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I know that everyone who wanted to play Hades has probably already played Hades and moved on to Hades 2, because Hades came out back in 2020, but this is my journal and I just finished the main storyline yesterday, so.

( Hades, including some plot spoilers )

Up next in gaming: Not sure. I might play TR-49, which I just bought; I think that's a short one, and it looked like a fun puzzle game. I might also just play more Slay the Spire in preparation for StS2 next month. I know I said I wasn't gonna do Ascensions in StS, but I lied and started doing them. Of course, I'm at, like, 2. Out of 20. I will probably not get to 20.

I am also starting to feel well enough that I might consider playing a game on the Switch, which I haven't done since the migraines got bad, really, because holding a Switch is apparently a lot to ask of me, whereas games on the laptop means that the laptop sits right here next to me, and the 8bitdo controller also sits in my lap, so I don't have to lift anything. Yeah, I know. I've been really tired. At least right now I have enough energy to type this.

Current Mood: accomplished

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https://phys.org/news/2026-02-coastal-kelvin-marine-tropical-atlantic.html

Yesterday, an international team of researchers from various disciplines set off aboard the German research vessel METEOR for an expedition along the west coast of Africa, led by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel. The expedition focuses on two poorly understood phenomena: the Benguela upwelling system off the coasts of Angola and Namibia, which partly operates independently of the wind, and the recurring marine heat waves known as Benguela Niños, which have a significant impact on the local climate and cause flooding in Angola and Namibia.

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-coastal-kelvin-marine-tropical-atlantic.html

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https://phys.org/news/2026-02-million-km-undersea-internet-cables.html

Forecasting earthquakes presents a serious challenge on land, but in the oceans that cover around 70% of Earth's surface it is all but impossible. However, the vast network of undersea cables that crisscross the world's seas could soon change this. As well as transmitting data around the planet, they can also monitor the tectonic movements that cause earthquakes and tsunamis.

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-million-km-undersea-internet-cables.html

mistressofmuses

No particular reason, but picked an octopus for this week. This one is from the Tidal Treasures series by Aspenhearted.

This was a mixed week. Hanging out with Taylor at the beginning of the week was nice, and my recovery from surgery seems to be going really well. Buuuut, then I got sick, and that really sucks. I was very disappointed not to be able to go on the trip with Taylor and mom. Work has been stressful. I did get a little bit of writing done, but none of it was creative writing. I'm very frustrated at how little reading I've been able to do - the second half of the week was partially due to nyquil knocking me out in the evening, heh. Despite my disappointment in not getting to go on the hoped and planned for weekend trip, I was glad to be in town for Mark's memorial.

Goals for the week:

I did visit Taylor on Monday
I posted my February writing goals
I did not finish reading Hell Bent, though I read more of it
I did not work on my reading page
I did go on more walks
I did not work on my WIP outline
I did not clean up my table
I did go get fruit flies for the tiny frog
We started cat (and other pet) sitting for mom and Taylor
We went to Mark's memorial

Tracked habits:

Work - 5/7
Household Maintenance - 5/7
Physical Activity - 5/7
Wrote 500/1000+ Words - 0/7
Non-fiction Writing - 2/7 - one day of over 1000 words, one day of over 500 words, plus an additional day of under 500 words
Meta Work - 2/7
Personal Writing - 5/7
Other Creative Things - 0/7
Reading - 7/7 - I did read some of Hell Bent as well as some of my ebook; Taylor and I read some of Gideon the Ninth, and Alex and I read some of The Luminous Dead
Attention to Media - 7/7 - Sunday we watched the very end of the Superbowl; Monday we watched some Olympic downhill skiing and team figure skating; Tuesday watched news coverage; Wednesday watched more Olympic figure skating and some luge; Thursday I tried to watch figure skating but fell asleep very abruptly; Friday I don't remember; Saturday we went to Mark's memorial, and after listened to music for a bit at the club.
Video Games - 0/7
Social Interaction - 6/7

Total words written: 2047 on reviews

Current Mood: sick
Current Location: my apartment

einbeistrich

I found this poem in my notes and thought it would be fitting to post it here. Since I composed it in free verse, I decided to try translating it myself (translation is definitely not my strong suit). It turned out a little strange because I did a literal translation, but I think it's okay. I'm considering trying to write poems in English; so far, I've only done so in Portuguese and German. Anyway, here it goes:

Devaneio

Quero andar em campos de trigo

Entender o que é cair no abismo

Com um raio de Sol e um toque sutil

Penetrar no imperioso mistério

Dos que sentem, que amam e que sonham

Queria andar em campos de trigo

Tocar numa estrela, soprar confissões

E, na minha saudosa incandescência,

Rasgar cartas, beijos e promessas

Pois a despedida é a catapulta dos que desejam

Ah, se eu pudesse andar em campos de trigo!

Mas o salto é competência dos incautos e iludidos

Aos resignados não resta consolação –

Apenas a insuportável falta do que nunca será vivido

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Daydream

I want to walk through wheat fields

To understand what it means to fall into the abyss

With a ray of sunshine and a subtle touch

To penetrate the imperious mystery

Of those who feel, who love, and who dream

I would like to walk through wheat fields

To touch a star, to whisper confessions

And, in my longing incandescence,

To tear up letters, kisses, and promises

For farewell is the catapult of those who desire

Ah, if only I could walk through wheat fields!

But the leap is the domain of the unwary and the deluded

For the resigned, no consolation remains –

Only the unbearable absence of what will never be lived

Current Location: Heidelberg, Germany

einbeistrich

Hoje senti a necessidade de escrever em português - minha primeira língua, minha língua materna. É cansativo se expressar em outros idiomas. Nessas horas, é como se eu tivesse que pegar emprestado vozes que não são minhas; às vezes elas se parecem com a minha voz verdadeira, às vezes não. Quanto mais me distancio da minha voz original, menos me reconheço. Fico pensando se as pessoas daqui saberão quem eu realmente sou um dia.

O inglês é um idioma que não me encanta nem me fascina, porém é mais confortável que o alemão - não só porque tenho mais fluência, mas também porque se trata de uma espécie de língua franca. Falar inglês "errado" não tem um peso tão grande quanto falar alemão "errado", uma vez que praticamente todo mundo já está acostumado com os seus diferentes sotaques e variedades, incluindo as de origem internacional. Acho que é o único caso em que as pessoas conseguiram internalizar que línguas não têm proprietários e que elas inevitavelmente variam. O alemão, por outro lado, é diferente: preciso me provar a todo momento quando me comunico nele. Um certificado de proficiência de nível C1 vale mais que ouro: é o meu futuro inteiro.

Outro dia, um nativo me falou que meu alemão é altmodisch - ou seja, antiquado. O motivo: usei um verbo que ele não usaria normalmente. O engraçado é que já vi e ouvi esse verbo milhares de vezes, inclusive em contextos parecidos com o da nossa conversa... Talvez ele seja quem deveria rever o próprio vocabulário. Contudo, como nativo, sua autoridade sempre será vista como maior que a minha. Eu diria, aliás, que as pessoas não me conferem autoridade alguma, por mais que eu já tenha dedicado quatro anos da minha vida à Germanística. O azar é meu de ter nascido no lugar "errado", falando a língua "errada".

Estou arrasada por ter que deixar a Alemanha em menos de um mês, porém confesso que sinto falta de estar em um lugar no qual as pessoas compreendam a minha língua e o meu jeito. A carga emocional de tentar se integrar em um grupo que não me aceita - e talvez nunca aceite - é, por vezes, insuportável. Meu brilho se apaga toda vez que reforçam, mesmo que implicitamente, que não sou como eles e não falo como eles. Não importa quantas vozes eu experimente, quantos exercícios de gramática eu faça ou quais certificados eu conquiste: serei sempre "o outro". É sempre eu vs. eles, nunca nós, por mais que eu me esforce para que seja diferente.

Às vezes, passa pela minha cabeça o pensamento de que o problema sou eu, de que sou eu quem não se esforça o suficiente e é incapaz. No fundo, sei que isso não é verdade - é apenas a minha insegurança falando alto. Tudo o que já conversei com K., meu (único) amigo alemão, comprova que isso não passa de uma crença infundada. Ele mesmo concordou que os alemães não reconhecem que a integração exige esforço de ambos os lados. Muito se fala sobre o dever de o imigrante se integrar; pouco se fala do papel dos locais nesse processo. Essa é uma batalha que eu já perdi antes mesmo de começar.

Na última sessão de terapia, minha psicóloga apontou que minhas experiências linguísticas e culturais na Alemanha ativam meu gatilho de rejeição e reforçam a minha baixa autoestima. Ela tem razão - mas o que devo fazer com essa informação?

Estou chorando agora. Que inferno que é ser uma pessoa sensível em um mundo tão hostil e intransigente.

Current Mood: insecure
Current Location: Heidelberg, Germany
Current Music: Loneliness - Flobot

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Yesterday I shared photos from the House Yard and South Lot plus Savanna and Prairie Garden. Today I did a bit of yardwork that revealed fun new things. :D

( Walk with me ... )

Current Mood: accomplished

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Posted by Megan Loe

https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/02/17/noem-lewandowski-affair/

Both Noem and Lewandowski have long denied claims that they are in a romantic relationship.

https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/02/17/noem-lewandowski-affair/

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Current Mood: impressed

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https://phys.org/news/2026-02-ai-day-mediterranean-sea-seconds.html

SeaCast is an innovative high-resolution forecasting system for the Mediterranean that harnesses AI to deliver faster and more energy-efficient predictions than traditional models. Unlike existing global AI models, which operate at lower resolutions and primarily rely on ocean data, SeaCast integrates both ocean and atmospheric variables, capturing complex regional dynamics. A paper describing the system is published in the journal Scientific Reports.

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-ai-day-mediterranean-sea-seconds.html

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Human noise is stressing birds worldwide - but we can help

Birds don’t just “put up with” our noise. A new analysis suggests that traffic, construction, and other human-made sounds are changing how birds behave, how stressed they get, and even how well they reproduce.

Some of these shifts look small on their own, but together they paint a picture of animals constantly adjusting to a louder world.

Anthropogenic noise is bad for many kinds of wildlife. It is also terrible for humans. There are things you can do about it.

( Read more... )

Current Mood: busy

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https://phys.org/news/2026-02-climate-widened-valencia-extreme-footprint.html

Human-driven climate change intensified rainfall that triggered Spain's deadliest natural disaster in a generation when flash floods hit the Valencia region in 2024, a new study showed on Tuesday.

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-climate-widened-valencia-extreme-footprint.html

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Posted by Taija PerryCook

https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/02/17/epstein-files-other-countries/

Supposed unredacted files showing Trump with young girls show clear signs of AI generation.

https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/02/17/epstein-files-other-countries/

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Posted by Elintiriel

https://www.transformativeworks.org/thanks-for-participating-in-ifd2026/

https://www.transformativeworks.org/?p=279765

For International Fanworks Day (IFD) 2026, we once again came together from all corners of the fandom cosmos, and celebrated an Alternate Universe-themed IFD! First, we ran our annual Feedback Fest, where we asked you all to recommend to each other fanworks around your favorite AUs. Fanlore hosted their annual IFD editing event from February 14-20, and we signal boosted several community events along with our own. Some of these are still on-going, so make sure to check out the post!

We also hosted chatrooms and games on our once-a-year IFD Discord server for 30 hours. Thanks to everyone who came by! You can check out the fruits of our collective labor–several fandom-themed poems, song lyrics, and stories–by visiting our collected IFD works on AO3.

We’d like to thank everyone who participated in our IFD activities and events, and give a huge shoutout to our OTW volunteers who modded chats and games! We hope to see you all again for IFD 2027!

https://www.transformativeworks.org/thanks-for-participating-in-ifd2026/

https://www.transformativeworks.org/?p=279765

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Tuesday 2/17/26

A large flock of assorted blackbirds were around early this morning - Common Grackles, Cowbirds and Red winged Blackbirds made a big racket. A little while later a group of 7 Wild Turkeys battled the Blue Jays for peanuts.

There was a Northern Cardinal couple around too.

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Today is cloudy and dim, chilly and damp.

I fed the birds. I've seen a flock of sparrows and a female cardinal.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 2/17/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 2/17/26 -- I raked the leaves off the rain garden. Underneath I found not just a lot more shoots, but the first tiny lavender buds of crocus! :D

EDIT 2/17/26 -- I trimmed off the dead stems from the 'Autumn Joy' sedum in the maple garden and purple-and-white garden, plus peonies in the purple-and-white garden. I still need to trim the sedum in the septic garden.

EDIT 2/17/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

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sineala - Hades
phys_earthsci_feed - Expedition to investigate coastal Kelvin waves and marine heat waves in the tropical Atlantic
princessofgeeks - fyi
phys_earthsci_feed - How 1.5 million km of undersea internet cables can double up as an earthquake and tsunami warning sy
mistressofmuses - Habit Tracking: Week 07 (February 08 - February 14)
einbeistrich - Devaneio
einbeistrich - Fadiga da aculturação
james - Work
ysabetwordsmith in common_nature - Photos: Flowerbeds
snopes_feed - Noem, Lewandowski affair rumor resurfaced after WSJ report: What to know
yourlibrarian in notfic - March Meta Matters Challenge 2026 Returning!
princessofgeeks - Heated Rivalry rec
shipperslist - Koti kadulla by Tii Juden & Laura Juntunen
phys_earthsci_feed - AI model delivers detailed 15-day Mediterranean Sea predictions in seconds
ysabetwordsmith in birdfeeding - Wildlife
phys_earthsci_feed - Climate change widened Valencia's 2024 extreme rain footprint by 55%, study finds
snopes_feed - Breaking down claim DOJ released unredacted Epstein files to other countries
otw_news_feed - Thanks For Participating in #IFD2026!
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