Babycinos just make me worry for all the undercaffeinated babies in the world

[st_aurafina]

I'm im-ing with lilacsigil at work. She's inputting catalogue data which is all caps, and so her messages are all caps too.

lilacsigil: JUST READ MY MESSAGES IN BRIAN BLESSED'S VOICE
Me: FRESH HORSES!

Also I think the cafe lady made me a babycino. It's all milky froth and no coffee. I feel foamy and undercaffeinated.


Writing:
marvel_bang is done and in editing. I've done the art. I based mine on a vintage condom tin.





You get three in a tin, yay!


I'm going to have a push at finishing a line for trope_bingo before the deadline. I have one whole fic, and two halves of fics. I think it's worth the effort, anyway.

Then it will be NaNo, and I haven't decided if I'll do original fic or if I'll pants it with fic. Fic is easier, but I'm still sitting on 50K of Winter Soldier fic from 2014 which I'll probably post around, I don't know, 2020. I don't like having unposted backlog.

I have vague ideas on how to finish up The Victorian Boarding House of Together We Solve Crime. And if that's not enough to fill 50K, I could segue into the sequel, The Victorian Seaside Holiday of Together We Solve Crime. (My catchy titles!)

(This is me at nanowrimo.org)


My little sister sends me links to a facebook group that posts stuff from tumblr. It's weirdly recursive. Sometimes I send her stuff straight from tumblr, but I wonder if that's the internet version of drinking straight from the cordial bottle.

She's so great, though. She's done her final exam. (Please let it be her final exam, please let her decide not to go on to other things.) She asked if she could come down here for Christmas, which is lovely and wonderful, but it gives me faint quakes of terror regarding what the hell my family is doing if she is already planning her escape.


- Flowers for Memories was a crochet art installation at Yarndale 2015. I sent some flowers for their giant garden, and there are photos here. I can see mine!

- How difficult it is to shoot a lock off? Spoilers: pretty difficult

- Altoid tin watercolour palette. We don't have altoids or that brand of gum, but I think I could improvise. (Or you know, use a vintage condom tin!) And how great are those waterbrushes, with the water stored in the barrel? Pretty effing great, let me tell you.

- antarctic_sue is posting again! Daily photos from McMurdo. Some seals. Some weather balloons. Some science corridors. I like it.

- From conuly, Australia in British sign language. Etymology and sign language, differences between countries. The British signs for Australia are really interesting to me: one references convict transportation, the other our slouch hats (from contact with WWI Diggers, presumably?)

- From tumblr: Things I love about the Villain Turns Good trope. I love all of these things. I love that when you write, this is the payoff you get for building nuanced villains. I think about how often we see this in fic, and how rarely we see it in fiction. Right now, I'm thinking of comicsverse!Magneto and Zuko. Maybe it's the babycino speaking, but those two are the only ones I can think of. Oh, and Root. Yeah, Root, though I don't think she has the vulnerability and self-doubt that this talks about, not that either of those are a deal-breaker for me.

I'm pretty excited that I will be watching the next season of POI with all of you guys. Even if it's the last one - I got in on time.

Comments

[lilysea]

Babycinos just make me worry for all the undercaffeinated babies in the world

Hee! :D

[st_aurafina]

Poor little things!

[retsuko]

I am so envious of your fic/writing output! And crafting stuff, too? When do you sleep? ;)

Mostly, I'm just glad to see you posting. [[[hugs]]]

[st_aurafina]

Well, the internet has been down a lot lately... But seriously, you're raising the next generation of fandom, how on earth do you have time for sleep?

It's good to be posting again *hugs back*

[untonuggan]

is a babycino made with real babies?

(sorry, I went all Wednesday Addams with that one)

yay for all the good things! also that condom tin is amazing

[st_aurafina]

is a babycino made with real babies?

That would explain the low caffeine, I guess? *snort*

The condom tin is just. I love vintage sex stuff, it's so weird and closeted. Pretty sure you were supposed to wash those suckers out and used them again.

[adafrog]

OMG, a condom tin!

[st_aurafina]

So very hilarious! (And really expensive, too, according to ebay. Pictures are all I can afford!)

[adafrog]

eek! That spendy for a box?

[st_aurafina]

You don't even get the rubbers!

[adafrog]

lolol

[alba17]

Hee, that condom tin. That crocheted flowers project is AMAZING and beautiful.

Good luck on Nano! I thought about doing it but my idea is too vague. I need to research and plan more (it’s historic).

[st_aurafina]

The flowers were stunning, weren't they? So many, from all over the world. It was very satisfying to take part.

Thanks for the NaNo wishes! I'm a little behind on day three, but I'm getting there.

[lark_ascends]

The all caps amused me.

[st_aurafina]

BRIAN BLESSED APPROVES OF THIS AMUSEMENT.