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Title: Evening Odds
Author:

enchanted_jae
Fandom: Cal Leandros
Characters: Cal, Robin
Rating: R
Warning(s): Violence, language, first person pov (Cal's)
Word count: 330
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of Rob Thurman, et al. This drabble/fic was written for fun, not for profit.
Written for:

ficlet_zone Prompt No. 98 – iZombie. I chose: Dirt Nap Time, Death of a Car Salesman.
Summary: Robin requests Cal’s assistance.

Evening Odds

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Severe storms down trees, knock out power to thousands across Minnesota

A line of severe thunderstorms raced across Minnesota overnight, bringing wind gusts of more than 80 mph, downing trees and knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses.

As climate change progresses, violent storms occur more often and do more damage. This is only going to keep getting worse.

If you are able-bodied, I recommend getting a chainsaw and learning how to use it. For less-able folks, a hand saw, or even a chainsaw that you could loan out, may make sense. Reason being, few people want to do blue-collar work nowadays, so any tree services in a given area tend to run months behind on work. When a storm hits, they get a huge surge in demand, but there is no surge capacity to absorb the demand. That means there's nobody to clean up the fallen limbs and trees promptly. Ordinary residents need to pick up the slack to clear debris from their yards, the streets, for less-able neighbors, etc. to restore road access and remove tree parts from places they don't belong. If you have a broken roof, punctured septic tank, or smashed car then by all means try to get the attention of overworked professionals. Otherwise you are probably on your own. Look out for each other. Form neighborhood storm response teams if possible. Here are some resources...

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Had a great time last night at Skeptics in the pub except there was this woman there who I hadn't seen before who made a big deal of asking everybody what they did for a living. Have I mentioned that I failed at every job I ever had because of my stupid fucking autism? And I feel useless? And I'm real bitter about it? Anyway she circled around the room with it and happened to come to me last. Also, she asked me (and only me) in a really weird way. She said, "What is your practice?" What the hell kind of a bizarre phrasing is that? Practice? Like I was a doctor? I don't lie at all well so I told her I was too autistic to hold down any kind of a job and wasn't happy about it.
Just made biscuits for breakfast and they came out really well. Some idiot pulled the fire alarm which made my oven shut down and I had to go get one of the maintenance guys to turn the power back on. Good thing I could get ahold of him. I want to make cookies later today.

Current Music: Peter Gabriel

ysabetwordsmith

Rescuing London’s Precious Building Materials Diverting Them from Dumps for Reuse

A salvage and reuse operation in London is ensuring that every charming bit of wood, brick, glass, porcelain, and steel that has made the city beautiful can continue to do so with a second life in the circular economy.

Started through an epiphany of “street logic” by a man frustrated by red tape, Yes Make is making things all over London out of what the city might otherwise throw out.

“We’re creating a regenerative supply chain for the city we love,” says Joel De Mowbray, founder of Yes Make, to the Guardian. “Turning things that would otherwise go to waste into objects that have cultural potential.”

This kind of salvage operation is replicable anywhere, since towns generally have a cycle of demolition, renovation, and construction that generates considerable materials typically thought of as "waste" which are still useful. If you're looking for a cheap startup business, and you're at least a little crafty, then upcycling is an excellent bet because its raw materials tend to be free or cheap. The more we can keep out of landfills, and the less new material we consume, the better.

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Today is sunny, humid, and hot. A beautiful day to stay indoors and write! Yesterday it rained off and on during the afternoon. The patio was still wet this morning, so we likely got more last night too.

I fed the birds. I haven't seen much activity yet.

I put out water for the birds.

Morning glories are blooming. :D

EDIT 6/10/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 6/10/26 -- I took some pictures around the house and yard. I have a nice tall stand of milkweed blooming in the prairie garden, taller than me. :D

I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches at the hopper feeder.

EDIT 6/10/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 6/10/26 -- I started trimming grass around the Asiatic lily patch by the telephone pole.

The first of the recently sown seeds are already sprouting! :D Charleston Food Forest and 'State Fair' zinnias are up, though not the developing 'Shirley' landrace rows.

EDIT 6/10/26 -- I trimmed more grass around the Asiatic lily patch by the telephone pole.

EDIT 6/10/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 6/10/26 -- I did more work around the patio.

I planted 5 'Yelloween' lilies in the telephone pole garden. That's the end of the hummingbird garden sack that I got from Costco.

EDIT 6/10/26 -- I spread potting soil and mulch over the newly planted lilies.

It's not even dark yet, but already swarms of fireflies are rising up from the grass. :D Fly, my pretties, fly!

EDIT 6/10/26 -- I watered the telephone pole garden including the new lilies.

Lots more fireflies are out now. The evening is very sparkly! I've seen at least one bat too.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.

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I have missed doing a 'Tuesday is News & Views day' for three weeks so I'm just going to do an 'Into the Void.'

1. Gosh, life is getting expensive. I know I am not saying anything revelatory but this past weekend I was killing time waiting for Minor to get a haircut and my coffee more than $6 and I came to the conclusion that I have to take a moment and re-evaluate conditioned consumerism on my part.

Because the day before, I took Minisculus to Yogi Castle (frozen yogurt + toppings) to celebrate a speech he had to give for school and Minor tagged along and it was pay by the ounce and I swear Minor was making a Leaning Tower of Pisa out of gummy frogs to the point I was almost yelling at him to 'STOP!' And I decided this cannot be a way I reward Minisculus for anything (before it has been for scoring a goal in a game but he hasn't scored in so long that I made it for the speech).

The treats for myself and the kids along with the mentality of 'this is how we reward X occasion' have got to be re-evaluated and for many of them re-considered. I'm not saying anything remarkable, just saying it's being brought home to me by these end-of-school year things.

So, I cancelled the Netflix. I can't justify the expense. I only got it to watch the BTS Arirang concert and it's only 62 minutes and I have re-watched it about 100 times but still...got to go.

2. Speaking of BTS, it's FESTA week. Saturday (13 Jun) is FESTA day, BTS anniversary. They are showing the BTS concert in Busan in theatres and tickets are $37 in my area. And...I am on the fence...see above budget tightening mindset. I hope I stick to my guns and don't do it but I won't be surprised if I splurge at the last minute and go. I don't know.

3. I'm working on the last two chapters of my soap opera. No more long fic for a while, she swears.

4. I'm trying to get my book club list together.

How about Ume, the baby tapir

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Used my manga TBR boardgame. I read 9/10, DNF'ing one, on my last board.

Avatar:

Ciel
Skill: Cover two prompts with one manga

Roll #1:

A 1, prompt: adventure drama - Akuyaku Reijou no Naka no Hito.

Roll #2:

A 3, Double Prompts. Mystery element + read a popular manga - Detective Conan.

Roll #3:

Another 3 and the trap tile. Prompt: contemporary. I'll go ahead and use my skill to cover Detective Conan.

Roll #4:

Went back, roll is 4 and Double Prompts again. Slice of life drama + only has one volume - Boku-tachi wa Mada Aoku.

Roll #5:

A 3 and the trap tile once again. Prompt: Sci-fi romance - Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei.

Roll #6:

Went back, new roll is 3, prompt: romance element - Dengeki Daisy.

Roll #7:

A 5 and the TBR tile. 46x42 is Love on Hold.

Roll #8:

A 1, prompt: transported to another world - Silver Diamond.

Roll #9:

A 2, prompt: fantasy drama - GACHIAKUTA.

Roll #10:

A 4, prompt: roommates - Free Punch.

Roll #11:

Another 4, prompt: historical action - Time Traveled to Meet You.

Roll #12:

A 3, prompt: magical girl/boy - Shugo Chara!.

Roll #13:

A 4, prompt: comedy historical - Golden Kamuy.

Roll #14:

A 6 and Double Prompts. Action adventure + sci-fi element - One Punch Man.

Roll #15:

A 2, prompt: published between 05'-'10, that took forever and I removed a bunch - Finger Stinger. What a name.

Roll #16:

Another 2, prompt: BDSM - Inran Joushi no Private Porno .

Roll #17:

A 5 and the end, reward is Mairimashita! Iruma-kun.

~Manga TBR List~

[Villainess/Fantasy] Akuyaku Reijou no Naka no Hito ✔️
[Mystery] Detective Conan ✔️
[BL/Romance] Boku-tachi wa Mada Aoku
[GL/Fantasy] Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei ✔️
[Romance/Mystery] Dengeki Daisy ✔️
[BL/Romance] Love on Hold ✔️
[Fantasy] Silver Diamond
[Action/Fantasy] GACHIAKUTA ✔️
[BL/Romance] Free Punch
[BL/Time Travel] Time Traveled to Meet You
[Magical Girl] Shugo Chara!
[Historical/Action] Golden Kamuy
[Action/Superhero] One Punch-Man
[BL/Romance] Finger Stinger ✔️
[BL/Romance] Inran Joushi no Private Porno
[School Life/Fantasy] Mairimashita! Iruma-kun ✔️

x4 shoujo/josei, x5 shounen/seinen, x7 BL, x1 GL

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Onto the next one! January and February votes are still open. You can make your case for your faves in the comments and if we missed something, you can do a write-in vote in the comments.

Poll #34718 March 2026

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 15

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What are your favourite releases of March 2026?

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AB6IX - Bottoms Up
0 (0.0%)

ALL(H)OURS - Dead Man Walking
2 (13.3%)

AmbiO - Showtime
0 (0.0%)

AtHeart - Butterfly Doors
1 (6.7%)

Baby DONT Cry - Shapeshifter / Bittersweet
2 (13.3%)

Bao - 1Love
0 (0.0%)

Big Ocean - One Man Army / Cold Moon
3 (20.0%)

BTS - Swim
5 (33.3%)

Cravity - Blast Out
1 (6.7%)

DeVita - n/Tricycle
0 (0.0%)

Dignity - Slipshot
0 (0.0%)

Dragon Pony - Oh Perfect! (아 마음대로 다 된다!)
1 (6.7%)

E'LAST - Tame
0 (0.0%)

Everglow - Code
1 (6.7%)

H1-Key - To. My First Love
0 (0.0%)

Hyo - Moveurbody
0 (0.0%)

In A Minute - Broken Doll
0 (0.0%)

Irene - Biggest Fan
1 (6.7%)

Jang Haneum - Wanna
0 (0.0%)

Jeong Sewoon - Love in the Margins
1 (6.7%)

Jinsol - from. Sagittarius
0 (0.0%)

Jo Kwon - Like I Do
0 (0.0%)

Kangmin - Free Falling
0 (0.0%)

Kep1er - Killa (face the other me)
0 (0.0%)

Kickflip - Twenty
0 (0.0%)

Kim Sung Kyu - When I think about you
0 (0.0%)

Latency - Latency
1 (6.7%)

Lim Sejun - Pray for God
0 (0.0%)

MELONii - Risky Risky
0 (0.0%)

Minseo - Deep Dawn
0 (0.0%)

Moonbyul - Hertz
0 (0.0%)

NMIXX - Tic Tic (feat. Pabllo Vittar)
2 (13.3%)

NouerA - Pop It Like
0 (0.0%)

NXMERCY - Burn the Blue
0 (0.0%)

Odd Youth - Babyface
0 (0.0%)

Onew - Tough Love
3 (20.0%)

Orora - Hold My Breath / Siren Song
0 (0.0%)

OWIS - Museum
0 (0.0%)

P1Harmony - Unique
4 (26.7%)

Rolling Quartz - Red Hot
1 (6.7%)

S2IT - What I Want
0 (0.0%)

SF9 - Love Comes Slowly
2 (13.3%)

Skinz - Poison Ivy
0 (0.0%)

Solar x Accusefive - There's Always a Planet that Belongs to You (Your Own Star)
1 (6.7%)

Stray Kids - Stay
1 (6.7%)

Tunexx - 내가 살아있다는 증거 (Set By Us Only)
0 (0.0%)

V01D - Rockrock
0 (0.0%)

Wonpil - 사랑병동
1 (6.7%)

Woodz - Human Extinction / Na Na Na
2 (13.3%)

Xdinary Heroes - X room
0 (0.0%)

Yena - Catch Catch
1 (6.7%)

Yeojin - Sugar Talk
0 (0.0%)

Yuna - Ice Cream
1 (6.7%)

Zelo - Cola Comigo
0 (0.0%)

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Wednesday's word is...

...lintel.

a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door

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which I came across in a tiny book of 4 essays by Tolstoy that my Indian lady lent me. It was in "What Men Live By": But he forgot to stoop, and struck his head against the lintel.
lintel

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Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.

Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished! Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!

Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.

Go!

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It went well.

The host finally accepted the situation, we turned up, everything was fine, a great weekend was had. I'm so glad I did it.

Even if it was a bit stressful right before.

Also: I'm pretty sure I left the house with more food than I went into it with. Care of a pot of bolognaise that my friends made, and which turned out to be more than enough to feed 14 people (seven people, twice over - although, in all fairness, we weren't heaps hungry).

The house itself was pretty neat, albeit a little odd in design and layout. Apparently, it had originally been built around a courtyard in the centre of a three-wing house, and when they decided to extend the house, they roofed the courtyard, turning it into a dining/living space that looks in on the kitchen (which had a wall removed that it otherwise shared with the laundry.

We went to markets, antique shops, clothing shops, and a winery for lunch on Sunday. It was great, everyone got along, and there were enough extroverts and ambiverts to keep the conversation going!

--

And then I came home, and promptly acquired a sore throat, a cold, and a headache. I haven't tested for COVID yet. BLEH.

I do want a lot of sleep lately, though. And the house is cold. It's always cold here in winter and we don't realise just how bad it is until it's winter. BRR.

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Otherwise, I am quite firmly getting into Avatar: The Last Airbender but just the original series, not the comics, the sequel about the Gaang, or the one about Korra. And mostly just reading the fic. Which is kind of fun.

I am also plotting fic. Because this is me.

One of them is a Black Jewels fusion. Because this is ALSO me.

How many of them will get written and finished? Probably none of them. Because, yes, me again.

ysabetwordsmith

2026 Sees the Most Right Whale Calves Born in One Season Since 2009

Decades of diligent conservation seem to have allowed the whales to really turn a corner in the last 36 months, with milestones like record numbers of sightings, strange vagrancies, and an increasing population being celebrated.

Now, 23 calves were born during the 2026 right whale calving season—the highest number since 2009. Of the 23 mom-calf pairs identified this season, 20 of these were returning moms. Since that year, the average has been around 15 animals, but some years there have been 7 or fewer.

13 of these returning moms last had calves in the 2021 or 2022 seasons, marking a shorter interval between births than the recent average of 7 to 10 years. This is closer to the normal or healthy interval of 3 to 4 years.

It's so good to see a population recovering from whaling. :D

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ysabetwordsmith

Everyone needs contact comfort sometimes. Not everyone has ample opportunities for this in facetime. So here is a chance for a cuddle party in cyberspace. Virtual cuddling can help people feel better.

We have a cuddle room that comes with fort cushions, fort frames, sheets for draping, and a weighted blanket. A nest full of colorful egg pillows sits in one corner. There is a basket of grooming brushes, hairbrushes, and styling combs. A bin holds textured pillows. There is a big basket of craft supplies along with art markers, coloring pages, and blank paper. The kitchen has a popcorn machine. Labels are available to mark dietary needs, recipe ingredients, and level of spiciness. Here is the bathroom, open to everyone. There is a lawn tent and an outdoor hot tub. Bathers should post a sign for nude or clothed activity. Come snuggle up!

For the upcoming 4th of July, enjoy some of my previous posts about fireworks. Watch a video of fireworks going off and fireworks fail.

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Assignments have been sent for the 2026 round. One unmatchable signup was deleted. If you have any issues with your assignment, please contact the mod email.
We also have 7 initial pinch hits. To claim a pinch hit, please comment on this post with your AO3 username and the number of the PH you would like to claim (comments on this post are screened).

( PH 1 - Spider-Man: Spider-Verse (Sony Animated Movies), SK8 the Infinity (Anime), Akira (Anime & Manga) )

( PH 2 - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), Henry Danger (TV), Henry Danger (TV), Henry Danger (TV), Henry Danger (TV), Rufus (2016 2017), Rufus (2016 2017) )

( PH 3 - Dial M for Murder (1954), Formula 1 RPF, The Country Girl (1954), Dial M for Murder - Hatcher )

( PH 4 - Smallville, Friends (TV), The X-Files, DC's Arrowverse )

( PH 5 - なにわ男子 | Naniwa Danshi (Band), Doki Doki Literature Club! (Visual Novel), Marvel (Comics), Ikizulive! Love Live! Bluebird )

( PH 6 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga), Outlast (Video Games) )

( PH 7 - SK8 the Infinity (Anime), Winx Club, W.I.T.C.H., Heart of the Woods (Visual Novel) )

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Cal Leandros (Prompt # 98 - iZombie) Evening Odds

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Storm Damage

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Upcycling

🌈BL Manga Check-in: "Finger Stinger"

Arcane AU Zine | Promotional Artist Application Open

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Into the Void: day late, dollar short edition

Wednesday, June 10 - Movie titles from the 1980s and 1990s

June Manga TBR 7

POLL: favourite releases of March 2026

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