renegadefolkhero

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rekishi

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c_ent

The weekly chat posts are intended for just that, chatting among each other. What are you currently watching? Reading? What actor/idol are you currently following? What are you looking forward to? Are you busy writing, creating art? Or did you have no time at all for anything, and are bemoaning that fact?

Whatever it is, talk to us about it here. Tell us what you liked or didn't like, and if you want to talk about spoilery things, please hide them under either of these codes:
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kalloway

I feel like I'm having more and more days where I would like to wander off and become an ornamental hermit.

That is probably also a post on its own... This is, thus far, a weekend of feeling very old/turning to dust and blowing away, and general enshittification annoyances.

Beyond that, I have finished the Destiny Astray as far as I'm going to for now. Absolute nightmare, would build again in an instant. Though I suppose I'd much prefer to be able to afford the ridiculously difficult-to-get official version of the kit and build that. (I remain tickled that the not-actually-wrong translated name of the bootleg kit translated back as Heresy of Fate. So I suppose I should be calling it that.)

I will have to get some photos posted because while building it absolutely sucked, it looks gorgeous and absolutely passes the two-foot rule.

I am going to make good on my promise to build a bunch of 30MM kits for the next little bit...

There are no fewer than four gunpla/plamo contests with deadlines in March. One of which I am definitely committed to (Redacted III), another I strongly intend to do (30ML), and the others are if I have a brilliant and fast idea that I can knock out quickly and easily.

I have a lot of other projects I need to get (back) to, but at this point I just need to get myself together to get to the nerd show today and do that. One thing at a time...

(Please go vote in my poll if you haven't.)

lovelyangel

2026 Portland Winter Light Festival
World Trade Center • Portland, Oregon
February 13, 2026
Nikon D810 • AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G
f/4 @ 24mm • 1/30s • ISO 6400

I really dislike doing “coverage” photography – even moreso in poor lighting conditions. I have to overshoot – a lot. And then I have to deal the mess.

( Decisions, Below This Cut )

Previously
PDXWLF 2026, Day 1 – Friday
PDXWLF 2026, Day 2 – Saturday
PDXWLF 2026, Day 5 – Tuesday
PDXWLF 2026, Day 6 – Wednesday
PDXWLF 2026, Day 8 – Friday
PDXWLF 2026, Day 9 – Saturday

lovelyangel

Risk of Change
Director Park • Portland, Oregon
February 14, 2026
Nikon Z8 • NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S
f/2.8 @ 70mm • 1/250s • ISO 6400

Good weather meant I could leave the D810s at home and go with my mirrorless cameras. I packed the same kit I used on Wednesday: the Nikon Z8 with NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S lens for close-quarters work and the little Nikon Z6 with the NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.8S lens for portrait work.

( PDXWLF Second Saturday Below This Cut )

Previously
PDXWLF 2026, Day 1 – Friday
PDXWLF 2026, Day 2 – Saturday
PDXWLF 2026, Day 5 – Tuesday
PDXWLF 2026, Day 6 – Wednesday
PDXWLF 2026, Day 8 – Friday

lovelyangel

Quantum Jungle by Robin Baumgarten
World Trade Center • Portland, Oregon
February 13, 2026
Nikon D810 • AF-S NIKKOR 105mm f/1.4E
f/2.8 @ 105mm • 1/125s • ISO 3200

The rain has returned – light, intermittent rain. I was loathe to use the Hydrophobia rain cover again. I decided to gamble and use my Nikon D810s in the rain. They are pro cameras, weather-sealed – and theoretically they’ll do fine in light rain – for a short while. In my camera kit I keep a terry washcloth so that I can wipe down the cameras if they get wet. The D810s are pretty rugged, and I was going to let them earn their keep.

( PDXWLF Second Friday Below This Cut )

Previously
PDXWLF 2026, Day 1 – Friday
PDXWLF 2026, Day 2 – Saturday
PDXWLF 2026, Day 5 – Tuesday
PDXWLF 2026, Day 6 – Wednesday

mekare

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ysabetwordsmith

We made it to the end of February! \o/ If you have completed any of your short-term goals or subgoals, and/or you're still chugging away at your ongoing goals, then pat yourself on the back. You worked hard for that. About 95% of New Year's resolutions crash and burn before the end of January. If you're still going, you have beaten the odds!

I'm continuing to track goals at the end of each month. So far it seems to be helping, so that's encouraging. I'm looking at my goal list more often and trying to keep ticking off more of them.

These are the previous check in posts:
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 9
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 16
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 23
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 30

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Current Mood: accomplished

rfemod posting in

rarefemslashexchange

Creators have now been revealed!

Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed and helped make this exchange possible! We finished with 161 works in 119 fandoms!

Please remember that commenting is mandatory in this exchange. You must comment on your gifts before nominations open in the next round (dates TBD) to be eligible to sign up.

The collection will continue to remain open indefinitely so late treats are always welcome and accepted.

If you have any questions or comments, you can leave them on this post (anon is on, screening isn't) or reach out via email at rarefemslashexchangemod@gmail.com.

Thank you again! Hope to see you all for the next round! :D

ysabetwordsmith

People have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.

In an ideal government, what should a good citizen provide to their government and what should that government provide that good citizen?

A good citizen should provide respect as earned, a reasonable share of taxes, contribution to society, well-informed opinions on public matters, and civic participation such as voting.

A good government should provide survival needs or the means to meet them, responsible spending of taxes on public goods, respectable laws, honorable leaders, and the ability to do things at larger scale than individuals could do alone. And not meddle in things that are none of its business.

Current Mood: busy

lovelyangel

JaJa Winter Light Jam
JaJa PDX • Portland, Oregon
February 11, 2026
Nikon Z6 • NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.8 S
f/2 @ 85mm • 1/180s • ISO 3200

Wednesday night’s mission was also simple – a single event – the JaJa Winter Light Jam at JaJa PDX. While the event ran from 7 pm to 11 pm, my experience was that I wouldn’t need more than an hour to get enough photos to document the event.

( PDXWLF Wednesday Below This Cut )

Previously
PDXWLF 2026, Day 1 – Friday
PDXWLF 2026, Day 2 – Saturday
PDXWLF 2026, Day 5 – Tuesday

nanslice

I've been struggling to be interested in things lately, but I'm going to try to get some thoughts out!

I'm so excited for 1348 Ex Voto. You play as a knight errant named Aeta and you're off to save your girlfriend. The gameplay looks pretty rough, I gotta admit, but I'm still cautiously excited. I encourage you to not read the comments on that youtube video unless you want to see the very worst of the gamer community complaining about it. :\ Anyways, this game comes out March 12th, which is a Thursday, the beginning of my weekend, so that's really nice. :3

Resident Evil: Requiem was released today and I'm excited to find an LPer who plays in a not annoying manner, haha, because I'm absolutely so hyped for this game, but I'm also a huge chicken who is not good at scary games. XD; Excited to see in a game again. :D

Pokemon Wind/Waves looks gorgeous! Since it's not even being released until 2027, I hope that means they're giving themselves time to really polish it up. And that gives me time to afford a Switch 2, haha. XD;

....had a sudden urge to try to app somewhere to rp. I haven't successfully rp'ed in ages lmao. I don't even know who I'd play as.

Current Mood: sleepy

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recthething

I've just shared 12 fic recs for the ship Helly R./Helena Eagan from Severance over on my journal. Please note that most are NSFW and deal with dark topics. If that sounds good to you, come get your toxic yuri!