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[Feb. 23rd, 2026|06:05 pm]

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I took the books to the library this weekend, and our bonus room has space in it again! There are a couple of boxes and bags in there with stuff to take to Goodwill (we seem to always have a running box for that), but all the books are gone now. Huzzah!

This was a weekend in which I actually got some things done. In addition to getting those books out, I cleaned up an office chair that I need to sell, and I assembled a couple of end tables I bought from Overstock last week. They were easy to put together, and they look pretty nice. But it took almost as long to get all of the tape off the boxes (for recycling) and break up the styrofoam they shipped with! I really wish styrofoam was recyclable. :(

While working on the end-tables, I started watching Euphoria on Hulu. This was mainly because someone recommended Eric Dane's performance in it (sadly, he passed away this weekend from ALS), and it also has Jacob Elordi. It's a high-school-age drama, and really well-written, though the kids lives are messy. It's full of things you would really hope teenagers aren't doing. It's also much more sexually explicit than I would like, especially given the age of the characters. I realize all the actors are in their 20s, but they're supposed to be kids, so it's kind of skeevy on top of being TMI. But I will say that Jacob Elordi was gorgeous even in his early 20s, and looked much the same as he does now. This isn't always true, especially for men— Gregory Peck, Cary Grant, and even Mel Gibson weren't really good-looking until after about age 30. For some, it's needing to lose a little of the baby fat that makes their faces less distinctive. For Gregory Peck, I think most of it was needing to put on about 20 pounds!

We also watched Sinners, which we enjoyed but I wouldn't consider Oscar-worthy— mainly because of the vampires! The period detail was really good, though, and Michael B. Jordan (as twins) lived up to all the reasons I have a weakness for him. :)

Next weekend: the coffee table I also bought last week. \o/

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Challenge #232 - Deuteragonist

[Feb. 22nd, 2026|05:16 pm]

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(So sorry for being one week late with this entry.)

After watching Zootopia 2 and doing some research on Nick I was surprised to learn that he was classified as Deuteragonist. So I thought we could focus a bit on those sort of characters for this Challenge. :o)

The deuteragonist or secondary main character is the second most important character of a narrative, after the protagonist and before the tritagonist. The deuteragonist often acts as a constant companion to the protagonist or as someone who continues actively aiding a protagonist. The deuteragonist may switch between supporting and opposing the protagonist, depending on their own conflict or plot.

For this Challenge you may icon every character that is classified as Deuteragonist (second main character) (such as on pages like Deuteragonists for example). As long as it's NOT the main character (such as Aladdin in "Aladdin") and that character played a bigger role in the media (such as tv show or movie etc) I'm okay with you using them. :o)

Nicholas Piberius "Nick" Wilde (Zootopia) by

editswhite | Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic the Hedgehog) by

wazzuppy | Jasmine (Aladdin) by

sweetiepebbles | Nani Pelekai (Lilo & Stitch) by

adisneysoul

* You may icon 2 different Deuteragonists in this challenge (in case you cannot decide which one is your absolute favorite).
* You may enter up to 4 icons (ICON+URL).
* Please submit your icons as new posts to this community. Every member has posting access.
* Please no animations or x-rated icons. Everything else is allowed.
* Icons must fit DW standards (< 60kb, 100x100 px).
* Tag your entries with challenge number and your username, or I can do it for you.
* Please put a description in your entry which Deuteragonist you picked.
* Please ask questions if you have any.

* DEADLINE: Sunday, March 08th 2026 (04pm Central European Time). [countdown]

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