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Valentine's Day

Got up this morning at 9:00 and had breakfast and coffee, showered and dressed, and went to my Al-anon meeting. Got lucky with the bus, there was a 28 that got there almost immediately after I got to the stop, so that was nice, but it's not as cold as it's been, so it wouldn't have been bad waiting anyway.

The meeting was very good. I went to the diner afterward, getting a ride with S as usual. Since it was Valentine's Day I treated myself to a toasted bagel with lox and cream cheese, which was yummy.

Then I took the bus home and went to the Starsky and Hutch chat. Or tried to. The computer was acting horribly with the Zoom, I had to restart the computer once, and got kicked out of the Zoom several times. Very very frustrating. Especially since we were watching vids, and I missed a bunch of them.

After that debacle, I am pleased to say that Teaming the FWiB went fairly well, though there were a few times he had to repeat things because the computer glitched. We talked for an hour and a half.

I called the Kid after that but she didn't pick up. I didn't expect her to really, I'm sure she's busy with her boyfriend. I left a text asking her to call so I can wish her Happy Valentine's Day. I hope she does.

Then I had dinner, and then went to the bedroom and called

mashfanficchick to wish zer a Happy Valentine's Day and ask if there was anything going to tomorrow. Probably not but we'll see.

Last night after I poste here, I posted my Valentine's story on fanfiction.net, AO3, and the Starsky and Hutch archive. It's already getting good responses.

For those interested, it's here on ffnet: First Valentine's Day

and here of AO3: First Valentine's Day

Some sad news, I have become aware that someone on my Dreamwidth flist died on Feb 2nd.

spikedluv. I enjoyed reading her posts and will miss her. Her obituary is in the comments to her last entry; it doesn't say what the cause of death was.

Anyway, aside from that, all is well here. Christie the Turtle is eating a little better than she was, so I feel better about that.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. My meetings and the people there.

3. The Starsky and Hutch fandom.

4. My story is doing well.

5. Christie is eating better.

6. Warmer weather.

[dreamwidth/dreamwidth] 67faa9: Restore files needed by 18.04 legacy build

Branch: refs/heads/main Home: https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth Commit: 67faa9f7b35a5077d33afe73e6be9ae214ae5aef https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth/commit/67faa9f7b35a5077d33afe73e6be9ae214ae5aef Author: Mark Smith mark@dreamwidth.org Date: 2026-02-14 (Sat, 14 Feb 2026)

Changed paths: M doc/dependencies-system A ext/dw-nonfree/config.rb

Log Message:

Restore files needed by 18.04 legacy build

The Dart Sass migration (8f82b8be8) deleted config.rb, ext/dw-nonfree/config.rb, and default-jre from dependencies-system. The 18.04 base image still needs all three: Compass requires config.rb to locate SCSS files, and YUI Compressor requires Java.

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[dreamwidth/dreamwidth] 5a905e: Restore config.rb for Compass on Ubuntu 18.04 base...

Branch: refs/heads/main Home: https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth Commit: 5a905e492fc7522c94f76b76bcab4bd4e32bd871 https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth/commit/5a905e492fc7522c94f76b76bcab4bd4e32bd871 Author: Mark Smith mark@dreamwidth.org Date: 2026-02-14 (Sat, 14 Feb 2026)

Changed paths: A config.rb

Log Message:

Restore config.rb for Compass on Ubuntu 18.04 base image

The Dart Sass migration (8f82b8be8) deleted config.rb, but the 18.04 base image still uses Compass which needs it to locate SCSS files.

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[dreamwidth/dreamwidth] df9260: Restore anonymous transfer checkbox on point trans...

Branch: refs/heads/main Home: https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth Commit: df92608212e6c4f2753fcc4e8f45af91b4c81de2 https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth/commit/df92608212e6c4f2753fcc4e8f45af91b4c81de2 Author: Mark Smith mark@dreamwidth.org Date: 2026-02-14 (Sat, 14 Feb 2026)

Changed paths: M .devcontainer/config/etc/dw-etc/config-local.pl M views/shop/transferpoints.tt

Log Message:

Restore anonymous transfer checkbox on point transfer form (#3519)

Restore anonymous transfer checkbox on point transfer form

PR #3214 converted the form from tables to Foundation grid but accidentally dropped the "Transfer points anonymously" checkbox. The backend controller and ML strings still handle it; only the form HTML was missing.

Also widen the form container from large-5 to large-6 so the checkbox label doesn't wrap at common viewport widths.

Fixes #3486

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Enable shop point transfers in devcontainer config

Add %LJ::SHOP with points enabled so the transfer points form actually works in the dev environment. Without this, item creation fails with "Could not add item to cart" because DW::Shop::Item requires the shop type to exist in %LJ::SHOP.

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[dreamwidth/dreamwidth] 58469f: Fix build-static dispatcher to use OS version for ...

Branch: refs/heads/main Home: https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth Commit: 58469ff26f515b7e15013cabac257c70f833689c https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth/commit/58469ff26f515b7e15013cabac257c70f833689c Author: Mark Smith mark@dreamwidth.org Date: 2026-02-14 (Sat, 14 Feb 2026)

Changed paths: M bin/build-static.sh

Log Message:

Fix build-static dispatcher to use OS version for tool selection

The dispatcher checked for sass on PATH to decide between legacy (Compass) and modern (Dart Sass) builds, but Ubuntu 18.04's ruby-compass package also installs a sass binary. This caused the base image build to route to build-static-modern.sh which passes --no-source-map, a Dart Sass flag that Ruby Sass doesn't understand.

Check /etc/lsb-release instead: 18.04 gets legacy, everything else gets modern.

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[dreamwidth/dreamwidth] e119cc: Bifurcate build-static.sh into dispatcher + two im...

Branch: refs/heads/main Home: https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth Commit: e119cc022c1b7d502ba7dd6b9ed22b486f6fbef7 https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth/commit/e119cc022c1b7d502ba7dd6b9ed22b486f6fbef7 Author: Mark Smith mark@dreamwidth.org Date: 2026-02-14 (Sat, 14 Feb 2026)

Changed paths: A bin/build-static-legacy.sh A bin/build-static-modern.sh M bin/build-static.sh M etc/docker/base/Dockerfile R etc/docker/base/build-static-legacy.sh

Log Message:

Bifurcate build-static.sh into dispatcher + two implementations

The base (Ubuntu 18.04) Dockerfile was copying build-static-legacy.sh over bin/build-static.sh at build time, which dirtied the git working tree. When child images (worker, web) later ran git pull, git refused because the local file had been overwritten.

Instead of this copy-overwrite pattern, build-static.sh is now a thin dispatcher that detects which tools are available (sass → modern, compass → legacy) and execs the appropriate implementation. The legacy script moves from etc/docker/base/ into bin/ alongside the modern one, and the Dockerfile no longer needs to copy or overwrite anything.

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[dreamwidth/dreamwidth] c4acc4: Make build-static scripts fail on sass/compass errors

Branch: refs/heads/main Home: https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth Commit: c4acc49df9402cba4454cb841bd2bf9ab578204a https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth/commit/c4acc49df9402cba4454cb841bd2bf9ab578204a Author: Mark Smith mark@dreamwidth.org Date: 2026-02-14 (Sat, 14 Feb 2026)

Changed paths: M bin/build-static.sh M etc/docker/base/build-static-legacy.sh

Log Message:

Make build-static scripts fail on sass/compass errors

Previously, missing or failing sass/compass would print a warning but exit 0, allowing Docker builds to succeed with no CSS output. Now both scripts exit 1 when the compiler is missing or compilation fails.

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Heated Rivalry rec

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tv: the pitt

the pitt cast (S2E1) | 15 each

13 characters, 15 icons each, 195 total on the page.
Main cast and newcomers from the first episode so everyone has a little something!
Took a bit but I can finally post them for any RP / personal journal essentials.
(Jack Abbot will be getting his own post, sorry!)

here! @

sweeticedtea

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books,
stationery

today the post brought Many Things

One (1) duplicate letter from the DWP, which I had actually requested, because the council is apparently incapable of giving me the concessionary rate on the basis of disability without me providing one letter per year from the DWP telling them I'm still disabled, despite the fact that for anything that is not the allotment rent they can work this out from all the other information available to them without needing me to have Special Executive function;

three (3) rolls of washi tape from Sweden, one of which I have been Tempted By for probably actual years at this point and the other two of which are relevant for this year's notebook set-up and I was sad and wanted a treat;

and one (1) book, Citrus: A History, because it was £4.56, on a topic I have previously been interested in, and Interest Has Been Expressed in me yelling about it. (When will I get to it? Unclear, because once I've finished reading The Rose Field I should probably do some more pain reading, but. Eventually.)

(And why have I been sad? I genuinely do not know; my brain has just been having a Sustained Patch of Uncooperative. I would like it to stop. In addition to post, today's efforts in that direction have included a batch of pineapple upside-down banana bread, this time with some of the flour replaced with almond meal.)

[ SECRET SUBMISSIONS POST #998 ]

[ SECRET SUBMISSIONS POST #998 ]

The first secret from this batch will be posted on February 21st.

RULES:
1. One secret link per comment.
2. 750x750 px or smaller.
3. Link directly to the image.

More details on how to send a secret in!

Optional: If you would like your secret's fandom to be noted in the main post along with the secret itself, please put it in the comment along with your secret. If your secret makes the fandom obvious, there's no need to do this. If your fandom is obscure, you should probably tell me what it is.

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Steam’s Valentine’s Day Game Fest!

Posted by Amanda

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2026/02/steams-valentines-day-game-fest/

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/?p=166530

Now through February 20th, Steam is showcasing games “about romance, heartbreak, or even a desire to remain single.” They also mention it’s their first Valentine’s Day themed game festival, and I hope it’s successful because I’d love to see it replicated in the future.

Some of these games may be available on other platforms, but I did not check to see if the sale prices were valid elsewhere.

Here are games on sale that I own and would recommend (in no particular order):

Lakeburg Legacies (65% off – $8.04): A matchmaking and management sim where you partner up your townspeople. I would say this one can be tough at times.

A Date with Death (FREE, but has paid DLCs that are $7 and under): A dating simulator that focuses on text chats and video calls with the grim reaper.

Roots of Pacha (40% off – $14.99): Think Stardew Valley, but set in the stone-age and with even more of a community focus.

Date Everything (50% off – $17.49): A whacky, fully voice acted dating sim where you can date household objects. Love this one!

Doomsday Paradise (35% off – $9.74): An apocalyptic dating sim mixed with a card battler. I’ve heard the multiplayer is fun in this one.

Regency Solitaire (75% off – $2.99): You play solitaire hands to advance through a Regency romance storyline.

Regency Solitaire II (57% off – $6.44): The sequel! You’re preparing an estate for the party of the season.

Here are games that I own and are featured, but aren’t on sale:

Wylde Flowers ($24.99): A witchy farming sim. Does lack character customization, if that’s important to you!

Whimel Academy ($14.99): A time management dating sim set at a magical school.

If new games aren’t in your budget right now, there are also a gazillion demos you can try. Here are the ones I downloaded, organized by type according to Steam tags:

Dating Sim/Otome/Visual Novels

Heartspell

High Times

Imperial Grace

Love Cult

Moondusk Masquerade

My Wife is a Spy?!

Night Dessert

Plastic Trick

Saintess of the Golden Bow

Somnium Eleven

Spell Candle

The Willowmist Emporium of Antiques & Curiosities

Mystery

Death and Faeology

Save the Villainess

Strategy/Deckbuilding
Cupiclaw

Are there any games featured that you’d also recommend? What demos caught your eye?

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2026/02/steams-valentines-day-game-fest/

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/?p=166530

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get a postcard to my year 11 self in her year 11 hell

Today was a very exciting landmark: I went to the TIP. Miss H agreed to take me, because she is a wonderful person. We are now I think fourteen months into our bin strike, and while various people have very kindly taken my recycling for me during that period, my usual volunteer has been busy lately and I've accumulated rather a lot (mostly cardboard - the packaging for the new IKEA bookcase was particularly bulky) since mid-November. I also keep a box of "things to take to the tip" that aren't the standard recycling - electrical cables, lightbulbs, hard plastic, etc, which are a bit unfair to dump on other people, so that was a year or more of accumulation. My spare room is so nice now!!

One of my university friends used to celebrate "Bins Clear Eve", which was the day before the first rubbish collection after New Year, and it feels rather like that.

Otherwise there seems to be rather a lot of terrible things happening to my acquaintances; in the last week, deaths include one friend's brother, a second friend's stepmother, and the very unexpected death of an distant internet acquaintance. Also a swimming friend has had a bad prognosis for a while but now sounds to be likely in his last few weeks. I would like it if someone I know had a sudden and unexpected nice thing happen next week, please.

I keep trying to play computer games and then getting bored and wandering off. On the other hand, I have read a lot of books (most of them very frivolous). Partly it may be because it's so much nicer in bed than anywhere else, what with the cold spells so far this year. I did manage twenty minutes of Dave the Diver today;

isis, I don't know if you ever did play it after you recced it to me, but so far it's both quite fun and making me feeling very concerned that he's being exploited by his "friend" Cobra *g* (the set-up is that he's on holiday when his friend calls him up with promises of fancy sushi that turn out to be an "opportunity" for him to spend his days diving for fish to turn into sushi and nights serving the sushi to customers... his "profits" go into repairing the bar, which appears to be co-owned by Cobra and the sushi chef). However, I am only one day in, so it could all change.

This has been a fantastically expensive month so far. Aside from purely frivolous expenditures (my 99p ebook habit does add up!! but not all that quickly) I renewed my passport on Thursday (they already sent me two emails to tell me to send the old one in! cool your beans, people, it was less than 24 hours! I posted it on Friday anyway!) and then bought a bunch of clothes today - hopefully replacements for things which are getting rather tatty. I wanted to get a hoodie from the Florence gig but I couldn't try it on and I wasn't sure it would fit, and £85 was too much to gamble on! So now I have ordered a less cool one from M&S but on the other hand it wasn't nearly as expensive. And if it's too small, I can return it.

Oh, but what is nice: I've been given the keys to my new garage! I should go and check I can actually open it (after first looking up the deeds to check which one it is, now I can't identify it by the combination of hardware around the lock...) before I get swept up in next week's choir-all-the-time and next weekend's exciting visit from

shreena and

quizcustodet. Today would have been a good time to do it, since it's actually not raining for once, but, well.

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[dreamwidth/dreamwidth] 365944: Handle multiple dc:creator elements in feed entrie...

Branch: refs/heads/main Home: https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth Commit: 36594420328f8b1d0572a4aa5086855bd1950fcf https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth/commit/36594420328f8b1d0572a4aa5086855bd1950fcf Author: Mark Smith mark@dreamwidth.org Date: 2026-02-14 (Sat, 14 Feb 2026)

Changed paths: M cgi-bin/LJ/ParseFeed.pm M t/parsefeed-authors.t

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Handle multiple dc:creator elements in feed entries (#3476) (#3517)

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Not a good kind of PSA, I'm afraid

In the comments of

spikedluv's final post, which she made on Feb. 2, there's info saying that she died unexpectedly later that day, with a link to her obituary. :( No cause of death given.

Thank you,

shipperslist, for the heads-up.

(Note: I'm taking the info in good faith as posted; I don't know the person who shared it, and while

spikedluv and I were mutuals for a long time, I never knew her wallet name. But the obit info matches what I did know and she was an extremely regular poster, so even a day or two of silence was worrying.)

[dreamwidth/dreamwidth] 147a45: Send notifications when screened comments are unsc...

Branch: refs/heads/main Home: https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth Commit: 147a45f69c1ab45f162c8ca3531494cab90ef146 https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth/commit/147a45f69c1ab45f162c8ca3531494cab90ef146 Author: Mark Smith mark@dreamwidth.org Date: 2026-02-14 (Sat, 14 Feb 2026)

Changed paths: M cgi-bin/LJ/Event/JournalNewComment.pm M cgi-bin/LJ/Event/JournalNewComment/Reply.pm M cgi-bin/LJ/Event/JournalNewComment/TopLevel.pm M cgi-bin/LJ/Event/UserMessageRecvd.pm M cgi-bin/LJ/Talk.pm M t/esn-journalnewcomment.t

Log Message:

Send notifications when screened comments are unscreened (#3487) (#3515)

Send notifications when screened comments are unscreened (#3487)

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Fix tidy formatting in UserMessageRecvd.pm

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[dreamwidth/dreamwidth] 74a18b: Fix checkbox state on en masse interests form (#34...

Branch: refs/heads/main Home: https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth Commit: 74a18ba0b892ad7b298d6a0b9df9d56d11c13101 https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth/commit/74a18ba0b892ad7b298d6a0b9df9d56d11c13101 Author: Mark Smith mark@dreamwidth.org Date: 2026-02-14 (Sat, 14 Feb 2026)

Changed paths: M views/interests/enmasse.tt

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Fix checkbox state on en masse interests form (#3478) (#3516)

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[dreamwidth/dreamwidth] f4656c: Add pre-push check instructions to CLAUDE.md

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Dating Sim/Otome/Visual Novels

Mystery

Strategy/Deckbuilding Cupiclaw

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