Amalthia's recs and fan works

Untamed, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Heaven Official's Blessing, Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Recs

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:34:33 GMT

( The Untamed )
( Star Wars )
( Harry Potter )
( The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System )
( Crossovers )

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U.S. Politics - Birthright citizenship

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:32:14 GMT

( Cut for those who are avoiding politics )

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The Untamed and Harry Potter recs

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:00:24 GMT

( The Untamed )
( Harry Potter )

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Airplane seat cushion help

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 05:47:49 GMT

I'm searching for airplane seat cushions.

I was hoping someone on my friend's list has tried a few cushions or has a favorite they'd recommend for long haul air travel? Like 12 hours and more air travel?

Living in Alaska long flights are the norm but I think I have to accept I'm growing older and traveling is painful.

I'd appreciate any and all advice! Sadly getting out of the plane and swimming the rest of the way won't work....

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The Untamed, Avengers, and Harry Potter Recs

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:42:51 GMT

( The Untamed )
( Avengers )
( Harry Potter )

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Favorite Stories of 2025

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:45:13 GMT

( The Untamed )
( DCU )
( Star Wars )
( The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System )
( Heaven Official's Blessing )

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The Untamed, Teen Wolf, Harry Potter, and Crossover recs

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 21:06:23 GMT

( Harry Potter )
( The Untamed )
( Teen Wolf )
( Crossovers )

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External Hard Drive Rabbit Hole

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 03:53:16 GMT

Last month I had 4 external hard drives and my husband convinced me to buy a new hard drive to replace my two oldest drives. So I did what most people do and I went to Amazon and bought a Seagate Expansion 22TB hard drive. It arrived in the retail box on my front porch, which was kind of weird, and I'm glad I was home because it required zero effort to figure out what was delivered.

My concern then became is this a safe way to transport external hard drives? So I started down the internet research rabbit hole to figure out if this was a safe way to transport these types of drives and how to verify that the hard drive wasn't physically damaged in transport.

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Thanksgiving isn't even here yet and I'm already annoyed

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:09:18 GMT

Here is the lowdown, this year for Thanksgiving I traveled from Alaska to Texas. That part went well.

The part that annoys me is my mom just told me one of my aunts and uncles plan to attend Thanksgiving and they plan to watch football in the living room. My mom's house has an open floor plan so the dinning area, the kitchen, and living room are all in the same space. They are planning on at least 12 people attending this party.

The biggest problem beyond my own irritation at that level of rudeness is that I can't hear well when there are too many competing noises and I've noticed over the years I don't do well with crowds or too much noise.

I'm like why the fuck are you even visiting people if you plan to watch TV? They could stay home and do that, or show up for an hour two, then leave to go home and watch TV. There is no visiting and catching up if someone's attention is focused on a TV show. Also why does "football" get a pass on family holidays in terms of what is played on TV but not other shows?

I was sort of looking forward to catching up with aunts, uncles, and cousins, but not sure that's going to happen. It's hard enough talking when there are a lot of people around and there is just conversation happening, but add in TV noise and it's just unbearable. I'll probably eat and bail. Too much noise stresses me out. I already told mom when I get overwhelmed I'm leaving the party to go hide out away from the noise.

Which is what I did a lot of when I was growing up, parties with large groups of people make me miserable. Small gatherings are fine but I think after 10 people it's just too much.

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Untamed and The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Recs

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 22:26:30 GMT

( The Untamed )
( The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System )

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The Untamed, Harry Potter, SVSS, DCU, Star Wars, Heaven Official's Blessing and Murder Bot Vid rec

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:23:21 GMT

It's been many months since I've posted recs and I realized I had over 40 Untamed fic recs. To keep the list more manageable I cut it in half and will post the next half next weekend.

( The Untamed )
( Star Wars )
( Heaven Official's Blessing )
( Harry Potter )
( DCU )
( The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System )
( Vids )

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Farscape music vid recs

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 06:16:54 GMT

Tonight I was re-watching some of my favorite Farscape music vids and wow I felt like this was the golden age of music vids. Like this fandom kept raising the bar in terms of what is possible in a music vid.

The vid "Fix You" had wonderful use of voice overs and overlays/crossfading. The song choice and editing made it was absolutely perfect. I cried the first time watching it. Youtube LINK: Fix You

Then I re-watched "Angel of Moya" to the song "return to innocence" and this vidder did something I never saw done to before, which was they played the clips backwards from the end of the show until the beginning and it worked. Angel of Moya by Avenue Potter.

Then there are these two John/Aeryn gems from Leviathan.

She Drives me Crazy
A life less ordinary

There are so many other good vids in this fandom. If you have any recs please feel free to share in the comments!

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Harry Potter, SVSS, The Untamed, Star Wars, and Star Trek recs!

Fri, 23 May 2025 08:30:28 GMT

( The Untamed )
( Harry Potter )
( Star Wars )
( The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System )
( Star Trek )
( Crossovers )

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Being an adult sucks - do not buy furniture from Home Depot

Wed, 21 May 2025 08:09:18 GMT

It looks like the new vanities we purchased from Home Depot may not last longer than 3 years. When my husband and I purchased the vanities we didn't know they were particle board, so that's on us for not double checking. I now have questions as to how is it legal for a store to sell furniture that's going into a bathroom that can't withstand any water exposure?

In any case, the base of the vanity is already starting to warp in some spots and I figured I have about a year to find a replacement vanity.

The question is where do people buy vanities that aren't crap?

I considered maybe just buying a more expensive vanity from Home Depot, one made out of plywood, however based off the reviews that's also a bad idea. Or do people just replace bathroom vanities every few years now, like replacing a couch?

I think what's most frustrating is even knowing we had to be careful with this vanity water still somehow made it to the base, and there is water damage in a spot that makes no sense, but it's there.

In my future dream house, there is going to be TONS of space between sink/vanity, toilet, and shower, and all the walls will have tile going to the ceiling!

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Harry Potter, SVSS, DCU, The Untamed, Star Wars, Star Trek, and Vid recs!

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 06:08:08 GMT

( Harry Potter )
( Star Wars )
( Crossovers )
( Star Trek )
( The Untamed )
( The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System )
( DCU )
( Vids!!! )

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Star Trek Fic rec

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 03:26:56 GMT

The Star Trek story I had the privilege to help beta read, finally had the author reveals go live, so now I can officially recommend this story!

dogpoet - How to Bond with Your Dog
Summary: Jim wishes for something completely illogical, and a wish-granting machine on Risa grants the wish…in what seems to be a very illogical way: by turning Jim into a puppy. But being a dog allows Jim to connect with Spock in ways that he couldn't before, and that may be the key to returning Jim to his Human form. (Note: The explicit parts of this story do NOT involve Jim in dog form.)

My brief review: I loved the concept,the character voices, the pacing, and it was a good mix of funny, sweet, and sad. I really liked that it took Kirk losing his human form for him and Spock to really start communicating. I laughed out loud a few times.

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Recession coming in 2025 or 2026

Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:22:58 GMT

I think a recession/depression may be coming sooner than my ironically projected 2029 time frame.

( for those that are okay reading about current events )

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Garryowen posted - Beta needed 3/8 for fast turnaround

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:03:41 GMT

garryowen is looking for a Star Trek beta reader for their Kirk/Spock spring fever prompt! Here is their DW post.

Beta needed 3/8 for fast turnaround

If you're still in Star Trek fandom, or want to revisit your former fandom please touch base with garryowen! I think they'd greatly appreciate any and all help.

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Fangs of Fortune (2024)

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 07:27:50 GMT

Here is a brief summary from tvtime:

"The story revolves around a powerful demon who desires death but refuses to passively accept his fate, leading to a rebirth. Several young individuals, brought together by fate, embark on a journey across vast lands and realms in search of passionate love."

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I finished watching this show today with my friend saphire_dance and we had a great time watching.

I loved the costumes, the acting, special effects, and I was invested in the found family aspects. I also loved the soundtrack, cinematography, and now want to find all the best screenshots from the show. I'm almost tempted to make a ship manifesto for some of these pairings but I'll need to find a lot more screenshots first!

saphire_dance and I both agreed this show had slash, femslash, and OT3 potential between a variety of characters.

I can't necessarily say the plot made sense 100% of the time but I was willing to let that go because everyone cried beautifully and the characters are likeable and funny.

Deastar posted a primer for the show on Tumblr: Fangs of Fortune: A Primer Please check it out!

I'm off to check out Ao3 and read some of the fics I bookmarked to read after I finished the show.

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KN95 face masks - Need to find a new brand

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 05:24:21 GMT

For the past few years I've been using WWDOLL KN95 Face Mask 50 PCs, Multiple Colour 5 Layers KN95 Masks (amazon link).

The 25 set boxes are no longer sold, so I purchased the 50 piece set and I think the quality may have gone down. The masks don't feel as thick as the ones I purchased last year, I did cut a few open and counted that they do have the 5 layers. I'll still use these for going around town grocery shopping, but I'm not sure I'd trust these to keep me well on long haul flights and hours in airports.

I believe it may be time to find a new face mask. I like the KN95 masks because they are easy to wear with the loops behind my ears.

Is anyone else on my friends list still wearing face masks in public and if yes, what type are you using? Are they comfortable for wearing at least 5 to 6 hours without taking it off?

I'd appreciate any and all advice on finding a new face mask.

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Favorite Stories of 2024

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:46:10 GMT

( The Untamed )
( Heaven Official's Blessing )
( Star Wars )
( DCU )
( Crossover (DCU/Marvel - Spider-Man) )
( Harry Potter )

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Escapade -- The World's Longest-Running Slash Con

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 07:51:13 GMT

I'm attending Escapade and it sounds like January 2025 is just a tough time for con attendance this year and that is reflected in Escapade putting out a call to bolster this year's attendance or to help the con in other ways.

This is my favorite convention to attend, it's great meeting fans in person and California has nice weather in the winter. :) I hope more people on my friend's list are able to attend or are able help in other ways.

Escapade is the world's longest-running annual slashcon! Let's keep it that way!

Escapade's call for help on Dreamwidth.
Escapade's call for help on the con website.

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Home again

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:46:17 GMT

I'm back home and it's great to be home, I missed my cat Tiger and my own bed.

Loved seeing my family, we had a lot of fun overall. Took the kids with my sister and brother-in-law to the indoor climbing gym in Austin multiple times. The kids had a blast. I just hope they build an indoor climbing gym in San Antonio next. Driving in Austin is the worst. I'm just glad my brother-in-law was willing to drive.

We also went to Six Flags in San Antonio and most of the kids had fun. My middle nephew didn't want to ride the roller coaster so we spent a lot of time hanging out with his dad and my husband who also didn't want to ride the roller coasters. Most of the rides were fun but I would never ride the Batman again, it was a little too violent of a ride for me.

We didn't do much the last few days in town because my mom, sister, and nephew got sick with a cold. I caught the cold but didn't really have symptoms until the day we flew back to Alaska. So now I'm home sick. :( Drinking lots of warm tea, had some ramen (it's the only soup in the house) and taking it easy.

I planned to work on my favorite fics of 2024 later this afternoon or tomorrow.

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Fascinating article about current trends in fandom

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 07:55:07 GMT

The article The Endless Appetite for Fanfiction by by Elizabeth Minkel on fansplaining.com covered one of the topics I plan to moderate at Escapade this year. The lack of reader engagement with the authors. She did a great job expressing my growing disquiet as I see more authors bring this up as an issue. T

I consider reader engagement with the author one of the fundamental differences between "published" for profit fiction and fan fiction. No one expects if they write to Stephen King that they might make a life long friend, but I've made so many friends writing to authors, artists, vidders, and other fellow readers in fandom. Basically, if the author hasn't disabled comments on their Ao3 posted story I assume they want to know if people read and liked their fic, or at least a thank you for sharing what they wrote.

She also brought up other information that I didn't know was happening in a broader fandom sense.

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Christmas Elfster fail....

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 22:00:26 GMT

This year my sister and traveled by airplane to my mom's house to have Christmas together with the family. Now that part went okay. The Christmas fail happened with Elfster, my sister's husband ordered some golf training club thing that is too big to fit in a suitcase. My sister is pissed. My mom is like "how am I supposed to know the item would be too big to fit in a suitcase??? Also, that was the only item he had on his Elfster list." My sister is thinking my mom should have known to have the item shipped to Denver instead of her house for Christmas.

My mom is thinking her son-in-law would want to see the gift on Christmas Day. I personally think my sister and husband should leave the gift at my mom's house until the next time they visit by car, and take the item home then. Or my sister's husband should take the item to Fedex and have it shipped home himself before they fly home.

I'm not sure why my sister is so upset, it's not her gift that she can't take home with her. But nonetheless she's disappointed and unhappy and I have no advice to help her feel better. Sigh....

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