[ SECRET POST #2023 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2023 ⌋

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 066 secrets from Secret Submission Post #289.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 2 - posted twice ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[fscom]

General comments:

Never before featured! Puppies! And the obligatory spiders.

[joltymcjolterson]

Yesterday kittens, today puppies! I don't think they really need more introduction than that. Going to try to feature breeds I haven't yet, though.

Re: Never before featured! Puppies! And the obligatory spiders.

[joltymcjolterson]

German Shepard


St Bernard


Whippet


Chihuahua


Boston Terrier


Samoyed


Basset Hound


Coonhound


Rottweiler


Lhasa Apso


Newfoundland


Alaskan Malamute

And finally...















Jumping Spider

This is a baby Philaeus chrysops on a thumbnail! These jumping spiders don't grow very big- an adult one could probably still fit on a nail, but only one at a time. They're very impressive- growing from the tiny thing you see there to these:


Adult Female


Adult Male

That's all for today, though! I hope you enjoyed, and do come back tomorrow for more babies of various sorts.

Re: Never before featured! Puppies! And the obligatory spiders.

[lunabee34]

Puppies are yay!!!!!!

Re: Never before featured! Puppies! And the obligatory spiders.

[kijikun]

This is the silliest thing I've ever asked, but could you put the spiders in a separate comment so its easier to avoid them?

[catystorm]

Wow, the general comments are quiet tonight. Where is everybody?

[rubbertea]

Exactly 10 minutes after you said that, there are 5 more comments :'

friendship troubles...

[(Anonymous)]

I didn't know where to go with this, but I could really use some advice. Sorry it's a novel, but here goes...

I have a friend with whom I've been communicating via email for seven years. We met through fandom for a musician, but our friendship has evolved beyond it. We've shared details about our families, lives, and ambitions, but we mostly talk about inconsequential, fun things. When serious subject matter does come up she listens and is always prepared to contribute meaningfully.

The problem is, listening seems to come with limits for her. I've noticed that whenever a convo gets to a point where she no longer feels comfortable, she stops mailing and then starts a new one later. The most recent situation revolves around sexuality. While she doesn't actively dislike a person for their sexuality, I can't tell if she's terribly accepting of it. She said has been hit on by women, which can be an understandably unpleasant experience regardless of the sex of the aggressor, but she then said that she is "very uncomfortable" that people might perceive her as gay-- it read a little angry, as if she saw being a lesbian as a character flaw or something.

We're currently in the midst of a really interesting discussion about the person we're a fan of and the speculation about his sexuality-- and why the defensiveness I've seen people express regarding the issue bothers me. To be honest, I've done most of the talking. The letter veered into a place that left me compelled to be blunt about how abhorrent I find the thinly veiled homophobia I've seen here and there in our fan community. I didn't even use the most direct language I could have, fearing that she may feel I was targeting her, but I was straightforward about my overall opinion.

She sent me a reply four days later. She replied to the first, more casual half of the email. Then it ended abruptly. She explained that she'd "lost" the half of the email with my thoughts. I felt a little patronized and decided I wasn't going to let it go. I played along, citing the "lost" half to an unfortunate email provider fail, and quite promptly re-sent her the half of my letter she failed to respond to.

Over two weeks passed. We post at the same forum, so I know she's around. I was pretty sure of what her next email was going to be. She was going to apologize for not replying sooner-- life getting in the way and all. Then she'd expect me to want to launch back into polite, casual conversation as if our last conversation never happened, and expect me to not feel dismissed. I just got her latest email. That's exactly what she did.

I'm prepared to confront her about her dodging the subject(s). The only thing though is that I'm not sure how to have a convo about her unwillingness to have a convo, ha, especially since I really can't force her to have a convo she's uncomfortable with. I know she's not being malicious. The thing is though, I want to know why she's uncomfortable, and take the opportunity to have an open discussion about it. We write letters to talk, so let's talk. I don't want her to feel put on the spot or ashamed-- in fact, I want her to feel safe telling me what she thinks, even though I'm pretty sure I disagree with her. I've gotten emails about extremely turbulent times in her life, and even when I don't know how to respond right away, I never ignore things she has to say. When I disagree with something, I tell her.

I don't want to sever our friendship, and I'm don't even know if this is a situation worth severing for. A part of me wonders if I "should" be friends with someone who can't have an honest, frank discussion about things I have strong opinions about. I wonder if I'm overreacting. I suppose you can only expect a certain amount of investment from someone you talk to primarily through mail, no matter how long you've been talking. After all, if we were sitting together in person, she wouldn't be able to get up and leave.

So should I tell her that I'm concerned? How? What do I do if she refuses to acknowledge my feelings?

What book should I read next, fs?

[lunabee34]

I'll be done with The Parasol Protectorate soon (highly recommended) and need something new to start. I love sci-fi, fantasy, supernatural, classics, everything! Rec me the best book you've read this year so far.

[danielhoan.livejournal.com]

Good places for Avengers fanfic. Not too picky on pairings, as I pretty much ship everything. (YES, I am late to the game. I am writing my master's thesis and need some good distractions)

Avengers fanfic Suggestions

[(Anonymous)]

Good places for Avengers fanfic. Not too picky on pairings, as I pretty much ship everything. (YES, I am late to the game. I am writing my master's thesis and need some good distractions)

Does anyone have folk metal recs?

[rubbertea]

Any subgenre or language, I'm not picky.

Pointless USB Devices

[agentcthulhu]

http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/pointlessusbdevice/all/page1

How did I find this? No idea but I thought the bizarreness is right up F!S's alley. See sample pictures below.
NOTE: Some images may not be work safe!

[majorshipper]

Ha! I'm around early enough to participate!

...and there are only a couple secrets I'm interested in. *sigh*

WHERE ART THOU, MY GLORIOUS SIBLING-OF-BRAIDS?

[(Anonymous)]

HEARKEN TO MY CAPSLOCK CALL, O ANONYMOUSLYTHINE! LET US ATTEMPT YET AGAIN TO PRESENT BATTLE IN THE TANGLED FIELDS OF AGENTCHTULHU'S WRIGGLY BEARD TO THE SOUND OF OUR BATTLE SONG! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-u5WLJ9Yk4 DONNING OUR IMPERVIOUS SWEATPANTS, WE SHALL RIDE ON! FOR VICTORY! FOR HONOUR! FOR SHARED CREEPINESS!

... btw, we totally look like this in my head: http://www.elfwood.com/art/m/i/mirey/licorne.jpg Yet I fear we might very well look like this: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2679986148_ac42d17bb5.jpg I'm obviously working under the assumption that you are, in fact, Barack Obama. You could alternatively be Batman http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/180/0/8/Robot_unicorn_rider__Batman_by_Rosewine.jpg Or Robocop http://files.jjcm.org/invite/robocop-unicorn.jpg Your choice.

Unexpected ships

[(Anonymous)]

Ships that made you go wtf but you like it anyway

Not sure how to define my feelings for my friend

[(Anonymous)]

Apologies in advance, this is long and probably somewhat rambling, but I like you guys and I appreciate the opportunity to anonymously throw this situation out there and see if people have something to say.

I’m not sure how to define my feelings for a female friend of mine (I’m female, in my twenties and generally comfortable with my sexuality, just to give some background info). I have pretty close relationships to my friends; I depend on them emotionally and regard them as my main support network, and our friendships generally include a certain level of physical closeness and comfort around each other. For the most part, I regard them as friends and nothing more, but every once in a while I mentally cross that line with some of them. I won’t call it falling in love, although I do love them very much, but my feelings end up somewhere in between friendship and romantic love for a while. I’ve done it before with a friend of mine (still close friends with her and feel a certain attraction, but less than before), and I’m now thinking of another friend in the same way.

I can’t quite figure out if my feelings are beginning to become a bit more romantic in nature, and I can’t figure out if I’m attracted to her physically. I’m curious about what it might be like to take our friendship further. I’m curious about kissing her, and I imagine it sometimes, trying to figure out if it’s something I might want. I draw the line at imagining anything further; I have no issues with using fantasies in general, and no issues with fantasizing about people I’m already attracted to (and either don’t know or don’t have a close friendship with), but I don’t want to “use” her that way. Our friendship is based on mutual trust, emotional intimacy, and being able to confide in one another, and adding a physical element without her knowledge just feels wrong. For that reason, I’ve only theoretically reflected about more than kissing. I don’t know if I want it to happen or not. I’ve tried asking myself if I would want it if I could be absolutely certain that it wouldn’t damage our friendship, and I don’t know. I do know that our friendship is too important to me to risk, and that fantasy and reality can be very different, so I have a feeling that I would be very reluctant to let anything happen. (I know she thinks of me as a very close friend as well, and I have no indication that her feelings go beyond friendship, and I’m perfectly fine with that. If she should turn out to feel something similar to me… I honestly don’t know how that would make me feel, or what I would want. I think I want to figure out what I feel myself, before I even begin to wonder about that angle).

I’m not sure if I’m doing this because I could genuinely fall in love with my friends if I let myself. Or, if I have fallen in love but just can’t think of it as such because I don’t generally feel attracted to women (I’m curious and wouldn’t mind experimenting, but generally I identify as straight), and I’m having a hard time not linking romantic love and sex. Or maybe it’s just that I admire these specific friends very much – both the friend I used to think about this way and the one I think about now have character traits that I respect and greatly appreciate, and maybe that I’m blurring lines between admiration and idolizing and whatnot. It’s not really that I feel conflicted about thinking about her this way, either. I don’t. I feel like I’ve found a balance between allowing myself to have these thoughts instead of denying them, and not letting it cross some indefinable line that would make me feel guilty about it. I know myself well enough to know that denial would just make it worse, and should I actually fall in love I would rather figure it out and deal with it, one way or another. On the other hand, I feel that crossing that indefinable line would be disrespectful to my friend and the friendship we have.

I don’t know if I’ve lost my point somewhere in that ramble, but I am wondering why I feel this way and how to deal with it, and a bit baffled that I’m not really conflicted, just… confused. And I’m curious if anyone else does this, if it sounds familiar to others. So erh, help, FS?

f!s How did you choose your username

[sandor051.livejournal.com]

It's something I've always been terrible at.

(look at my name, look at it!)

and having lost the old e-mail account I used to register this, and wanting to get a proper dreamweaver account I've got the option to start fresh.

halp

Anyone still watching Falling Skies?

[(Anonymous)]

I keep skipping it on Sundays and then watching it some random day of the week when I remember it - only to find it still isn't that interesting... it seems like there are interesting sounding plot lines that could be followed but nothing is really happening...

Do you dream in third person or first person?

[(Anonymous)]

I've had both, but first person is more common, especially lately.

Another Pixar Sequel

[morieris]

You may have heard whisperings of a sequel to Finding Nemo being in the works today.


Personally, I'm hoping not - it's not only a sequel to one of my least favorite Pixar movies, but - THE INCREDIBLES.

THIS IS SO MUCH FUN I HAD TO SHARE!

[anonymouslyyours]

Go forth and make beautiful music. I've started drawing 8-bit characters to see what kind of sounds they make.
http://www.inudge.net/

So... I'm kinda high...

[(Anonymous)]

I just smoked weed for the first time (don't make fun, F!S) and I smoked probably like 4 hits maybe, I dunno. It wasn't much. What I am wondering is how long it will take before I'm not high at all anymore.

The fic that 'converted' you to a character

[(Anonymous)]

For me it was "Weightless" by Cyndi. I disliked Gafinilan & Mertil in #40, but now they're my OTP.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/133983

Well, I've been diagnosed with DID.

[(Anonymous)]

Fuck everything. This was not supposed to be my life.