Follow Friday 3-28-25: Good Omens

Today's theme is Good Omens.  See my Follow Friday Master Post for more topics.


addme_fandom  -- find friends who share your fannish obsessions.
[Active with multiple posts in February.]

aziraphalecrowleyslash  -- Aziraphale/Crowley Slash
This is for slash fan fiction of Aziraphale/Crowley from Good Omens, both the book and the TV series.
[Low traffic with last post in October 2023.]

capspiration  -- multi-fandom daily screen caps.
[Active with daily posts in March.]

go_exchange  -- Good Omens Holiday Exchange.
[Reveals on January 11.]

iconthat  -- Icon making challenge community for all fandoms and everyone.
[Active with multiple posts in March.]

Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 7d: fanifestos J-R

This is a new meta entry for marchmetamatterschallenge 2025. See my tracking post here.

Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 1: The Importance of Fanifestos
Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 2a: What Is a Fanifesto? intro & canon guide
Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 2b: What Is a Fanifesto? cast list & character study
Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 2c: What Is a Fanifesto? ship manifesto & milieu study
Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 2d: What Is a Fanifesto? plot analysis & crossovers
Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 2e: What Is a Fanifesto? trope manifesto & format guide
Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 2f: What Is a Fanifesto? personal manifesto & others
Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 3: Benefits of Fanifestos
Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 4: Drawbacks of Fanifestos
Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 5a: Contents of a Fanifesto statement to tropes
Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 5b: fanon to other aspects
Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 6: How to Write a Fanifesto
Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 7a: Where to Find Fanifestos location types & communities
Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 7b: fanifestos A-E
Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 7c: fanifestos F-I
Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 7d: fanifestos J-R
Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 7e: fanifestos S-Z
Meta: "Why We Need Fanifestos" Part 8: My Fanifestos

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Birdfeeding

Today is mostly sunny, quite warm, and howling wind. 0_o It is 83°F in fucking March.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a flock of assorted blackbirds, a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, two mourning doves, two starlings, and a tufted titmouse.

I put out water for the birds.

We went shopping and bought some gardening supplies.

EDIT 3/28/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 3/28/25 -- I gathered the ingredients for my terrarium substrate mix.  Most of them are sitting in a bucket waiting to be mixed.  The sphagnum moss is in a cup full of water because it needs to rehydrate first.  I took pictures of the ingredients.

It occurs to me that I should look for some large buckets with lids.  Rural King probably has lids for their 5-gallon buckets.  That would give me a place to store things outdoors securely, which are useful to have but not needed all the time, like sand.

As it is almost suppertime, I am done working outdoors for the night.

Homelessness

Substance abuse often follows homelessness, not precedes it — new study finds

According to a recent poll from the National Alliance to End Homelessness, 57% of Americans believe that alcoholism and drug addiction directly lead to people losing their housing.

It is true that substance misuse -- and problematic use of substances as prescribed -- can lead to homelessness, because it impairs ability to hold a job and perform other social behaviors that America demands of people. Anyone who can't keep up is abandoned.


In fact, 42% of unhoused Californians reported that they began to use regularly only after they experienced homelessness for the first time.

It's hardly a surprise that people in a miserable condition will seek to relieve their suffering by any means available.

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Today's Adventures

Today we went out erranding and shopping.

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Photos: Antique Jar Terrarium Build Part 2: Mixing Substrate

Today I made the substrate for the antique jar terrarium. See Part 1: Washing, Drainage, and Barrier, Part 2: Mixing Substrate, Part 3: Adding Mosses, Part 4: Dead Wood and Leaf Litter.

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