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艹 part 13
菲, Philippines; 萌, adorable; 萝, radish ( pinyin )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=140

词汇
茶叶, tea leaves (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-4-word-list/

Guardian:
你不适合卖萌, you're not suited to flaunting cuteness
[no 茶叶]

Me:
再煮一会儿，胡萝卜还没发软。
有人用茶叶预言未来。

narnialover7

I made these icons for Round 64 over @

fandom10in30
The theme was Summer Fruits!! We were to make icons inspired by different summer fruits. I'm super happy with how these turned out.

2x Josh Allen // Dawson Knox // James Cook // Dalton Kincaid
All 5 of these were inspired by yummy Blueberry (I'm proud of myself for not making all 10 icons of the like this)

Josh Allen // Spencer Brown // James Cook // Cole Biship // Josh Allen

Custard Apple // Durian // Lime // Dragon Fruit // Coconut

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This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Saturday to midnight on Sunday (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #34598 Daily poll

Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 1

How are you doing?

I am okay
0 (0.0%)

I am not okay, but don't need help right now
1 (100.0%)

I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans are you living with?

I am living single
0 (0.0%)

One other person
0 (0.0%)

More than one other person
1 (100.0%)

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.

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swbookclub

Welcome to the midway checkpoint. This month's book is Jedi: Battle Scars by Sam Maggs

1. Is this your first encounter with these characters, or are you familiar with the games?

2. What do you make of Fret? Any predictions?

3. How are you liking it so far?

COMING UP NEXT
June: THEME: re-read
July: Star Wars: Sanctuary: A Bad Batch Novel by Lamar Giles
August: The Krytos Trap (Star Wars: X-Wing #3) by Michael A. Stackpole

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PREVIEW

Three generations of strong, independent women living together in the small farm town embark on an enlightening journey none of them could have imagined, as they learn how to find their way back to each other....

conuly

Honestly have never heard of this person before, but what an apropos sentiment!

Ah. It seems he was "the real Doctor Strangelove", "the father of the hydrogen bomb". Well, there you have it!

*********************

( Read more... )

conuly

Trying not to think of you
yet your face colors
every contour
of my mind.
And every way I turn
inside of a minute
I collide
with your laughter.
I am wind,
and you
are chimes.

******

Link

coffeeandink

Found via

chestnut_pod.

There are so many posts I want to write, but this one is easy and also about books, so! I think everyone should do it so I can spy on your bookshelves.

Take five books off your bookshelf.

(I pulled everything from my physical TBR bookcase, in hopes that it will encourage me to read it.)

Book #1 -- first sentence: "Anyone can write about a large city--large cities are open to everyone--but small cities can only be portrayed by people who love them."

(Already ambiguities: I skipped the preface because this line is better.)

Book #2 -- last sentence on page fifty: "However, I haven't yet read V.W.'s book."

Book #3 -- second sentence on page one hundred: "What amazing childishness these old people were content to live in!"

(Unexpected challenge: do I pick the second sentence or the second complete sentence?)

Book #4 -- next to the last sentence on page one hundred fifty: "'I know.' Verna dropped the packages. A hard, harsh sob pressed at her throat. 'I hate him.' "

(Yes, I am treating one paragraph of dialog plus action as a single sentence for the purposes of the meme. Fight me!)

Book #5 -- final sentence of the book: "Eunice picked up her bag and guitar and closed the door to the storm."

Make the five sentences into a paragraph:

Anyone can write about a large city--large cities are open to everyone--but small cities can only be portrayed by people who love them. However, I haven't yet read V.W.'s book. What amazing childishness these old people were content to live in! 'I know.' Verna dropped the packages. A hard, harsh sob pressed at her throat. 'I hate him.' Eunice picked up her bag and guitar and closed the door to the storm.

I promise it wouldn't make any more sense if I chose another option for step 5.

Book #1: Friendly City by Sofia Samatar
Book #2: The Diaries of Sylvia Townsend Warner, ed. Claire Harman
Book #3: Ready or Not by Mary Stolz
Book #4: The Room Opposite and Other Stories by F.M. Mayor
Book #5: Mojo Hand: An Orphic Tale by J.J. Phillips

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doctor_who_sonic

Do you have a Doctor Who community or a journal that we are not currently linking to? Leave a note in the comments and we'll add you to the watchlist (

doctor_watch).

Editor's note: Because of the high posting volume and the quantity of information linked in each newsletter, doctor_who_sonic will no longer link fanfiction that does not have a header. For an example of what a "good" fanfic header is, see the user info. Spoiler warnings are also greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Off-DW News
Blogtor Who's Friday Video of the Day is from School Reuniom
Blogtor Who looks at Doctor Who: Circuit Breaker: Adversary of the Daleks (Titan Comics)

(News from

blogtorwho_feed and

doctorwhonews_feed, among others.)

Communities and Challenges

dw100 Challenge #1090: tension

Fanfiction
Completed
All Together Now by

badly_knitted [Clara, Twelve | G]

WIP
Meet the Neighbours (7/?) by

elisi and ileolai [Aziraphale/Crowley, Twelve, Missy | General Audiences | crossover with Good Omens (TV)]

Icons & Graphics

annabeth_roses with The Day of the Doctor icons

If you were not linked, and would like to be, contact us in the comments with further information and your link.

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Posted by Victor Mair

https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=73523&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=some-recent-articles-on-language-and-linguistics-2

https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=73523

"What Is Laughter?" Almeida, Abilio. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (May 9, 2026). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-026-07432-4.

"A Sentence Is Worth a Thousand Pictures: Can Large Language Models Understand Hum4n L4ngu4ge and the W0rld behind W0rds?" Leivada, Evelina et al. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 384, no. 2320 (May 14, 2026): 20250008. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsta/article/384/2320/20250008/481681/A-sentence-is-worth-a-thousand-pictures-can-large.

"Introduction to the Special Issue: Multidialectism in the Multilingual Turn." Walter, Daniel et al. L2 Journal 18, no. 2 (May 7, 2026). https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7n93x63x.

"Going beyond Description: Multilingual Topic Modelling and Theoretical Integration in Comparative Media Analysis." Wang, Weili et al. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (May 15, 2026). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-026-07642-w.

"The Language of Scents: A Corpus-Based Study of Chinese Perfume Descriptions." Zhou, Han et al. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (May 9, 2026). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-026-07494-4.

[Thanks to Ted McClure] — we linguists and language specialists are the beneficiaries of a librarian.

https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=73523&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=some-recent-articles-on-language-and-linguistics-2

https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=73523

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icontalking

GO H E R E to see more info about the 2 open battles over @

itsabattlefield

GO H E R E to sign-up for a Teen Wolf battle!! :)

narnialover7 in

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I might be crazy, but I just started rewatching Teen Wolf.
Now I want to make icons of the show.
So, I thought it would be fun if we had a battle.
Would anybody be interested in a Teen Wolf battle?
Please comment below. :)

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iconbattles

GO H E R E to see more info about the 2 open battles!! :)

narnialover7 in

itsabattlefield

Still have 2 weeks to submit your icons or to sign up! :)

Monthly Battle : 26 theme is:
BLACK & WHITE

Go H E R E to sign-up, get info!

You have until Saturday, May 30th @ 11:59pm EDT

NEW BATTLE, YAY!! :DD

Monthly Battle : 27 theme is:
SUPERNATURAL

Go H E R E to sign-up, get info!

You have until Saturday, June 20th @ 11:59pm EDT

narnialover7 in

itsabattlefield

The theme for June is:
SUPERNATURAL
For this coming month, we are going to be making icons of anything that is supernatural.

I know it's early to be posting about our June battle, but I just started a rewatch of Teen Wolf.
So, I had the idea it would be a great idea for a battle!
Icon characters like werewolves, vampires, witches, wizards, etc.
You could also icon shows about the supernatural like for example the show Supernatural.
Have Fun! :)

♦ You can use any fandom or stock images for this battle.
♦ You can make 1- 20 icons for this battle.
♦ To enter, post your icons here in a new comment.
♦ To participant, please comment below. :)
♦ Sign-ups are open the whole battle.

You have until Saturday, June 20th @ 11:59pm EDT

med_cat in

greatpoetry

Peonies

by Jim Harrison

The peonies, too heavy with their beauty,

slump to the ground. I had hoped

they would live forever but ever so slowly

day by day they’re becoming the soil of their birth

with a faint tang of deliquescence around them.

Next June they’ll somehow remember to come alive again,

a little trick we have or have not learned.

(via Read a Little Poetry FB page--many thanks!)

(they also have a website, do take a look: readalittlepoetry.com/)

longficmod in

fandom5k

The check-in period is done, and we have 25 current pinch hits! This post is the second of two, and these are all due a week after the main deadline at 10:59 PM US Eastern Time on Friday, 12 June.

If you can claim one of these, please comment with your AO3 name and the number of the pinch hit you want. All comments are screened.

You may ask to exchange your assignment for an open pinch hit. If you are given that pinch hit and fulfill it, this won't count as a default. Please tell me in your comment requesting a pinch hit that you are asking to swap.

If you're pinch hitting for this exchange but aren't signed up to receive a gift, you can leave prompts for potential treats here.

( PCPH 11 - Crossover Fandom, Tortall - Tamora Pierce, Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, The Saint of Steel - T. Kingfisher, Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Star Wars Sequel Trilogy )

( PCPH 12 - Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005), Highlander: The Series, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), Original Work )

( PCPH 13 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Crossover Fandom, The Glass Key (1942) )

( PCPH 14 - Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon), Helluva Boss (Web Series), Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022), Marvel Cinematic Universe )

( PCPH 15 - MF Ghost (Anime), Psycho-Pass, Shin Sangokumusou | Dynasty Warriors, 機動戦士ガンダム閃光のハサウェイ | Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash (Movies), 龍が如く | Ryuu ga Gotoku | Yakuza (Video Games) )

( PCPH 16 - Sword Art Online (Anime & Manga), 僕だけがいない街 | Boku dake ga Inai Machi | ERASED (Anime & Manga), 炎の蜃気楼[ミラージュ] | Honoo no Mirage | Mirage of Blaze, John Wick (Movies), Sneakers (1992), The Fall of the House of Usher (TV 2023), Father Brown (2013), The Queen's Gambit (TV), Squid Game (TV 2021), Death Note (Movies 2006-2016) )

( PCPH 17 - Gran Hotel (TV), 무빙 | Moving (TV), 설강화 | Snowdrop (TV) )

( PCPH 18 - The Amazing World of Gumball, Osmosis Jones (2001), Dandy's World (Roblox), Dandy's World (Roblox), Dandy's World (Roblox), Osmosis Jones (2001), The Amazing World of Gumball, The Amazing World of Gumball )

( PCPH 19 - Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game), Mass Effect Trilogy, Original Work )

( PCPH 20 - Kingdom Come: Deliverance (Video Games), A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV), Fargo (TV) )

( PCPH 21 - The Lost Prince - Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Goblin Emperor Series - Katherine Addison, 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù )

( PCPH 22 - 獅子の踊り子 | Shishi no Odoriko (Manga), Noctilucent: Before Dawn (Video Game), Tekken (Video Games), 龍が如く | Ryuu ga Gotoku | Yakuza (Video Games) )

( PCPH 23 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir, Tortall - Tamora Pierce )

( PCPH 24 - Annihilation (2018 Garland), Crossover Fandom, Moon Knight (TV 2022) )

( PCPH 25 - A League of Extraordinary Women - Evie Dunmore, A League of Extraordinary Women - Evie Dunmore, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn )

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retro_icontest

I was made aware of the fact that I messed up the deadline - it said May 16th (when it should have said 15th). If anyone else had planned on posting icons for Round 38 today, please feel free to post them and I'll make another complete roundup post.

So sorry for the confusion! <3

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10 icons - Summer Fruits

Daily Check In.

May 2026

18 The Way Home Icons

Life improves slowly and goes wrong fast, and only catastrophe is clearly visible.

Thread by Essex Hemphill

3W4DW book meme

Saturday 16 May 2026

Some recent articles on language and linguistics

Icon Battles Anyone?

Teen Wolf Battle?

Battles at itsabattlefield

Reminder and NEW Battle!!

Monthly Battle : 27

"Peonies", by Jim Harrison

Post Check-in Pinch Hits #11-25

Round 38 Deadline

Here I Go Again...

Darcy Lewis icons (plus a couple Darcy/Wanda icons!)

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