Get Off My Lawn

Fandom Grandma. Actual Grandma. Older than dirt. Dean Deserved Better. Fan of various quirky things, TOS Star Trek, Babylon 5, Supernatural, Firefly, Hitchhiker’s Guide, random SciFi shows, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, The Underbear (rawr) and other shenanigans.

[dustythewind]

My AO3 account is OldSchoolTrekkie

You need an account to read because I don’t want it scraped by the AI overlords. (If you don’t have one I can probably send you an invite. Send me an ask on here.)

Despite the username, it’s not just Star Trek. There’s a Star Trek crossover with Rudolph (yes, the one with the red nose) and also some Supernatural fic. I have a Gilligans Island one and some other short TOS Trek that I’ll move here eventually.

In total there’s only about 16k of words, some are just 100 word drabbles, and the longest is about 10k.

If nothing else, won’t you please check out my McCoy POV Falter - only 448 words long.

It has the most hits and kudos and it may the best thing I’ve written in my (very long) life.

[jamjarblues]

remembering the time i saw a post on reddit discussing some scheme put on by the uk government (i think it was the pensioners heating bill one?) and all the americans in the thread were super offended the headline was calling it a ‘scheme’, saying it was deliberately putting a negative light on it. no babes we call everything a scheme here. thats just the word we use when the government does something - which i realise for people not familiar with the terms makes it sound like parliament is full of supervillains rubbing their hands together thinking up ways to ruin the ok post cancelled thats exactly what parliament is

[dustythewind]

While not ALL parliamentary/congressional/governing assemblies are absolutely packed with super villains, it must be conceded that those bodies typically contain a significantly higher percentage of villains (both super and banal) than do the general populations of the respective countries.

And I wholeheartedly believe that no matter party affiliation, there are super-baddies in every single one. No group consists of solely good guys.

[apolladay]

How many countries have you been to, including the one you're in right now? (Airports only count if you leave the airport. And count the countries in the UK as separate countries.)

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Voting ended onOct 24, 2025

[dustythewind]

I’ve lived in the USA my entire (longer than expected) life, but when I was very little our family went to the Canadian National Exposition (at least I remember that’s what dad called it when talking about it later) and on the way back into the states, mom and dad coached me and my little sister what to answer on the off chance the people at the border asked where we were born. That’s how I learned that I was born in a different Ohio city than my sister. I didn’t know at that point that we’d lived in a Cleveland apartment until I was about 1 year old before moving to a house in a place that was like a little rural neighborhood in another county.

It was really unlikely we would be asked because I was 5 or younger (which I am sure of because my brother had not come along yet) and my sister is 18 months younger than me.

Crossing back from Canada is really all I remember about the trip!

[wulfhalls]

spock displaying insane levels of devotion and loyalty: this is an entirely normal and logical course of action obviously.

[dustythewind]

The most emotional angel first officer in the garrison Starfleet.

[doctorprofessorsong]

Any Way That You Want Me

Written by: @doctorprofessorsong

Art by: Aggiedoll

Rating: Mature

Word count: 10,500

Relationships: Dean/Castiel

Tags/Warnings: Major Character Death, Happy Ending, Psychological Horror, Memory loss and Amnesia, Character Injury, Case fic, Mystery, Canon Divergent, Angst, Hurt/Comfort

Summary: 

It should have been a cake walk. Get in, investigate the haunted house, and figure out where to dig, salt and burn. But when Cas somehow gets cursed - trapped inside the house's mirrors - Dean finds himself in a race against time. Each day Cas' strength is fading. It's up to Dean to find a solution by digging through the house and the belongings of the former owner.

What he uncovers in the house may change everything.

Excerpt:

The sound of the stairs creaking sets Dean’s teeth on edge, but he ignores it.

Instead, he cracks open the book in front of him, clinging to his last shred of patience.

Reports of the practice of catoptromancy, that is, the use of mirrors for divination…

The creaking gets louder. Dean grumbles under his breath, but he doesn’t give that bastard the satisfaction of a reaction. 

Instead, he shifts, refocusing on the words in front of him.

Reports of the practice of catoptromancy, …

The creaking is joined by an obnoxious scraping noise. 

Dean growls in frustration. “Dude, I'm serious. Some of us are actually trying to get things done in here. You can have all of eternity to perfect your symphony once I get Cas outta that damn mirror, so please just knock it off and let me concentrate.”

In the smallest of mercies, the house goes silent.

Almost too silent. 

Dean blinks, once again directing his attention to the page.

Reports of the practice of catoptromancy, that is, the use of mirrors for divination, can be found in ancient Greece, Egypt, China and India. In this chapter, we'll examine how these superstitions shaped the fiction of the cultures around them. One of the most popular examples of this practice is Snow White…

Dean throws the book against the wall, enjoying the satisfying thwack it makes.

A freaking Disney Princess.

This is hopeless.

Coming this October to @deancashorrorfest

[dustythewind]

OH MY JACK!!!

I just read this today and if you haven’t already….JUST GO DO IT RIGHT NOW.

Gobsmacked. That’s me after finishing any story or film in which I cannot predict anything. Like this gem.

Amazingsauce.

[vegancas]

Castiel 🥕 4x16 On the Head of a Pin 1/?

[dustythewind]

After having seen this episode and gifs made from it innumerable times over the years I have finally realized why it bothered me.

HIS EYES ARE THE WRONG COLOR!

Why are they so dark here?

[elumish]

It is incredibly important to train yourself to have your first instinct be to look something up.

Don't know how to do something? Look it up.

See a piece of news mentioned on social media? Look it up.

Not sure if something is making it to the broader public consciousness, either because you don't see it much or you see people saying nobody is talking about it? Look it up.

Don't know what a word means? Look it up.

It will make you a better reader and a better writer, but it will also just make you more equipped to cope with the world.

So often, I see people talking about something as though it is the first time anyone has ever acknowledged it, when I've been reading reports about it on the news for months or years. Or I see someone totally misinterpreting an argument because they clearly don't know what a word means--or, on the other hand, making an argument that doesn't make sense because they aren't using words the right way.

Look things up! Check the news (the real news, not random people on social media)! Do your research! You (and the world) will be better for it.

[dustythewind]

It astounds me that anyone doesn't just automatically DO THIS.

I mean, I've always had that instinct, even when I was a kid and in order to "Look It Up" I had to get someone to take me to a library or hope I had time to do it at the pitiful school library. Or look in the "Lincoln Library" set of books my grandparents had that were kind of like books that wanted to be an encyclopedia when they grew up. Or try asking the grownups around me, which was extremely hit-or-miss and biased by their own paradigms.

We had a couple books called "Tell Me Why" and "More Tell Me Why" that were given to us by the "neighborhood grandma" who lived next door. They were each over 2 inches thick and I read every page multiple times over because I wanted to know EVERYTHING. I read our dictionary from front to back. I read the labels on everything that was in the house. I read every book we had in the house, read all of the hundreds of issues of National Geographic that we owned (his mom gave him a gift subscription to it EVERY YEAR as far back as I can remember until he died at age 57. We probably had a literal TON of those.) I read everything I could get my hands on, to find out stuff.

BECAUSE THERE WAS NO INTERNET.

As much as it frustrates me that I had to make such an effort to find the answers to ANYTHING, not having the internet as a child was probably a good thing, come to think of it, because I doubt I would have ever gotten any exercise or developed any social skills whatsoever.

[thememedaddy]

[dustythewind]

Mixed feelings on the matter. Instantaneously be anywhere but also have my atoms disassembled? Yeah.

[foolfortune]

current mantra

[dustythewind]

Home Repair as a variation on the theme: Reason so many broken things in my house have remained that way for years. I have always fixed what I knew about and many that I could figure out (so many, many things) but things on my spouse’s plate wait until he has the time and energy and physical capability to do it perfectly right. Which rarely ever happens. Any he has said he will take care of are off limits for me to attempt. 🫤

[profoundbondfanfic]

Forgotten/Flight

Forgotten and Flight by NorthernSparrow || @northern-sparrow Rating: General Audiences (Forgotten) and Mature (Flight) Word Count: 480k

Forgotten Sam and Dean are working a case in Wyoming, but are distracted by news of a dangerous angel called "Castiel" who they can't remember ever having heard of before. The name seems a little bit familiar, but neither of the boys is sure why. Based off of mid-season 9 (before mark of Cain, before the angel army); takes place several months later, in September 2014. Case fic wrapped in a big ol' amnesia mystery. NO SLASH; the idea is that this is something they could do on the actual show, like a 3-4 episode arc with some mini cases and a cool story running through it all. GETS VERY EMOTIONAL with super strong friendship/family themes, lotsa hurt/comfort, about three metric tons of Cas angst, feels galore, plus monsters and M&M's. Flight Sequel to Forgotten. A/U from mid season 9. Castiel is human and wounded, and Dean and Sam need to get his grace back - and his wings. Things do not go as intended and Cas faces a difficult road. Long case fic with strong emphasis on Team Free Will friendship/family bonds. Will get serious and angsty and lonely.

These fics combine into one epic, alternate canon story. As a former ornithologist, NorthernSparrow really digs in on angel lore. In fact, I would say Flight is one of the foundational wing fics of the fandom.

These fics are written in the canon universe and feature some interesting cases. In the first installment, Dean and Cas have amnesia. When they run into Cas on a case, they don't know who he is. It's an interesting mystery that will keep you guessing. In the follow-up, Cas is injured and trying to regain his angelic powers.

If there's one thing NorthernSparrow does as well as intricate wing descriptions, it's hurt/comfort. And these fics have heavy hurt/comfort vibes. I will admit that Flight in particular affected me when it came to Cas' injury. It also features a slow burn. Like really slow burn. They don't even get together until the second fic slow burn. It's so worth it though when Dean and Cas finally come together.

[dustythewind]

I couldn't agree more with all of this! NorthernSparrow is one of my favorite authors of all time (fanfic or otherwise)

MUST ADD THIS: I highly reccomend NorthernSparrow's Into the Fire, but with a caveat: It will devastate you and destroy your soul, but it will (slowly, gradually) resurrect you. Buy (a case of) tissues before you begin.

[helloelicia]

Every time I see another ibuprofen post on this site I'm like STOP

STOP

Stop.

Take that after a meal. Take it with a big glass of water. Don't take it on an empty stomach EVER. Don't take it with alcohol. You will destroy your stomach. You will end up with an ulcer. You will vomit blood. I'm not exaggerating.

Yes, you. Yes, it will happen to cute little you. With your cute little bottle of miracles. Ibuprofen really does that to your body.

Love, an adult person over 35 who can't take NSAIDs anymore

[artesian-diff]

That goes for Alleve (Naproxen Sodium) too! Aleve is worse on your stomach than Ibuprofen is.

Acetaminophen, not a NSAID, even more so that NSAIDS, should not be taken when drinking. No seriously, it causes liver and stomach damage (and it's particularly hard on the liver to start with).

Painkillers are great! But the common ones are still nasty on your stomach and liver and eventually they won't be an option for you. If you take them with care, you can extend how long you can keep using them.

[mazharking]

The sources linked are great but the tone of this post is such that it really only serves to make people anxious rather than to inform. The least you could do is mention what daily dose is safe (1200 milligrams per day for ibuprofen, preferably not for extended periods) and how often you would have to take ibuprofen on an empty stomach for it to make you start vomiting blood (very, very often).

The risk of destroying your stomach with an NSAID if you use it a few days in a month, and no more than the recommended dosage, is low. Usually, well before you would start vomiting blood, you'd get stomach pains and acid reflux. These can be warning signs that your stomach is sensitive to NSAIDs.

Acetaminophen is one of the greatest drugs we have. We have no painkiller with less side effects than acetaminophen has. It's ridiculously safe compared to other painkillers, even to other drugs. It's so safe that a lot of the reported side effects and deaths are due to other active ingredients (think children taking acetaminophen syrups that also contain propylene glycol, which is a lot more toxic).

It won't destroy your stomach or liver if you know how much to take, and is actually the first choice painkiller in many countries. It is way less harsh on your stomach lining than NSAIDs are, and liver damage is rare and usually only occurs at 150mg/kg a day (so, for someone weiging approx. 145 pounds, that would be around 10.5 grams, when the recommended maximum daily intake is 4 grams). Of course if you take your paracetamol with alcohol, you can damage your liver with less, but you shouldn't (routinely) combine any (pain) medication with alcohol, frankly. Additionally, you should always be cautious if you have had, or are suffering from liver disease.

Recommended maximum dosages are:

Acetaminophen: no more than 3000-4000mg per day

Ibuprofen: no more than 1200-1600mg per day

Naproxen: no more than 500-750mg per day

When taking painkillers, make sure the daily dose is equally spaced over the day. If you get stomach complaints after taking NSAIDs, consider taking them with PPIs to protect your stomach lining (such as omeprazole, esomeprazole, pantoprazole). You can take the listed PPIs once or twice daily, up to 80mg per day. Depending on the country you live in they could be available over the counter or on prescription.

It's important to realise that if you regularly need painkillers, let's say for more than 10 days each month, or more than 5 days at a time, that's worth contacting your doctor about.

If you use acetaminophen and NSAIDs incidentally (with or without PPIs), then they're absolutely safe (if you didn't already have a gastric ulcer, liver problems, you don't take them with (large) amounts of alcohol, or other medication that damages your stomach lining). But if you need them (near) daily, then you should seek medical advice, to make sure you don't destroy your stomach and liver, definitely, but also to figure out if there's an underlying cause.

It's not recommended to use acetaminophen or ibuprofen daily, but I think it's important to realise that there are many people in the world that are prescribed acetaminophen or NSAIDs for (near) daily use, and that many of these people use them for years on end, and they don't all succumb to liver failure or vomiting up their own blood.

The most important thing is being informed. Not scared. Informed.

[dustythewind]

Do NOT EVER CUT OR BREAK AN ALLEVE tablet.

The risk is getting an overdose because you have defeated the slow-release of the medication that is built in, and you get too much, too fast.

I did that once, several years ago. Didn’t want to take a big dose of a painkiller but my back was especially painful, so I cut a naproxen in half. It made me so sick I thought I was going to die — nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, difficulty in staying upright and walking, ringing ears, disorientation and scared because I didn’t feel “sick” otherwise and it came on so quickly.

For time-release or slow-release or really any medication, be absolutely sure it’s safe to break before you do it. Call a pharmacy to ask if you are not sure. If the first one you call won’t help, keep trying.

[anthonycrowley]

when did you make your ORIGINAL tumblr blog?

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Voting ended onJan 4, 2025

deletes don’t count. this is how long you’ve known about/been part of this website. if you left and came back say when you made your first blog even if you no longer have access to it (but also tell me how long you were gone for because i’m nosy like that)

[anthonycrowley]

when did you make your ORIGINAL tumblr blog?

post-2013, i voted in the last part of the poll

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Voting ended onJan 4, 2025

(oh also if you can’t remember best guess is obviously fine)

[y5d8z6vz7a-deactivated20180404]

i swear to god if one more stupid fandom ruins a beautiful text post i am calling the police

[brodiebutt]

[katherinearandez]

[wsswatson]

[katherinearandez]

I am obligated to reblog this again, because it is now Superwholock, and therefore perfection.

[fatefulfindings]

people need to remember that every tumblr post in 2012 was like this

[dustythewind]

I miss 2012-tumblr

[dustythewind]

TIL that this guy, who I remember from A WHOLE LOT of movies and TV shows in the 70s:

is the same person as THIS GUY:

who was AWESOME as Mike Ehrmantraut on Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad. He was the absolutely perfect choice for that role.

How did I find out this Completely New Information? Well....The Husband is watching the old movie 48 Hours and called me into the room to have me try to guess who he was (he does this frequently)

I said I know I've seen him in a lot of things, but didn't know a name, then he told me he played Mike. I am still stunned.

[scoobydoodean]

My question is… how is Die Hard not a Christmas movie? Have you actually seen it or do you just not think action movies or R rated movies can be Christmas movies?

[scoobydoodean]

“The only thing that makes it a Christmas movie is that it takes place on Christmas, which is not enough”.

Uh… Die Hard is about John and Holly secretly hoping and wanting the Christmas holiday to serve as an opportunity to see each other again and rekindle their love for each other and become a family again during a separation neither of them actually wants but that neither of them has been willing to compromise on. Die Hard is about the McLane’s getting back together on Christmas, after separating due to both of their obsessions with their careers over family and John’s reluctance to support Holly’s career when things started going well for her, culminating in him realizing he was stupid not to support his wife and celebrate her career accomplishments. Yeah John kills a bunch of robbers pretending to be terrorists to save his wife but they also kiss and go home to their kids in time to spend Christmas together as a family.

[dustythewind]

It’s the only movie we watch every Christmas. therefore: Christmas Movie.

Q.E.D.

[dustythewind]

A Star Trek/Rudolph crossover story? Who'd write one of those?

Yeah, well....might've been me...

So, anyway - Captain Kirk gets kidnapped. And of course, Mr Spock will do whatever it takes to get him back.

Even talk to reindeer.

Bounce: Star Trek/Rudolph crossover. 10,000 words.

At this link:

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[archiemcphee]

Mac & Cheese Candy Canes

Macaroni and Cheese Candy Canes are a particular favorite of picky eaters. These candy canes taste like your childhood favorite — mac and cheese. It’s like comfort food-flavored comfort food! Macaroni and cheese has become a holiday family tradition in many parts of the country, so why not let our holiday candy reflect that? Each candy cane is 5-1/4" tall with yellow and white stripes.

[dustythewind]

We used to get the Archie McPhee catalog in the mail. Probably stopped because we didn't order anything....lots of crazy fun stuff for us off-kilter folks...or our grandkids.

If nothing else, go look at their tumblr page and find the variety of candy cane flavors you will not find from any other source.