My journal is now partly friends-locked. My locked posts are usually just personal ones, but my finished fanfic (which I post under the name of 'Dimity Blue') is posted unlocked here.

New friends are welcome so if you'd like to read, please comment here and let me know.

If you'd like to friend me just to keep up on my fanfic or my advent calendars, feel free! Just drop me a line if you'd like me to friend you back or I'll assume you're just popping by for fic!

Note: If you're looking for Arnie or Arnie1967, that's me! I just fancied a name change. :oD

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"If they would rather die," said Scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population."

I really think that's the attitude some NHS officials have towards those with complex needs. Like me.
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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.

To edgeofthewoods! I hope you're having an awesome day!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20xd9xnp0wo

I'm not Catholic but the news makes me sad. I'm sure it's devastating news for the Catholics we know.

I hope his passing was a peaceful one.

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

It's been that long, I actually had to log in. Thank heaven for saved passwords.

Daisy's okay. She's 10 in June, which I can't really believe. I'm... Well, I'm still here. It's a struggle.

I hope you're all doing well though.

Whatever you do or don't celebrate, I wish you all the very best. *hugs* 💜

Daisy pics taken by Jade, one of my carers.
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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: The Right Incentive
Author: Dimity Blue
Rating: All
Genre: Gen
Characters: Peter, Tony, Happy, Flash, Principal Morita
Word Count: 1,591 words
Disclaimer: Not mine.

Summary: Flash is his usual charming self to Peter, and Tony's done with it.

Warning: Bullying.


On AO3.

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I've had Daisy for exactly 7 years, which means she's 8 now, as she was about 1 when I got her.

Check under the cut for 2 birthday pics of her!

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Title: In A Heartbeat
Author: Dimity Blue
Rating: All
Genre: Gen (background het), hurt/comfort
Characters: May, Tony, Peter, Pepper
Word Count: 2,154 words
Disclaimer: Not mine.

Summary: May is in a car crash and it makes her face how alone Peter would be without her. Fortunately, she knows who to ask for help.

Warning: Description of a car crash.


On AO3.

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Title: Good Advice
Author: Dimity Blue
Rating: Teens
Genre: Gen (background het), humour, protective Peter
Characters: Peter, May, Happy, Ned, Tony
Word Count: 1,529 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.

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Title: Call Me Uncle Rhodey
Author: Dimity Blue
Rating: All
Genre: Gen (background het), humour, friendship, fluff
Characters: Rhodey, Peter, Tony
Word Count: 1,478 words
Disclaimer: Not mine.

Summary: Rhodey wasn't sure what was going on when he arrived at the workshop door.
All he found was an innocent-looking teenager armed with nothing more than three large pizzas.

On AO3.

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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: You Remember Me
Author: Dimity Blue
Rating: All
Genre: Mild het, epilogue, fix it, hurt/comfort
Characters: Peter, Tony, Pepper
Word Count: 1,278 words
Disclaimer: Not mine.

Summary: Some time after No Way Home, Tony spots a face that seems familiar somehow. This is Peter's POV.

On AO3.

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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.

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Brian May has been knighted for his services to music. Yay!

I'm way behind on posting Daisy pictures, so here's a bunch of them.
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I was just talking to a friend on Facebook messenger. We were talking about various TV series, and I mentioned Sapphire and Steel. I said they're elements, etc.

Unfortunately, Jan heard it as "elephants". So, Sapphire and Steel are two elephants who are sent to investigate strange events.

You heard it here first, folks!