Backdating entries in communities
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getting_started
I noticed some people make their own closed communities to post/archive their fanfiction, and decided to try it out myself here: ficsimmy
I am trying to backdate the fics to when I posted them, and it generally works, however, the home page still shows the posts in the order in which I posted them. E.g. the most recent post is dated November 12, then the next one November 13.
Is this intended behavior? If so, does anyone have a workaround for similar use-cases? 😟 I have some fanfiction from 2013 that I want to back up here, but I do not want it at the top of my page in fear of people thinking that's still representative of how I write today 😅
I did find this FAQ article related to backdating + the "don't show on reading pages" button which says "This option is not available for community accounts", but I thought this just referred to the hide from reading page button.
It's a bit weird that I can backdate it, but it will show up in the wrong order on the home page, and in tags. Checking from the archive looks fine, they're all in the correct date I set them as.
Agent Mulder believes we are not alone.
Jan. 1st, 2026 03:25 pmgoodbyebird+ Two days into the new year, two episodes into season 1 of The X-Files. I know we all agree Gillian Anderson is hot stuff, but are we talking about it enough?? Also, I remember being very annoyed at Scully's reluctance to believe in the supernatural as the show went on, given how much she'd experienced by then, but WOW does she have the patience of a saint in the beginning. Mulder is lucky he's cute. Also also, they really did smoosh these two together like a pair of dolls they wanted to kiss right from the start. Shippers must have been eating the wallpaper by episode five.
Can't wait for less UFOs, more bizarre horror cases.
+ Went to the local mall with my mom today, and I am now the proud owner of a 50% off memory foam pillow. Fingers crossed I vibe with it.
+ While my mom was looking for things for her calendar, I happened to spy a shiny new hardback of Mona Awad's Bunny, with funky pink bunny endpapers and sprayed edges. And so, silly me, with the goal of reading my damn physical books, came home with yet another physical book. Le sigh. At least I'm 98% sure I will vibe with this book something fierce.
+ Just did the final tagging for the last check in post ofrec_cember. I'll be tallying the recs and fandoms covered tomorrow but spoiler: it's A LOT. If you're looking for something to read, I highly recommend having a look at the tag set. We got a really good variety.
+ Stranger Things has finally ended. I feel like they yanked Nancy out of the fic I recommend a couple of days ago and shoved her in there, and that was endlessly amusing. I just sat there squinting at it for a minute, going full headtilt. They very much indulged in a lengthy wrap-up that some will hate and others appreciate very much *cough* fandom *cough*. The final battle was extremely 80s. Also, what was the costuming department smoking? ( I am saving this quote for later. )
+ It's Snowflaking Time yay!
#1 The Icebreaker Challenge: Introduce yourself. Tell us why you're doing the challenge, and what you hope to gain from it.
Just going to nab my sidebar intro real quick: Spoiler-adverse. Migratory fandom gopher. Vids occasionally, but never finishes. Also nursing a PhotoShop addiction. #1 fandom is awesome ladies.
Honestly just hope to see more people around ♥ (195 comments on the challenge post already, so that seems very likely lol) Not sure if the Create A Challenge Challenge is rolling around again, but if so, I am plotting.
Can't wait for less UFOs, more bizarre horror cases.
+ Went to the local mall with my mom today, and I am now the proud owner of a 50% off memory foam pillow. Fingers crossed I vibe with it.
+ While my mom was looking for things for her calendar, I happened to spy a shiny new hardback of Mona Awad's Bunny, with funky pink bunny endpapers and sprayed edges. And so, silly me, with the goal of reading my damn physical books, came home with yet another physical book. Le sigh. At least I'm 98% sure I will vibe with this book something fierce.
+ Just did the final tagging for the last check in post of
rec_cember. I'll be tallying the recs and fandoms covered tomorrow but spoiler: it's A LOT. If you're looking for something to read, I highly recommend having a look at the tag set. We got a really good variety.+ Stranger Things has finally ended. I feel like they yanked Nancy out of the fic I recommend a couple of days ago and shoved her in there, and that was endlessly amusing. I just sat there squinting at it for a minute, going full headtilt. They very much indulged in a lengthy wrap-up that some will hate and others appreciate very much *cough* fandom *cough*. The final battle was extremely 80s. Also, what was the costuming department smoking? ( I am saving this quote for later. )
+ It's Snowflaking Time yay!
#1 The Icebreaker Challenge: Introduce yourself. Tell us why you're doing the challenge, and what you hope to gain from it.
Just going to nab my sidebar intro real quick: Spoiler-adverse. Migratory fandom gopher. Vids occasionally, but never finishes. Also nursing a PhotoShop addiction. #1 fandom is awesome ladies.
Honestly just hope to see more people around ♥ (195 comments on the challenge post already, so that seems very likely lol) Not sure if the Create A Challenge Challenge is rolling around again, but if so, I am plotting.
:(
Jan. 2nd, 2026 09:16 amwaterswordFuck. CVS is out of COVID tests, but I picked up cough drops and loratidine, per rahaeli, on the assumption that this is covid; between the cough and the general sense of recognition, I am pretty confident in my self-diagnosis.
R. is shipping me tests and some other stuff, because she is a fucking saint. I am changing back into my jammies and finishing this pot of tea and going back to bed. Ugh.
White-Eyes by Mary Oliver
Jan. 4th, 2026 02:51 amconulyIn winter
all the singing is in
the tops of the trees
where the wind-bird
with its white eyes
shoves and pushes
among the branches.
Like any of us
he wants to go to sleep,
but he's restless—
he has an idea,
and slowly it unfolds
from under his beating wings
as long as he stays awake.
But his big, round music, after all,
is too breathy to last.
So, it's over.
In the pine-crown
he makes his nest,
he's done all he can.
I don't know the name of this bird,
I only imagine his glittering beak
tucked in a white wing
while the clouds—
which he has summoned
from the north—
which he has taught
to be mild, and silent—
thicken, and begin to fall
into the world below
like stars, or the feathers
of some unimaginable bird
that loves us,
that is asleep now, and silent—
that has turned itself
into snow.
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Link
all the singing is in
the tops of the trees
where the wind-bird
with its white eyes
shoves and pushes
among the branches.
Like any of us
he wants to go to sleep,
but he's restless—
he has an idea,
and slowly it unfolds
from under his beating wings
as long as he stays awake.
But his big, round music, after all,
is too breathy to last.
So, it's over.
In the pine-crown
he makes his nest,
he's done all he can.
I don't know the name of this bird,
I only imagine his glittering beak
tucked in a white wing
while the clouds—
which he has summoned
from the north—
which he has taught
to be mild, and silent—
thicken, and begin to fall
into the world below
like stars, or the feathers
of some unimaginable bird
that loves us,
that is asleep now, and silent—
that has turned itself
into snow.
Link
and ice cream castles in the air
Jan. 1st, 2026 08:30 pmmusesfool
I hope you all had a lovely New Year's celebration and started the year off the way you wanted.
I did a bunch of cooking yesterday - rice balls to eat at dinner (since I can no longer stomach eating at midnight, pun intended) and then the Smitten Kitchen orange cranberry buns, which were supposed to do an overnight rise in the fridge so I could have them for breakfast this morning (pics). Sadly, I did not find that they rose at all overnight and in fact they stayed cold for a long time before I finally baked them. They did puff up nicely in the oven and they are tasty, but I don't know why I never have success with sweet things rising overnight in the fridge - bread and pizza have worked fine for me, but this is like the third time I've tried overnight sweet rolls of some sort and it's always the same. Anyway, the recipe makes 12 so I have 3 in my freezer for future!me to enjoy at a later date. I still have a fuckton of cranberries in the freezer though, so I'll probably make them - or the scones - again soon.
I can't remember if I've mentioned this, but if you go see Marty Supreme, keep an eye out for my nephew! He's an extra in a scene in a pool hall (I think?). He got recruited when he was out at a bar with friends one night - a casting agent told him he had the right look (like he was from the 50s) for a movie she was casting, and he eventually got to be in it! He's pretty tall, so he might stand out, idk.
In other things I keep meaning to mention, on Christmas, my sister opened up a couple of bottles of wine, and we found a red that we actually liked! It's called "Clara's Red" by Keuka Spring Vineyard in upstate New York (Finger Lakes region). It's on the sweet side for a red, and tasted like it was 85% of the way to already being sangria and had no musty basement smell or taste at all! Their 2021 Reisling was also really good, and she opened another of their white wines (I didn't make note of the type), which also tasted good. (Lest you think I was off my face on wine on Christmas, I only had a sip of each because my stomach was basically empty, which is a whole other thing - they somehow had not thought to provide anything for me or my other nephew for breakfast despite knowing we would be there? Idek. Eventually I had a couple of mini waffles [generally breakfast for Baby Miss L when she is there], but it was not enough to be drinking on.) Anyway, I wanted to put it here so I remembered it if I need to buy wine any time soon, and also as a recommendation in case any of you want to try a new wine.
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I did a bunch of cooking yesterday - rice balls to eat at dinner (since I can no longer stomach eating at midnight, pun intended) and then the Smitten Kitchen orange cranberry buns, which were supposed to do an overnight rise in the fridge so I could have them for breakfast this morning (pics). Sadly, I did not find that they rose at all overnight and in fact they stayed cold for a long time before I finally baked them. They did puff up nicely in the oven and they are tasty, but I don't know why I never have success with sweet things rising overnight in the fridge - bread and pizza have worked fine for me, but this is like the third time I've tried overnight sweet rolls of some sort and it's always the same. Anyway, the recipe makes 12 so I have 3 in my freezer for future!me to enjoy at a later date. I still have a fuckton of cranberries in the freezer though, so I'll probably make them - or the scones - again soon.
I can't remember if I've mentioned this, but if you go see Marty Supreme, keep an eye out for my nephew! He's an extra in a scene in a pool hall (I think?). He got recruited when he was out at a bar with friends one night - a casting agent told him he had the right look (like he was from the 50s) for a movie she was casting, and he eventually got to be in it! He's pretty tall, so he might stand out, idk.
In other things I keep meaning to mention, on Christmas, my sister opened up a couple of bottles of wine, and we found a red that we actually liked! It's called "Clara's Red" by Keuka Spring Vineyard in upstate New York (Finger Lakes region). It's on the sweet side for a red, and tasted like it was 85% of the way to already being sangria and had no musty basement smell or taste at all! Their 2021 Reisling was also really good, and she opened another of their white wines (I didn't make note of the type), which also tasted good. (Lest you think I was off my face on wine on Christmas, I only had a sip of each because my stomach was basically empty, which is a whole other thing - they somehow had not thought to provide anything for me or my other nephew for breakfast despite knowing we would be there? Idek. Eventually I had a couple of mini waffles [generally breakfast for Baby Miss L when she is there], but it was not enough to be drinking on.) Anyway, I wanted to put it here so I remembered it if I need to buy wine any time soon, and also as a recommendation in case any of you want to try a new wine.
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Jujutsu Kaisen: Love For The Strong: Getou Suguru Fest 2026
Jan. 1st, 2026 11:00 pmannadante posting in fandomcalendarDescription: A fest aimed to celebrate Getou Suguru's character from Jujutsu Kaisen. The fest allows all ships and headcanons and interpretations and is open for gen and platonic works too. The prompting period has been over already however the claiming period is open and we have crowdsourced 28 prompts to choose from. The claiming period has no deadline and it is open until the last day.
Schedule: Claiming open: 01/01/2026 | Works Due: 15/02/2026 | Work Reveals: 17/02/2026 | Creators Reveal: 24/02/2026
Links: Tumblr | AO3 Collection | Rules & FAQ
Schedule: Claiming open: 01/01/2026 | Works Due: 15/02/2026 | Work Reveals: 17/02/2026 | Creators Reveal: 24/02/2026
Links: Tumblr | AO3 Collection | Rules & FAQ
Yuletide reveal
Jan. 1st, 2026 05:05 pmkassI had the pleasure of rereading Naomi Kritzer's Catnet books and delving into them this Yuletide! I wrote:
Calm on Catnet (1548 words) by Kass
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: CatNet Series - Naomi Kritzer
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Rachel Adams/Steph (CatNet)
Characters: Rachel Adams (CatNet), Steph - Character, AI | CheshireCat (CatNet)
Summary:
Calm on Catnet (1548 words) by Kass
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: CatNet Series - Naomi Kritzer
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Rachel Adams/Steph (CatNet)
Characters: Rachel Adams (CatNet), Steph - Character, AI | CheshireCat (CatNet)
Summary:
Glimpses of what came next. (Set between Catfishing and Chaos.)
2025 in reading
Jan. 1st, 2026 05:00 pmwaterswordI read took out $4856.23 worth of books from my local library in 2025, from 256 checkouts, and an unknown number from the other library systems I have a card with (Minuteman, NYPL, and CLAMS, which at this point I use entirely for ebooks). There were of course any number of DNFs, and a number of rereads; I am fifteen books into the Aubreyad, finished the Twelve Houses series, the Founders trilogy, and am up-to-date on The New Yorker.
Standouts included, in no order whatsoever:
- Shepherd, Nan. The Living Mountain : A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland. Canongate, 1977.
- Helwig, Maggie. Encampment : Resistance, Grace, and an Unhoused Community. First edition, Coach House Books, 2025.
- Kimmerer, Robin Wall. The Serviceberry : Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World. Illustrated by John Burgoyne, First Scribner hardcover edition, Scribner, 2024.
- Anand, Pria. The Mind Electric : A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains. First Washington Square Press / Atria Books hardcover edition, Washington Square Press/Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC, 2025.
- Kingfisher, T. Snake-Eater. 47North, 2025.
- Schlanger, Zoë. The Light Eaters : How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth. First edition, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2024.
- Attlee, Helena. The Land Where Lemons Grow : The Story of Italy and Its Citrus Fruit. Penguin Books, 2014.
- Leong, Julie. The Teller of Small Fortunes. First edition, Ace, 2024.
- Bennett, Robert Jackson. The Tainted Cup. First edition, Del Rey, 2024.
- Bennett, Robert Jackson. A Drop of Corruption : An Ana and Din Mystery. Illustrated by David Lindroth Inc, First edition, Del Rey, 2025.
- Koenig, Leah, and Kristin Teig. Portico : Cooking and Feasting in Rome’s Jewish Kitchen. First edition, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2023.
- Mukherjee, Siddhartha. The Emperor of All Maladies : A Biography of Cancer. First Scribner hardcover edition, Scribner, 2010.
- McKinley, Robin. Sunshine. 1st ed, Berkley Books, 2003.
- Tesh, Emily. The Incandescent : A School Story. First edition, Tom Doherty Associates/Tor Publishing Group, 2025.
- Moorehead, Caroline. A Bold and Dangerous Family : The Remarkable Story of an Italian Mother, Her Two Sons, and Their Fight against Fascism. First U.S. edition, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2017.
May 2026 include good books, learning interesting things, and well-funded public institutions for all of us.
Yuletide Reveals
Jan. 1st, 2026 04:20 pmsettiai
Yuletide reveals have happened, and I somehow ended up writing a total of nine fics this year. That included my main assignment, four pinch hits, and four treats. I'm still not entirely certain how I managed to pull off that many fics, but I did it. And I feel pretty good about all of them. Yay me?
Anyway, let's move onto the fics themselves!
First there was my original assignment:
( Watchmen (Comic) )
Then I picked up four pinch hits (one of which is archive locked for obvious reasons considering the fandom):
( Critical Role: Aramán (Web Series) )
( Critical Role (Web Series) RPF )
( Memoirs of the Borgia Sybil Series - Jo Graham )
( Pathways: Chronicles of Tuvana (Webcomic) )
And then, last but not least, I wrote four treats:
( Jaws )
( Justice League International )
( Pretty Baby (1978) )
( Titanic (1997) )
Anyway, let's move onto the fics themselves!
First there was my original assignment:
( Watchmen (Comic) )
Then I picked up four pinch hits (one of which is archive locked for obvious reasons considering the fandom):
( Critical Role: Aramán (Web Series) )
( Critical Role (Web Series) RPF )
( Memoirs of the Borgia Sybil Series - Jo Graham )
( Pathways: Chronicles of Tuvana (Webcomic) )
And then, last but not least, I wrote four treats:
( Jaws )
( Justice League International )
( Pretty Baby (1978) )
( Titanic (1997) )
Happy New Year
Jan. 1st, 2026 02:07 pmjenna_thorn
And belated Solstice joy.
I am not doing Snowflake this year, saving me the self composed disappointment when I fail at the third day. I'm on day 11 of a mystery am not that officially ended on the 24th of December, so it's less about the Snowflake Challenge and really just more about me, yeah.
But I do wish anyone reading this a better 2026. May your teams win, beloved family members live, and everyone else have grudges elsewhere and leave you alone.
May we all find companies that value what we bring, partners who choose us or peace in our own selves, and may our yarn tangles be easily unknotted.
I am not doing Snowflake this year, saving me the self composed disappointment when I fail at the third day. I'm on day 11 of a mystery am not that officially ended on the 24th of December, so it's less about the Snowflake Challenge and really just more about me, yeah.
But I do wish anyone reading this a better 2026. May your teams win, beloved family members live, and everyone else have grudges elsewhere and leave you alone.
May we all find companies that value what we bring, partners who choose us or peace in our own selves, and may our yarn tangles be easily unknotted.
Introduction Post
Jan. 1st, 2026 01:35 pmoldtoadwoman
Almost everything I post on Dreamwidth is posted access-locked to my circle, but I am going to try to actually participate in
snowflake_challenge this year and maybe I can make it a habit to continue posting regularly. I'm making this post public for the duration of the challenge, but I might lock it after January. I'm slightly neurotic about leaving posts public even when they aren't very personal posts. One of the things I like about Dreamwidth is that I'm not that worried about a post going viral here. (I deleted my Tumblr years ago because that platform fed into my neurosis. If I posted something that didn't get much interaction, I'd be sulky about it because it felt like I was being ignored. But then I once posted something political that got a huge number of re-blogs and comments including, of course, from people who disagreed with me, and after that I decided that I preferred being ignored.)Toad
she/her
In addition to
oldtoadwoman , I have an art journal at eye_of_toad , but I haven't posted much this year at all. And I'm Watched recently: Wake Up Dead Man (the latest Benoit Blanc mystery), season 1 of Pluribus, and I'm almost caught up on Stranger Things which I'm about to go finish now. And the on-hiatus show that I most want to see concluded is Severance. One annoying thing that stands out, is that I seem to keep getting hooked on things that get dragged out a bit too long with way too long of a gap between seasons. (I like the Benoit Blanc mysteries for being self-contained stories, but all the others try to drag you along for years' worth of cliffhangers.) And I've been going to the movie theater a lot lately. Most recently saw Song Sung Blue which I enjoyed. I've watched all of the variations of Ghosts with the exception of the Greek one, which I haven't found subtitled versions of yet. It started out as a silly sitcom that my sister liked, but for me the most entertaining part is seeing how each country adapts the story to their own culture and history. (My sister and I marathoned the French & Greek series over the holidays.)
I feel like I should be saying more as an introduction, but at the moment my interests are a bit scattered.
Some days I feel too contradictory to even have a personality. I like trying new food (but still go to my old favorites when I can't make a decision). I like going places and having new experiences (yet I often just curl up in my apartment and never see another human being all weekend). I love the idea of reading (but never seem to actually make time to sit down and read). I love to paint and draw (but always put it off until "later" when I'll have more time). I enjoy journaling and writing letters (but keep telling myself I'll catch back up tomorrow). I teach math (but have no guarantee that I'll be offered the same position next school year) and enjoy teaching (except for the 90% of the time when students are just goofing off and not listening at all). I love writing fan fiction (but almost never write anymore because I can't seem to stay focused on one story idea long enough).
I'm also extra prone to sulking in the winter so I'm going to try to use
snowflake_challenge as motivation to get up and actually type something regularly.