I misunderstood the point of this ride

ain't nothing compared to this majesty

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:10:38 GMT

Talk about some warm fuzzies, here. fandomtrees revealed yesterday, and um ... I GOT PODFICCED! :D :D :D I can't stop flailing, oh my gosh. I didn't realize quite how much I wanted this, even when I requested it, but it's like ... IDK, like having someone draw fanart of your original characters or something. My words in someone else's mouth! They sound so much better that way! ;)

hot ice and wondrous strange snow
October Daye; Raj/Quentin, G, 35:10
Written by me, read by Elle_dubs
In which there is a party, an extra-fake trial marriage, an unexpected indoor snowstorm, and a Prince of Cats who is not particularly impressed with self-denial based on possible future expectations. (Spoilers for the entire series up through A Red-Rose Chain.)

I also got several yummy-looking recipes! There's tons of good stuff scattered under peoples' trees in general: fic, art, fannish graphics, recipes, book recs, music recs, fic recs ... worth browsing through. I've only just started.

Apart from several recipe and book rec sets of my own, I made two pieces of fanart:

Harrowhark/Gideon smooches for crookedspoon!

( And Utena language of flowers art! )

Yeah, I love fandom, you guys. (Also, psst, chocolateboxcomm sign-ups close tomorrow at 11:59 PM EST! 300 word minimum, or a clean pencil sketch on unlined paper, and it's always amazing!)

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the ache of a decade, the cure is overdue

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:09:48 GMT

Oh man, this has been a week. So the minute I got back from Boston I was basically overwhelmed with school things, even more than usual, if that's possible. We had this big event with multiple industry guests, a big old elbow-rubbing networking and reviewing kind of thing, and all my time was taken up preparing for and attending that (with a few extra meetings on the side)! Yesterday was my birthday, and all I wanted was leisurely dinner and drinks with my friends, and time to take a breath. Which I certainly got (epic hour-long wait for our food notwithstanding; at least it was delicious).

With all this, I could not handle all the bandom feels that have been running rampant this week. I had to absent myself from twitter, which was kind of tragic, and I haven't even watched The Phoenix yet. (Oh hi, Fall Out Boy, you know just where my buttons are. Augh.) I did make time to read Gerard's tweets, because they just made me happy as fuck. (Oh man, I hope the mailbox thing doesn't turn into a fiasco for him. Such earnestness, Mr. Way.)

On the other hand, probably my best birthday present of all was fannish. klb recorded an amazing little Elementary fic for me: In Practice, by inlovewithnight. My favorite show, currently, and I haven't had time to read anything. I was complaining last week that there was NO podfic at all, but she's changed all that! And oh god, that story (which is kinky gen) is PERFECTLY relevant to my interests, to my interpretation of Sherlock & Joan's dynamic ... and klb gives a beautifully nuanced reading that enhances the text in just the right way. GO LISTEN.

I'm off to a roller derby bout in a little bit, feeling extra dapper with the pocket watch my uncle sent me(!) and my much-missed vintage spring coat, freshly repaired. And then I have to hunker down and get back to work. I miss the fan community from last week so much, though: much love, you guys!

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we build fires and pretend

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 23:18:19 GMT

I think I'm going to try and take advantage of my ongoing school break to try out the snowflake_challenge again.

Day 1: In your own space, post a rec for at least three fanworks that you have created. It can be your favorite fanworks that you've created, or fanworks you feel no one ever saw, or fanworks you say would define you as a creator. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I sort of feel as though I should be focusing on things I made in the last year this time, but ... well, there hasn't been that much, sadly, between all the non-fannish creation and the times when I had no energy at all. So instead I'm just going to try and go for varied and different, I guess? Porn, podfic and playing catch ...

( New artistic directions, new media, collaborative efforts ... )

Hah, okay, time to go draw more things I think. Happy New Year, bbs!

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