huberthubert ([personal profile] huberthubert) wrote in [community profile] little_details2025-09-28 12:08 am

What would the smell of a subtropical monsoon climate zone be like?

Hello everyone!

I am writing a oneshot essentially set in the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. My character is so surprised and overwhelmed by what he is seeing that I am introducing his senses one by one, but I couldnt quite imagine what it would smell like being in his position.

I know its quite humid, so thats probably the bulk of the experience, but are there any other, more subtle undertones I could include to make the scene feel more alive?
Even if you havent been to the exact location, any experience in a subtropical, humid climate would already be quite helpful.

Thank you!
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yuletidemods ([personal profile] yuletidemods) wrote in [community profile] yuletide_admin2025-09-27 07:05 am
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Yuletide 2025 Nominations Closed

Thank you for your nominations! Nominations are now closed. We have 6078 fandom nominations to sort through: that means that at least 1216 people nominated, but probably more. This is lower than our highest ever number of nominations received previously - 6257 - but higher than last year's 5950 nominations.

So, what happens next?
First there's a pause. We review the information we have already and get our ducks in a row. Then, when we begin to approve your nominations, it won't be in any obvious order. The approvals interface shows us fandoms at random, rather than according to who nominated them or when the nomination was submitted.

Help us get through approvals faster - please keep an eye on this community for questions about nominations we find confusing. In turn, if you are confused by how we've approved your nomination, you can ask us about it. If you submitted evidence close to the end of nominations, we may also have follow-up comments for you; however, we won't be accepting any evidence for new canons now that nominations are closed.

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yuletidemods ([personal profile] yuletidemods) wrote in [community profile] yuletide_admin2025-09-26 07:48 pm
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Nominations Closing Soon

We need your fandom & character nominations by 1pm UTC 27 September. That’s 12 hours away!

See countdown!

If your fandom requires evidence, please also submit it by that time.

Please check previous posts in this community for guidance on what can be nominated.




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beluosus ([personal profile] beluosus) wrote2025-09-25 09:27 am

e pugillaribus II

prid. Id. Mai.

In via pratereuntes multifarios specto, homines omnium gentium, omnis aetatis et habitus, divites pauperosque &c &c. Bona sit exercitatio scriptori, eos describere, mores et species et modum verbis pingere. Locos vere tales in fabellis saeculi XIX legi, saturas quidem aut descriptiones temporis plusve minusve fideles -- personas minores vel exiles tractant ut speculum fabellae totius in minimis. Hanc stropham ignoro, sive elicere nequeo. Verbis idoneis careo, ut mihi videtur, aut oculus perspicaciter non intuitur. Annon ? Fortasse homines plerumque oculos meos non attrahunt. Habitus eorum et modum depingere nequeo quippe non curo. Rationem non habeo nisi descriptionem ipsam -- quae non satis stilum stimulat. Quisnam attentionem animi vere capiat ? Feminas scilicet pulchras. Attamen enumeratio venustatum muliebrium evitanda'st, non minime quod dedecus. Iudicia enim in hac re iudicia scriptoris adliciunt, umquam nec blanda ! De ridiculis ferme vel de informibus vel de inelegantibus aeque non scribendum est. Forsitan anima hominis stilo decet. Hanc autem non specto, neque ex facie possum fingere. Nullius superficies cor totum exprimat, etsi aliter videtur. Ita intus spectem.
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magid ([personal profile] magid) wrote2025-09-24 08:46 pm
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Farm share, week 16

Pickup was in the rain, so the veggies are drying out before I put them away. Also, the timing meant that I picked up during the waning hours of RH, which is definitely less than ideal. Ah, well.

  • 2 pounds of carrots (I eyeballed it, not using scales on yomtov)
  • 2 heads of cauliflower
  • 4 onions
  • 4 heads of garlic
  • 2 heads of Napa cabbage
  • 6 scallions
  • 8 green peppers (I chose long thin ones over bell-shaped ones)
  • 16 smallish tomatoes (I managed to get some yellow ones, not just all red)
  • 2 huge heads of red-leaf lettuce
  • 1.5 pounds of spinach (there was a bag already filled; I don’t know if it was the full amount or half, but again, not with the scales, so this is fine, whichever it is)
  • 2 big bunches of French breakfast radishes with their greens
  • take what you want herbs and hot peppers (amusingly on the whiteboard as “hot peps”; there was a kind I hadn’t seen before, that the site coordinator (Martin) didn’t know either, sort of a longer, smoother habanero; in any case, I didn’t need more, especially not in the rain, so I chose none)

First thoughts: sauteed radish greens with spinach and garlic. Fridge-pickled radishes. Roasted cauliflower. Stir fried Napa with onions, carrots, and tofu, plus seasonings like ginger, soy sauce/miso paste, scallions. Scallion pancakes. Big green salads with lettuce and tomatoes (or open-faced sandwiches) to use the lettuce. Roasted peppers.
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yuletidemods ([personal profile] yuletidemods) wrote in [community profile] yuletide_admin2025-09-24 06:54 pm
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Nominations extended 16 hours due to AO3 maintenance

Thanks for all your nominations so far! 4,429 fandom choices have been submitted so far (note that if two people nominate the same fandom, that counts twice towards that total). You can nominate at the tag set here.

AO3 has announced maintenance downtime from Sep 26, 07:30 5:30 UTC to (approximately) Sep 27, 03:30 UTC, which cuts a large chunk off the end of our planned nominations period. Because of this, we’ll extend nominations for an extra 16 hours, and instead close nominations on Saturday September 27 at 1pm UTC (What time is that for me?). However, we urge you to get your nominations in before the downtime begins, just in case AO3 doesn’t come back up in time for you to submit before we close nominations.

If your fandom requires evidence, please also submit it here on the Evidence Post by that time. We can't give a decision on all fandoms by close of nominations, but the sooner you make your case, the better your chances of a swift answer.

ETA: we have just been informed that the maintenance downtime has been rescheduled for two hours earlier, or 5:30 UTC. We won't alter the nominations schedule further, but we've updated the link above for maintenance time in your time zone to assist you.
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beluosus ([personal profile] beluosus) wrote2025-09-22 08:40 am

e pugillaribus

a.d. IV Kal. Iul.

Oxoniam hodie imus. Consilium vagum cum amicis fecimus, tam flexibile ut nesciam vere quid agamus. Ferrovia peius quam Eurostar quatitut. Vereor ne scriptura commode legi non poterit, aut sigilla obscuriora fiant. Nil refert, quippe sententiae vagantur neque thema recte tangunt. Mens turbata sic sese exprimit.

Lux nocens visum obscurit. E fenestra agri vicus colles sunt viriditatis flumen. Interdum lacus ater vel demortuae herbae aureae. Nunc insulae et officinae super arbores oriuntur, deinde locus ferroviae, aedificium concreti ingens, brutalismus sine anima. Mox ferrovia pergit.

. . .

In bibliotheca Bodleiana exhibitionem thesaurorum invisimus. Aestas in urbem aestuabat attamen sensus academicus mihi revenit ut oculi miseria caecati lentule videre meminissent. Sensus heu fugax, sed captandus. Agedum sceleste, ad calamum...

. . .

a.d. III Kal. Iul.

Hoc supra exscripto in librarias III pugillares novos petitum ivi ; non dico me novos non glutinaturum, sed et papyrum cum lineis requiro ut res gestas ludorum personarum exscribam. οἴμοι ! ὡς αἰσχραὶ αἱ δέλτοι ! Tandem tegumentum atrum sine imaginibus infelicibus inveni, et parvo pretio. Cum autem domum reveni, calor diei creverat. Scriptionis somnium seposui ; ardorem calor superat.
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beluosus ([personal profile] beluosus) wrote2025-09-21 03:48 pm

(no subject)

Inertiam plango et motum continuum. Immotus nil ago, ubique currens nil perficio, neque elaboro, et me taedet. Scio nullum bonum, nullum pulchrum sit facile, sed opera aliorum aliarumve intueor et despero. Quam faciliter sese exprimunt ! Quam concinniter ! Velim esse in circulo earum. Somnium inane ! Semper exsul errabo.

δεῖ μοι ἄλλον τόπον · καὶ γαλατιστὶ τὸ αὔτον γράφω. οἴμοι...

Nisi viam eligerim, immo et ardenter tenaciterque securut ero, numquam e luto proficiscar. Elige dum ! Hunc locum sescenties scripsi ; non iam novae sententiae ad idem exprimendum mihi manent...
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yuletidemods ([personal profile] yuletidemods) wrote in [community profile] yuletide_admin2025-09-20 11:40 pm
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Mid-Nominations Notes

Thanks for all your nominations so far! 2732 fandom choices have been submitted so far (note that if two people nominate the same fandom, that counts twice towards that total).

Nominations will close at 9pm UTC 26 September. If your fandom requires evidence, please also submit it by that time. We can't give a decision on all fandoms on the Evidence Post by close of nominations, but the sooner you make your case, the better your chances of a swift answer.

We've seen some very large fandoms among the nominations! Yuletide is an exchange for rare fandoms. We will reject all of the fandoms below, so if one of them is your nomination, please choose again:
  • Baldur's Gate (Video Games) - I & II will be approved, as per evidence, but this label will be rejected

  • Actor RPF

  • Andor (TV)

  • Baldur's Gate (Video Games)

  • Black Sails (TV)

  • 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)

  • Deltarune (Video Game)

  • Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (TV 2016)

  • Downton Abbey

  • Gravity Falls

  • Horizon (Video Games)

  • House M.D.

  • 전지적 독자 시점 - 싱숑 | Omniscient Reader - Sing-Shong

  • The Pitt (TV)

  • プロジェクトセカイ カラフルステージ!| Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! (Video Game)

  • 斉木楠雄のΨ難 | Saiki Kusuo no Sai-nan | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K

  • Star Trek: Enterprise

  • Undertale (Video Game)

  • Warframe


We also won't approve "All Media Types" or "& Related Fandoms". If you've nominated any of the following fandoms, please either pick a specific piece of media, or argue your case on the evidence post.
  • Ender's Game - All Media Types

  • History Boys - All Media Types

  • Midsomer Murders - All Media Types


We've seen nominations for relationships, original characters, or Reader characters. Please only use the Character field to nominate specific characters who appear in a canon. For exceptions, see the eligibility post.

We've also seen many well-formatted nominations and nominations we are excited about! Please keep them coming.

We are happy to answer questions about nominations.

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bettyw ([personal profile] bettyw) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2025-09-18 10:09 am

Missing trumpet slide on bike path

 Last night a friend got on the bike path by the Lowell St stairs/bridge carrying a trumpet, and one of the valve slides (U-shaped silver metal) fell off as he headed towards Davis. If you find it please let me know and I'll put you in touch with the owner.

Thanks! 

 
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magid ([personal profile] magid) wrote2025-09-17 04:58 pm
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Farm share, week 15

I think this is the heaviest share so far this year.
  • 4 pounds of purple-skinned potatoes
  • 4 pounds of sweet potatoes
  • 4 yellow onions (I chose the largest I could see)
  • 4 heads of garlic
  • 2 medium heads of green cabbage
  • 6 smallish Italian eggplants
  • 6 big green peppers
  • 4 large stalks of broccoli with their greens (large enough that I’d consider calling them heads)
  • 24 small red tomatoes
  • 1 pound of basil (half swapped for 2 more onions)
  • 1.5 pounds of mixed salad greens
  • take-what-you-want hot peppers and herbs (I chose Hungarian hot wax peppers, jalapenos, and some cayenne, leaving the habaneros for those who don’t have Scotch bonnets in their fridges, also a bit of tarragon, a bunch of parsley, and some red shiso)

First thoughts: stir-fried broccoli with tofu. Chicken baked with onion, cabbage, and apples (I’d thought of this originally with red cabbage, but I’ll use what I have), maybe also the tarragon. Roasted eggplants, peppers, and tomatoes. Colcannon. Baked sweet potatoes. Some kind of dessert-like dish incorporating sweet potatoes and apples?
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The Ginger Tiger Cat ([personal profile] gingicat) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2025-09-16 05:13 pm
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Aikido class recommendations?

My younger kiddo, a high school senior, is interested in studying aikido. Any recommendations? I may have more specific questions later.

Thanks!
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full_metal_ox ([personal profile] full_metal_ox) wrote in [community profile] little_details2025-09-15 06:08 pm

Resource: tree.fm, an audio library of global forest sounds.

The link will take you to a soundscape from a random forest against a scenic woodland wallpaper (chosen from Unsplash and not necessarily from the same forest), with the location and contributor identified in mouseprint at the bottom of the page.

https://www.tree.fm/
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yuletidemods ([personal profile] yuletidemods) wrote in [community profile] yuletide_admin2025-09-14 09:07 pm
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Yuletide 2025 Nominations Open

Why should I nominate?
To create the pool of fandoms available for this year’s Yuletide. More at AO3.

What can I nominate?
Up to 5 rare fandoms and 4 characters you want to request or offer. See what’s eligible here.

When can I nominate?
From now until 26 September, at 9pm UTC. Please check the date and time in your own timezone! Until then, you can also edit your nominations.

Where can I nominate?
Tag set.

Who can nominate?
People with AO3 accounts who intend to take part in Yuletide. You may use only one account for nominations. If you don’t have an AO3 account, add yourself immediately to the invite queue or email the mods.

How do I nominate?
First, check what's eligible. Then go to the tag set on AO3, and make sure you're logged in. Click "Nominate" at top right, enter your fandom and character choices, and click Submit at the bottom. Check the results on the page to make sure you entered them correctly. You don't have to submit all your choices at once - you can change your mind and add or edit your nominations until nominations close.

If you need to explain or argue for your fandom, please make a case for it on the Evidence Post as well as nominating on AO3.

Do I have to use fandom tags that exist on AO3?
Please do, unless:
  • There is no tag for your fandom (it's totally okay to nominate something with no fic!). Make one up, following this guide.

  • The tag that exists on the Archive describes a larger fandom with many parts and your fandom is one distinct part or subset. In this case, instead of using the tag that exists already, please use a tag that describes your specific subfandom.

  • The tag that exists on the Archive has the words 'All Media Types' or '& Related Fandoms' in it. Please don't use a label that includes those words without arguing for it on the Evidence Post
  • .

Please label fandoms according to the Archive's wrangling style. If you’re not sure how to label your fandom, please ask.

When will I see what was nominated?
Not for a while, sorry! You can share what you've nominated and coordinate with other participants at [community profile] yuletide. Moderators will approve tags starting approximately 28 September, and will release the tagset in early October. We will post questions about nominations between now and sign-ups, so please keep an eye on this community.

The Additional Tags at the bottom of the tag set are a new feature from 2023. Here is a post explaining how they work and some background (1, 2).

Disambiguation
When a character name could appear in more than one fandom, or is common, or short, please put information in brackets after the name to show where it belongs. For example:
-Bonnie Parker (Bonnie and Clyde 1967)
-Robin Hood (Prince of Thieves)
-Tulku (The Shadow 1994)
-Leonardo da Vinci (Da Vinci's Demons)

Disambiguation will also solve your problems if you receive the error message: “This character was rejected because it was nominated in another fandom.” If that happens, add more information to the name and resubmit.

Worldbuilding "character"
In most fandoms, you may nominate worldbulding as a character tag, in the format Worldbuilding (Your Fandom Name). However, mods will not accept "worldbuilding" nominations for RPF fandoms or where it is nominated without explanation for a purely mundane canon - there should be a clear fictional element to worldbuild around. See 2021's discussion post about worldbuilding; you may also find recent requests helpful to see how people have used this option.

Other character tips
If you submit a character that is new or rarely used on AO3, a suggestion from AO3 may appear in bold and in brackets next to your nomination after it has been submitted. This is okay, and does not mean that your nomination will be automatically changed. However, if you don't have any disambiguation information in brackets after the name, you may want to add it, because there may be another character with that name. Even if your character has two names, such as “Harrison Chase” or “Elizabeth Burke”, that name may appear in multiple unrelated fandoms.

RPF and Anthropomorphic fandoms must be nominated with characters. Other fandoms will be approved without characters if none are nominated.

Superhero and similar names may belong to more than one character. For example, Batman’s Robin could mean Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, or Stephanie Brown, among others. Please make sure it’s clear which one you mean - in cases where it’s ambiguous, please use their “wallet” name.

We don’t accept group nominations if the group contains named, distinct characters (for example, under Chalion Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold, we wouldn’t accept The Five Gods as a character). However, we will allow distinct groups that do not contain individual, named characters. If it may be difficult for us to determine whether this applies to your nomination, please comment in the Evidence post.

Check your nominations!
After submitting, check that your nominations have gone through: click away from the tag set, click back, and, if still logged into the same account, you should be able to see "My Nominations" at top right. Check the spelling and formatting! You can edit your nominations until the nominations period ends.

Enjoy!

PS: as pre-approved nominations can only be seen by mods, consider discussing your nominations with other participants on [community profile] yuletide or at the Discord. In particular, please see this year's RPF discussion post.


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