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1. So, I've talked before about our horrible stove and how hard it is to clean. Also only two of the four burners work. But it's a built-in, so in order to replace it, we'd have to redo the counter, and then if you're redoing the counter, well, the walls and cupboards are also old and pretty gross, so you'd want to do them, too, and then if you're doing the lower cupboards, you'd want to do the flooring as well, as it's also old and gross and coming up from the floor. So it would be a whole kitchen remodel, which would be really stressful for the cats, so we don't want to do that any time soon.

Anyway, we also have a little stand-alone induction burner, but hardly ever use it because there's no counter space. The other day Carla mentioned something about putting a board or something over the stove and just using it as a counter and putting the induction burner there instead, and I thought, well, they must make something like that. So I did some searching and found they do indeed make stove covers, but our stove is not a standard size (we need at least 36" wide), so there's not really anything that's a perfect fit, but I was able to find one that was 30" wide and open on the sides, so it can fit over the stove and just a bit pokes out on each side. It doesn't look as nice as if it were fully covered, but it does the job. Now I just need to get used to using the induction burner as I've pretty much only ever used gas, so that will take some adjustment.

2. I have worked from home all week and was planning to go in tomorrow but decided I really don't want to, so I'm staying home tomorrow, too.

3. Jasper found an exciting new spot! It can only be reached by climbing up on someone who is sitting on the toilet, but he has also recently gotten into the habit of wanting upsies when Carla is on the toilet, so he got his chance lol.

questionable_content_feed

http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=5820

dialecticdreamer

I'm going back to bed and hoping this headache goes away by morning. I've had two naps during daylight on the same day, but it's only helping a little bit.

Sorry about the delay, folks.

Current Mood: anxious

tielan

Work-related. I'm the bridge between two groups and I found the issue and (hopefully gently) suggested a correction.

It worked.

HUZZAH.

Now I'm hungry, I need to get some food, and I'm going to be solo supporting the system this PM because supervisor is taking some time-off-in-lieu of hours already worked. (I kind of did this last weekend).

mecurtin posting in

fandom_checkin

This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Thursday, April 30, to midnight on Friday, May 1 (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #34541 Daily check-in poll

Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 9

How are you doing?

I am OK
5 (55.6%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now
4 (44.4%)

I could use some help
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single
3 (33.3%)

One other person
3 (33.3%)

More than one other person
3 (33.3%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

muccamukk

( Ace of Cups )

( What is this about? )

musesfool

I meant to have the recs update done earlier, but I fell asleep and then I had to make dinner etc. etc. But it is done now:

unfitforsociety has been updated for April 2026 with 14 recs in 4 fandoms:

* 10 Heated Rivalry
* 1 The Pitt
* 2 Batfamily and 1 Batfamily/Avengers crossover

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Today's poem:

If your mirror breaks
by Joy Kogawa

if when you are holding a
hand mirror when you are
sitting in the front seat of a car
and the mirror breaks
you must stop everything quickly
step on the brakes
leap from the car

if when you are holding in
your arms a mirror and you
feel the glass sudden in your veins
if your throat bleeds with
brittle words and
you hear in the distance the
ambulance siren

if your mirror breaks into
a tittering sound of tinkling glass
and you see the highway stretch
into a million staring splinters
you must stop everything gently
wait for seven long years
under a sky of whirling wheels

if your mirror breaks
oh if your mirror breaks

***

And that's a wrap on National Poetry Month 2026!

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Current Mood: productive
Current Music: Stars vs Wild on tv

wtfjht_feed

Posted by Matt Kiser

https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2026/04/30/day-1927/

Day 1927

Today in one sentence: Trump signed legislation funding most of the Department of Homeland Security; Louisiana suspended its U.S. House primaries after the Supreme Court struck down its congressional map, giving the Republican-controlled Legislature time to redraw districts before November; Trump withdrew Dr. Casey Means as his surgeon general nominee and named Dr. Nicole Saphier, a longtime Fox News contributor and radiologist; oil prices briefly hit their highest level since the Iran war began; the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge jumped to 3.5% in March; 56% of Americans oppose Trump tearing down the East Wing to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom; and the Senate unanimously banned senators and staff from trading on prediction markets, codifying the idea that lawmakers shouldn’t gamble on events they may might shape.

1/ Trump signed legislation funding most of the Department of Homeland Security, ending a record-long shutdown after House Republicans dropped weeks of resistance to a Senate-passed bill. The measure restores money for TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and the Secret Service, but leaves ICE and Border Patrol unfunded while Republicans pursue a separate $70 billion party-line bill for immigration enforcement. Democrats had demanded new limits on immigration agents after federal agents fatally shot two U.S. citizens in Minnesota, including restrictions on raids and agents wearing masks. The final deal included none of those demands. Speaker Mike Johnson claimed House Republicans held up the Senate bill because “we had to” keep ICE and Border Patrol from being left out of the funding package, adding: “We threw a fit.” (NBC News / CNBC / New York Times / Washington Post / Associated Press / Wall Street Journal / Reuters / Axios / NPR)

2/ Louisiana suspended its U.S. House primaries after the Supreme Court struck down its congressional map, giving the Republican-controlled Legislature time to redraw districts before November. Early voting in the House primaries was set to begin Saturday, and absentee ballots had already gone out. While the House races will remain on the ballot, votes in those races won’t count. The Senate primary, however, will go forward on May 16. Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed Gov. Jeff Landry “has no choice but to suspend” the primaries, then urged other states with “unconstitutional maps” to act before the midterms. A new Louisiana map could give Republicans one or two more House seats. (Washington Post / New York Times / CNN / NBC News / Reuters / Associated Press / NPR)

3/ Trump withdrew Dr. Casey Means as his surgeon general nominee and named Dr. Nicole Saphier, a longtime Fox News contributor and radiologist. Means’ nomination had stalled in the Senate for more than two months over Republican concerns about her stance on vaccines, credentials, and her inactive medical license. Saphier is Trump’s third pick for the job. (CNN / Associated Press / Washington Post / Politico / New York Times / NBC News / Wall Street Journal)

4/ Oil prices briefly hit their highest level since the Iran war began, pushing U.S. gas to $4.30 a gallon. Brent crude topped $126 before falling toward $114, while U.S. crude settled near $105. The spike followed stalled U.S.-Iran talks, Trump’s reported rejection of Iran’s offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and continued restrictions on tanker traffic through the waterway. Analysts said markets were “losing hope for any quick resumption in oil flows.” Before the war, Brent traded near $70. (New York Times / Semafor / Axios / CBS News / The Guardian)

5/ The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge jumped to 3.5% in March, as the Iran war drove gasoline prices to a four-year high. Core inflation, which excludes food and energy, rose to 3.2% – well above the Fed’s 2% target. (CNBC / CNN / ABC News)

poll/ 56% of Americans oppose Trump tearing down the East Wing to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, while 28% support, and 15% unsure. (Washington Post / ABC News)

😏 Well, that’s fantastic: The Senate unanimously banned senators and staff from trading on prediction markets, codifying the idea that lawmakers shouldn’t gamble on events they may might shape. A broader ban on stock trading, however, remains stalled. (Associated Press)

The 2026 midterms are in 187 days; the 2028 presidential election is in 922 days.

Today last year: Day 1562: "Not afraid of you."
Two years ago today: Day 1197: "You know, it depends."
Five years ago today: Day 101: "One god-awful mess."
Six years ago today: Day 1197: "Honestly, I'm really in charge."
Seven years ago today: Day 831: Meritless.
Eight years ago today: Day 466: Panic mode.

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https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2026/04/30/day-1927/

ranalore

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Current Mood: gloomy

torachan

Monday we had to check out of our hotel in Umeda and go over to Universal Studios, where we would stay another two nights before going to Tokyo.

( Everything except the USJ trips themselves, which will be in separate posts )

flemmings

Not that I read much last week. A Dr. Priestley, a Desmond Merrion, and Murder After Christmas, where the family can't inherit because one cannot profit from a crime even if the criminal is now dead. So that's settled. Am loose-endedly embarked on another Desmond Merrion, another oogie-making John Dickson Carr, and still hacking through When They Burned the Butterfly, which one must not abandon for too long because the twists and turns are twisty and turning and I am apt to forget who certain people are. Which is a problem when they subsequently get killed.

But! My reading will definitely pick up in the near future because my 100 Demons arrived from Finder Jean and the new Murderbot arrived at Bakka, which I hope to get to tomorrow after hitting the Spadina post office.

I got my garbage out last night but was hit by extreme don'wannas anent the garden waste, especially the pile of branches and twigs that needs to be tied up. My lower back has been spasming any time I get into shoes so I sit on the couch with hot beanbags rather than do anything constructive. However I did make it out to the laundromat today, so at least have clean towels and face cloths and one clean sleep hoodie. I'm not saying that showering at night, every night, might make my hoodies smell less because, clean or not, I still sweat and sweat still smells, as does hair after a day or two. But I'm not going to shower every night and turn into a prune, and certainly am not going to shampoo more often than every third day because my hair falls out sufficiently as it is. I shall just keep on washing my hoodies. And maybe buy a new one because the super-excellent dollar store where I buy these things on occasion is closing and moving out the Danforth. Landlord wants to raise the rent from 22000 a month to 28000-- yes, commercial rents on Bloor are ridiculous-- and the one at Pape will charge half of that. Of course, I suppose I could go out to Pape myself, now Christie has elevators.

sanguinity

Intro/FAQ
Days 1-15

In May we will be right here, at least to start with! I'll continue hosting May 1-15, and

dswdiane will host us from May 16-31. I'll announce again when we're ready to gang over there. In the meanwhile, I'll start a fresh tally for May, and (once people have checked in) update this post to be the final tally for April.

My check-in: No writing yet. Will update later if events warrant.

Day 30:

china_shop

Day 29:

acorn_squash,

badly_knitted,

carenejeans,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

dswdiane,

goddess47,

sanguinity,

sylvanwitch,

trobadora

Day 28:

acorn_squash,

badly_knitted,

carenejeans,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

dswdiane,

sanguinity,

the_siobhan,

trobadora

( More days )

When you check in, please use the most recent post and say what day(s) you’re checking in for. Remember you can drop in or out at any time, and let me know if I missed anyone!

sisterdivinium

Not much to show this month because a lot of it was behind the scenes work: there was rewriting Under this roof so I can later type it up for posting as well as maniacally writing drabbles for

seasonsofdrabbles, which should all be available very, very soon -- work reveals are on May 2nd and I'm super excited for that!

Meanwhile, my computer has decided to act up again and, while I clearly have options as far as accessing things go or else I wouldn't be here now, I don't like them for lack of practicality and will thus probably just be a bit more silent than I've been for the past few weeks, at least until everything is resolved. So. I'll keep an eye on here since I can't resist it but I won't be very active (YOU try writing on a keyboard whose letters g and h aren't accessible unless via character map! There's a limit to how much I can tolerate ctrl c + ctrl v'ing the bloody things every two words! English has FAR too many words that depend on them, sheesh... And I don't tink anyone wants to read anytin tat's typed up like tis, e? I find it maddenin. Now imaine wole pararaps of it. Yea. It's unsustainable).

Anyway. I'll be looking forward to posting the May round-up, he he he...

Warrior Nun:

(gifs) - Cycles - Aggression, forgiveness... The cycles of Ava and Lilith (I was doing this for a challenge but I don't think I have it in me to finish it so I decided to post this little collection of Ava/Lilith snippets from s1 as last I left it).

Current Music: The Summit - Spiritbox

snickfic

Themes of the last two months
1. In March especially I listened to a ton of Gallaghers as mood music for an Oasis fic I was writing. (As opposed to, you know, all the other reasons that I listen to them.) In particular I listened to Liam's most recent solo project a lot, C'mon You Know, which came out four years ago.

2. My cold early spring albums, specifically the first Mumford and Sons album and an old favorite, New Reveille, which is kind of country-adjacent but with fiddle, banjo, and cello. I love the strings, the vocals, and the angsty/dark vibe. For example, Hounds or Conway Shore. Does anyone have recs for more stuff like them? They released one album eight years ago, and it doesn't look like they exist anymore as a group.

3. Female-led country/Americana artists in general. Kacey Musgraves, Molly Tuttle, a little bit of Ashley Monroe and Kathleen Edwards.

4. Lord Huron, mostly Cosmic Selector Vol 1 in March and Strange Trails in April, as the weather has warmed up.

My top artists (by # of streams)
March:
1. Liam Gallagher
2. Oasis
3. New Candys
4. Lord Huron

April
1. Oasis
2. New Reveille
3. Molly Tuttle
4. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Favorite songs:
1. Still White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter by Lana Del Rey. It's just so weird and has like five layers of irony. The more I hear it the more I love it. Nobody does it like Lana.

2. Dry Spell by Kacey Musgraves, a serious-sounding but goofy-hearted song about how she hasn't had sex in almost a year and is SUFFERING. The music video is a hoot. This is the first single for her album that comes out tomorrow, which I'm super stoked about.

3. Suit and Tie by Soda Blonde. This reminds me a bit of London Grammar, although this gal's voice is very different. I love the moody vibe and the synths.

4. Everything Burns by Molly Tuttle. More banjo, some political rage, and a great driving sound. Between this and New Reveille (and I guess Mumford and Sons too), it's really clear that I love high-energy, moody rock songs with banjo. More of that, please!

solarbird

May Day Participation Guide

One-day general strike, via Indivisible.

You in?

Posted via Solarbird{y|z|yz}, Collected.

lycomingst

The last day of Poetry Month

Silence by Billy Collins

Now it is time to say what you have to say.
The room is quiet.
The whirring fan has been unplugged,
and the girl who was tapping
a pencil on her desktop has been removed.

So tell us what is on your mind.
We want to hear the sound of your foliage,
the unraveling of your tool kit,
your songs of loneliness,
your songs of hurt.

The trains are motionless on the tracks,
the ships are at rest in the harbor.
The dogs are cocking their heads
and the gods are peering down from their balloons.
The town is hushed,

and everyone here has a copy.
So tell us about your parents—
your father behind the steering wheel,
your cruel mother at the sink.
Let's hear about all the clouds you saw, all the trees.

Read the poem you brought with you tonight.
The ocean has stopped sloshing around,
and even Beethoven
is sitting up in his deathbed,
his cold hearing horn inserted in one ear.

And what the heck, Music Monday.

Watch on YouTube

ao3_midnight_burger_feed

Posted by DragonMaster_Shi

https://archiveofourown.org/works/84030586

by DragonMaster_Shi

Leif requests something like a collar. Gloria indulges him. Feelings are had by all.

Words: 3631, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Midnight Burger (Podcast)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: F/M
Characters: Gloria de Mendoza, Leif Thorvaldson
Relationships: Gloria de Mendoza/Leif Thorvaldson, Leif Thorvaldson/Gloria de Mendoza/Caspar Scott/Ava Maddox
Additional Tags: diner polycule mentioned, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, Dom/sub, Collars, Past Abuse, Queerplatonic Relationships, Making Out, Pet Play, light on it but its there, Established Relationship, Pasadena-era

https://archiveofourown.org/works/84030586

princessofgeeks

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redfiona99

17. Do you typically answer all comments/reviews individually? Do you plan to change the way you interact with your readers this year?

Of course I answer them all :) All feedback is a joy.

No plans to change that :)

( The rest of the days )

kaberett

Went into town this afternoon to post some things, and observed Several Creatures. The blue butterfly around the lilac near the top of the hill was very welcome; the Egyptian goslings are starting to look almost grown up, with eye markings and a general reduction in fluff and increase in sleek!

(Elsewise today: SLEEP, post-gym Spatzen, more free electrons and therefore more laundry; both social and solitary wiggles; good therapy; and some Tentatively Positive Communication re Admin: the LRP.)

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Daily Happiness

Disappearing Act

No post today

the delightful feeling of having fixed an issue

Daily Check-In

3W4DW Prompt of the Day #6: Ace of Cups

and you feel the glass sudden in your veins

Day 1927: “We had to.”

the scientist's methodology applied to art

2026 Japan Trip Part 4 (4/6-7)

Reading Thursday

Write Every Day: Day 30

April 2026 round-up + technical troubles

March and April in Music

May 1st General Strike

(no subject)

the ties i've fixed around your throat

Trailer for April X

Fic Intentions Meme - Day 17

creatures!

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