Girl Genius for Monday, November 03, 2025
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#170 - Ineluctable
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vocab_drabblesThis week's word is
adjective
in·eluc·ta·ble ˌi-ni-ˈlək-tə-bəl
Not to be avoided, changed, or resisted, inevitable.
"An ineluctable fate."
From Merriam-Webster
Did you know?
If you love grappling with language as much as we do, you’re sure to get a (flying) kick out of today’s word. Ineluctable, you see, has its roots in wrestling, a popular sport in ancient Greece and Rome. The Latin word luctator means “wrestler,” and luctari means “to wrestle,” as well as “to struggle, strive, or contend.” With the addition of e- (ex-) luctari became eluctari, meaning “to struggle clear of.” The negating prefix in- then piled on to form ineluctabilis, an adjective describing something that cannot be escaped or avoided. It is ineluctabilis that English speakers borrowed to form ineluctable, a word often used to describe fates that one cannot squirm free from, whether due to something as cosmic as the Fates themselves or as corporeal as a headlock.
Ineluctable
adjective
in·eluc·ta·ble ˌi-ni-ˈlək-tə-bəl
Not to be avoided, changed, or resisted, inevitable.
"An ineluctable fate."
From Merriam-Webster
Did you know?
If you love grappling with language as much as we do, you’re sure to get a (flying) kick out of today’s word. Ineluctable, you see, has its roots in wrestling, a popular sport in ancient Greece and Rome. The Latin word luctator means “wrestler,” and luctari means “to wrestle,” as well as “to struggle, strive, or contend.” With the addition of e- (ex-) luctari became eluctari, meaning “to struggle clear of.” The negating prefix in- then piled on to form ineluctabilis, an adjective describing something that cannot be escaped or avoided. It is ineluctabilis that English speakers borrowed to form ineluctable, a word often used to describe fates that one cannot squirm free from, whether due to something as cosmic as the Fates themselves or as corporeal as a headlock.
how is it November already
Sunday, November 2nd, 2025 11:49 pmkareila(I blame baseball)
My entire weekend (well, the part of it that wasn't watching Game 7) was eaten by my mom finally deciding to replace her iPhone 8, which was stuck on iOS 16, because its battery was starting to overheat. She bought an iPhone 16e running iOS 26. The transfer process went about as smoothly as could be expected under the circumstances, but the inevitable Oh No Everything Is Different reactions are harder to manage when I haven't updated any of MY devices to version 26 yet. Before I do that, I feel like I should upgrade my primary laptop from Ventura to Sequoia. It just never seems like a good time to do anything that disruptive.
I have another busy week coming up with 5 health appointments in 4 days (including kids, not just me), but then I will be rewarded with another library book sale and then a return to D&D after a three-week hiatus for Beethoven and baseball.
My entire weekend (well, the part of it that wasn't watching Game 7) was eaten by my mom finally deciding to replace her iPhone 8, which was stuck on iOS 16, because its battery was starting to overheat. She bought an iPhone 16e running iOS 26. The transfer process went about as smoothly as could be expected under the circumstances, but the inevitable Oh No Everything Is Different reactions are harder to manage when I haven't updated any of MY devices to version 26 yet. Before I do that, I feel like I should upgrade my primary laptop from Ventura to Sequoia. It just never seems like a good time to do anything that disruptive.
I have another busy week coming up with 5 health appointments in 4 days (including kids, not just me), but then I will be rewarded with another library book sale and then a return to D&D after a three-week hiatus for Beethoven and baseball.
Fic Alphabet/Tricky Letters Update
Monday, November 3rd, 2025 07:47 amminutia_rI did it! With the help of a couple of prompters and some fellow D&D players, I have completed my fic alphabet.
Xerophilous (Dungeons & Dragons (Dark Sun setting), 55 words. Original characters. Poetry (free verse.))
X-Perimental (X-Men, 200 words. Kitty Pryde/Emma Frost smut.)
Zhiyin (Scum Villain, 513 words. Shen Qingqiu's bad beta reader etiquette (but that's the way Shang Qinghua likes it.))
Xerophilous (Dungeons & Dragons (Dark Sun setting), 55 words. Original characters. Poetry (free verse.))
X-Perimental (X-Men, 200 words. Kitty Pryde/Emma Frost smut.)
Zhiyin (Scum Villain, 513 words. Shen Qingqiu's bad beta reader etiquette (but that's the way Shang Qinghua likes it.))
Didn't look closely enough
Friday, October 31st, 2025 03:30 pmconulypicked out a pair of glasses I just cannot stand. Sending them back, getting a better pair. I do have another spare pair if this one gives out entirely.
Today's Cooking
Sunday, November 2nd, 2025 08:58 pmysabetwordsmithToday I am making Tomato-Basil Bread from Hello! 365 Tomato Recipes: Best Tomato Cookbook Ever For Beginners, the yeast version from page 32. We're out of parmesan cheese, so I substituted Manchego which is dry enough to grate and has a similarly sharp taste. Already the dough is a very pretty salmon-pink, currently rising in a bowl set inside a bowl of warm water to help maintain temperature.
EDIT 11/2/25 -- Bread punched down and set for second rise.
EDIT 11/2/25 -- Bread in oven.
EDIT 11/2/25 -- It's done! :D This is better than the earlier quickbread I tried. When baked, it is a bright, true salmon color thanks to the tomato sauce. The outside is crusty, the inside is springy and chewy, with a mild tomato flavor and herbal hints. If I make it again, I want to try the Little Italy Pizza Seasoning instead of plain crushed red pepper. The loaf is small and round, yielding oval slices. That's too small for grilled cheese sandwiches but would probably work for Bulgarian breakfast bread.
EDIT 11/2/25 -- Bread punched down and set for second rise.
EDIT 11/2/25 -- Bread in oven.
EDIT 11/2/25 -- It's done! :D This is better than the earlier quickbread I tried. When baked, it is a bright, true salmon color thanks to the tomato sauce. The outside is crusty, the inside is springy and chewy, with a mild tomato flavor and herbal hints. If I make it again, I want to try the Little Italy Pizza Seasoning instead of plain crushed red pepper. The loaf is small and round, yielding oval slices. That's too small for grilled cheese sandwiches but would probably work for Bulgarian breakfast bread.
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Sunday, November 2nd, 2025 08:21 pmredbirdAfter several days in a row of being able to walk more than is now typical for me, and also doing PT, yesterday my ankle hurt enough that I stayed put as much as possible. I took a naproxen around lunchtime, which made no descernible difference.
I'm doing significantly better today, in terms of ankle and other joint pain. I didn't go for a walk, but did go outside to take out trash and spend a few minutes outdoors during daylight, and then started on what has turned out to be a lot of PT exercises. We're back on standard time as of this morning, meaning the sun set in Boston at 4:35 (we're near the eastern edge of this time zone).
I'm doing significantly better today, in terms of ankle and other joint pain. I didn't go for a walk, but did go outside to take out trash and spend a few minutes outdoors during daylight, and then started on what has turned out to be a lot of PT exercises. We're back on standard time as of this morning, meaning the sun set in Boston at 4:35 (we're near the eastern edge of this time zone).
Gaming
Sunday, November 2nd, 2025 07:25 pmysabetwordsmithNew study: Dungeons & Dragons provides real benefits to people with disabilities and the elderly
“Serious leisure” refers to an activity that demands skill, commitment, and personal fulfillment, Messina defined. With the intricate world-building, score-keeping, and character development required of D&D, she said, it’s a blueprint for serious leisure.
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“Players were comfortable being themselves by engaging in the game pursuit,” she added, “but at the same time were building personas in line with, or in contrast to, their normal personality. They described it as a way to take charge, or lead an effort in ways that their normal personality would allow for, but they wouldn’t be inclined to do.”
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“Serious leisure” refers to an activity that demands skill, commitment, and personal fulfillment, Messina defined. With the intricate world-building, score-keeping, and character development required of D&D, she said, it’s a blueprint for serious leisure.
[---8<---]
“Players were comfortable being themselves by engaging in the game pursuit,” she added, “but at the same time were building personas in line with, or in contrast to, their normal personality. They described it as a way to take charge, or lead an effort in ways that their normal personality would allow for, but they wouldn’t be inclined to do.”
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emotional support fiber
Sunday, November 2nd, 2025 06:56 pmyhlee
I slightly less half-assedly fixed the warp on the Clover Sakiori loom (Japanese).
I didn't bring a comb for the weft and was using a tapestry needle, but catten remains unlikely to mind imperfect weaving.
Also, further adventures in dyeing wool yarn. I'd like to test on dyeing combed top for cotton, ramie, and silk (mulberry/bombyx, eri, tussah, and maybe a small sample of my treasured stash of muga); and then try some on alpaca or mohair after I've processed some more.
Later in the season, in natural dyes, I might experiment with the traditional hoary old standby of onion skins; rose hips (several of my roses shrubs produce them); and find out if windfall figs from the no-longer-quite-so-baby fig tree do anything interested as dyes. Osage orange, common madder, true and false indigo, hibiscus, and elderberry grow in Louisiana so making a dye plant plot might be entertaining. That or I sacrifice e.g. a bunch of beets lol. For personal use, I don't care about consistency (I prefer chaos ball colors) and I'm not that fussed about reliable fastness. "Throw it in a pot and also an ~appropriate mordant" for personal experiment promises to be very entertaining.
Daily check-in
Sunday, November 2nd, 2025 07:54 pmmecurtin posting in fandom_checkinThis is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Sunday, November 2, to midnight on Monday, November 3 (8pm Eastern Time).
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.
Poll #33793 Daily check-in poll
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 18
How are you doing?
I am OK
11 (61.1%)
I am not OK, but don't need help right now
7 (38.9%)
I could use some help
0 (0.0%)
How many other humans live with you?
I am living single
6 (33.3%)
One other person
8 (44.4%)
More than one other person
4 (22.2%)
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.
[#280] HAIR-RAISING (TORCHWOOD)
Monday, November 3rd, 2025 11:15 amm_findlow posting in fandomweeklyTheme Prompt: #280 - Trick or treat
Title: Hair-raising
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: PG.
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1,000 words
Summary: Jack’s plans for the evening come to an unexpected end.
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Title: Hair-raising
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: PG.
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1,000 words
Summary: Jack’s plans for the evening come to an unexpected end.
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A Thought on the Moment - 2 Nov. 2025
Sunday, November 2nd, 2025 07:09 pmdewlineI'd prefer Trudeau, Carney, Davies, Angus, May and Freeland as a team on the current polycrisis. However, I'm not going to get that. Yet, if ever.
So I'll have to put up with some things and complain as needed.
So I'll have to put up with some things and complain as needed.
