Clouds drifting by

I know I'm not around much, but I hope you all have a happy New Year. Let's hope 2026 is a kind one to us all. 💗

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8ep202037ro

A venomous centipede turned up in this girl's flat oop north in the same county as me. Apparently it originates from the Mediterranean. Well, it can bugger off back there.

Check out the pic, check out the pic! It's like walking fake eyelashes! Send help ASAP.

Happy Easter to all those who celebrate it. I hope this Easter Sunday brings peace to you.

I know I'm not the only person concerned about the US, but this is insane. Is it true? Can Trump and Musk get away with this?

https://comptroller.nyc.gov/newsroom/statement-from-nyc-comptroller-lander-on-the-trump-administrations-illegal-reversal-of-fema-funding/

Statement from NYC Comptroller Lander on the Trump Administration’s Illegal Reversal of FEMA Funding
February 12, 2025

“This morning, my financial team shockingly uncovered that President Trump and his crony Elon Musk illegally executed a revocation of $80 million in congressionally-appropriated FEMA funding from New York City’s bank accounts late yesterday afternoon. This is money that the federal government previously disbursed for shelter and services and is now missing. This highway robbery of our funds directly out of our bank account is a betrayal of everyone who calls New York City home.”

“New York City cannot take this lying down. I call on the Mayor to immediately pursue legal action to ensure the tens of millions of dollars stolen by Trump and DOGE are rightfully returned. If instead Mayor Adams continues to be President Trump’s pawn, my Office will request to work in partnership with the New York City Law Department to pursue aggressive legal action.”

Cataracts are annoying. Cataracts and astigmatism are doubly annoying, and make it hard to read black writing on a white background.

I got around it by using Arial Black font for awhile but even that's a strain at times. I found you can set up Word documents to have a black background with chunky Arial Black font in white. It's so much easier to read! Okay, it means copy and paste ad infinitum, but aaah the relief!

Open a Word document, click on Design, and pick Page Color to change it. I always save a blank copy with my preferences (page colour and font) on my desktop for easy access.

So, if you know anyone who might find this handy, pass it on.

Title: Missing
Rating: All
Genre: Gen (background Tony/Pepper)
Characters: Peter, Tony, Pepper, Happy, Morgan, Dr. Strange, Wong.
Word Count: 4,212 words
Disclaimer: Not mine.

Summary: Missing: away, lost, removed, disappeared, lacking, and mislaid.
The idea of returning to Stark Industries hadn't occurred to Peter; he'd thought that door was shut forever.

On AO3.

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Title: Trouble Magnet
Rating: All
Genre: Gen
Characters: Peter, Tony, Happy, Dr. Cho
Word Count: 2,093 words
Disclaimer: Not mine.

Summary: An alternate ending for Homecoming where Peter doesn't quite escape injury-free. Fortunately, Happy finds him.

On AO3.

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Title: The Merchant of Death
Rating: Teens
Genre: Gen
Characters: Peter, Tony, Happy, Ned
Word Count: 1,696 words
TW: Off-screen child sex abuse
Disclaimer: Not mine.

Summary: Tony deals with Skip Westcott.

On AO3.

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Title: Fathers and Sons
Rating: Teens (one bad word)
Genre: Gen
Characters: Peter, Tony, Flash, Flash's father
Word Count: 839 words
Disclaimer: Not mine.

Summary: Flash is his usual typical self when Peter runs into him at a science exhibition. Unfortunately, Flash's father is just the same way.

On AO3.

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Title: It's A Good Weird
Rating: All
Genre: Gen (background Tony/Pepper)
Characters: Peter, Tony, Pepper, Rhodey, May, Happy, Morgan, Ned, MJ
Word Count: 3,916 words
Disclaimer: Not mine.

Summary: Tony Stark: Everybody wants a happy ending. Right? But it doesn't always roll that way.
Maybe this time, it did.
A Peter Parker-centric fix-it.

On AO3.

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My only online WIP and it's taking me forever:

Title: Friday's Child
Rating: All
Genre: Gen -ish. Very mild het (Tony/Pepper), bio-son AU
Characters: Peter, Tony, Pepper, Happy, May, Ben, Ned, MJ, everyone
Word Count: 41,806 words... so far.
Disclaimer: Not mine.

Summary: "Mr. Stark's son was kidnapped in 2007 when he was five, and, despite everyone's best efforts, no trace of him was found. Until today. When your fingerprints were put into the system, they came up as a match for Peter Stark's."

On AO3.

Title: Good Advice
Author: Dimity Blue
Rating: Teens
Genre: Gen (background het), humour, protective Peter
Characters: Peter, May, Happy, Ned, Tony
Word Count: 1,541 words
Disclaimer: Not mine.

Summary: Peter finds out his Aunt May is going on a date with Happy Hogan. He doesn't react well.

Warning: Very brief mention of possible exhibitionism.
There is no exhibitionism included.

On AO3.

BT sent me an email today. My broadband contract has ended, so I'm paying £53.19 a month.

They offered me a 2 year contract, a "special" deal...at £73.99 a month.

What a bargain. I don't think so. Do they think I can't read numbers? Grrr!

Title: I Remember You
Author: Dimity Blue
Rating: All
Genre: Mild het, epilogue, fix it
Characters: Peter, Tony, Pepper
Word Count: 1,193 words
Disclaimer: Not mine.

Summary: Some time after No Way Home, Tony spots a face that seems familiar somehow.

Notes: There are a number of great stories out there about Tony surviving Endgame and then going on to be reunited with Peter after No Way Home. Well, this is my offering.
It's inspired by frostysunflowers' Fond absences, which is a lovely story, but unfinished so far.
And Natasha's still alive too, but she's off doing spy things with Clint.

On AO3.

I'm way behind on posting Daisy pictures, so here's a bunch of them.
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