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I have rewatched the next few MSW episodes and I wanted to share some thoughts with you. The eps in question are: 2.10 Sticks and Stones, 2.11 Murder Digs Deep, 2.12 Murder by Appointment Only and 2.13 Trial by Error.


all comments back here )


What are your thoughts on these eps?
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I took the dogs for a short walk, did a load of laundry and the usual amount of hand-washing dishes, and scooped kitty litter. I paid a couple bills online and placed a puzzle order for mom.

I started Network Effect, watched some HGTV programs, and attended a group birthday party at my sister’s house (including for my niece Leandra and nephew Ian). That’s what I made the cabbage salad for; mom made pulled pork.

Temps started out at 43.1(F) (it was cool enough in the house that I turned the furnace on to take the chill off; it was definitely a hot tea morning) and reached 59.9. On one end of the spectrum we had some sprinkles, on the other, the sun tried to peek out a few times. (The next three days are supposed to have temps of 66, 76, and 86! Talk about a quick turn around.)



Mom Update: My mom had a visit with her oncologist on Friday. She liked him. He told her that the cancer was Stage 1, so she'll need a less aggressive treatment of chemo. They're going to wait until after the surgery (coming up on Monday, June 9) to set it up, but he's thinking two weeks on, one week off for six weeks. (Does that mean only four weeks of chemo total? Or six weeks of chemo around the one week off?) Also, half the usual dose. Hopefully the side effects won't be as bad. (He also said that, no matter what, he'd recommend chemo because this is her third cancer diagnosis.)

My mom's next appointment with him is July 14, so I'm guessing the chemo won't start until after that? Do they normally wait 4 weeks post-surgery to begin? Do they need her to be drain-free?

He also told her that the procedure would be a long one. I joked with mom that we ~do want the surgeon to put everything back together correctly.
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Title: Respect
Author: [personal profile] kalira
Fandom: Sky High
Ship/Characters: Warren/Layla, (Layla & Will)
Rating/Category: T/Het
Prompt: Sky High, Warren/Layla, Layla is Warren's sidekick
(from [livejournal.com profile] havemy_heart)
Spoilers: the movie generally
Summary: Layla despises it, but she is already far too used to gentle concerns like this about her life and her choices . . . her oldest friend (and his honest care) can get a little bit of leeway, but she's still doubly happy to return to her partner, who has always accepted - and respected - her, no matter what.
Notes/Warnings: N/A
Wordcount: 1,775

Read on AO3
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I hit the Pharmacy and the Bakery while I was downtown, then Stewart’s (for gas and milk) on the way home. I also stopped by the library to pick up more books (and spent some time later requesting more online). I did not get in a walk around the park, but I did take the dogs for a short walk when I got home. I hate having to carry an umbrella on my walks.

I did a load of laundry, a load in the dishwasher, the usual amount of hand-washing dishes, and scooped kitty litter. I also boiled the pasta to finish off the pasta salad, made cabbage salad for tomorrow, and baked chicken for the dogs’ meals. I grilled hamburgers for supper, to go with the pasta salad.

I watched some HGTV programs, finished the current Clare Fergusson mystery, visited with mom, and placed an online order for Pip.

Temps started out at 54.5(F) and reached 57.4. It rained most of the day and the wind picked up in the afternoon. Thankfully there was a lull in the rain so I could grill.


ETA: After we ate last night, Pip's buddy showed up with more BBQ chicken quarters! Pip was like, I didn't order them, I didn't ask him to get them!!! I've put the fear of BBQ chicken quarters into him, lol!

Summer of Giles 2025 is happening!

Jun. 1st, 2025 07:42 am
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Hullo!

Summer of Giles is definitely happening again this year. I've decided to go with a free-for-all format rather than booked days. The doors will be opened on 1 July until 31st 2025.

Usual rules apply about not completely spamming the community. I'm also adding a ban on the use of AI generated content.  If I see it, or am alerted to it, I will delete it immediately. 

Thank you to everyone who has already expressed an interest for this year. I'm looking forward to reading and seeing everything. And, fingers crossed, I might even be able to write something myself. Who knows?

Let's make this summer the best Giles summer ever!

Cap

The Day in Spikedluv (Friday, May 30)

May. 31st, 2025 07:13 am
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I had the final follow-up visit with my surgeon this morning. There is a sore spot on my foot (not where the incision was) that she thinks might be from scar tissue, and there’s a bit of swelling (that I hope will be taken care of when I get walking again), but other than that I’ve been given a clean bill of health!

I hit Price Chopper and Agway while I was downtown and got in a short walk around the park. (And another short walk at home with the puppers.)

I did two loads of laundry, changed kitty litter, and did the usual amount of hand-washing dishes. I grilled country style pork ribs for Pip’s supper, cut up veg for a pasta salad I’ll put together tomorrow, and had a tossed salad for my own supper.

I watched the current eps of Leverage: Redemption and Murderbot, started the next Clare Fergusson book, and talked with my mom.

I didn’t mention this previously because I felt stupid about it, but the day I ate fruit, I ate too much pineapple and instead of just a tingling sensation, it actually burned my mouth, so bad that it created sores on my tongue. So sore. Still bothering me. I’ve never had that happen before.

Temps started out at 54.5(F) and reached 76.2. But it was overcast and breezy, so it didn’t feel like a nice 76. The weekend is supposed to be in the 50s again, with rain at least on Saturday.
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TV Talk:

Leverage: Redemption: This ep turned out better than I expected. spoilers )


Murderbot: Good ep. spoilers )


TV News:

SWAT Exiles: I’m not sure how I feel about this. Only one returning character. And the way he spun it as ‘change’ and ‘taking your lumps’ and being the ‘Tom Brady of SWAT’ made me go WTF?! For that reason alone I’m probably going to give it a pass. S.W.A.T. EXILES: Can Someone Make the Spinoff's Premise Make Sense…? (tvline.com) & ‘S.W.A.T.’ Star Says Original Cast Feels ‘Brushed Aside’ by Shemar Moore Spinoff (tvinsider.com)


Movie Trailer:

*flails* I can’t wait to see this! Love the casting.

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It was supposed to be a no-shopping day again, but I ended up going to Walmart to get another wrist brace, since I figured I’d given the other enough of a trial. So last night I slept with a brace on both wrists for the first time.

I did a load of laundry, as well as the usual amount of hand-washing dishes and scooping of kitty litter.

I finished Exit Strategy yesterday and read some fanfic. I stopped by the library to return and pick-up a book. I also took a nap in the afternoon. Why am I so tired?!! It can’t ~all be the weather, can it? (Maybe I should ask my PCP to add an iron test to my blood work next time.)

I visited my aunt (she was getting a perm when I arrived, so I sat in the hair salon room for our visit), and held my daily telephone conversation with my mom.

I baked salmon for Pip’s supper. Once again, not my thing, so I made oatmeal and toast for myself because I was feeling chilled.

I also e-mailed some photos of one of the garage cats to the vet to see if they could give us an idea of what to do (he’s scratched a good sized wound behind his ear; we think he might have ear mites), but they won’t give us any suggestions without a visit.

Temps started out at 53.6(F) and reached 71.1. It was overcast all day with some sprinkles, but the the sun peeked through in the evening.

(Today I have the final follow-up visit with my surgeon!)
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I had a chiropractic appointment this morning. I mentioned the bruised feeling after last week’s adjustment and he wasn’t sure why it was sore after. If he’d had to try a couple of times to get it to go back in, then it would be obvious, but that wasn’t the case. So I guess we don’t know and we’ll see what happens after this adjustment, while hoping it doesn’t hurt again this week.

This would’ve been a no-shopping day, but I wanted some fruit so I made a quick stop at Price Chopper while I was downtown and got in a short walk (one lap) around the park. (And another shortie later with the puppers.) I also got Chinese for lunch.

I did a load of laundry, as well as the usual amount of hand-washing dishes and scooping of kitty litter, paid some bills online, and placed an online order (and naturally forgot one of the main things I’d wanted to get). I grilled baby back ribs for Pip’s supper. It’s not my thing, so I had the fruit I purchased.

I started the next Murderbot story and watched some HGTV programs. I typed in ~2,500 words on my [community profile] intoabar fic and got it edited and posted!

I think I very nearly allowed myself to be scammed by someone trying to get into my computer. I caught on (eventually) and noped out. I got a bunch of flashing error messages with a message that was super loud and everything was locked up and I couldn’t turn down the volume or close out of anything. It told me to NOT turn off my computer or I’d lose data and TO call the number, which I stupidly did. You know what eventually worked? Turning off my computer. Be careful out there, folks!

Temps started out at 47.8(F) and reached 80.4. There was more sun, which was nice.
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[personal profile] bluerosekatie posting in [community profile] smallfandomfest
Title: in her flower bed
Author: bluerosekatie
Fandom: Minecraft: Story Mode (video game)
Pairing/Characters: Romeo the Admin/Xara
Rating/Category: Teen, Het
Prompt: Hanahaki Disease
Spoilers: Spoilers for the Admin's backstory if you haven't played season 2.
Summary: A retelling of the Admin betrayal, but Xara has Hanahaki disease.
Notes/Warnings: LOTS of angst, implied and on-screen character death. Fic is locked to Ao3 users only to avoid AI scraping.

Read it on Ao3 here!
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This is the original idea I had for my prompt, but there was just enough time between me coming up with and me writing it that the story went from completely dark to just kind of dark and really sad, kind of? I hope you enjoy it? *g*


Title: Maybe We Can Hope Tomorrow
Author: Spikedluv
Fandom: Murder, She Wrote (tv)/Teen Wolf (tv)
Rating: PG13/Gen
Pairing/Characters: Jessica Fletcher & Allison Argent (cameo by Seth Hazlitt; appearance by Mort Metzger; original characters mentioned)
Length: 2,580 words
Spoilers: Takes place post-season four Murder, She Wrote and during season three of Teen Wolf.
Summary: Jessica Fletcher is confronted with a rogue werewolf and a rogue hunter.
Author’s Notes: Werewolf!Jessica. Show-level violence. Written for the [community profile] intoabar prompt Jessica Fletcher goes into a bar and meets... Allison Argent!
Warnings: Character death before the story begins; implied character death post-story.
Feedback: Would be greatly appreciated.
Disclaimer: None of these characters belong to me.
Posted: May 28, 2025

Read Fic @ AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/65979859
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What I Just Finished Reading: Since last Wednesday I have read/finished reading: A Fountain Filled with Blood (Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries) by Julia Spencer-Fleming, Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells, Now May You Weep (A Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James Mystery) by Deborah Crombie, and The Hippopotamus Pool (An Amelia Peabody Mystery) by Elizabeth Peters


What I am Currently Reading: I just finished the previous book last night, so as of this moment I haven’t started another. I’m thinking the next Murderbot, because Fugitive Telemetry is in at the library for me so I have to get to that point.


What I Plan to Read Next: One of the library books I already have out, hopefully.




Book 33 of 2025: A Fountain Filled with Blood (Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries) (Julia Spencer-Fleming)

I enjoyed this book a lot. spoilers )

I already have the next book; I'm giving this one five hearts.

♥♥♥♥♥



Book 34 of 2025: Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries) (Martha Wells)

*flails* This story was so good!! spoilers )

I was so tempted to start the next story immediately, but I'm holding off, if only because I currently only have access to the next two stories and then I have to get them from the library. (I already have the final two books on request, so hopefully it won't be a long wait.) I'm giving this story five hearts.

♥♥♥♥♥



Book 35 of 2025: Now May You Weep (A Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James Mystery) (Deborah Crombie)

Good book! I especially liked that Gemma and Hazel visited Scotland. spoilers )

I really enjoyed this book and already have the next on order. I'm giving it five hearts.

♥♥♥♥♥



Book 36 of 2025: The Hippopotamus Pool (An Amelia Peabody Mystery) (Elizabeth Peters)

This book was so good. Soooo good! It made me smile a lot. spoilers )

I can't believe it's been so long since I've read one of these books; I'll have to remedy that by requesting another. I'm giving this one five hearts.

♥♥♥♥♥
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I hit Price Chopper and the Feed Bag (which was closed yesterday) while I was downtown and got in a short walk around the park. I also went on a short walk at home with the dogs for the first time in over 8 weeks! (My legs are very tired after even two short walks (totaling .50 miles). I should’ve done some of the strengthening exercises I learned in PT (lying down, not standing) while I wasn’t able to go on walks.)

The McD’s app glitched, so I couldn’t use my usual coupon. They ended up just charging me for my hot tea and giving me my sandwich and hashbrown for free. *g* (NGL, there are definitely some perks to being well known and polite, though usually it’s just really good service and people smiling and acting happy to see you.)

I watched the current ep (season finale, how did this sneak up on me?!!) of The Last of Us and an HGTV program, and read some more. I also posted a new fic! AND I added ~1,000 words to my [community profile] intoabar fic, bringing it to a close. I just need to type it in now.

I did a load of laundry. I also did the usual amount of hand-washing dishes and scooped kitty litter. I did a ham steak for supper, with mashed potatoes and peas, which is my go-to with ham.

Temps started out at 40.1(F) and reached 80.8. It warmed up pretty early in the morning (I had to change into shorts and a t-shirt when I got home) and clouded up a bit in the afternoon, though we didn’t get any rain.

TV Talk: The Last of Us

May. 27th, 2025 01:50 pm
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What do you mean, this is the season finale?!! Last season there were 9 eps, why only 7 this season? spoilers )
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[personal profile] spikedluv posting in [community profile] smallfandomfest
Title: The Mystery of the Purloined Coin
Author: Spikedluv
Fandom: Murder, She Wrote (tv)/The Unusuals (tv)
Pairing/Characters: Jessica Fletcher & Jason Walsh (appearance by Casey Shraeger)
Rating/Category: PG13/Gen
Prompt: Murder, She Wrote (tv)/Unusuals, The (tv), Jessica & Jason, Solving a mystery together
Spoilers: Takes place post-season eight of Murder, She Wrote and no particular time in The Unusuals. Very possibly post-series.
Summary: Jessica Fletcher runs into trouble when she takes a day to do some sightseeing in NYC.
Notes/Warnings: n/a

Read Fic @ AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/65941696
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I wrote most of this fic before the Fest opened for prompt claims, and just had to give it a final read-through. I'm excited to finally share it with you. I hope you enjoy it!

Title: The Mystery of the Purloined Coin
Author: Spikedluv
Fandom: Murder, She Wrote (tv)/The Unusuals(tv)
Rating: PG13/Gen
Pairing/Characters: Jessica Fletcher & Jason Walsh (appearance by Casey Shraeger)
Length: 3,785 words
Spoilers: Takes place post-season eight of Murder, She Wrote and no particular time in The Unusuals. Very possibly post-series.
Summary: Jessica Fletcher runs into trouble when she takes a day to do some sightseeing in NYC.
Author’s Notes: Written for Round 37 of [community profile] smallfandomfest for the prompt: Murder, She Wrote (tv)/Unusuals, The (tv), Jessica & Jason, Solving a mystery together.
Feedback: Would be greatly appreciated.
Disclaimer: None of these characters belong to me.
Posted: May 27, 2025

Read Fic @ AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/65941696

The Day in Spikedluv (Monday, May 26)

May. 27th, 2025 07:17 am
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Happy (belated) Memorial Day! My deepest thanks to all who served.

I hit Walmart while I was downtown and got in a walk around the park. Yes, you read that right! Just one lap, so a short one. I’m really out of walking shape after 8 weeks of zero walking and weeks before that of only doing a limited number of walks due to cold/snow and my foot hurting.

(Saturday I wore sneakers out of the house (instead of the walking shoe on one foot). I’m still wearing the walking shoes at home because I don’t normally leave the sneakers on, and the slippers I’d wear don’t offer much support. I expect I’ll stop doing that after Friday’s final follow-up appointment with the surgeon. Maybe.)

I hit Stewart’s (for milk) on the way home. I did three loads of laundry (including bed sheets, so also stripped and remade the bed). I did the usual amount of hand-washing dishes, as well as a load in the dishwasher, and scooped kitty litter. And I did mow the lawn! While I didn’t need the scarf and gloves, I did need the sweatshirt.

I watched some HGTV programs (I have a backlog of House Hunters International) and read some more. (Another group of shows I like to watch are the heavy duty tow shows on TWC (Highway Thru Hell, Heavy Rescue: 401, and the new Rocky Mountain Wreckers. I like to have them on as background noise when I’m playing games or writing, and I can glance up to watch as much of it as I want. I record them because they don’t air at convenient times.)

I grilled steak for Pip’s supper. (I had Cheerios. o_O)

Temps started out at 48.7(F) and reached 73.2. We had sun most of the day, but there was a chill breeze. We got surprise rain storms around 5pm that lasted several hours, then the sun came out again.
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Title: I see friends shaking hands, saying, “How do you do?” They’re really saying, “I love you”
Author: Welkamo
Fandom: Kirby Right Back At Ya
Pairing/Characters: Kirby & Meta Knight, Bun | Tuff & Fumu | Tiff & Kirby, Bun | Tuff & Fumu | Tiff & Meta Knight, Bun | Tuff & Fumu | Tiff & Kirby & Meta Knight
Rating/Category: General Audiences/Gen
Prompt: Kirby: Right Back At Ya | Hoshi no Kaabii (anime) Meta Knight & Kirby & Tiff & Tuff "Where did Kirby come from?"
Spoilers: Yes
Summary: Meta Knight thinks on what Kirby came from.
Notes/Warnings: No warnings I can think of. Lmk if there’s anything I should add. My fandom knowledge is a tad rusty, so also lmk if anything is OOC.
AO3 Link!

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Title: Devotional
Author: Missy
Fandom: Mama's Family (TV)
Pairing/Characters: Eunice Higgins and Ellen Harper-Jackson
Rating/Category: G
Prompt: Mama's Family (tv), Ellen & Eunice, They'll never understand each other or maybe even like each other but at the end of the day they are sisters and that does mean something.
Spoilers: General series spoilers
Summary: Arguments (for once) lead to a solution in the Harper family.
Notes/Warnings: None!

@ AO3
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Title: Daddy's Dearest
Author: Missy
Fandom: Mama's Family (TV)
Pairing/Characters: Sonja and Vinton Harper
Rating/Category: G
Prompt: Mama's Family (tv), Vinton & Sonja, Sonja is getting married, and Vinton isn't ready to let his little girl go just yet.
Spoilers: General series spoilers
Summary: Sonja is planning her wedding. Vinton tries to help - emphasis on 'tries.'
Notes/Warnings: None!

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