics, see "Things You Can Talk About Here."

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dustbunny105

We're actually getting some snow for this weekend. Just flurries so far but they've been falling steadily for hours and there's a fair bit of accumulation. If the forecasts called it right this time, this should go on right through Sunday morning. We'll see about that, of course.

Temperatures are expected to be in the single digits for the next few days and we're supposed to get winds below zero. Not looking forward to that. I'm also concerned about ice on the roads again. They did a good job prepping everything last weekend but apparently they were a little overzealous and used up most of the supply, which is, y'know, not great. I was hoping that if we did get snow, there'd be less to worry about because of the lack of rain. Unfortunately, the first hour or so of snowfall came when it was still just warm enough to melt, so we'll probably get a lot of black ice even if it's nothing very thick. On the bright side, I've got nowhere to go this weekend.

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Hello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.

This Week's Question: What are your crafting goals for 2026?

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dustbunny105

Snowflake Challenge: A flatlay of a snowflake shaped shortbread cake, a mug with coffee, and a string of holiday lights on top of a rustic napkin.

Challenge #15

How Did the Fandom Snowflake Challenge Go?

... Is it really the end of January? Huh. Alright then!

Anyhow, Snowflake went very well for me! Its structure gave me the jumping-off points I needed some days in order to find something to post about. I also felt very encouraged to fandom-post and more generally to share my thoughts on topics I normally wouldn't have felt I had anything interesting enough to say about. I've enjoyed answering all the prompts, even those I didn't vibe with as much. In a way, especially those I didn't vibe with as much, since they made me think outside my usual boxes. I even made notes for future posts based on some prompts, including the aforementioned, and how I could've answered them differently.

My main goal for the challenge was to answer all of the prompts-- which I did! Yay for me! I am, unfortunately, behind on my secondary goal of reading and responding to other participants' posts but I'll get around to that in the next couple of days. It was clashing with my "less screen time" and "fewer browser tabs" resolutions and so I needed to take a step back. I'm looking forward to getting caught up, though!

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Hello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

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There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.

This Week's Question: What are your crafting goals for 2026?

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