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starandrea♥ Dog
DNA test has been administered. This will test the requirement that the swab be in the dog's mouth for at least 30 seconds, as Daphne was not super keen on that idea, and it is unclear how much DNA is actually on the swab as a result. That's okay! I'm sure they receive questionable tests all the time, and there was nothing on their website about what happens if the swab is insufficient. Perhaps a small amount of DNA is acceptable for a small dog?
♥ Plants
Dahlias are not quite touching the light above them and still show no signs of sunburn, so I have not yet intervened. I did turn down the replacement light in the other room, as the inch plant has turned a vibrant purple and the leaves of the multi-colored geranium are now variegated, both of which indicate high light levels. This particular light has five levels of brightness, and of course I started it on the brightest setting. Turning it down is less straightforward, since I bought it because I already have one just like it that the plants love.
The issue is that the brightness can only be adjusted by remote control, and the remote control is not light-specific. This has already meant that the two lights are always both on or both off, so they're on the same schedule, which is fine. But now it has a new effect, which oddly is not "the lights are always at the same brightness level." Instead, apparently I can have both lights very bright, I can have one light at half-brightness and the other at full, or I can have one light at the lowest setting and the other at half. I am not sure why this is. (I have tried aiming the remote at each of the lights, aiming the remote away from each of the lights, etc., though I have not done dedicated proximity research, so it's still possible the effect of the remote can be further isolated.)
For now I have one bright and one half-bright. It's a partly cloudy day on that side of the room.
♥ The Untamed
( Episode 1 )
( Episode 2 )
DNA test has been administered. This will test the requirement that the swab be in the dog's mouth for at least 30 seconds, as Daphne was not super keen on that idea, and it is unclear how much DNA is actually on the swab as a result. That's okay! I'm sure they receive questionable tests all the time, and there was nothing on their website about what happens if the swab is insufficient. Perhaps a small amount of DNA is acceptable for a small dog?
♥ Plants
Dahlias are not quite touching the light above them and still show no signs of sunburn, so I have not yet intervened. I did turn down the replacement light in the other room, as the inch plant has turned a vibrant purple and the leaves of the multi-colored geranium are now variegated, both of which indicate high light levels. This particular light has five levels of brightness, and of course I started it on the brightest setting. Turning it down is less straightforward, since I bought it because I already have one just like it that the plants love.
The issue is that the brightness can only be adjusted by remote control, and the remote control is not light-specific. This has already meant that the two lights are always both on or both off, so they're on the same schedule, which is fine. But now it has a new effect, which oddly is not "the lights are always at the same brightness level." Instead, apparently I can have both lights very bright, I can have one light at half-brightness and the other at full, or I can have one light at the lowest setting and the other at half. I am not sure why this is. (I have tried aiming the remote at each of the lights, aiming the remote away from each of the lights, etc., though I have not done dedicated proximity research, so it's still possible the effect of the remote can be further isolated.)
For now I have one bright and one half-bright. It's a partly cloudy day on that side of the room.
♥ The Untamed
( Episode 1 )
( Episode 2 )
Prompt 2806: Holiday
Apr. 2nd, 2026 10:37 pmimmortalje posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
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Today's prompt is: holiday
• You have 2 days time to submit an icon for this prompt (in other words, until prompt 2808 gets posted)!
• Prompt 2804 has been closed.
• If you have any questions regarding the prompt, feel free to ask in a comment.
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March Fanworks Round-Up Post!
Apr. 2nd, 2026 02:45 pmawanderingcoyote posting in sid_guardianThis is the fanworks round-up post for March! Please link in the comments to any Guardian (or related fandoms) fanworks you created or enjoyed last month.
If you're linking to fanworks you didn't create yourself, please clearly mark these "REC", so there's no confusion about authorship/creatorship.
(And please still do link your fanworks, meta, etc. separately, in their own post, at any time!)
So ... what Guardian and related fandoms works did you create or enjoy in March?
- all kinds of fanworks are welcome – fic, art, vids, picspams, etc. - including those made for exchanges and events
- new chapters of WIPs count
- meta or discussion posts, too
- whether or not you've already linked these in a post of their own, we still want them here!
If you're linking to fanworks you didn't create yourself, please clearly mark these "REC", so there's no confusion about authorship/creatorship.
(And please still do link your fanworks, meta, etc. separately, in their own post, at any time!)
So ... what Guardian and related fandoms works did you create or enjoy in March?
Write every day! - March 2026 - Final Tally
Apr. 2nd, 2026 12:32 pmzwei_hexenFinal Tally:
Welcome post
( Days 1-20 )
Day 21:badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilme
Day 22:badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, glinda, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilme
Day 23:badly_knitted, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilme
Day 24:badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilme
Day 25:badly_knitted, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, glinda, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilme
Day 26:badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, glinda, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilme
Day 27:badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilme
Day 28:badly_knitted, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop cornerofmadness, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilme
Day 29:badly_knitted, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, glinda, goddess47, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilme
Day 30:badly_knitted, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, glinda, goddess47, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilme
Day 31:badly_knitted, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, glinda, goddess47, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilme
Let us know if we missed you or if you didn't check in for a while, so we can add you.
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Welcome post
( Days 1-20 )
Day 21:
badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 22:
badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, glinda, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 23:
badly_knitted, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 24:
badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 25:
badly_knitted, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, glinda, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 26:
badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, glinda, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 27:
badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 28:
badly_knitted, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop cornerofmadness, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 29:
badly_knitted, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, glinda, goddess47, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 30:
badly_knitted, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, glinda, goddess47, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 31:
badly_knitted, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, glinda, goddess47, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeLet us know if we missed you or if you didn't check in for a while, so we can add you.
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I can count probably count it toward my 75fluent "immersion" since it's in Chinese
Apr. 1st, 2026 07:18 pmstarandreaOkay, I just got back from the park with Daphne and I'm planning to take her to visit the neighbor's kitties after dinner, but galadhir posted the wildest description of Nie Mingjue and Meng Yao's relationship as seen in "The Untamed" here, so I'm going to go start watching this show.
(I'm sure I've asked this before, but is Phoenix Mountain in it? I know that part was added afterward.)
( Episode 1 )
galadhir posted the wildest description of Nie Mingjue and Meng Yao's relationship as seen in "The Untamed" here, so I'm going to go start watching this show.(I'm sure I've asked this before, but is Phoenix Mountain in it? I know that part was added afterward.)
( Episode 1 )
April 2026: 10 out of 20
Apr. 1st, 2026 11:37 pmprisca posting in sweetandshort10 out of 20
Under the cut, you will find a list of 20 prompts for April. Your mission is to grab at least 10 of them and create a little something for it. Keep in mind, even if it is not the meaning of the challenge, no one will punish you when you only grab one or two prompts. Every work is welcome.
To complete the challenge, you can create up to ten single works or combine one or more prompts in one work.
Allowed are fics up to 500 words, small poems, icons (100x100 px), and small graphics up to 500 px width x height. Please stay to the maximum, even if you use more than one prompt in your work.
All fandoms, genres, and ratings are welcome, as are original works and real-person works.
When posting directly tosweetandshort, please use a header of your choice and put bigger works under a cut. You can also post your work elsewhere, but please leave a header and a link here to keep the community running.
When posting your works, please use any appropriate tag. When a tag is missing, use 'tag needed'.
This challenge runs until April 30, midnight in your timezone.
( April Prompt List )
Reminder:
Amnesty 1/26 (still running until April 5)
Under the cut, you will find a list of 20 prompts for April. Your mission is to grab at least 10 of them and create a little something for it. Keep in mind, even if it is not the meaning of the challenge, no one will punish you when you only grab one or two prompts. Every work is welcome.
To complete the challenge, you can create up to ten single works or combine one or more prompts in one work.
Allowed are fics up to 500 words, small poems, icons (100x100 px), and small graphics up to 500 px width x height. Please stay to the maximum, even if you use more than one prompt in your work.
All fandoms, genres, and ratings are welcome, as are original works and real-person works.
When posting directly to
sweetandshort, please use a header of your choice and put bigger works under a cut. You can also post your work elsewhere, but please leave a header and a link here to keep the community running.When posting your works, please use any appropriate tag. When a tag is missing, use 'tag needed'.
This challenge runs until April 30, midnight in your timezone.
( April Prompt List )
Reminder:
Amnesty 1/26 (still running until April 5)
Prompt 2805: Ruin
Apr. 1st, 2026 11:17 pmimmortalje posting in dailyiconsclosed
Today's prompt is: ruin
• You have 2 days time to submit an icon for this prompt (in other words, until prompt 2807 gets posted)!
• Prompt 2803 have been closed.
• If you have any questions regarding the prompt, feel free to ask in a comment.
• To submit an icon you simply reply to this post with the following information:
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