Educational Beaver
@traceynick.bsky.social
Reformed con artist (she/her)
I was responding to fic comments and when I do that, I also look at how people have bookmarked my fics and there was a bookmark on a Wangxian fic that just said, "I need to eat this" and I just hope that person is having a nice day.
February 1, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I was responding to fic comments and when I do that, I also look at how people have bookmarked my fics and there was a bookmark on a Wangxian fic that just said, "I need to eat this" and I just hope that person is having a nice day.
Book Checkpoint:
Last: The Inimitable Jeeves
Current: Right Ho, Jeeves
Last added to TBR: The Mars House by Natasha Pulley, Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Last: The Inimitable Jeeves
Current: Right Ho, Jeeves
Last added to TBR: The Mars House by Natasha Pulley, Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Book Checkpoint:
Last: The Summer Hikaru Died v.1, Mokumokuren
Current: lol like five but actively working on right now: The Paying Guests, Sarah Waters (fic), The Emperor of All Maladies, Siddharta Mukherjee (nonfic)
Last added to TBR and next are both The Summer Hikaru Died v. 2-8
Last: The Summer Hikaru Died v.1, Mokumokuren
Current: lol like five but actively working on right now: The Paying Guests, Sarah Waters (fic), The Emperor of All Maladies, Siddharta Mukherjee (nonfic)
Last added to TBR and next are both The Summer Hikaru Died v. 2-8
Book checkpoint
Last: After the Disabled God of War Became My Concubine vol 1
Current: The Ministry for the Future
Last added to the tbr: The Rainfall Market
Next: Apothecary Diaries vol 1
Last: After the Disabled God of War Became My Concubine vol 1
Current: The Ministry for the Future
Last added to the tbr: The Rainfall Market
Next: Apothecary Diaries vol 1
January 31, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Book Checkpoint:
Last: The Inimitable Jeeves
Current: Right Ho, Jeeves
Last added to TBR: The Mars House by Natasha Pulley, Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Last: The Inimitable Jeeves
Current: Right Ho, Jeeves
Last added to TBR: The Mars House by Natasha Pulley, Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Reposted by Educational Beaver
I saw a critique of Springsteen's new song, it being too earnest and cringe, and if I could just take a second to introduce you to the entire Bruce Springsteen catalogue we could settle this in a heartbeat.
January 28, 2026 at 8:30 PM
I saw a critique of Springsteen's new song, it being too earnest and cringe, and if I could just take a second to introduce you to the entire Bruce Springsteen catalogue we could settle this in a heartbeat.
Another family entry on DW, this time with slightly less trauma! brooklinegirl.dreamwidth.org/1541949.html...
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January 26, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Another family entry on DW, this time with slightly less trauma! brooklinegirl.dreamwidth.org/1541949.html...
okay. chili is burbling on the stove, I'm having a 4pm beer (...half a beer, b/c the other half went in the chili), I gave my wife some ibuprofen for her back, and I'm just gonna SIT for the next hour.
January 26, 2026 at 9:05 PM
okay. chili is burbling on the stove, I'm having a 4pm beer (...half a beer, b/c the other half went in the chili), I gave my wife some ibuprofen for her back, and I'm just gonna SIT for the next hour.
having to work after a major blizzard is terrible. Snow days existed for a reason. I love WFH, I do, but the fact that the only options are to work AND deal with snow sucks so hard. I basically told my staff I don't care what they do, just give me plausible deniability.
January 26, 2026 at 8:36 PM
having to work after a major blizzard is terrible. Snow days existed for a reason. I love WFH, I do, but the fact that the only options are to work AND deal with snow sucks so hard. I basically told my staff I don't care what they do, just give me plausible deniability.
Just took the dog out, it’s up to a foot and it’s largely over his head and he peed but NO poop was forthcoming.
January 26, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Just took the dog out, it’s up to a foot and it’s largely over his head and he peed but NO poop was forthcoming.
Foreboding dinner vibes
January 24, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Foreboding dinner vibes
got the snowblower gassed up and oiled and it started on the FIRST TRY! I am READY.
January 23, 2026 at 6:32 PM
got the snowblower gassed up and oiled and it started on the FIRST TRY! I am READY.
Hi, friends. More complicated family stuff, so here's another DW entry: brooklinegirl.dreamwidth.org/1541821.html
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January 21, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Hi, friends. More complicated family stuff, so here's another DW entry: brooklinegirl.dreamwidth.org/1541821.html
L works until 8 tonight so it's just me, this giant brownie for dessert, and Noah Wyle hanging out tonight. (I saved S2 Ep 1 for tonight and am SO HAPPY to settle in.)
January 12, 2026 at 11:04 PM
L works until 8 tonight so it's just me, this giant brownie for dessert, and Noah Wyle hanging out tonight. (I saved S2 Ep 1 for tonight and am SO HAPPY to settle in.)
stressful family morning plus long call w/my sister means the house is SUPER organized, as are my feelings.
January 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
stressful family morning plus long call w/my sister means the house is SUPER organized, as are my feelings.
I love you, Ken Jennings.
If you are anxious and sad about the state of the world, that's fine, and there are plenty of strategies for dealing with that. But I think you already know that drive-by online dooming isn't a strategy. It's selfish and adolescent. It's a contagion that only spreads the worst of you, not the best.
January 9, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I love you, Ken Jennings.
I have a lot of complicated family stuff going on and I wanted to talk about it but with no locked posts here, I posted to Dreamwidth about it. brooklinegirl.dreamwidth.org/1541536.html
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January 9, 2026 at 12:20 AM
I have a lot of complicated family stuff going on and I wanted to talk about it but with no locked posts here, I posted to Dreamwidth about it. brooklinegirl.dreamwidth.org/1541536.html
I took today off, which was SO SMART. So far I have: grocery shopped, taken down Xmas with L (GONE. GONE. BYE DECORATIONS. BYE TREE. I LOVED YOU AND NOW I LOVE THAT YOU ARE GONE), walked the dogs, went for a run on the treadmill, cleaned out the fridge, and wiped down the kitchen.
January 2, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I took today off, which was SO SMART. So far I have: grocery shopped, taken down Xmas with L (GONE. GONE. BYE DECORATIONS. BYE TREE. I LOVED YOU AND NOW I LOVE THAT YOU ARE GONE), walked the dogs, went for a run on the treadmill, cleaned out the fridge, and wiped down the kitchen.
@philosiraptor.bsky.social Blåhaj pines for u.
January 1, 2026 at 6:55 AM
@philosiraptor.bsky.social Blåhaj pines for u.
I had to work today, and I did, and won a few battles, but also I: set up Max's vet appt, scheduled the car to be serviced, ret'd 2 xmas gifts, called the roofers, remembered a pw to share with my SIL, increased my cloud storage. paid L's LLC taxes, set several reminders, picked up the dog, and had>
December 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I had to work today, and I did, and won a few battles, but also I: set up Max's vet appt, scheduled the car to be serviced, ret'd 2 xmas gifts, called the roofers, remembered a pw to share with my SIL, increased my cloud storage. paid L's LLC taxes, set several reminders, picked up the dog, and had>
my wife wrote Heated Rivalry fic and it's SO GOOD and SO SWEET and SO THEM.
December 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
my wife wrote Heated Rivalry fic and it's SO GOOD and SO SWEET and SO THEM.
extremely rough xmas with my family but I got through it and L's family was amazing throughout the holiday. we've had a very nice weekend, had chill hangs with friends last night, and today the only time I have left the house is to walk the dogs.
December 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
extremely rough xmas with my family but I got through it and L's family was amazing throughout the holiday. we've had a very nice weekend, had chill hangs with friends last night, and today the only time I have left the house is to walk the dogs.
WHAT A NICE FAMILY CHRISTMAS ADAM
December 24, 2025 at 3:21 AM
WHAT A NICE FAMILY CHRISTMAS ADAM
Me:"I was REALLY into Boy George for a second when I was younger."
L, who has known me for just - so long: "B/c of the A-Team?"
Me:"BECAUSE OF THE A-TEAM."
L:"I would really-like, GENUINELY-love to know how many people on this planet exist who can say they got into Boy George b/c of the A-Team."
L, who has known me for just - so long: "B/c of the A-Team?"
Me:"BECAUSE OF THE A-TEAM."
L:"I would really-like, GENUINELY-love to know how many people on this planet exist who can say they got into Boy George b/c of the A-Team."
December 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Me:"I was REALLY into Boy George for a second when I was younger."
L, who has known me for just - so long: "B/c of the A-Team?"
Me:"BECAUSE OF THE A-TEAM."
L:"I would really-like, GENUINELY-love to know how many people on this planet exist who can say they got into Boy George b/c of the A-Team."
L, who has known me for just - so long: "B/c of the A-Team?"
Me:"BECAUSE OF THE A-TEAM."
L:"I would really-like, GENUINELY-love to know how many people on this planet exist who can say they got into Boy George b/c of the A-Team."
I got up this morning, immediately drove to NH and back to run an errand with my dad, got home and immediately turned around to go to a bday party for a 4 year old, came home and COLLAPSED INTO SLEEP, and now our only plans are DINNER and COUCH and BEVERAGES and HOCKEY.
(It's a show about hockey.)
(It's a show about hockey.)
December 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I got up this morning, immediately drove to NH and back to run an errand with my dad, got home and immediately turned around to go to a bday party for a 4 year old, came home and COLLAPSED INTO SLEEP, and now our only plans are DINNER and COUCH and BEVERAGES and HOCKEY.
(It's a show about hockey.)
(It's a show about hockey.)
We're starting Wake Up Dead Man. L: "I'm so excited for this. I love having no connection to Catholicism."
Me: "...fa la la la la."
L: "Hanukkah's sooner than Christmas."
Me: "It's not a RACE."
L: "...but we're WINNING."
Me: "...fa la la la la."
L: "Hanukkah's sooner than Christmas."
Me: "It's not a RACE."
L: "...but we're WINNING."
December 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
We're starting Wake Up Dead Man. L: "I'm so excited for this. I love having no connection to Catholicism."
Me: "...fa la la la la."
L: "Hanukkah's sooner than Christmas."
Me: "It's not a RACE."
L: "...but we're WINNING."
Me: "...fa la la la la."
L: "Hanukkah's sooner than Christmas."
Me: "It's not a RACE."
L: "...but we're WINNING."
L: “I accidentally poured your tea before you were ready, but don’t worry, I put a lid on it.”
The lid:
The lid:
December 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
L: “I accidentally poured your tea before you were ready, but don’t worry, I put a lid on it.”
The lid:
The lid: