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masquerading as a man with a reason ([personal profile] ysobel) wrote2025-12-12 09:06 pm
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Chewy has a "Chewy Claus" thing around this time of year where you can help your pet(s) write a letter to Santa. How good they've been, whether they prefer treats or toys, and a free-answer "what would you ask for if you could have anything".

Last year I did it and at the end of December got a "sorry the sleigh missed you, here's a coupon code if you want to buy anything". And supposedly they donate food to pets in need for every letter submitted, so why not.

This year, I did it ... and today a box came addressed to Phoebe and Loki. (!!)

There was a dog toy that was a "lunch box" with a rope handle, and a green apple plushy and a juice-box plushy with Velcro to attach to the front of the lunchbox. Al three items contain squeakers. (So far, they are still intact, though the white parts of the juice box are rather, erm, dingy. That tends to happen with her toys, but it's impressive for 8 hours.)

There was a cat toy that was sushi themed (including a green wasabi packet) and has catnip in. Loki is mostly nocturnal these days but I put them in a cat bed that sits on my bed and when I came back in later, one was on the floor... so either he loves it or hates it, lol. Also a food purée treat thing similar to churu, though he's iffy about food.

There was an ornament, metal I think, with a sleigh and presents and "Chewy Claus 2025", which is now on my desk tree.

And there was a card with the cutest illustration of Chewy Claus helpers, and a handwritten note wishing them holiday cheer.

I'm a little astonished because I honestly hadn't expected to get anything, but it was a cute surprise!

Edit: Loki definitely likes. I may regret having them on the bed at the same time I am... lol
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mistressofmuses ([personal profile] mistressofmuses) wrote in [community profile] writethisfanfic2025-12-12 06:53 pm
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Check-In, Day 12

Happy Friday!

For me this is mid work week, but perhaps it's the end of yours!

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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2025-12-12 07:14 pm

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kaberett ([personal profile] kaberett) wrote2025-12-12 11:04 am
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more on visual culture in science

This morning I am watching the lecture I linked to on Tuesday!

At 6:53:

Here is an example of how the Hubble telescope image of the Omega nebula, or Messier 17, was created, by adding colours -- which seem to have been chosen quite arbitrarily -- and adjusting composition.

The slide is figure 13 (on page 10) from an Introduction to Image Processing (PDF) on the ESA Hubble website; I'm baffled at the idea that the colours were chosen "arbitrarily" given that the same PDF contains (starting on page 8) §1.4 Assigning colours to different filter exposures. It's not a super clear explanation -- I think the WonderDome explainer is distinctly more readable -- but the explanation does exist and is there.

Obviously I immediately had to stop and look all of this up.

(Rest of the talk was interesting! But that point in particular about modern illustration as I say made me go HOLD ON A SEC--)

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mistressofmuses ([personal profile] mistressofmuses) wrote in [community profile] writethisfanfic2025-12-11 08:02 pm
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Check-In, Day 11

We're sliding down the second half of the week! Hopefully it's been going well so far.

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FFA DW Post #2398 - Alexander, the Great Wanker! AKA: Fail Fandom Alexander

 
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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2025-12-11 06:09 pm

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kaberett ([personal profile] kaberett) wrote2025-12-11 10:28 pm
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[surgery] one year on!

I continue extremely grateful to no longer have ureteric stents.

a bit of stock-taking )

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David Gillon ([personal profile] davidgillon) wrote2025-12-11 06:21 pm
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WTAF, 3

Apparently Calibri is un-American because it's easier for people with dyslexia to read.

Seriously.

State Department to switch from "woke" Calibri to Times New Roman

Perhaps Rubio should also insist they write everything in BOLD CAPS like the glorious leader?

ETA: what I hadn't noticed initially was that Rubio specifically calls it out for being a DEI_A_ initiative. Apparently accessibility as a whole is now un-American.

 

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smallhobbit ([personal profile] smallhobbit) wrote in [community profile] 100words2025-12-11 05:45 pm

Sherlock Holmes (ACD) (AU) - Ever the Optimist

Title: Ever the Optimist
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (ACD) very AU
Rating: G

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soricel ([personal profile] soricel) wrote in [community profile] 100words2025-12-11 03:56 pm

[Challenge #472: Sanguine] Win or Lose

Title: Win or Lose
Fandom: Les Misérables
Rating: T
Notes: Double drabble

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