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Welcome to the RAMble City Farm or the Ethernet Meadow Fields or Ethernet Meadow Farm (EMF) or the Computer Equipment Retirement Nook (CERN)! One of those, anyway, the name has yet to be decided.

Let's take a look around the farm and meet the animals. We have mice, RAM, bees and bugs. They are all very friendly.

Today we’ll meet the mice and the bugs.

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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 kinds of organizers do you like to hold your arts and crafts supplies?

If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.

I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

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⌈ Secret Post #7092 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 36 secrets from Secret Submission Post #1013.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

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This week's challenge is:

Nothing's The Same

Reminder of Rules

Entries should be 100, 200, or 300 words exactly, excluding titles and headers.
Please place the body of your entry behind a cut.
Tag with the appropriate Challenge, Fandom, Type, and Ratings tags. If a tag for your fandom doesn't exist, leave a request on the Tag Request post and I'll create the tags you need. You can request as many fandom tags as you want.
You don't need to use the challenge word or phrase in your drabble, though you can if you like.
Each challenge ends when the new challenge is posted, but if you're a few days late that's still fine.

NEW RULE: DOUBLE AND TRIPLE DRABBLES ARE ALSO ACCEPTED ;)

Have fun!

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[ SECRET SUBMISSIONS POST #1014 ]

The first secret from this batch will be posted on Jun 13th.

RULES:
1. One secret link per comment.
2. 750x750 px or smaller.
3. Link directly to the image.

More details on how to send a secret in!

Optional: If you would like your secret's fandom to be noted in the main post along with the secret itself, please put it in the comment along with your secret. If your secret makes the fandom obvious, there's no need to do this. If your fandom is obscure, you should probably tell me what it is.

Optional #2: If you would like WARNINGS (such as spoilers or common triggers -- list of some common ones here) to be noted in the main post before the secret itself, please put it in the comment along with your secret.

Optional #3: If you would like a transcript to be posted along with your secret, put it along with the link in the comment!

badly_knitted

Title: Treasure Hunt
Fandom: FAKE
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Ryo, Dee.
Rating: PG
Setting: After the manga.
Summary: Dee is having money trouble.
Written Using: The dw100 prompt ‘Treasure’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Triple drabble.

( Treasure Hunt... )

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badly_knitted

Title: Scavenger Hunt
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: The Doctor, The TARDIS.
Rating: G
Written For: Challenge 1031: ‘Archive’ at

dw100.
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: The Doctor needs parts for his TARDIS.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Doctor Who, or the characters.

( Scavenger Hunt... )

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For some reason I've got an old BAMF!Rodney fic in my head ("Situation Normal, All Fucked Up" by SardonicSmiley - it's not on the Internet anymore that I know of, but it's an amazing one!) and so of course my brain went, "Hey, let's grab some elements from that fic and put it here!" So here we are - with prompts of "virus" and/or "program".

What do you think? If it gels with you, go for it! Let's get some fic written and shared!

ALSO, because we're always evolving, if you've got any recs that use either "Virus" or "Program" as prompts or at least featured, you can share them as recs in this post. Yes, we're starting a little different this time. Let's see if it works.

And, go!

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With many thanks to all the wonderful authors who were inspired by the prompt(s) to share their works with us!

brumeier gave us Echoes of the Dead

goddess47 gave us Stuck Lock

lucy_roman gave us The Puzzle Box

melagan gave us Falling Into Place - A Soulmate AU

Lots of great fills - and even a Sheppard/Beckett fic! YES! Thank you to everyone for the fills; a new prompt coming up soon! Meanwhile, if you're working on a fic for one of these prompts, you've got until Sunday night, June 7th, to get it posted. Or you can just ping me and let me know you're going to be late and we'll let you be part of the round-up.

badly_knitted

Title: Weather Complaints
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Owen, Ianto.
Rating: PG-13
Written For: Challenge 920: Wet, at

torchwood100.
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Owen hates the Cardiff weather.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.

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Title: The Worst Patient
Fandom: Viola come il mare
Author:

veronyxk84
Pairing: Viola Vitale/Francesco Demir
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 100 (Ellipsus)
Spoilers/Setting: Set post-S2.
Summary: Feverish and miserable, Francesco lets Viola take care of him.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.

Prompt: #497 - Unruly

Crossposted:

anythingdrabble, My journal (with bonus Italian version), “Chiamami Ancora Amore” - the Series

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Title: The Worst Patient
Fandom: Viola come il mare
Author:

100words, My journal (with bonus Italian version), “Chiamami Ancora Amore” - the Series

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I'm old enough to remember ~~two~~ three distinct points of Calvin Klein (as in the brand itself) being uber-popular: in the 80s when they dropped the Obsession perfume and in the early 90s when they had Kate Moss as one of their main models. Oh, and how CK Be was one of THE main perfumes of the 90s with its branding of being an unisex fragrance as a huge selling point.

Aesthetically, it's been a label whose clothing has never been interesting to me. Even back when CK himself was the head designer. It's lots of clean lines and (almost extreme) minimalism that I've never found exciting.

However, something abt all of that simplicity not only appeals to Jungkook, but also works really well with his aesthtic. He does tend to wear 90% black, loose and/or sporty clothing, and lots of jeans.

One of his first campaigns was this 2023 one which remains my fave. He's v. much WHAT IS GENDER (from the vibes to the haircut to that difficult-to-explain quality that's uniquely Jeon Jungkook's.)

Watch on YouTube

Then, last December, there was this new campaign that I also like a ton (and it's the one that inspired me to do this post!). One of the things I dig is how well it represents current, post-military enlistment!Jungkook: he's an adult who loves riding bikes but also the fluidity of dancing. The song choice get an A+ for good nostalgia vibes. Oh, and all the reds and blacks...

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And, ofc, one of the most interesssssssssssssting things abt both of these ads is that everyone decided Jungkook's TIDDIES were an important element of the marketing. J'approve! >:)

P.S.: CK dropped a new campaign featuring Jungkook dancing in a record store. Oh, and Rosie Perez is the store owner? Despite finding it cute, I didn't think it fit with the previous two ads, so I didn't include it.

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One of the FESTA gifts that the Tannies have presented is this video showing the full choreo to "Hooligan". It deffo made me appreciate all of the lines and formations, the way the movements match not only the beats but also the lyrics, and (the most endearing part) how BTS continues to fail at lipsyncing 13 years into their career, heheh..

Trigger warnings: Flashing lights in the background that go on and off throughout the entire 3 minutes. Some zooming in/zooming out camera movements too.

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seleneheart

The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur by Allan Wolf

Blurb:

Home to catfish and crawdads, shrimp and spoonbills, even a gator or two, Lake Peigneur—pronounced “your pain,” only backward—bustles also with human life. Each day, the bean-shaped freshwater lake and its shores hum with folks going about their work: a devoted gardener’s apprentice and his dogs, fishermen, oilmen drilling at Well P-20, and the fifty-one miners employed by the Diamond Crystal Salt Mines. For most, November 20, 1980, began as “just another day on the lake.” But as the lake itself reflects, humans had, over time, left behind a honeycomb of salt highways deep beneath its surface, and water and salt mix all too well. Bracing, suspenseful, and packed with dramatic illustrations and dense end matter, this story of a catastrophic accident—narrated with the homespun voice of a “tall” tale, but true nonetheless—will amaze science and history buffs alike.

Very entertaining read about an event that I had never heard of. Natural history plus human error/greed. A really quick read - I read it in about an hour or two. My library does not have a huge selection of graphic novels or comic books. One of the choices was Watership Down, but I decided I didn't need to be traumatized by visuals of that book. Although it's been so long since I read it last that I should do a re-read.

With that, I have another bingo. Three books to go, and I'm currently reading two out of the three.

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Welcome to the weekly roundup post! What are you watching this week? What are you excited about?

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Theme Prompt: #301 – Lost In The Woods
Title: Paths Leading Nowhere
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 1000
Summary: The forest has been getting steadily thicker for some time, until the travellers no longer know which direction they’re going.

( Paths Leading Nowhere... )

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This week's

thefridayfive

1. Do you enjoy reading?
Yes, I generally have about 4 books on the go at once.

2. What is the first book you remember reading?
It was a long time ago...

3. Who is your favourite author?
Impossible to decide - I have a selection of authors I like to read, but it depends what I'm looking for. Maybe Vaseem Khan.

4. What is your favourite book?
If it was impossible to decide on my favourite author, how am I supposed to extend the search to one book. Latest favourite The Retired Assassin's Guide to Orchid Hunting by Naomi Kuttner

5. What is the last book you read and the first you'll read next?
The last book I finished was Cranky Ladies of History by Tansy Rayner Roberts. The next book I'll be starting is The Spring House by Cynthia Asquith, which is published next week as part of the British Library Women Writers collection.