Nicole J. LeBoeuf (she/her)

A New Orleans writer of short SFF who is currently living in Boulder CO. Married, w/ bunn. @SFWA member, Codexian. Knits, crochets, tats, spins. Has piloted on occasion. Skates roller derby on every occasion (Fleur de Beast). Pagan/Wiccan/witch.

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2025-01-13 23:02:39

Because I'm still reading through a bunch of other people's reactions to the news (on Metafilter, natch: https://www.metafilter.com/207167/the-anglerfish) I find I'm not done having thoughts of my own on the subject I rambled about here:
https://wandering.shop/@NicoleJLeBoeuf/113823210938808244
The main thought is: Whether my book purchase benefits an artist-revealed-as-monster (are they still alive? did I buy it used?) is a distraction. The focus I find more useful is: does my relationship with their art propagate their harm?

2025-01-13 21:39:26

I was heartbroken when I first heard about the podcast in which Neil Gaiman was revealed to be a serial rapist and abuser.
Vulture's in-depth coverage is 1. even more heartbreaking, and 2. exceedingly difficult to read. I honestly have not braved the text. I already believe the women. I already believe everyone who has read it and reports that it is horrific. "As bad as you think it is, it's worse," is the warning that goes with the link.
Here is that link. Be warned. https://archive.is/J31rj

2024-12-25 20:51:34

HALP
There is a person in this hotel lobby, about 35 ft away from me, who is discussing her cold/flu/covid-like symptoms w/ a Walgreens pharmacist.
She is having this conversation ON SPEAKERPHONE. I can hear EVERY WORD and I don't want to
Also! hotel lobby! With cold/flu/covid-like symptoms! "I know I have a fever, because..."
*sigh*
Probably already checked out of hotel room & has nowhere else to be, but
speakerphone! for private medical concerns!
and
NO THEY ARE NOT WEARING A MASK

2024-11-05 19:54:10

#food #amCooking #amEating #Korean #Maangchi
Lunch today will be the last of the chicken, onion dip, and ssamjang from [https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/yeonggye-baeksuk] over a bed of sushi rice.
The soup leftovers are already gone. They went like this:
1. Scrape the solidified chicken fat into a pot. Add a glug sesame oil.
2. Sauteé cubed carrots, diced onion, & crumbled up dried shitake mushrooms
3. deglaze with Chinese cooking wine
4. Dump in leftover soup, bring to a boil, simmer til mushrooms are toothy

2024-11-02 02:38:51

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@npub1lzz…jhl3 I still remember the woman quoted during Trump's first presidency, complaining that "he isn't hurting the people he needs to be hurting."
That told me a lot about why people supported him.
Every Trump supporter has a list of enemies whom they want Trump to persecute for them.
They know Trump has an enemies list, too.
They assume it coincides with theirs.
It would be satisfying to watch them find out they're wrong, but I'd rather the issue simply not come up.
Vote Harris/Walz.

2024-11-02 02:09:08

Hey, anyone in Boulder wanna watch some high-level #RollerDerby with me?
The owner of Cassi's Coffee (3401 Bluff Street, a block south from Valmont at Splunk) has graciously agreed to host a viewing of games 7 and 8 of #WFTDA2024Champs on Saturday morning!
I've got the watch pass, Cassi's has the computer to projector setup, all you need to do is come ready to enjoy some delicious drinks & eats and some amazing larger-than-life athleticism!

2024-11-01 02:31:17

#amCooking #amEating #food #Korean https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/yeonggye-baeksuk
Well, the porridge isn't done, but #Maangchi says you start on the chicken while the porridge is still cooking, so here I go!
I subbed in ginger root (for unobtainable ginseng) in the chicken broth. It got cubed up and went back in with the rice, which is short grain brown rather than white JUST BECAUSE.
Served with daikon kimchi, also cucumber & raw daikon stix for dippin'.
https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/113/405/337/307/398/467/original/d102abf4edc83da4.jpg

2024-10-30 21:09:46

#amCooking #food
Since I am apparently obsessed with savory rice porridge dishes, this is what I did today:
https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/jeonbokjuk
Only there was no way I was going to find genuine abalone without driving at least to Broomfield, which I wasn't in the mood to do, so I settled for California Girl brand imitation abalone ("made from giant squid") from the Asian grocery around the corner.
Also the egg was scrambled because that leftovers better.
And indeed, there will be leftovers!

2024-08-24 02:47:49

#USpol #DNC2024 #HarrisWalz2024 #DoSomething
With the DNC behind us, there's an uphill climb ahead of us.
Am currently waiting for an order of 200 postcards & 200 stamps to come in so I can get to work with Markers For Democracy: https://markersfordemocracy.herokuapp.com/
And don't forget the Blue Wave Postcards Movement! Their current campaign is to get Ohio voters Voting By Mail! Materials will ship 8-29, so get your orders in: https://shop.bluewavepostcards.org/pages/write-postcards

2024-08-10 19:40:37

#USpol
#HarrisWalz2024 spoke not just at that big rally in Detroit, but also with the UAW at the Local 900 Hall in Wayne, Michigan, and it's SOMETHING.
I missed hearing about this at first - it was overshawdowed by Trump's latest meltdown - so if you missed it too, let me recommend you take a listen. It's worth your time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07A6iRmiixk

2024-07-06 20:35:50

"The media misses Donald Trump. And they would like him to win."
https://www.oliverexplains.com/p/the-media-rigs-the-2024-election

2024-07-02 21:58:11

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@npub1n3h…uwgc Oh, I get nose-nudged when I sit down to play. Like, "What are you doing in My Spot, human?!"

2024-07-02 04:03:29

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@npub1n3h…uwgc Hypothesis: Pianos exude a magical FLOP field which the house rabbit finds hard to exist.
https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/112/714/903/594/909/136/original/afd3a9f9bf093678.jpg

2024-05-29 03:34:07

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@npub1zt3…0v09 I mean, you did give 'em that ladder to Narnia...

2024-05-20 00:01:36

#cooking #seafood
Had an enjoyable outing to Pier 8 for boiled seafood last week. Brought home leftover potatoes marinating in leftover sauce.
Sliced up and fried potatoes in butter until crispy.
Added a whole bunch of red pepper flakes because, honestly, Pier 8's "fire" heat rating is a bit wimpy.
Added eggs and green onions. Stirred and fried until eggs set.
Poured on leftover sauce.
Ate with a fork. Paired with an Abita Mardi Gras Bock.
A+ will no doubt do it again in a few weeks.

2024-05-01 16:43:55

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@npub1c4s…aqv4 This is how I will be imagining the message sticks in A Memory Called Empire from now on.

2024-03-08 22:11:37

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@npub1cgt…acha how did you know I needed to hear this, and particularly today
brb off to write a short thing

2023-12-02 01:07:08

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@npub1d62…tshf Sometimes when I get hungry the higher thinking doesn't get involved, and there are no convenient leftovers to reheat, so I wind up with a plate of combined whatever comes easiest to hand from the fridge.
I call it "I'm eating like an asshole today" and have since assumed it's what's meant when the kids these days say "girl dinner"
Anyway, I think popcorn + kimchi + sardines is precisely the kind of thing I'd do when in that mood. Possibly a couple sticks of celery too.

2023-10-11 23:36:44

OMG the latest #Thunderbird update (115).
But finally stumbled across a Reddit post that helped me fix the most objectionable (to me) change:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Thunderbird/comments/170qh1m/hate_the_new_thunderbird_layout/
After the updated, the message list seemed cramped, line height way too small.
This is because the default "density" changed from, I guess, medium to compact?
That setting lives under the "hamburger menu" (three horizontal lines in the upper right)
Changed it back to medium density, breathed a sigh of relief.

2023-08-11 20:02:20

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@npub1cgt…acha This entire series of blog posts is a treasure and I am enjoying it immensely!