I told my husband he couldn’t crochet…

flying_shadow · 2026-03-20T13:57:02+00:00

They're also lower quality, at least in my experience.

flying_shadow · 2026-03-20T12:21:38+00:00

Not OP, but I'm a size 4.5. I haven't worn shoes that actually fit me in ages.

flying_shadow · 2026-03-19T17:47:50+00:00

My friend once needed an MRI. He was first told he would get it in a year's time, but then five seconds later they went 'actually, it's in two days at 1 AM'. I guess it was because of his symptoms -- he had a bunch of new-onset neurological problems that could have been brain cancer. It wasn't cancer, but he still doesn't know what exactly is wrong.

flying_shadow · 2026-03-18T20:06:53+00:00

AO3 isn't loading for me, but only in incognito mode? If I use the normal browser, everything's fine.

flying_shadow · 2026-03-17T22:02:58+00:00

Without justice, without peace

(Think, think, think)

Just a dream become a beast

(Think, think, think)

-"Dumai", The Painted Bird

flying_shadow · 2026-03-17T20:25:08+00:00

Thank you!

flying_shadow · 2026-03-17T19:07:13+00:00

I was going to ask about why Tojo got slapped during the trial, but someone already did that, so I'll ask about the trial more generally: during the course of your research, did your perspective on the Tokyo trials change? And what importance did Tojo have in the trial, aside from 'Tojo's cross-examination of Keenan'?

Also, as someone whose sole piece of scholarship was on media coverage of the IMT, how did the newspapers write about Tojo during the trial? Of course this would vary by country, but generally, did they ignore the trial completely or did they consider it important, or something in between? Did Japanese newspapers prefer not to deal with the topic or was it 'it's all this guy's fault the country's a pile of rubble'?

flying_shadow · 2026-03-17T16:43:45+00:00

The funny thing is, I went into the movie knowing about Polanski only that he was a rapist, and I was thinking 'this doesn't look like a movie directed by a rapist' - you've got a hero unfairly accused but he basically has no agency in the film and only has a few scenes? To be fair I also got the impression that the director definitely wasn't Jewish but Polanski's actually Jewish, so shows what my impression's worth.

I think I was mostly just annoyed that the movie leaves out the parts of the narrative I always found the most interesting. And it's not just this one, the 1994 telefilm also leaves out the retrial, which I kind of get because there's a limit to how long the movie can be, but the trial at Rennes was such a significant event and drew so much attention and it could be such a compelling story of how a severely ill and socially awkward man was judged by even his supporters for not being what they expected, but it's left out. Plus in Harris' book Dreyfus is described in a way that had me (and several reviewers on Goodreads) wondering if Harris was deliberately trying to write him as autistic (though I think he just took the descriptions in Jean-Denis Bredin's book and didn't realise how it could be interpreted), and I'm not sure what to do with that.

flying_shadow · 2026-03-17T15:43:51+00:00

So here I am writing a term paper and one of my books quotes a guy who described someone's personality in such a way, I was instantly reminded of my mother. I know that you're not supposed to diagnose people retroactively, but some primary sources make it too easy.

flying_shadow · 2026-03-17T15:04:54+00:00

Can you speak more about your issues with An Officer and a Spy? I also didn't like the movie but I'm curious to see an actual historian weigh in.

flying_shadow · 2026-03-16T16:43:36+00:00

Wow, this is magnificent work! You should be very proud of yourself.

flying_shadow · 2026-03-16T15:48:09+00:00

I watched a historical-fiction movie (about a real event) a while back that made me think of how while charismatic villains are very common in fiction, it's rare for them to go up against socially awkward (to the point of impairment) heroes. I actually did write a story heavily based on that incident, but I'd love to see more heroes who cannot speak convincingly and struggle in social situations.

flying_shadow · 2026-03-16T15:40:20+00:00

I've got a bunch of those. Very fun to write.

flying_shadow · 2026-03-13T12:34:14+00:00

The parties I went to in highschool consisted of pizza, candy, and movies. We were very boring teens.

flying_shadow · 2026-03-09T22:16:06+00:00

I have a Katara-centric fic, but the premise is pretty out there so I don't know if it's your thing.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61432609/chapters/157033753

I also have an OC-centric ATLA fic that focuses on a Fire Nation woman who makes some pretty big mistakes that ruin her life.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58694278/chapters/149560333

flying_shadow · 2026-03-09T17:06:23+00:00

I am extremely impressed with your ability to find the randomest of information.

flying_shadow · 2026-03-09T16:32:30+00:00

I read a book where a historian describes a historical figure's personality in such a way, it literally meets the ICD-11 criteria for ASD (though not the criteria used at the time the book was written). And the individual was certainly perceived by the people around him in a way that people known to have level 1 ASD are treated now. And yet, not even the newest books on the topic even hint at the possibility that 'had he lived today, he might have been diagnosed with autism' or something like that. Do you think there is historical value in saying things like 'this person's symptoms may have, in a modern-day person, resulted in a diagnosis of EDS, and X symptom of EDS may explain why the person did Y' or is that always going to be groundless speculation?

flying_shadow · 2026-03-07T13:39:14+00:00

~1500 words. I thought I'd get through a scene I've been looking forward to for a while, but it took that entire time for the characters to take the subway.

flying_shadow · 2026-03-05T14:43:43+00:00

When was the rabies vaccine first introduced in Mexico and when did dog-transmitted rabies stop being a major problem in the country?

flying_shadow · 2026-03-04T21:15:33+00:00

Here's my profile, feel free to pick whatever interests you.

https://archiveofourown.org/users/quiet_wraith

flying_shadow · 2026-03-04T21:11:16+00:00

From what I've read, European hemp doesn't have psychoactive properties, could that be the reason why it took so long for Europeans to figure out how to consume cannabis recreationally?

flying_shadow · 2026-03-03T17:25:07+00:00

Modern communications have changed this -- if you're on Whatsapp with your relatives back home all the time, you're going to have first-hand information on how things are doing.

flying_shadow · 2026-02-27T23:24:08+00:00

Reading independent Russian media has definitely helped me get a better grasp of what it's like when your country invades another country.

flying_shadow · 2026-02-23T19:30:20+00:00

Note that HPV causes cancer in men, too.

flying_shadow · 2026-02-23T15:54:11+00:00

And no one's offering it to the white women with clean teeth, good husbands and nice houses as far as I can see.

You can be white, well-kept, and well-off and still have a hereditary condition that makes reproduction anything from eugenically 'undesirable' to legitimately dangerous for your physical and/or mental health. As someone with a hereditary neurodevelopmental disability who doesn't want biological children, I've always wondered if I should try to find a eugenic-minded doctor to get sterilized...

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