Aryana (20.1% completed)

Dec. 6th, 2025 05:11 pm
scaramouche: A mermaid from Hook swimming (mermaid - hook)
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I'm 38 episodes into 189 for Aryana and I'm so mad because the channel I had been watching the show on has been deleted! Not all is lost, because another official youtube channel uploaded the whole series a month ago (it's the same one that had the whole Raya Sirena series), BUT the old channel had (1) stats and comments accumulated over NINE years, so I could see which episodes were popular and read the comments that came with them, and (2) two-sentence episode summaries in English under the video, which had been SO helpful in letting me follow the show without having to audio translate everything, plus they were written well - succinct and not spoilery for any big twists in the episode.

It's just my luck that the rights transferred or whatever happened that the old channel was deleted while I was still making my way through the show. >:(

Storywise Aryana has hit her fourteenth birthday and we have finally reached the first full mermaid transformation. All the relatively mundane soap opera drama is presumably gonna take a bit of a hit as we now deal with Aryana and her family's freaking out, and I actually like that because the mundane stuff was annoying me. I'd last posted that I enjoyed Aryana's dynamic in her fancy school, but then the show upped Megan's bullying of her that even Bebet fell for Megan's propaganda and temporarily ditched Aryana, so we got multiple episodes of Aryana crying and being ostracized.

The third love interest boy still hasn't shown up yet either! I've been wishing he would because the Hubert vs. Marlon stuff has been agonizing, but in a soap opera way that I can't hate on. Hubert has confessed his feelings and got a positive response from Aryana, but that fell apart because Marlon knows that Hubert has another agenda about Aryana. Marlon is being very annoying about it, but he's not wrong! Hubert is suspicious! Is this why they added a third boy? I will be curious to see how that goes.
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I'll get through Georgia by Christmas, I'm sure!

Leaving Sighnahi

Trying to remember how it all felt nearly two months later isn't easy. I'm going off the photos I took, the impression of memories. All a bit blurred by 'ordinary time'.

The bus trip from Signahi to the Mshketa region was a couple of hours long and we had one of those giant 'caterpillar' buses. Everyone had their own double seat and by the time we took the long trips it was fairly settled who was where. Some women wanted to be able to ride in the front and see where we were going, while others wanted this side or that side.

I had a woman from Alaska in front of me - there were three of them on the tour, and this one was probably the youngest of the three. She wasn't chatty, but we had a few great conversations about politics and society over the course of the next few days.

The (closed up and not used) toilet was behind me, and woman from California across from me, a woman from New York behind her, and another California woman in front of her - the photographer of the trip.

It was a pretty easygoing group of women, as I've said before. We were almost universally older, perhaps a little more jaded in our outlook than the women I met on the Naples tour, and more cosmopolite than the women of the Pride and Prejudice tour.

Out in the villages and towns, away from the cities, the country felt very different to the tourist spots. I don't know if this is typical in countries and areas where primary GDP is from tourism, or if it's just former USSR states.

We drove past spaces that felt very run-down, a lot of places and spaces were overgrown. Houses were abandoned, no glass in their windows. Gates and pergola frames were rusted and overgrown with...well, mostly grapevines, although occasionally there were other flowering vines. And the people working the spaces were all old. Almost all of them were forty and over. I didn't see any really young people until we got to the cities: Kutaisi, Tbilisi.

When we went to the markets, there was a lot of 'selling the same things'. Like, a dozen stalls are all selling the exact same thing, no difference. I feel like this happens less, even in the markets in Australia, like Melbourne's Queen Victoria Markets. Maybe in the tourist shops with the trinkets and whatnot - those are all the same, but I don't go into those. But I had the same feeling in Vietnam and in Naples and even a little in Porto. There's not enough differentiation of product, just everyone selling more or less the same thing. And, somewhat cynically, I suspect most of them come from China...


Mshketa and the history of Christianity in Georgia

In the morning, the bus took us towards Mshketa, which is in fact quite close to Tbilisi, where the tour had been on the weekend (while I recovered from COVID). The city is built at a kind of three-way intersection of various legs of the river, and overlooking it is the Jvari Monastery which was built in the 6th Century by the last vestiges of the Roman Empire.

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In the 4th Century, the patron saint of Georgia, St Nino, brought Christianity to Georgia, converting the king at the time, and setting up Christianity as the main religion. Cue the churches, temples, and monasteries. Also, as later seen in the Uplistsikhe rock village, the conversion of old "pagan" temples into Christian worship spaces.

Anyway, the Jvari monastery dates back to the 6th Century and is magnificently still standing, all the stones firmly in place:

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In comparison, the wall in the last photo - half-torn down, with only segments of it remaining - was built in the 17th Century. But why have the monastery and chapel survived a thousand years while the wall lies in ruins?

The 6th Century structures were built to Roman Standards. The worksmanship was precise and careful and everything was designed and put together just so. The wall? Was pretty much slapped together with some mortar and various stones. It's entirely possible to make really solid walls out of stones, it's just that the 17th Century builders (I think they were Templars, for some reason? Maybe? Don't quote me!) didn't bother with all that.

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I would have liked to explore more inside the monastery, but I don't think there was much public access. It's not used as a monastery any more, obviously, but it still looked very solid. Anyway, we moved on after only about 30 minutes. It was a very brief stop, but interesting. I love histories and architectures, the movement of people across continents and lands... well, you know me!


On the way to Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, our guide talked a lot about St Nino, where she came from and what she did. I tried to pay attention, but got lost a few times because her accent was fairly thick.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral

The Cathedral was really interesting, architecturally. The present version was built in the 11th Century, and the story I was told was that the architect got into trouble for not making the inside symmetrical. Outside, though, it's very imposing and the sky was suitably dramatic for it!

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The church's significance is primarily attributable to the legend of the buried mantle of Christ, brought to the region in the 1st Century by a Georgian Jew. It's also allegedly a site of great miracles, and is a major pilgrimage site for the Georgian Orthodox Church. There were a lot of priests and members of religious orders there, as well as a number of pilgrims. They were decidedly distinct from the tourists.

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Some beautiful stonework there, and beautiful historical murals.

One of the notable things about the church is that when the Soviets came in, they tried to eliminate all religion. So they plastered and whitewashed over a lot of the murals, which dated back hundreds of years and had some beautiful iconography and design. Unfortunately, it's not as simple as just peeling the plaster off; they've been able to get some of it off, but they had to stop because they were damaging what was underneath.

There was a small market through which we had to pass on our way up to the Cathedral from the carpark. A restaurant had a fig tree in full fruit and while I was tempted to pick and eat, I thought it might not be polite, so I passed. But I did buy a pair of very beautiful cloisonne earrings at the markets there!

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Lunch, wineries, winemaking

Lunch (somewhat late) was at Ateni Vineyards. The property had been in the family for generations, and Nino had pictures of her grandfather and grandmother down in the cellar under the house, where wine had been produced for generations. Unfortunately, her paternal line were perpetrators of domestic violence, and she herself had escaped a domestic violence situation before deciding to return to the family property and renovate it from the ruin it had been.

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The women she employed to assist in making the lunch are displaced women from Ossetia. My notes only have 'Ossetia' but some research shows that that Ossetia is considered an ethnolinguistic region (common ancestry and culture, and common language, I believe) and there's 'North Ossetia' and 'South Ossetia' which are more or less divided up by the Caucasus mountains. North Ossetia is under Russian control, or counted part of Russia, while South Ossetia lies within the current borders of Georgia. And takes quite a bite out of the middle of it.

For whatever reason or another, however, these women were 'internally displaced people', and they were working for Nino and assisting in cooking the feast that we ate:
- purslane and ajika brusquets
- cheese and georgian endemic wheat bread
- cucumber tomato salad with walnuts
- cornelian cherry soup
- black-eyed peas
- spinach and beet leaves pie
- squash
- cherry tarts

The cherry tarts were absolutely amazing. But, again, so much food and we simply couldn't do it justice!

We were each given a candle like the one below, and I ended up gifting this to [personal profile] alphaflyer's daughter in Canada, because I'm seriously not a candle person at all.

Nino's philosophy was very 'new agey' to me, not my style. She tended to rhapsodise about 'feminine power' and the uniqueness of women, which...yes, I am for women being people and respected, but not so much for gender essentialism.

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The slightly blurry photo is of the winemaking cellar in the house - the sort of thing that every household once had: a buried qvervy (Georgian wine-making vessel) into which the juice from the grape pressings would go. Apparently she'd made a very traditional-style vintage a few years back, including the foot pressing - although we weren't served it! Also, those things are hellish to clean to modern standards...

Some of the women like the wine and the winemaker so much, they bought boxes of wine and got them shipped back to their homes in the USA!


It was a really long afternoon in the end, and by the time we left, we were more than ready to head to our stay at a retreat up in the mountains...with a 10 minute walk to get there!

ugh breathing things

Dec. 6th, 2025 07:39 am
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There is definitely something in my study that makes my throat sore.

There's been various molding spots on the wall for several years now, but I'm really noticing the issue lately. It's going to be a hot dry summer, so maybe this is the time to tackle it?
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Theme Prompt: #282 – Catharsis
Title: Rainsong
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: No.
Word Count: 1000
Summary: Healers have their own way of dealing with the stresses and burdens of their craft.




crazy hot days

Dec. 5th, 2025 08:40 am
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39C today, 40C tomorrow.

A slightly cooler next week, but pretty warm (high 20s, early 30s) through to Jan.

Next week is supposed to be some rainfall here and there. We can hope. It will make things awfully sticky, but sticky I can manage.

The bit I'm nervous about is a handful of seedlings I planted out a few days ago - melons and pumpkins. Don't know if they're going to survive it - I've watered them morning, noon, and evening, covered them with shadecloth, but none of that is a guarantee when the temps hit 40C.

Oy.

My sister is worried about the chickens, who aren't coping real well with the heat - they never do, but it's particularly difficult in these super-hot days, and when there's not a lot of spaces where they can stay cool. I might have to let them back into the triangle garden, so they can take shelter in the thickets of the trees there.

I'm kind of wondering if I can set up a specific space for them during the middle of the day. They won't get to move around so much, and they might be at risk of dogs going by (although the owners around here are good and keep them on leashes...most of the time, except when Bev's dogs get out) but...it'll be cooler?

Anyway, I gotta go out and check that the chooks aren't overheating.

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Dec. 4th, 2025 01:01 pm
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[#282 | Catharsis] Challenge Post

Dec. 4th, 2025 01:14 am
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Challenge 282:
CATHARSIS
n. purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art; a purification or purgation that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension

Sometimes, you just need to feel things. A really good cry, a really good laugh, or a really good scream – whichever it is, it’s good for the soul. Sometimes you can get it through art, maybe a tragic play, or a comedy movie, or a romance novel; other times, you just need to confront your nemesis, or stand in the woods and scream, or laugh until you cry at something that isn’t actually funny.

How do your characters find catharsis? Do art or music work for them, or do they need something a little more concrete?

Write a story about catharsis.

BONUS GOAL: “Are you okay?”

If your submission features this line, it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting!


Challenge ends Monday, December 8 at 9:00PM EST.
• Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile
• Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 282 – catharsis
• If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here

[#281 | Mirage] Results Post

Dec. 4th, 2025 01:13 am
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Here are this week's votes tallied, and below the cut are our winners for Challenge #281 – Mirage!

This week's finalists are... )

Total Challenge Words Written: 3925

Congratulations to all this week's participants, and thank you to everyone who took the time to cast their votes! [personal profile] autobotscoutriella will be making this week’s banners, so keep an eye out for those.

You may now post your Challenge 281 entries to any additional communities, blogs, archives or sites as you'd like! We also have a FandomWeekly AO3 Collection if you'd like to add your stories there!

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[#281 | Mirage] Voting Post

Dec. 1st, 2025 10:24 pm
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Here are the entries for this week's challenge:

List of entries )

In order to vote, please reply to this post using the form provided. All comments are screened, and entries are listed in the order they were submitted. For your vote to qualify, you must fill out your entire voting card (all three spots) in order to be counted. First place votes are worth 3 points, second place votes are worth 2 points, and third place votes are worth 1 point. Meeting the bonus goal on an entry gets an extra point for that submission.

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First Place: 61. Fic Title Here
Second Place: 88. Another Fic Title
Third Place: 47. Finally a third fic title goes here

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Voting closes Wednesday, December 3, at 9:00PM EST.
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Theme Prompt: 281 - Mirage
Title: a man dreaming he was a mouse
Fandom: Chainsaw Man
Rating/Warnings: N/A
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 913
Summary: Aki has professional boundaries that have been eroded and he isn’t sure he’s missing them at all when he’s on patrol with the Angel Devil

or a mouse dreaming he was a man )

holiday wishes

Dec. 1st, 2025 08:56 pm
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My problem is that there's nobody in a position to get me the things I want.

They're either so ginormously big (peace on earth, fairness for people experiencing systemic 'isms', health, wealth, happiness) or impossibly specific (a Captain Hill epic that is well written and which I don't have to do myself).

All the middling stuff? I can pretty much manage myself.

I even organised my own 7x7 birthday party (completely forgot that I was going to give a speech about why 7x7) had a great time, had dinner with friends last night, watched the Matildas (Aussie national women's soccer team) play against NZ to win 5-0 with a friend and her kids, her eldest son (12) swapped a few chips for popcorn chicken bits, and later on asked me a bunch of questions like I was a trustable adult...

I hope to snuggle with my nephew come Christmas (not entirely sure I'll get that, he might end up being a wriggly boy and want mama), and to get out on the water in a friends' boat, and to see the cousins for Christmas...

Anyway, I'm tired rn, so more about the party shortly. And I haven't forgotten Georgia, I've just been so busy with the party (and with The Month Of Writing Dangerously) that I haven't managed to gather my thoughts.
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Theme Prompt: #281 -- Mirage
Title:  recuerda tu muerte (remember your death)
Fandom: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (ft. references to Puss in Boots 1 + Shrek Forever After's alt timeline)
Rating/Warnings: PG-13 (thanks, Death and Puss' canonically awful mental health)
Word Count:  813 words
Author's Note: Oops! All Emotions About Spanish Orange Cats! (aka I rewatched Last Wish last week and now I am thinking about Puss' wack ass relations to Death / Lobo lol)
Bonus: Yes (kind of)
Summary: 
Puss and the various times he has seen the bounty hunter so dead set on ending his last life.

--
At the start of the last life.. )


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Theme Prompt: #281 - Mirage
Title: The memory in my mind
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: PG.
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1,000 words
Summary: Jack is troubled by strange dreams of men who don’t exist.

Read more... )
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Theme Prompt: #281 - Mirage
Title: The Two Forests
Fandom: Hunger Games Series 
Rating/Warnings: PG-13
Bonus: No
Word Count: 199
Summary: There are fleeting moments when Katniss could believe she was in a real forest.

Read more... )

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Title: A Christmas Holmes
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (ACD)
Author: smallhobbit
Rating: G
Challenge: #92 - Dead Like Me - Ghost Story
Spoilers: None
Summary: Sherlock Holmes has no intention of celebrating Christmas. This may be about to change.

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Theme Prompt: #2821 – Mirage
Title: Shattered Dream
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 1000
Summary: A dream had led Varian to Gwenith, but it was a dream that could never last.



[#281 | Mirage] Challenge Post

Nov. 26th, 2025 11:05 pm
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Challenge 281:
MIRAGE
n. an optical effect that is sometimes seen at sea, in the desert, or over a hot pavement, that may have the appearance of a pool of water or a mirror; something illusory or unattainable

Caused by the shimmer of reflected light over heated air, a mirage can be a dangerous thing in the desert, where it might trick unwary travelers into thinking they’re not so far from water. It can be beautiful – a little ripple of light in the distance, like sunlight dancing on water – but no matter how hard you try, you’ll never get close enough.

Write a story about a mirage (literal or figurative).

BONUS GOAL: “It’s just a dream.”

If your submission features this line, it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting!


Challenge ends Monday, December 1 at 9:00PM EST.
• Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile
• Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 281 – mirage
• If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here

[Amnesty #028] Roundup Post

Nov. 26th, 2025 11:04 pm
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Our twenty-eighth Amnesty Week gathered 5 entries across five themes. Well done, everybody!

See under the cut for a list of fics for Amnesty #028.

List of entries )

If you missed out on Amnesty this time, don’t worry! All of these prompts will be included for Amnesty Week #029 as well. (And thank you very much for your patience with the mod’s forgetfulness last week.)

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