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Important Public Service Announcement

2026-03-03T16:32:02Z

Do you have various paperwork in place for things like health care proxy and a will and stuff like that? If not, you might want to do something about all that. Like, you really should.

PARTICULARLY if you would rather than decisions be made by your friends and/or family of choice rather than the folks who are listed as family in government records. (I was going to say 'birth family' but I'm not sure what a good term is that would include adopted and blended families.)

I know there are free/cheap resources out there for doing this stuff for folks with fairly uncomplicated situations, but I haven't used any of them so I have no specific recommendations.

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HEY THAT MOVIE IS TOTALLY GAY

2025-06-10T22:54:50Z

Here's a random and utterly incomplete list of some queer movies where there's a happy ending. Sometimes after lots of violence, sometimes after doomful awkwardness, and sometimes just happy.

Pride (based on a true story)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_(2014_film)
(Paramount+, Kanopy)

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Priscilla,_Queen_of_the_Desert
(Amazon Prime, Peacock)
30 years after the movie, folks managed to track down the actual bus used in filming:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/11/the-30-year-hunt-to-find-the-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-bus-my-jaw-was-on-the-ground

But I'm a Cheerleader
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/But_I%27m_a_Cheerleader
(Paramount+)

Everything Everywhere All At Once
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_Everywhere_All_at_Once
(availble for digital rental etc, possibly not included on any streaming service's subscription at the moment)

The Kids Are All Right
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kids_Are_All_Right_(film)
(availble for digital rental etc, possibly not included on any streaming service's subscription at the moment)

Bound (The Wachowskis first directing credit, before The Matrix. Content note: the film earns its R rating with sexual content but also with some very intense moments of violence.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bound_(1996_film)
(Paramount+, Kanopy)

The Birdcage
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birdcage
(Amazon Prime, Peacock)

Happiest Season
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happiest_Season
(Hulu)

Desert Hearts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Hearts
(Max, Criterion)

Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredibly_True_Adventure_of_Two_Girls_in_Love
(Netflix, Kanopy)

Go Fish
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Fish_(film)
(Amazon Prime, Kanopy)

Here's some queer movies I haven't seen that I keep meaning to check out that I think are probably in the same category or at least aren't too doomful, maybe?
Ammonite
Booksmart
Bottoms
Bros
Carol
D.E.B.S.
Fire Island
Love Lies Bleeding
Moonlight
My Own Private Idaho
Nyad
Power of the Dog
Red, White, and Royal Blue
Rustin
Saving Face
TransAmerica
Will & Harper

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Public service announcement re Pocket service ending, or NOOOO! MAH POCKET!

2025-05-27T16:07:15Z

Mozilla is shutting down "Pocket", the bookmarking/offline-reading app they bought a while back. End of pocket is July 8th. If you have a pocket account you can get an export before then.

Not sure what 'fakespot' is, but they're closing that down too. I'm annoyed by losing pocket and even more annoyed by the realization that this is probably so they can throw more resources at their favorite Stochastic Parrot.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2793228/mozilla-is-discontinuing-pocket-and-fakespot.html

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Got excellent online training classes/programs? SHOW THEM TO ME!

2023-12-15T15:19:11Z

Hey, got online learning stuff you've done and liked?

I'm trying to put together a collection of pointers to online learning stuff (short classes, longer programs, one-shot talks/demos). Could be self-paced/self-directed or a more structured/formalized class format for business stuff. Tech stuff (like 'how to be an AWS customer without tripping over your shoelaces') or non-tech professional-skills stuff (perhaps 'how to talk to your employees without making them run out of the room in despair'). From expert level stuff down to 'how to hate msft excel slightly less'. Preferably free stuff but also open to for-fee stuff that someone could get a business to cover the cost of.

I'm particularly interested in stuff you or folks you know have actual experience with - I can do my own web searching for stuff that nobody I know has been involved in. The intended audience for the list is to fill out a "professional development resources" list for my overall division at work. Thanks!

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RIP jnala

2023-07-25T15:16:03Z

Over the weekend, I heard through friends that Alan Jaffray, who was on LJ and Dreamwidth as "jnala", has died. I don't have other details. I knew him through poker/gambling circles, but I believe he overlapped with my various social groups through other paths as well, so I figured I'd spread the sad news. RIP.
Edited to include a link to an obituary from his friends at the International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs

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Weather website?

2022-12-17T13:08:58Z

I've been delighted with DarkSky since back before they changed the name. They've since been bought by Apple, which, okay, good for them and improving Apple's iPhone weather app is a good thing. But the DarkSky website is going away.

What websites do folks like for weather? Things I like about DarkSky are the 10 day forecast and being able to expand each day for the "what to expect each hour". A thing I like about the website and their ios stuff is that the ios weather app doesn't currently do is that darksky defaults to showing me when during a day there's expected precipitation.

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End of an era - next year begins the Eternal Tuesday

2022-12-12T21:32:33Z

Mary Chung is retiring and so Mary Chung's Restaurant is closing at the end of the month.

Gosh.

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Goose warnings

2022-08-27T23:41:20Z

Hat tip to eftychia, who brought my attention to this. I sort of skimmed past it because it looked mildly amusing but not enough to follow the link to the thread. But on her and totient's recommendations, I followed it and it is a hell of a ride. Contains descriptions of colonial violence, politics, and birds.

Twitter user imillhiser, took a picture of a warning about a goose and ran with it.

[...]

At level 12, the newly formed Goose Free State demands full independence and sovereignty over its ancestral lands.

Level 17 is when the United Republic of Waterfoul successfully detonates an atomic weapon in a controlled test.

At level 19, the Waterfowl receive a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.

At level 23, the war came.

[...]

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Get your nerdy GLX content here!

2021-05-27T18:50:06Z

Youtube from a railfan nerd who has a bunch of cool drone footage of the GLX stations and track. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USF0yOiQolw

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PUT NATASHA LYONNE IN A TRENCHCOAT YOU COWARDS

2020-12-22T14:46:40Z

I watched an episode of Columbo last night and now, more than ever, I want to see a reboot of the show that is faithful to the style of the original in all ways except the lead role should be played by Natasha Lyonne. I want to see her lift her hand to the side of her head and say "just one thing". I want to see her holding a mellow basset hound in her arms and explaining that the dog doesn't do much and doesn't come when called so they just call him "Dog" and then explain to the dog that she'll be back in a couple of minutes.

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Fuck this politics shit - MUSICAL FUCKING THEATRE

2020-11-07T03:47:50Z

FUCKING FORGET POLITICS WHY WAS I NOT PREVIOUSLY INFORMED THAT CHESS HAS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO RUSSIAN AND OPENED IN MOSCOW?? https://www.chess.com/news/view/chess-the-musical-opens-in-moscow has some info. Got it via this MeFi post which includes links to some of the performances/performers.

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AUTHORS, START YOUR ENGINES

2020-11-01T20:32:09Z

Good luck to everyone diving in to NaNoWriMo this month! I am once again not participating, but I cheer you all on. When all else fails, just make something blow up and end the chapter.

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Happy Halloween.

2020-10-28T01:46:01Z

Happy Halloween. You can make $20K/month being your own boss. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbfu39l0kxg

(Just to state it outright, no, I haven't been hacked and mistakenly posted advertising spam - it's a video that seems kind of appropriate for the current spooky season.)

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39 minutes of the musical 80s.

2020-10-02T03:49:55Z

This is some next-level mash-up talent. Less “mashed” and more “intricately braided”.
https://soundcloud.com/hoodinternet/1979-1989-full-mix

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CONFESSIONAL!

2020-09-08T15:51:27Z

It's not Valentine's Day, but that doesn't mean we can't have the DREAMWIDTH CONFESSIONAL.

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IMPORTANT VALENTINE'S DAY DISCOVERY

2020-02-21T01:48:13Z

If you like anagrams, instead of celebrating "Valentine's Day" you can celebrate "SNAIL EVENT DAY"

So, yeah. There's that and it's excellent.

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"You can't just travel back in time to ancient Egypt and create memes..."

2020-01-05T14:19:48Z

This is some next level meme stuff.

The foreground image is 'women yelling at cat with salad', itself a mash-up of two memes. The far right column is a 'galaxy brain' progression. Other memes I recognized are "is this a pigeon?" dickbutt, distracted boyfriend, T-posing, "loss", "I don't feel so good, Mister Stark", dabbing, and there are a few others I'm not as familiar with. (An incredibly popular Instagram post about an egg, 'dat boi' frog on a unicycle, 'surprised pikachu, 'me and the bois', and I have no idea what the hat-on-a-cone is all about.)

Pop culture may eat itself, but maybe it's at least making a nutritious meal out of it?

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Anyone local want a cat?

2019-06-11T18:27:13Z

UPDATE: THE CAT HAS FOUND A HOME and apparently Delano the cat is now living somewhere within the borders of Somerville. Good luck, Delano.

One of my brothers has asked me if I can help find a home for an adult cat - the cat's current owner has become too ill to take care of it, and so he's trying to rehome the cat. Anyone want a nice adult cat? It's a solo cat at the moment - I don't know how it is with other cats. But if anyone is looking for a cat, let me know.

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Confessional time!

2019-02-15T13:01:28Z

This year again brings us a Valentine's Day confessional post from aroraborealis's DW. So far it's relatively quiet but some delightful comments about small things people do for their partner(s) and some stuff about how the hell to adult.

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Hey, local tea drinkers! Want some TASTY TEA that, uh, old?

2019-02-04T18:07:40Z

I went through my tea collection recently when I was finding some samples to send to someone, and I realized that I have a bunch of sample packs and other collections of loose-leaf teas that are, frankly, REALLY FUCKING OLD. Ages range from a couple of years to well over a decade. Most of these have been stored in the same sealed foil wrappers they were in when Upton sent them to me as freebies when I got refills on my usual Irish breakfast blend of theirs. Some of them have been stored in non-airtight fold-top bags. I assume it's all still good, but may have had flavors fade a bit, particularly the stuff that's not air-tight. It's almost all black tea (might be some herbal or green tea sample packs in there), mostly from Upton Tea Importers.

Anyone want a box of tea packets? Available for pickup in Somerville.

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RIP Dave Caswell (cevad)

2018-12-19T12:50:10Z

In case folks haven't seen it elsewhere, Dave Caswell, cevad here and LJ, has died. Whoever was his 'legacy contact' on facebook has set the page to 'remembering' mode. I can't find an obituary, and I don't know more than he had metastasized cancer.

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John Waters Xmas show tux available

2018-12-05T17:23:53Z

Anyone interested in 4 tix (really good seats) for tomorrow’s John Waters Xmas show at the berklee? https://www.berklee.edu/events/john-waters-christmas-1

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Boot to the head.

2018-10-17T16:34:38Z

If you're in need of a 'boot to the head' sort of short story, Sarah Gailey's new piece STET is there for you. The story is substantially told in the footnotes, so don't skip them.[1]

Gailey says they wrote the story out of spite, which seems fair as a motivation. God knows I've done constructive things out of spite.

[1] note: story discusses the death of a child.

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foot

2018-10-17T16:28:46Z

My foot continues to steadily improve. At this point, things that require mild bending of the arch, like walking on level ground, are merely a bit uncomfortable (although this discomfort accumulates over time/distance walked, understandably), while things that require more of that, like climbing up or down stairs normally, are still unpleasant. But there's been a steady progression as the pain ramps down, so that's good.

Yay normal non-mutant but definitely present healing factor!

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Diversity in early television and the red scare

2018-10-16T11:35:16Z

Interesting article about a researcher who looked at women in the early broadcast TV industry and how the blacklist and the red scare pushed us to "Leave it to Beaver."

Found via a Metafilter post which contains more links.

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