For the #WIPsnips
A discussion between the Imperial Crown Princess Hanada and her head eunuch about her spying incognito in the camp of the candidates for the crown prince selection. Spenaz is a bit too protective and conservative with a low view of men, in a palace with mostly women and eunuchs...
13.03.2026 09:03
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Meanwhile on my facebook wall:
12.03.2026 17:44
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Consistent until the very end...
(not his death, just his role in the story, which is over after his scene. He was just a random unpleasant side-character anyway)
12.03.2026 13:05
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For the #WIPsnips
I suppose it's the best word to use in this scene, where Borlo climbs the Lonicera only to fall and have a meet-cute with the princess's pet (which could technically eat a human).
12.03.2026 08:34
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12.03.2026 08:24
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R.E.M. - The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite (Official HD Music Video)
YouTube video by remhq
Legend says he sings 'call me when you try to wake her up' in the chorus, but I've listened to the song countless times and I still don't hear that, and I have no clue what I hear....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgiC...
11.03.2026 20:33
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Funny thing about the 'number of the beast' 666: it's only repeating in Arabic Numerals. In Roman numerals it's completely and spectacularly non-repeating: DCLXVI
(as is the variant 616 that some old manuscripts have: DCXVI )
11.03.2026 18:09
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That siren sound in REM's 'leave' though...
11.03.2026 17:44
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11.03.2026 12:45
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For the #WIPsnips
An update from the princess herself near the end makes Dassan have this meta-question. Which isn't about me as the writer, but as 'the boy who read a whole temple library' it's just his kind of metaphor.
He may be too pessimistic too, but you don't know when you're one of the MCs..
10.03.2026 08:14
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Mixed Neocaridina shrimp with aquarium background, mostly transparent blue but with some red in the tail and head.
Mixed Neocaridina shrimp, I think with Β·blue jellyΒ· and Β·red sakuraΒ· parentage.
10.03.2026 07:38
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Is there anyone who ever listens to ads?
09.03.2026 21:11
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Sufjan Stevens once thought it a good idea to record a concept album for each of the 50 states of the US...
09.03.2026 21:01
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For the #RandomReevesWords
A literal trap like a bear trap is used to sabotage the trials, and Dassan chooses to help the boy who was insulting him seconds ago instead of running on.
What he gets is more insults...
09.03.2026 20:09
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(Miu is a leopard-cat, an animal with a size in between a lynx and a cheetah, and possibly a better protector of the princess than Spenaz with a sword could be, even though he does his best...)
09.03.2026 17:27
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For the monday #snippetshare
The Imperial Crown Princess Hanada is known to have a face like a mask and never show her feelings. The Hanada Borlo accidentally meets doesn't have the energy to play it like that at that hour of night, and has some pretty dark humour...
This is her being friendly...
09.03.2026 17:23
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For the #WIPsnips
Someone who screwed up imperially...
And even if he has won the whole crown prince selection procedure, the last word is still hers.
So this is exit story for him...
09.03.2026 09:59
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A planet with no REM is where it went wrong.
08.03.2026 21:18
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Reminder: expecting submission in a relationship between adults is always a red flag.
08.03.2026 16:36
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If you don't know the 'Miles Davis from jazz' scam meme:
08.03.2026 10:28
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(International men's day is on 17 November btw for those who are unaware, I usually post a similar post on that day....)
08.03.2026 10:09
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Happy international women's day to all international women reading this today!
08.03.2026 10:07
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This one is almost funnier than the 'Miles Davis from jazz' one that I've seen somewhere.
Also, I would have wanted to read that letter of Paul to the Americans. Might be interesting...
08.03.2026 10:06
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For the #WIPsnips
No beams it seems, so I'll go with radiate for the story of Dassan.
Whatever his background and his reputation oversees, in the story he'll be a rather chill dude who can adapt to the matriarchal empire of Yanipol, unlike the Ankan highborn members of parliament here.
08.03.2026 10:04
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It's a main theme in the story, and there is a great distance between the official image of a member of the Yanipolite imperial family and the actual person behind it, if there even is one left...
(In the case of Hanada there might be conflict between both too.)
07.03.2026 22:11
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For the #snippetshare.
Awkward for both sides, and after everything the sheltered crown princess has heard about men Dassan's freeze reaction is probably the last thing she ever expected.
Without Borlo there probably wouldn't even have been a conversation...
07.03.2026 21:51
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07.03.2026 18:27
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For the #WIPsnips.
The building where the emperor lives (actually he's just the emperor-consort/first husband of the empress) is massive and enormous, but Dassan finds the harem quarters creepy, also because none of them is supposed to be there... This place could be his future though...
07.03.2026 10:09
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The two most unplayable songs (on guitar and vocals) from REM's 'automatic for the people' are 'ignoreland' and 'the sidewinter sleeps tonight', or is that just me?
07.03.2026 08:58
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The storm didn't kill me, the government changed
Hear the answer and call, hear this song, rearranged
REM
06.03.2026 19:41
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