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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Ao3 IS DOWN!!!!

[by raisedbylibrarians]

["im always suuuuper chill

when i see that service unavailable page"

by stealingpotatoes]

[by djdangerlove]

me to my husband: ao3 is down again [explains outage]

my husband: someone should write a spicy fic about the two database engineers locked in the server room trying to fix it

my husband, smug: there was only one spreadsheet 😎

[by burntheedges]

[by leehanji]

Reasons Ao3 Is Down, Incorrect Answers Only: 2026 Edition

Got fascinated by a piece of cheese

The rats of NIMH

Misalignment of the 4 humors (Fluff, Angst, Canon Divergence, and AU)

Needs batteries changed. It runs on 10,000 potatoes

Too much fuckin’

Not enough fuckin’

Melted due to a sunbeam hitting an uncovered crystal ball

simply tired.

Busy upgrading to Ao4

See Results

The rats of NIMH were also in the last poll but they’re here again because they are rad

[by ariadne-mouse]

[by ficauthor]

[by sailorsally]

Monday, March 23, 2026

A Reset Button For His Heart

[by tteokbokkii-art]

[by gerz-s]

["she's precious but she's still a cat.

cats are weird things sometimes"

by looking-for-wind]

[unknown source]

[by buck3t-barnes]

Connected And Valued

[by duplicitus

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[by buck3t-barnes]

From Neuroscience News.com...

"Warmth and Hugging

Strengthen the Feeling of Being You"

The following is the main point from the article...

"So why DO warm hugs make us feel good about ourselves?

“When we hug, the combination of tactile and thermal signals increases our sense of body ownership, so we are more connected to our embodied sense of self,” says Dr Crucianelli. “Feeling warm touch on the skin enhances our ability to sense ourselves from the inside and recognize our own existence. We feel, ‘this is my body, and I am grounded in it.’”

Scientifically put, warm interpersonal contact engages specialized C-tactile afferents and thermosensitive pathways that project to the insular cortex, facilitating interoceptive signaling associated with safety and affective regulation. This sensory input is accompanied by oxytocin release and reductions in physiological stress, supporting social bonding and enhancing bodily self-awareness, and ultimately, wellbeing.

In other words, “Warm touch reminds us that we are connected, valued, and part of a social world,” says Dr Crucianelli. “Humans are wired for social closeness, and hugs briefly dissolve the boundary between ‘self’ and ‘other’.”

[article found here]