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Today's topic is Your Highlight(s) of the Year. 2025 is almost over, so let's take a moment to look back. What were your highlights of the year? Which drama/movie/novel was your favourite, or made the year memorable for you? Did you fall in love with a new actor or singer? Or find a new song/piece of music that seems stuck in your head on an endless loop? Go into detail as much or as little as you like, and leave links if you want.

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minoanmiss

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Mood worried

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https://capspiration.livejournal.com/1925609.html

conuly

You'd think we'd get snow, but no. Tomorrow's forecast thus far calls for a "wintery mix". The only wintery mix I want is cocoa and marshmallows, not whatever the hell happens to fall from the sky like soggy doom confetti.

19F, jesus. At least it'll be warmer tomorrow. Warm enough to get a fucking wintery mix instead of snow, which is what we really want.

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torino10154 posting in

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Here's the summary of entries we got for December 8th. Do check them out and then give the creators some love. ♥

Harry Potter

digthewriter wrote Winter Jazz Festival - Neville/Charlie

torino10154 wrote Life, Part 2 [AO3] - Severus

goddess47 wrote Creative License - Harry Potter/Severus Snape

enchanted_jae wrote A Tantalizing Remark - Harry/Draco, Narcissa, Slytherins, ocs

Jeeves & Wooster

stonepicnicking_okapi wrote Sugar Rum Cherry

Let us know if there are any omissions or errors. Thanks!

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spikedluv

9-1-1: On hiatus until Jan 8.

Matlock: Mom and I have not yet watched this episode. I’m actually kind of dreading it because I’m worried things are going to backfire.

Tracker: This was a good ep. ( spoilers )

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misc tv,
tv talk

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Posted by Joey Esposito

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/vance-neighbors-quote/

The vice president called the quote "made up," but added, "You need a common language, and in America, that language is English."

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/vance-neighbors-quote/

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lovesverses

persona 4: yosuke/yu; general; 300 words. written for #fanPrompt's "fraud".

sometimes, yu feels like something that was dropped here and will be excised just as suddenly, leaving no discernible nor memorable trace, as always. a smoky wisp, carried on a gust—

( wind is yosuke's element... )

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alisx

Chat, is it weird to send my massage therapist articles about Stucky fic drama?

Like. In my defence they did bring up Heated Rivalry first. So . . .

Leave a comment.⁺

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Posted by William Kramer

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/uv-rays-stronger-cloudy-days/

Studies show that you should wear sunscreen, even on a cloudy day.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/uv-rays-stronger-cloudy-days/

spikedluv

I had a dr appt this morning, my annual. I had been putting off several appointments I need to make while taking care of mom and driving her to appointments, so I made several today, including two ultrasounds and my mammogram. I also got a tetanus shot (which I later completely forgot about until my arm started aching a bit in the evening). I was told I could get the pneumonia vaccine, but turned it down for now. (For those of you who get it, what are your thoughts on it?)

I made quickie trips to Dollar Tree and Price Chopper while I was downtown. I had planned to stay home tomorrow morning, since I’ll be driving mom to her appointment, but now I’m not sure what I’m going to do. We’re supposed to get snow on Wednesday, so perhaps I need to get food to plan more meals, just in case. However, we’re only supposed to get 1-3, and as long as they don’t close school the roads should be fine, AND I have my chiropractic appointment Wednesday morning, which I don’t want to miss . . . Ahhh! *pulls hair* Decisions!

I visited mom, did a load of laundry, browned ground beef for tomorrow’s ziti, hand-washed dishes, ran a load in the dishwasher, cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, and scooped kitty litter. I also hit the post office to mail more cards and Stewart's (for gas and milk). I shake 'n baked chicken legs for Pip's supper and had some cheese tortellini with butter and grated cheese for mine.

I watched Tracker and read more in Amelia Peabody.

Temps started out at 10.6(F) and reached 17.4. Cold.

Mom Update:

Mom was doing okay when I saw her. ( more back here )

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ysabetwordsmith

The 50-Year Mortgage Was Always Coming.

When homes are priced beyond what local incomes can sustain, the system stretches the debt instead of fixing the root problem.

In most cases, a 50-year mortgage is outright fraud.

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Mood busy

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conuly

So much awful stuff happens to the protagonists in the last third of the show that I often don't make it all the way through. It's worth it, though - my favorite character suddenly gets enough growth to become my favorite character, and the villain dies in a very satisfying way, allowing me to say ( Read more... )

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conuly

The river is famous to the fish.

The loud voice is famous to silence,
which knew it would inherit the earth
before anybody said so.

The cat sleeping on the fence is famous to the birds
watching him from the birdhouse.

The tear is famous, briefly, to the cheek.

The idea you carry close to your bosom
is famous to your bosom.

The boot is famous to the earth,
more famous than the dress shoe,
which is famous only to floors.

The bent photograph is famous to the one who carries it
and not at all famous to the one who is pictured.

I want to be famous to shuffling men
who smile while crossing streets,
sticky children in grocery lines,
famous as the one who smiled back.

I want to be famous in the way a pulley is famous,
or a buttonhole, not because it did anything spectacular,
but because it never forgot what it could do.

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m_findlow posting in

fan_flashworks

Title: Undercover boss
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Ianto, Jack
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 1,239 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 499 - Boss
Summary: Jack is furious at being told what to do.

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su_herald

Cordelia and Harmony share a non-touching hug.
HARMONY: Oh. You have to meet Anya. (pulls Anya to the front) She just moved here, and her dad just bought -- what was it -- oh. A utility. Or something.
ANYA: (to Cordelia) Nice bag. Prada?
CORDELIA: Good call! Most people around here can't tell Prada from Payless.

~~The Wish~~