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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Yuppie Disease (noun)
yuppie disease

Noun, British
1. informal any of a number of debilitating long-lasting viral disorders associated with stress, such as chronic fatigue syndrome, whose symptoms include muscle weakness, chronic tiredness, and depression

Origin: 1980s derisive term for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)

Example Sentences
And I don’t know why it was viewed as a yuppie vaccine or why Lyme disease would be viewed as a yuppie disease.
From Slate

Now, years after the mysterious CFS gained notoriety as the "yuppie disease," the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive

While CFS seems to strike young professionals with energetic life-styles particularly hard, CDC's Gunn says it was a mistake to label it a yuppie disease, since it affects "people of all ages, from all walks of life."
From Time Magazine Archive

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verb intr.: To wink or blink.

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hannah

This afternoon was the horseradish; tonight was the chocolate cake. At some point tomorrow, it'll be the lemon cake, and since we're leaving for Brooklyn early in the afternoon, it'll probably be first thing in the morning. It's less of a problem and more of an inconvenience. What's closer to a problem is my younger brother - hosting the Seder out in Brooklyn - doesn't yet know how many guests, and there's a discrepancy between when he told me we should show up and when my dad said we were told to arrive. I haven't voiced an opinion on any of this. I know it's not relevant. I've just asked questions I want answered, and I've made my peace with simply bringing the cake and the horseradish.

Each year, I relearn all over again how much that root doesn't want to be eaten. It drew first blood - I've got the bandage on my knuckle to prove it - and that helped push me onward to keep going until I'd gotten it down to the final nub. Then to do that again a couple more times. Weirdly, I'm looking forward to doing it again next year. Tricking myself into feeling like I've achieved catharsis from deep crying by forcibly exposing myself to raw horseradish fumes to get the crying done that way isn't a method I can use often, but once a year to prepare for the holiday is all right.

Current Mood: exhausted
Music: Mr Brightside - The Killers

nevanna

In recognition of the Trans Day of Visibility, here are five trans or nonbinary Makers of Stuff whose work I admire. This is not an exhaustive list. All of the links offer ways to give the creators money, if you are so inclined.

1. Harmony Colangelo co-hosts This Ends At Prom, a podcast that discusses movies about and/or marketed toward teen girls, alongside her wife BJ. I enjoy their conversations so much that I’ve listened to episodes about movies that I haven’t actually seen, but I might have also listened to their episode on Scream multiple times, not only because I like the movie but because I love how much they love it.

2. Jay Edidin has co-hosted the podcast Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men for over a decade. Although I’m only an occasional listener these days, I’ve continue to vocally and financially support what he and his podcasting partner (and their team) have have created, in terms of both critical analysis and entertainment. Jay also designs T-shirts that can be found on TeePublic here; I bought the follow your weird heart" one the last time they had a sale.

3. Jude Doyle has published book-length nonfiction, both before and after transitioning, but also hosts a newsletter/column about media and pop culture. I linked to his essay "Broken Watch" in a previous Top Five entry, but as someone who has a lot of mixed feelings about "Problematic Faves" discourse, I also appreciated "Reading Rainbow: On problematic feminists and what queer people are allowed to read."

4. Kat Blaque’s catalog of YouTube videos is extensive, and I can’t guarantee that I’d love or agree with everything that she produces, but I did enjoy her review of the Fifty Shades of Grey movie, which she explored through the lens of her experience in real-life kink spaces.

5. Spider Perry helps to run NerdyKeppie, a small company in the Pacific Northwest that makes Pride-themed clothing, accessories, home goods, and other trinkets. I have bought numerous gifts for myself and others from them.

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http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=5798

the plank at Cubetown is 400 meters long, sentient, and horny

http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=5798

brickhousewench

I woke up to the sound of rain this morning. It’s SO hard to get up when it’s a perfect day to just stay in bed.

***

This whole month has been a blur, and being off Facebook has made it hard to keep track of when things are happening. I didn’t even realize Saint Patrick’s Day had happened until a couple of days afterwards. And while I would have liked to have gone to the No Thrones, No Crowns, No Kings protest last weekend, it still snuck up on me, even though I’d had it on my calendar. I was tired, and temps didn’t get out of the 30s, so I’m not exactly sad that I missed freezing my buns off and had a nap instead.

***

I discovered through Pinterest that ashtrays are a thing again. Urban Outfitters has more than twenty designs for sale. I’m not sure this is progress. I don’t care if it’s tobacco or marijuana, pulling smoke into your lungs isn’t good for your body.

(Click to embiggen)
***

Just because I know that

guy_tod has a thing for Madame X, Messy Nessy Chic posted recently about other portraits of Madame X.

***

I gave up Facebook for Lent. Which ends this Saturday. While I’m pretty sure I’m not going to re-install Facebook on my phone, I’m still undecided about how much time I’ll allow myself to fart around on the site on my laptop. We’ll see. At the moment, now that we’re back on Daylight Savings Time, I have a bit more energy at the end of the day, and I’d like to try to Get Some Shit Done.

rebeccmeister

I could SLEEP last night, FINALLY, because some spring rainfall finally brought blessed, blessed, sinus relief. WHEW.

Tuesday, as usual, has been exceptionally busy. The ~~kids~~ students did well with the lab, though, which was great.

This is the best cartoon depiction for Ohm's Law, by the way: https://www.circuitbasics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Ohms-Law-cartoon.jpg

Our lab involved characterizing/quantifying sodium transport rates across a tissue surface (frog skin, in this instance). Long story short, there's a method that can be used to "short circuit" the tissue, where the measured current will then be directly proportional to the rate of sodium transport. Handy!

It has taken me YEARS to figure out how to get this lab to run well. Thank goodness it now does.

But now, time for more sleep.

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Exadelic

1/5. I am a more evolved human who DNF’s books now, so it has been a long time since I finished something and was this mad about it. See, what happened was I started this while sick and injured and under a lot of stress, and quickly realized it’s bad, but I thought it was boring protagonist bad. Dumb Silicon Valley dude wank fantasies bad. But entertaining enough to create mild noise in my brain, and it sounded like more effort to get a new book, you know?

And then I read the last quarter and now I’m mad and I’m crawling out of my hole to tell you about it.

Let’s back up. This is a scifi technothriller about a boring software middle manager dude who gets told he is of cosmic importance by a new AI, sending him off on a journey through the multiverse and time to try and save the world. One of those scifi books where the author had a huge pile of things (magic as software exploits, occult horror AI, multiverses, Dyson Spheres, the Black Dahlia, etc. etc.), refused to discard a single one of them, and stitched them all together with an afterthought of a narrator who somehow got less and less interesting the more time we spent with him. Also, the sex in this book is seriously cringe.

But then I got to the part where – I’m not going to spoiler cut this. I’ll keep it to general situational vibes, but if you really don’t want to know, stop here. There’s a point where our loser protagonist ends up in a future where humans are so scared of AI that they have outlawed all progress and live in a weird, stunted leisure society. Their fear of AI is pretty legit considering there is a history of Ais committing genocide. But the whole point of the book is to sneer at this society and for our protag to think snidely about how they have a slave class of sub-intelligent robots, and he’s got to fix everything by allowing free and rampant AI development.

Which, like. I’m not one of those people who froths at the mouth about how AI kills kittens or whatever. But my dude. My man. What. The fuck. It’s the smugness about the slave labor that gets me. Like, excuse me? Slave labor is not an exclusive feature of stagnant societies. Exploitation is often the engine of progress! Including in the AI boom right the fuck now!

And it’s not like he’s making a big intellectual stand here – the book isn’t even internally coherent enough for that. Our protagonist himself is literally exploited for labor at multiple points! By AIs!

Ugh. At least being this annoyed has cleared my sinuses.

Content notes: Torture, drugged sex, noncon

shadaras

Hello, I exist, life's been busy and I've been tired.

1.
I read all of Witch Hat Atelier (up through ch94, for future!me's reference if I ever think to check), which means I have more than hit the point where it's like "oh! there's the part where this story is about trauma metaphors!". But also all the bits that make me cry are the bits about the kids talking about how much they've learned from their friends and how they can stay true to themselves and their dreams and how magic is for bringing joy and life to the world, so. The part of the Angsty White-Haired Man's life that's about him going "teaching is the most rewarding thing I ever could've done" is the part that interests me, not the "oh THAT'S how we're making visible the childhood trauma that defines you" part, y'know?

2.
Some more MOUSE (this fic does have a title, and eventually I will finish it)

[Rhei stands] next to Mouse, gazing at the city they’re moving away from. Its buildings are beautiful, it rises gracefully from the water, and it stands so proudly against the sky. Many of the rich and powerful of the city might have made ugly choices, and continue to make them, but the majority of its people are just that: people, doing their best in less than ideal circumstances.

And they look at Mouse, who made the bravest choice they could make, and who doesn’t seem to quite realise the enormity of what they have chosen and how rare it is to be able to do.

It is nothing like anything Rhei has ever done, a kind of choice Rhei doesn’t think they’ll ever need to make, and Mouse was willing to sacrifice their whole life for not a promise but a chance at something better.

Rhei can’t help but admire that.

3.
The weather is SO WEIRD this week? It's in the high 60s F every day EXCEPT Thursday, where it drops back down to MAYBE 40F at the highest, which is lower than the lows the rest of the week. It is also closer to NORMAL NEW ENGLAND EARLY SPRING than the high 60s F.

Today, at least, I have not had any headache from pressure changes! Which is nice, since yesterday I was grumbly about it and I have ever expectation that I'll be like "ughhhh" about it the rest of the week.

4.
Work is doing Bullshit, but when they tell us only the broad strokes of their plans for Bullshit and it mostly makes everyone go WTF, I will await further specifications about how exactly it'll manifest. (They want to go to short weeks. This is... them playing a game with what they're contracted for and how many hours they have available. I am very curious how many people are going to go "fine, lay me off then" instead.)

5.
I think it's very funny that I'm like "right, I should post, say hi, etc" on Trans Day of Visibility, a day that I keep forgetting that it is.

anyway hi I'm trans when I think it's useful to use that term, guess I'm visible today or something?

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https://archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/34621

Spotlight on Omegas

Omegas are the glue that holds us all together, providing the essential social lubricant needed for our society to function—and yet they are often maligned and treated as lesser-than. This April, we are changing part of our logo to highlight omegas as part of our commitment to the inclusion and wellbeing of our omega volunteers and users.

We believe that visibility is important. As we post this, we're home to over 2,900 omega characters and counting. AO3 is one of the only spaces online where omegas are in the limelight, and we are proud to offer this safe space.

Volunteers at the OTW are never required to state their designations, though many choose to do so. Regardless of their decision or subgender, we aim to support our volunteers to the best of our ability; our policies on short breaks and hiatuses are written to help volunteers maintain their privacy and focus on their needs. Here are some words from our volunteers on the subject:

"As someone in a leadership position at the OTW I have always felt supported by my fellow volunteers in all matters relating to my designation. Going on break regularly is a non-issue because my alpha chair assistants hold down the nest without taking advantage of my absence, and the only comments I get from my committee are people asking whether I've had enough rest when I return." — Choux, Communications Chair (Ω)
"Everyone gets to shine as a volunteer here, because our diverse leadership brings invaluable insight. I’m proud to volunteer for the OTW, this being one of many reasons." — orphan_account, Support Volunteer (β)
"Fandom unites us in a way that transcends bounds. I’m incredibly proud to be a part of an organization that champions its volunteers regardless of subgender, with no tolerance for alpha posturing." — Tal, Tag Wrangling Supervisor (α)
"As an older omega, it is a rare thing to find a volunteer community so consistently supportive. Three years of service, and the whole OTW has always had my back." — Remi, OTW Tumblr Mod (Ω)

As part of this commitment, our Tag Wrangling Committee recently canonized several tags to better represent experiences had by people of all subgenders! Here are some our omega volunteers have chosen to highlight:

Finally, a word from our Board President:

Dear gentlebeings at AO3, on this serendipitous day of 2026, the Board of Directors are pleased to announce that:
All our volunteers have enjoyed perfect health of body, and tranquillity of mind; we don't feel the treachery or insecurity of omegas in heat, nor the possessiveness or aggression of alphas in ruts. We have no occasion of bribing, lubricating, or alphasplaining, to procure the favour of any great omega, or of their beta and alpha supporters. We don't need protection against dishonesty or oppression: there is neither insurance company to destroy our health, nor politician to ruin our equal rights movement; no reporter to watch our words and actions, or forge accusations against us for our designations.
Gracefully yours,
Anh Pham
President of the OTW Board of Directors (Ω)

Happy April Fools! On this day and every other day of the year, AO3 is proud to host all your efforts towards making omegas just that little bit more real! To celebrate, we've changed our site header superscript to "omega" instead of the usual "beta". If you’d like to learn more, you can visit the Fanlore article on the topic.

The Organization for Transformative Works is the non-profit parent organization of multiple projects including Archive of Our Own, Fanlore, Open Doors, OTW Legal Advocacy, and Transformative Works and Cultures. We are a fan-run, donor-supported organization staffed by volunteers. Find out more about us on our website.

https://archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/34621

torachan

1. Last day of work before vacation! I had a couple meetings mid-day and pretty much got everything else I needed to do in the morning, so I was done by around three. Working from home anyway, but still nice to be done early.

2. I am pretty well prepared for the trip aside from actually checking in for the flight tomorrow (reserved the Uber today), but I've got a lot of little last minute tidying things on the to-do list for tomorrow as well as the actual packing (I have a list made up so packing itself should be very quick and easy, and we're trying to pack even lighter than we did last time, and we packed pretty light then).

3. It's been overcast all day and might even rain a bit this evening. Thankfully it looks like no rain forecast while we're gone. We don't have leaks in the house, though if it rains hard from certain directions, some windows do need to have towels put in them, and it always brings in the ants, and I don't want Alex and Nessie to have to deal with that. Only a couple days of rain (and even that's just "showers") forecast for Japan, too, so fingers crossed on that.

4. I love this picture of Chloe lol.

senmut

This Month in Fanfic Writing:
( Single fics )

New Original Works posted at

sylph_and_asp this month
( Original Works )

senmut

Words	Goal Per Day: 500	Full Count: 15,577	Average Count: 502
Steps	Goal Per Day: 8,000	Full Count: 279,182	Average Count: 9,006

Writing 0 days count: 16
Steps days under average count: 3

yourlibrarian

1) I tried out the new season of Mad About You. Although it's become vague over time, I remember watching the series with my partner in the 90s. Although I did find the show entertaining, I think part of the appeal was that we were a new couple then ourselves and just a little older. So it was interesting to see how the relationship was handled in the show. That may also be why the new episodes are just irritating me. ( Read more... )

2) Not sure what anyone can do about this new ban on non-U.S. made routers since that would seem to block any from being purchased. Perhaps a small concern given all the blazingly huge ones right now, but this is not an administration that thinks ahead about anything.

3) The MCU's Wonder Man did not grab me. I've liked Kingsley's Slattery since his first appearance in the MCU. It seemed so wonderfully against type casting. I was really glad he had reappeared in different ways. So I'm delighted to have him back in a major role. ( Read more... )

4) The Count of Monte Cristo was a slow climb for me. ( Read more... )

5) It seems I am clearly not going to become either a knitter or a crocheter. ( Read more... )

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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 Tuesday, March 31, to midnight on Wednesday, April 01. (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #34435 Daily Check-in

Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 14

How are you doing?

I am OK.
9 (64.3%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
5 (35.7%)

I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single.
7 (50.0%)

One other person.
5 (35.7%)

More than one other person.
2 (14.3%)

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.

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Posted by Rae Deng

https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/03/31/ice-marine-corps-graduations/

A notice on an official Marine Corps website — later amended — said federal officers would be there to conduct "lawful immigration status inquiries."

https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/03/31/ice-marine-corps-graduations/

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Assignments are due April 25, 11:59PM UTC (countdown), just under 4 weeks from now.

PH 1 - Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's x2, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Metal Fight Beyblade | Beyblade Metal Saga, ベイブレードバースト | Beyblade Burst (Anime), Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime 1997-2023), ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 | JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/UnsentLetters2026/user/Audrelite

PH 2 - Minecraft: Story Mode (Video Game) x2, The Protomen x2, Bionicle (Generation 1) x2
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/UnsentLetters2026/user/bluerosekatie

PH 4 - Wolf Hall Series - Hilary Mantel, Wolf in White Van - John Darnielle, Beau Travail (1999)
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/UnsentLetters2026/user/fullborn

PH 6 - Bugsnax (Video Game), Crossover Fandom (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Keroro Gunsou), Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon), Keroro Gunsou (Anime)
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/UnsentLetters2026/user/malachiical

PH 8 - Dune (Movies - Villeneuve), Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson, The Worst Journey in the World - Apsley Cherry-Garrard
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/UnsentLetters2026/user/primeideal

PH 9 - CLAIMED

PH 10 - Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022), The Secret History - Donna Tartt, Anne with an E (TV)
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/UnsentLetters2026/user/lookatmoi

PH 11 - Andor (TV), Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Overwatch (Video Game), House of the Dragon (TV)
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/UnsentLetters2026/user/nightingalesighs

To claim a pinch hit, please comment on this entry (all comments are screened) or e-mail unsentlettersexchange @ gmail with your AO3 name and the pinch hit number or recipient name.

I've been made aware that at least one PH claim by email never reached me, so if you claim by email and do not receive a reply within 1-2 days, please also leave a comment on this post just in case.

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Posted by callmeri

https://www.transformativeworks.org/spotlight-on-omegas-at-ao3/

https://www.transformativeworks.org/?p=282755

We believe that visibility is important. As we post this, we’re home to over 2,900 omega characters and counting. AO3 is one of the only spaces online where omegas are in the limelight, and we are proud to offer this safe space.

“As someone in a leadership position at the OTW I have always felt supported by my fellow volunteers in all matters relating to my designation. Going on break regularly is a non-issue because my alpha chair assistants hold down the nest without taking advantage of my absence, and the only comments I get from my committee are people asking whether I’ve had enough rest when I return.” — Choux, Communications Chair (Ω)
“Everyone gets to shine as a volunteer here, because our diverse leadership brings invaluable insight. I’m proud to volunteer for the OTW, this being one of many reasons.” — orphan_account, Support Volunteer (β)
“Fandom unites us in a way that transcends bounds. I’m incredibly proud to be a part of an organization that champions its volunteers regardless of subgender, with no tolerance for alpha posturing.” — Tal, Tag Wrangling Supervisor (α)
“As an older omega, it is a rare thing to find a volunteer community so consistently supportive. Three years of service, and the whole OTW has always had my back.” — Remi, OTW Tumblr Mod (Ω)

Finally, a word from our Board President:

Dear gentlebeings at AO3, on this serendipitous day of 2026, the Board of Directors are pleased to announce that:

All our volunteers have enjoyed perfect health of body, and tranquillity of mind; we don’t feel the treachery or insecurity of omegas in heat, nor the possessiveness or aggression of alphas in ruts. We have no occasion of bribing, lubricating, or alphasplaining, to procure the favour of any great omega, or of their beta and alpha supporters. We don’t need protection against dishonesty or oppression: there is neither insurance company to destroy our health, nor politician to ruin our equal rights movement; no reporter to watch our words and actions, or forge accusations against us for our designations.

Gracefully yours,

Anh Pham
President of the OTW Board of Directors (Ω)

Happy April Fools! On this day and every other day of the year, AO3 is proud to host all your efforts towards making omegas just that little bit more real! To celebrate, we’ve changed our site header superscript to “omega” instead of the usual “beta”. If you’d like to learn more, you can visit the Fanlore article on the topic.

https://www.transformativeworks.org/spotlight-on-omegas-at-ao3/

https://www.transformativeworks.org/?p=282755

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Prep steps.

Tuesday Top Five: Creative Visibility

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Spotlight on Omegas at AO3

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March 2026 Round Up (46,510 words, 8 works)

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Madness and Obsession

Daily Check-In

DHS denies ICE will be at Marine Corps graduations, contradicting military website's notice

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