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Привет and welcome to our new Russian friends from LiveJournal! We are happy to offer you a new home. We will not require identification for you to post or comment. We also do not cooperate with Russian government requests for any information about your account unless they go through a United States court first. (And it hasn't happened in 16 years!)

Importing your journal from ЖЖ may be slow. There are a lot of you, with many posts and comments, and we have to limit how fast we download your information from ЖЖ so they don't block us. Please be patient! We have been watching and fixing errors, and we will go back to doing that after the holiday is over.

I am very sorry that we can't translate the site into Russian or offer support in Russian. We are a much, much smaller company than LiveJournal is, and my high school Russian classes were a very long time ago :) But at least we aren't owned by Sberbank!

С Новым Годом, and welcome home!

sage

books
The Impossible Fortune (Thursday Murder Club #5) by Richard Osman. This one just didn't grab me. Too many criminals, not enough Murder Club.

Xmas
was good, though delayed until Monday. I had a nice time, even if one of my gifts to my parents was redundant. The food was pretty great, though.

yarning/etsy
My Rock Star Lestat art doll sold on Christmas Day! Yay!! After which I finished a donation hat. And then another hat while reading Yuletide. I missed yarn group due to traveling for Xmas, though I got a commission for a Kermit green kickbunny, so I worked on that over my belated holiday. And I got a commission for an Older Daniel Molloy art doll yesterday, yay, so I'll be working on that over the next couple of days.

yuletide
reveals are tomorrow! Yay!

#resist
Tuesday, January 20: #50501 Free America Walk-out, 2pm local time. https://www.FreeAmeri.ca

Happy New Year, everyone! Please be safe as you enjoy kicking 2025 to the curb! <333

ride_4ever

My #49 Fannish Fifty links to the #49 Fannish Fifty of my fanpair,

verushka70. And how's that for being fairly literal about the pairing thing, matching Fannish Fifty numbers.

For her extensive post about Canadian Tire acquiring Hudson Bay Company's intellectual property -- including the iconic striped blanket design -- and about the partnership between Canadian Tire and the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (the retailer has guaranteed at least $1 million a year to support Oshki Wupoowane -- The Blanket Fund --with the money being used to support grassroots Indigenous organizations and Indigenous cultural, artistic and educational projects) click here.

Also: direct link to Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund home page.

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Current Location: near the lake they call Michigan

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Joanne Currie and Regina Keim posted a new due South Convivial Pursuit quiz to the private Facebook Due South Duet: Fraser/Kowalski Slash group. The new Convivial Pursuit quiz is based on the Christmas episodes Gift of the Wheelman and Good For The Soul. (Episode links courtesy of Anna's due South episode transcripts site, https://nicede.se/dstranscripts/.)

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Regina Keim sent the Facebook Due South Trading Post group a link to this fabulous "Super Mountie" art on the German Etsy site.

I thought people might like to see it. Not sure if it's available outside Europe, though.

a Mountie, face obscured by downturned Stetson, tearing off the Serge to reveal Superman's suit with big S

a Mountie, face obscured by downturned Stetson, tearing off the Serge to reveal Superman's suit with big S

ETA:Etsy link fixed now!

ride_4ever

The event is called Rewrite A Fic. It's a multifandom event that gives you eleven months to rewrite a fic you've written before. The event rules are that the work written has to be yours originally, the fic you are rewriting has to be at least 1 1/2 years old, and using generative AI for the fic is strictly prohibited. The length of the fic doesn't matter. There are no content restrictions, but the use of proper content warnings is required when posting the work.

See full comm details, including how to post to the comm and how to add to the comm's AO3 Collection at rewrite_a_fic on DW.

Current Mood: maybe feeling a do-over
Current Location: near the lake they call Michigan

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No-stress Multimedia Multifandom Microbang! No sign-ups, no check-ins, and optional addition to AO3 Collection. This looks to me like a lot of fun -- AND YAYS FOR NO STRESS -- and a lot of creative options.

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Click here to see the comm's DW page and get more details.

Current Mood: creative
Current Location: near the lake they call Michigan

ride_4ever

'Tis the season for the due South Christmas song!

Short version from the TV episode:

Watch on YouTube

Extended version:

Watch on YouTube

Current Mood: festive
Current Location: near the lake they call Michigan

sage

books
The Fortune of War (Aubreyad #6) by Patrick O'Brian. Very satisfying, if occasionally super gross. I'm rationing these, because I'll be sad when they're over.

Ancient Iran and Its Neighbours: Local Developments and Long-range Interactions in the 4th Millennium BC by Cameron A. Petrie (Editor). 2013. I started this an age ago & put it down in the middle of the driest of dry articles. It's a lot of archaeology, and little of it is engaging, but I love the general subject matter so I finished it.

still reading: The Impossible Fortune (Thursday Murder Club #5) by Richard Osman. This one is failing to hook me.

yarning
I went to yarn group Sunday and had a good time, though I messed up the bunny I worked on there, doh. Adding a Made To Order option in my etsy shop for kickbunnies was a good idea. I've had several sales already, and also the burgundy and rose pink ones keep selling out. Etsy's color of the year for 2026 is "Patina Blue," or blue copper, which is basically teal, so I'm focusing on burgundy and teal now, while hoping the brown and yellow bunnies in the shop will eventually sell. A fun aside: my Santa from the Kitten Academy holiday card exchange drew a great, colorful scene in the card he sent -- a Christmas tree filled with cats and two kickbunnies looking up at them from in front of a fire in the fireplace. A very happy-making surprise!

yuletide
I've been volunteering as a SPAG beta on the Yuletide discord & have gotten to preview some really cute/sweet/charming fics! Fic reveals are THIS AFTERNOON!! and I cannot wait! \o/

( healthcrap ) However, the flu is, and my brother has it, so Christmas is delayed until he gets better and has a few days off again, whenever that will be. At least I'll have Yuletide to keep me company.

Solstice
was Sunday at 9:03am CST. Happy YULE!! Welcome to the return of the light, northern hemisphere peeps! Happy Summer Solstice, antipodeans! \o/

#resist
Tuesday, January 20: #50501 General Walk-out, 2pm local time. https://www.FreeAmeri.ca

Wishing everyone safe travels and a very happy holiday season, whatever you celebrate! <333

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FB user Lon Val posted these pics of PG as Santa on the Due South by South East Facebook group.

ETA: Tumblr folks identified Lon Val as the original artist, TYK!

ride_4ever

ArcticBunny68 is a very new and very talented due South fic writer and has created multiple dS 'verses in the form of the "Haines to Haines Junction" series, the "An Arctic Fairy Tale" series, and the "Borderline" series, and during November and December has tagged parts of them with "due South 2025 Christmas Chronicles". Here, for your holiday reading pleasure on AO3: due South 2025 Christmas Chronicles by ArcticBunny68. (Note that one of these fics is a short stand-alone while the others are portions within larger works.)

Current Mood: festive
Current Location: near the lake they call Michigan

mergatrude

We cancelled didney+ (sic) and switched to HBO Max. The first thing the dude made me watch was Superman (2025). I am not a huge superhero or comics fan, and I disliked the recent movies so I was reluctant but indulged him. I was twitchy at first, but in the end I got caught up in the story and enjoyed it. It felt closer to the original Christopher Reeve movie that came out when I was in high school, and which sequels and remakes have never equaled.

( If you haven't seen the movie I recommend seeing it unspoiled ) Okay, yeah. I really liked this movie.

grey853

Is anyone else watching the HBO Max series Heated Rivalry? OMG, it's an a boy meets boy on the ice. Hockey love, people! It's very explicit, but it's more than that. As it goes along, there's an actual intimate relationship that develops, something more than just sex. I'm frankly impressed by how well it's written and acted. Love the two leads.

Watch on YouTube

I have to say I was rather surprised that they've actually developed it beyond the sex scenes. It's a very slashy romance.

Current Mood: giddy
Current Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Current Music: "Hockey Skates" by Kathleen Edwards

ride_4ever

The 19th Annual Fandom Holiday of More Joy Day will be Thursday, January 8th, 2026.

What is More Joy Day? In short it's this: in 2008, in the interest of spreading more joy,

sdwolfpup proposed that on a designated day in early January we each engage in one or more acts, either online or in physical space (or both!), which bring joy to another person, and which might even inspire that person to spread joy further, exponentially onward.

For more details, and to see where to post on Dreamwidth your More Joy Day action(s), click here for

sdwolfpup's post.

And here's a Fanlore entry about More Joy Day.

SPREAD JOY!

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Current Location: near the lake they call Michigan

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Buddies!

Fannish Fifty Challenge 2025: Post # 50: Fannish Fifty 2026 Sign-Up

Привет! LiveJournal imports may be slow

What I'm Doing Wednesday: new year's eve edition

Fannish Fifty Challenge 2025: # 49: Canada Fandom: HBC, Can Tire, Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund

new episode-related due South Convivial Pursuit quiz from private FB F/K group

Mountie art link from Regina Keim posted to dS Trading Post FB group

Fannish Fifty Challenge 2025: Post # 48: Community Pimping: Another Don't-Stress Fanworks Event

Fannish Fifty Challenge 2025: Post # 47: Community Pimping: Multifandom Multimedia Microbang

Fannish Fifty Challenge 2025: Post # 46: due South Christmas Song

What I'm Doing Wednesday

PG as Santa fanart on Due South by South East Facebook group

Fannish 50 Challenge 2025: Post #45: "due South 2025 Christmas Chronicles" by ArcticBunny68

You can hear it too if you're sincere

Heated Rivalry

Fannish 50 Challenge 2025: Post #44: More Joy Day: Annual Fandom Holiday

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