it’s so foggy this morning 😍

Now that Heated Rivalry s1 has wrapped up I've been coping by listening to episode recaps by the finest hockey bros in all the land, i.e. What Chaos and Empty Netters, and I am so charmed by these guys, who are diving head-first into a genre they have zero experience with, but also. Also.

"as you can probably tell"

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this is some of the most impressive site skin work i've seen on ao3 archiveofourown.org/works/763687... (also using ron lemon for don cherry is sending me)

#YuletideFic reading thread

as of 3 minutes ago, I am off work until Sunday!

lolololol my itpe gift is the same fic I recorded 🤣 I listed 14 fandoms, what are the chances

Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams were both virtual unknowns when they signed up to star in ‘Heated Rivalry.’ Now, they're navigating unfamiliar territory (and negotiating unprecedented thirst)—but at least they have each other to lean on. gq.visitlink.me/b0NCtC

ITPE submitted (with 4 hours to spare)

HEY did YOU know that the ONLY way to improve your mental health this stressful holiday season is to read at LEAST 3 hours of fanfiction smut per day? This is a REAL science fact, provided to you by a LICENSED PROFESSIONAL.

"messily strewn books" does not roll off the tongue #podfic

Well said. For me, optimism does not mean "everything will turn out okay." Optimism means "a solution exists, and my efforts matter." Without this kind of optimism nothing gets done, and yeah, that's a guaranteed that things will *not* turn out okay.

And what if I just flung myself out a window 😭😭😭

ever day I be like

also props to @jaymcastello.bsky.social for just casually tossing out "women are a sequel to men" putting a framework onto a concept that's been bothering me for years but i didn't know how to explain it or codify it previously

game changer(s) 🤣

the wind is wild right now

shoutout to the sentence "This is a kid who wants to be the valedictorian of losing his virginity."

not the ideal first nhl game for @lattice-frames.bsky.social ‘s family :/

All right, Booksky: it's my 2025 Books of the Year post! Get your book recs here. Featuring lashings of romance and SFFH, a fair bit of murder, and some extremely specific history nerding, like you weren't expecting that.

Found when sorting an old drive. I still, very occasionally, say 'not many badgers in the House of Lords' and this is why:

this game remains charming as heck (also the voice acting is excellent!)

I definitely was intending to do? something? today. Instead I have acquired new social media to waste time on (hi!)

some truly excellent answers from Tierney here