paraka
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Elder fangirl, queer, Canadian, with a disability. Most well known for my time in the podfic community.
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The Punctuation Collection™️
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The Punctuation Collection™️
Just finished up the notes in a ticket with a ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I hope someone looks them up one day and can be bemused with me over the problem fixing itself.
November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Just finished up the notes in a ticket with a ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I hope someone looks them up one day and can be bemused with me over the problem fixing itself.
I just checked my AO3 profile and apparently I joined Nov 13, 2009, god that makes me feel old.
Also, I thought I had spent a higher % of my fannish time pre-AO3, but not really, since I initially got into fandom late 2003.
Also, I thought I had spent a higher % of my fannish time pre-AO3, but not really, since I initially got into fandom late 2003.
#AO3 is turning 16! Look back with us on some of what we accomplished this year, and participate in our anniversary fanwork prompt! Learn more at otw-news.org/yckt835x #AO3Celebrates16
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I just checked my AO3 profile and apparently I joined Nov 13, 2009, god that makes me feel old.
Also, I thought I had spent a higher % of my fannish time pre-AO3, but not really, since I initially got into fandom late 2003.
Also, I thought I had spent a higher % of my fannish time pre-AO3, but not really, since I initially got into fandom late 2003.
So, what little I do around podfic fandom these days is answer podfic questions on reddit and I came across a post today where HP recs were suggested and the comments were how to use TTS to listen to any story, rec of a TTS creator, and 1 podficcer rec and one self rec. Very sad.
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
So, what little I do around podfic fandom these days is answer podfic questions on reddit and I came across a post today where HP recs were suggested and the comments were how to use TTS to listen to any story, rec of a TTS creator, and 1 podficcer rec and one self rec. Very sad.
So, I had a headache yesterday and I probably should have gone home, but thanks to The Year of Constant Migraine I hold myself to a stupidly high level of pain before it's ok to say a headache is "bad".
November 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
So, I had a headache yesterday and I probably should have gone home, but thanks to The Year of Constant Migraine I hold myself to a stupidly high level of pain before it's ok to say a headache is "bad".
So, somehow on Sunday I managed to loose my car keys IN MY CAR. I know they're in the car because I can still drive the car and the doors don't auto-lock. But can I find them? No! There aren't even that many places they could be. I don't understand how this happened.
November 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
So, somehow on Sunday I managed to loose my car keys IN MY CAR. I know they're in the car because I can still drive the car and the doors don't auto-lock. But can I find them? No! There aren't even that many places they could be. I don't understand how this happened.
Update: apparently the whole phone went in the toilet and the card wasn't actually flushed, it was just the only thing that didn't work once dried.
Today's WTF story from the IT desk: user just called to say he flushed his work phone's SIM card down the toilet.
I didn't even ask, it seemed like cursed knowledge.
I didn't even ask, it seemed like cursed knowledge.
November 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Update: apparently the whole phone went in the toilet and the card wasn't actually flushed, it was just the only thing that didn't work once dried.
Today's WTF story from the IT desk: user just called to say he flushed his work phone's SIM card down the toilet.
I didn't even ask, it seemed like cursed knowledge.
I didn't even ask, it seemed like cursed knowledge.
November 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Today's WTF story from the IT desk: user just called to say he flushed his work phone's SIM card down the toilet.
I didn't even ask, it seemed like cursed knowledge.
I didn't even ask, it seemed like cursed knowledge.
I don't normally talk about my wordle on here, but this morning I went from 1 yellow letter on my 1st guess to getting the word on my 2nd. 😲
November 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I don't normally talk about my wordle on here, but this morning I went from 1 yellow letter on my 1st guess to getting the word on my 2nd. 😲
I totally dressed up for Halloween today but so far seem to be the only person at work who has. 😆
October 31, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I totally dressed up for Halloween today but so far seem to be the only person at work who has. 😆
We accepted the deal! No striking for me. :D
My union had a vote yesterday on whether or not to accept a new offer and if we don't, we're going on strike. They were supposed to start counting the ballots at 9 and I am soooo impatient to know the results! (I really don't want to go on strike)
October 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We accepted the deal! No striking for me. :D
My union had a vote yesterday on whether or not to accept a new offer and if we don't, we're going on strike. They were supposed to start counting the ballots at 9 and I am soooo impatient to know the results! (I really don't want to go on strike)
October 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
My union had a vote yesterday on whether or not to accept a new offer and if we don't, we're going on strike. They were supposed to start counting the ballots at 9 and I am soooo impatient to know the results! (I really don't want to go on strike)
I'm listening to an American podcast and at one point one of the host says "three west coast states, the only west coast states" (the aside as a sort of self correction) but it has me wondering (as a non-American), does Alaska not count?
October 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I'm listening to an American podcast and at one point one of the host says "three west coast states, the only west coast states" (the aside as a sort of self correction) but it has me wondering (as a non-American), does Alaska not count?
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The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
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October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
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Do you hear that? That's the sound of knives sharpening with about 100 days to go until Pierre Poilievre's leadership review:
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
October 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Do you hear that? That's the sound of knives sharpening with about 100 days to go until Pierre Poilievre's leadership review:
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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#AO3 has reached 16 million fanworks! Celebrate this milestone with us, and learn more about the technical setup of the site at otw-news.org/s486vdeb
October 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
#AO3 has reached 16 million fanworks! Celebrate this milestone with us, and learn more about the technical setup of the site at otw-news.org/s486vdeb
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you hear me knocking on your door. the second amendment is gone and im here to take your guns
October 21, 2025 at 5:52 AM
you hear me knocking on your door. the second amendment is gone and im here to take your guns
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the year is 2030. the white house remains half demolished because president trump refused to pay construction workers and musk gutted government spending. two thieves sneak into the white house using a truck mounted ladder and steal the constitution
October 21, 2025 at 5:50 AM
the year is 2030. the white house remains half demolished because president trump refused to pay construction workers and musk gutted government spending. two thieves sneak into the white house using a truck mounted ladder and steal the constitution
Ugh, so I'm on a new medication that's making me nauseous and I keep throwing up. I think I need to call my doctor. :(
October 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Ugh, so I'm on a new medication that's making me nauseous and I keep throwing up. I think I need to call my doctor. :(
So the hairdresser that did my rainbow hair put out a video of hair she's done this year and mine is the last one: www.instagram.com/reel/DP1VfbS...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
So the hairdresser that did my rainbow hair put out a video of hair she's done this year and mine is the last one: www.instagram.com/reel/DP1VfbS...
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happy none pizza left beef day!! it's been 18 years and is now old enough to vote
October 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
happy none pizza left beef day!! it's been 18 years and is now old enough to vote
lololol
you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am
October 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
lololol
Ahhh 15 minutes before the end of my work day, I work sends me a rejection letter for the job I applied to. Great start to the weekend.
October 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Ahhh 15 minutes before the end of my work day, I work sends me a rejection letter for the job I applied to. Great start to the weekend.
Why is writing cover letters so hard? This is for an internal position on a different team so my usual formula doesn't really work here.
October 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Why is writing cover letters so hard? This is for an internal position on a different team so my usual formula doesn't really work here.
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Are you 18 or older with a fandom-related tattoo (or know someone who has one)? Please take 10 min to fill out this survey for my new book project on embodied fan identities and practices. Share widely! utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Contact info: suzanne.scott@utexas.edu.
October 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Are you 18 or older with a fandom-related tattoo (or know someone who has one)? Please take 10 min to fill out this survey for my new book project on embodied fan identities and practices. Share widely! utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Contact info: suzanne.scott@utexas.edu.