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virtualvoyager| 01. | Head over Heels. | 02. | Lust. | 03. | Touch. | 04. | Sympathy. | 05 | Fear. |
| 06. | Fantasy. | 07. | Promise. | 08. | Shiver. | 09. | Lullaby. | 10. | Butterflies. |
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Dec. 26th, 2025 07:12 pmthedarlingone* Could not get Assassin's Creed 2 to work, as the Ubisoft launcher demanded a CD key that Steam did not have in evidence. Also it does not seem to support controller and I did not feel like trying to parkour on keyboard and mouse. Refunded.
* Enjoyed my first hour or so of Fallout New Vegas vastly more than Skyrim; it's built on the same engine, but the lighting is significantly better, the movement feels less clunky, the combat has a semi-paused option, and frankly I'm a lot more comfortable in a postapocalyptic Southwestern version of the 1950s than in yet another Tolkien knockoff. Also I *may* have figured out how to view my map and inventory? Unsure. I accidentally bought the version that doesn't include $20 worth of DLC for $2.50, and there doesn't seem to be an upgrade option, so I have requested an exchange on that, but I expect to keep it around and fiddle with it off and on.
* Then I tried out the demo for Powerwash Simulator. I've been hesitant to drop $12.50 on sale for a single game (I mean, I can afford it because I've refunded so many games I still have most of that gift card; I think the only game I've actually kept so far was Portal and that was $2), but I just spent most of two hours in the first level and a quarter, so it seems very good value for the money. It's soothing, unhurried, and you can't take fall damage when you accidentally walk off a roof, plus there's even a bunch of free DLC.
* Enjoyed my first hour or so of Fallout New Vegas vastly more than Skyrim; it's built on the same engine, but the lighting is significantly better, the movement feels less clunky, the combat has a semi-paused option, and frankly I'm a lot more comfortable in a postapocalyptic Southwestern version of the 1950s than in yet another Tolkien knockoff. Also I *may* have figured out how to view my map and inventory? Unsure. I accidentally bought the version that doesn't include $20 worth of DLC for $2.50, and there doesn't seem to be an upgrade option, so I have requested an exchange on that, but I expect to keep it around and fiddle with it off and on.
* Then I tried out the demo for Powerwash Simulator. I've been hesitant to drop $12.50 on sale for a single game (I mean, I can afford it because I've refunded so many games I still have most of that gift card; I think the only game I've actually kept so far was Portal and that was $2), but I just spent most of two hours in the first level and a quarter, so it seems very good value for the money. It's soothing, unhurried, and you can't take fall damage when you accidentally walk off a roof, plus there's even a bunch of free DLC.
Fannish50 #40: The Boyz - Gibberish, Watch it
Dec. 26th, 2025 11:44 amandersenmomI was peripherally aware of The Boyz, but didn't really know much about them until we watched Kingdom: Legendary War. They debuted as ten in 2019 under One Hundred. Hwall left in 2019, and JuHaknyeon was removed mid 2025 (and he's totally suing the company for it. May he win). They left that company and went to another (which might be the one Haknyeon is suing, I'm not sure). I was mostly unimpressed with them in Kingdom, possibly because they were literally the rookies there, and got in through Road to Kingdom. Still, they did good.
( Number 40 )
( Number 40 )
Fannish50 #39: TFN (T1419) - Dracula
Dec. 25th, 2025 08:48 pmandersenmomTFN (Try for New) were originally called T1419 (Teenager 14 19), under MLD Entertainment. There were nine of them, a mix of Korean and Japanese, and they debuted in 2021 (rough time to do that). Their predebut single, Dracula, caught our ear in another of those save one, drop one videos. Sadly, they disbanded in early 2024.
Happy Thursday!
Dec. 25th, 2025 03:06 amkallowayHappy Thursday to all who celebrate! I hope any holidays currently or recently celebrated have been good to you. While I still have a couple of local exchanges to do, and a box to mail, the bulk of Xmas is already behind me and I am very ready for that. I have received many lovely things already, both in person and via secret santas and other internet-based things.
As the bulk of Xmas is behind me, I'm spending the day watching Gundam Wing and working on HG Calibarn. It is a strange kit, and since I'm unfamiliar with the source material, I am getting fun little surprises.
The weather is set to change overnight, which I think is contributing to both a headache and my general lethargy. This week, and I think I mean starting from last Friday, has just been brutal and busy and I am exhausted. I also have the faintest scratch in my throat so I've likely picked up a bit of crud from somewhere. Also not surprising.
Hopefully I am a little more lively tonight and can do some needed pickup and chores.
As the bulk of Xmas is behind me, I'm spending the day watching Gundam Wing and working on HG Calibarn. It is a strange kit, and since I'm unfamiliar with the source material, I am getting fun little surprises.
The weather is set to change overnight, which I think is contributing to both a headache and my general lethargy. This week, and I think I mean starting from last Friday, has just been brutal and busy and I am exhausted. I also have the faintest scratch in my throat so I've likely picked up a bit of crud from somewhere. Also not surprising.
Hopefully I am a little more lively tonight and can do some needed pickup and chores.
Book #08 Der Markisenmann by Jan Weiler
Dec. 25th, 2025 04:35 pmtinny
Der Markisenmann by Jan Weiler
i read book 7 before this but the draft is on my computer at home. i will post it once i'm home again.
For some reason, this book has not been translated to English. Considering it seems to be on the German school curriculum and is by far the author's most popular novel, that surprised me. Oh, well.
It's not like I liked it that much, so you're not missing out. ;)
Kim, 15 years old, and unhappy growing up with her mother, her stepdad and half-brother, has to spend the summer with her father, who she has never met before. Both of them carry a large guilt. Her father is trying to make up for his by selling unsellable old product door-to-door, and she starts helping him.
some thoughts, non-spoilery
* It took me three chapters to figure out that the main character is a girl - that was weird. I still don't quite trust the author to realistically write a 15-year-old girl, even after having read that book and being unable to put my finger on exactly why.
* From the very start, I had trouble identifying with the main character. I don't think I want to blame the author, I'm just not very interested in 15-year-old girls and their problems, even if those problems are relatable - although to be fair I don't remember having had similar problems, myself. (Except for the unrequited crushes, I do remember those. :D )
* I liked that there was never an answer for all the guilt. She feels guilty for setting her brother on fire - half accidentally, half not, she herself doesn't know - but there is no solution for it.
* Her father deals with his guilt in his own way, by setting himself an impossible task and doing penance for the rest of his life. I never quite managed to get how anone would do that. Yes, he ruined someone's life, yes he can never make up for that, and still. It just never clicked with me.
* Nothing much happens in this book. She gets to know the people who live around her father, falls in love with a neighbor boy but doesn't make anything of it, goes door to door with her father selling ugly canvas blinds (which is where the name of the book comes from). It's quite unremarkable, but she grows up a lot. That's the point.
* The parts about the father's (and mother's and stepdad's) East German past were quite good, but too short in my opinion, and it took a bit long for her to find out what exactly happened. They're probably the reason why the book is on the school curriculum.
* The insights into different people were quite poignant, but overall nothing really gripped me. Maybe it's because the author wrote the book for his daughter, i.e. it's basically a YA book, and I felt like there was nothing new for me in it.
3 stars - Not bad, just not my type of book.
1 - 5 stars - Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky The Final Architecture #1 [DW link]
2 - 2 stars - Miss Merkel: Mord auf dem Friedhof by David Safier Miss Merkel #2 [DW link]
3 - 4 stars - Once Broken Faith by Seanan McGuire Toby Daye #10 [DW link]
4 - 1 star - Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin [DW link]
5 - 5 stars - Murderbot Diaries 1-4 by Martha Wells [DW link]
6 - 4 stars - Die Neuerfindung der Diktatur/We Have Been Harmonized by Kai Strittmatter [DW link]
7 - tbd
8 - 3 stars - Der Markisenmann by Jan Weiler [DW link]
✦ norton/orpheus | wake of the king
Dec. 25th, 2025 10:13 amseraphikissTitle: wake of the king
Fandom: identity v
Rating: G
Warnings: no archive warnings apply
Word Count: 11,688
Status: one shot
Relationship/Characters: norton campbell | prospector/orpheus deross | novelist
Tags: introspection, relationship study
Summary:
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Fandom: identity v
Rating: G
Warnings: no archive warnings apply
Word Count: 11,688
Status: one shot
Relationship/Characters: norton campbell | prospector/orpheus deross | novelist
Tags: introspection, relationship study
Summary:
"i find that your company is quickly becoming my favorite part of palace life."
"you're a strange man, orpheus."
on a quiet balcony, a crown is set aside, and a story begins.
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