Hard Things

Life is full of things which are hard or tedious or otherwise unpleasant that need doing anyhow. They help make the world go 'round, they improve skills, and they boost your sense of self-respect. But doing them still kinda sucks. It's all the more difficult to do those things when nobody appreciates it. Happily, blogging allows us to share our accomplishments and pat each other on the back.

What are some of the hard things you've done recently? What are some hard things you haven't gotten to yet, but need to do? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your hard things a little easier?

Vanadium Dioxide Glass

... has unusual abilities for memory.

You know those "memory crystals" that appear in science fiction technology? This is one of the materials that can make such things.

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Birdfeeding

Today is cloudy, windy, and cold.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a flock of sparrows, a pair of cardinals, and a male downy woodpecker. 

Quantum Entanglement

... may include human brains.

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Bingo

I have made bingo across Row 2 of my 11-1-22 card for the Drabble Fest Bingo.


B2 (hurt/comfort) -- "Accommodations and Assistance" (Polychrome Heroics)
I2 (religious fiction) -- "Drinking Games" (One God's Story of Mid-Life Crisis)
N2 (superheroes) -- "Their Ancestral Lands" (Polychrome Heroics: Iron Horses)
G2 (young adult) -- "A Haven That Purifies Emotions" (Polychrome Heroics: Shiv)
O2 (horror) -- "The Skeleton Out of the Closet" (Monster House)


Extra fills:

B1 (drama) -- "Our Natures Being What They Are" (Polychrome Heroics: The Big One)
B3 (fantasy) -- "Peace and Retribution" (A Conflagration of Dragons)

O3 (fairytale) -- "Baba Yaga and the Bad Husband" (standalone)

Twitter Exodus Continuing

It's been a month since I first made my Twitter Exodus post. Since that time, I've added so many more links to the resource post that I had to break them down into subsections: Communities, Basic Information on Dreamwidth, How to Do the Things on Dreamwidth, Dreamwidth Code, Find More Friends on Dreamwidth, and More Advanced Ideas. I'm still watching for more resources, so if you see a relevant one that's not already included, please send me a link so I can add that.

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