It took too long to write this!
Dec. 10th, 2018 09:05 pmState of the land:
This week had the first hot days. Ugh. IT'S TOO HOT OMG. Take your filthy summer back, you Northern Hemispherites. Give me back my pleasant cold rain.
And I have a cold. It's wrong to have snot and coughing and fever when the road is melting. Bleh. This webcomic is representative and also weirdly aspirational in a gross way:
Feeling sick and snotty? Here are some helpful tips from the animal world, by Bird and Moon. (Talks about snotty animals.)
Ugh, I think I have a fever. RHINOVIRUS I HATE YOU.
State of the Brain:
Still up and down? It remains an ongoing improvement project.
State of the Writing:
I scraped through with a win for NaNo, despite a weird month of interferences and family emergencies. I didn't get above the line on the graph until the very last day - I was always catching up. Still, it's done, and I have stuff to edit. Maybe even post one of these days.
Yuletide is a whole other thing though. I am still in canon review, and at the stage where there are so many ideas I'm kinda stuck.
I've been running the Person of Interest Advent Calendar and it's been really interesting. Occasionally hair-pullingly frustrating, as I negotiate tumblr and running an AO3 collection and keeping everything on track. The best part has been photoshopping ugly Christmas sweaters onto all the characters. (No, the real best part has been the general enthusiasm, but you know. Ugly sweaters are so fascinating.)

[Sameen Shaw in a hallway wearing a sweater featuring Santa riding a t-rex]
I freely admit that my photoshopping is a bit garbage, but that sweater makes everything worth it.
State of the kitty:
Baggins turned thirteen, and is a shy teenager! For his birthday, we treated him exactly the same as usual, so he had chicken for dinner (it is the best food) and endless cuddles. He has a pretty great life on the whole.

[silver kitten lounging on a red sofa, tall silver cat standing on a cat tree]
MAH BEAUTIFUL SILVER SON!
State of the latest fandom exodus, or, WTF Tumblr???
Hello to my brave POI discord friends who are giving Dreamwidth a go. (Or in some cases, returning to an lj-style platform.)
I am sad for the distress this is causing people for whom tumblr has been a refuge and a home. It's scary - don't let anyone tell you it isn't (and don't let anyone tell you online community isn't real community.) I don't want to say it will all be okay. I hope it is. I remember when it happened to me - strikethrough and the birth of AO3 and Dreamwidth - it felt like the end of the world. It wasn't, in that case, and Dreamwidth has been a wonderful place for me. Hang onto hope, try to roll with the changes. I hope you get a soft landing somewhere you'll love. Or at least can learn to love.
Good and Informative
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rydra_wong has More Useful Links
- This week in Fandom Vol 99
- Maciej might be onboard (I remember that first collaborative document when fandom moved to Pinboard, so I left this one open for a bit, just for the good feels. Fandom comes together so strongly when we need to.)
- from FFA, a thread on exporting your tumblr
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snickfic's round-up of links so, about Tumblr
Small Kitty Joys:
- I've had this gif open for a while now: as softly as a kitten touching a cherry.
- via
bow-weaver, Meet Nurse Raisin
Some DW recs for people to follow. Early Follow Friday, I guess:
umadoshi is queen of the linkspam. She is an awesome curator and is great with warnings. And she has adorable cats.
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iconthat is a weekly icontest, which I want to go in again when I have time. (If I have time!!)
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100words puts up weekly prompts for 100 word fics. This week's prompt is 'Gaudy'. (100 words exactly! It's an art!)
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fffriday is a reccing comm for f/f works. (Fanfic, profic, other things)
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musyc is posting lots of really simple (and hence overlooked) Dreamwidth tips.
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fandom_on_dw and
dw_community_promo are both full of new comms popping up every day, so are worth a follow.
Friending:
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snickfic's ongoing Return of the No-Frills Multifandom Friending Meme.
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addme_fandom, for finding new fandom friends
Events:
- Magical Realism Fest! (It's a comment fest, where you leave prompt, and you write for prompts. These are usually low-key and fun)
- Three Sentence Ficathon - leave a prompt! Squash all your ideas into 3 sentences!
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middleagedships has a middleaged ship comment ficathon
navaan is running Spicy Advent, a multi-fandom porn Advent Calendar.
- Me! Me! I'm running The POI Advent Calendar, please head over and enjoy the Person of Interest goodies!
(Oh, and this is an invite to the Person of Interest discord server I'm on: The Subway. It's a good bunch of people.)
And finally, in other news, geese are fuckers: Badly Behaved Geese Go Viral.
This week had the first hot days. Ugh. IT'S TOO HOT OMG. Take your filthy summer back, you Northern Hemispherites. Give me back my pleasant cold rain.
And I have a cold. It's wrong to have snot and coughing and fever when the road is melting. Bleh. This webcomic is representative and also weirdly aspirational in a gross way:
Feeling sick and snotty? Here are some helpful tips from the animal world, by Bird and Moon. (Talks about snotty animals.)
Ugh, I think I have a fever. RHINOVIRUS I HATE YOU.
State of the Brain:
Still up and down? It remains an ongoing improvement project.
State of the Writing:
I scraped through with a win for NaNo, despite a weird month of interferences and family emergencies. I didn't get above the line on the graph until the very last day - I was always catching up. Still, it's done, and I have stuff to edit. Maybe even post one of these days.
Yuletide is a whole other thing though. I am still in canon review, and at the stage where there are so many ideas I'm kinda stuck.
I've been running the Person of Interest Advent Calendar and it's been really interesting. Occasionally hair-pullingly frustrating, as I negotiate tumblr and running an AO3 collection and keeping everything on track. The best part has been photoshopping ugly Christmas sweaters onto all the characters. (No, the real best part has been the general enthusiasm, but you know. Ugly sweaters are so fascinating.)

[Sameen Shaw in a hallway wearing a sweater featuring Santa riding a t-rex]
I freely admit that my photoshopping is a bit garbage, but that sweater makes everything worth it.
State of the kitty:
Baggins turned thirteen, and is a shy teenager! For his birthday, we treated him exactly the same as usual, so he had chicken for dinner (it is the best food) and endless cuddles. He has a pretty great life on the whole.

[silver kitten lounging on a red sofa, tall silver cat standing on a cat tree]
MAH BEAUTIFUL SILVER SON!
State of the latest fandom exodus, or, WTF Tumblr???
Hello to my brave POI discord friends who are giving Dreamwidth a go. (Or in some cases, returning to an lj-style platform.)
I am sad for the distress this is causing people for whom tumblr has been a refuge and a home. It's scary - don't let anyone tell you it isn't (and don't let anyone tell you online community isn't real community.) I don't want to say it will all be okay. I hope it is. I remember when it happened to me - strikethrough and the birth of AO3 and Dreamwidth - it felt like the end of the world. It wasn't, in that case, and Dreamwidth has been a wonderful place for me. Hang onto hope, try to roll with the changes. I hope you get a soft landing somewhere you'll love. Or at least can learn to love.
Good and Informative
-
- This week in Fandom Vol 99
- Maciej might be onboard (I remember that first collaborative document when fandom moved to Pinboard, so I left this one open for a bit, just for the good feels. Fandom comes together so strongly when we need to.)
- from FFA, a thread on exporting your tumblr
-
Small Kitty Joys:
- I've had this gif open for a while now: as softly as a kitten touching a cherry.
- via
Some DW recs for people to follow. Early Follow Friday, I guess:
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Friending:
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Events:
- Magical Realism Fest! (It's a comment fest, where you leave prompt, and you write for prompts. These are usually low-key and fun)
- Three Sentence Ficathon - leave a prompt! Squash all your ideas into 3 sentences!
-
- Me! Me! I'm running The POI Advent Calendar, please head over and enjoy the Person of Interest goodies!
(Oh, and this is an invite to the Person of Interest discord server I'm on: The Subway. It's a good bunch of people.)
And finally, in other news, geese are fuckers: Badly Behaved Geese Go Viral.
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Date: 2018-12-10 11:17 am (UTC)Beautiful silver kitty!
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Date: 2018-12-17 06:51 am (UTC)My family had a pair of geese and I will never ever forget that trauma!
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Date: 2018-12-10 11:34 am (UTC)And congrats on the NaNo win. It has been a hard year for writing.
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Date: 2018-12-10 12:44 pm (UTC)Get well soon, Dan!
It was a bit cooler today in my part of town. I hope that coolth reached you too. On the less optimistic hand, I had to shut the windows part of the way home today against the smell of molten road. The struggle is real!
Have you watched any She-Ra: Princesses of Power? If you haven't yet, consider this a rec. It's pretty and sweet and very, very undemanding. Good for watching when sick or tired or stressed.
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Date: 2018-12-31 09:22 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2018-12-10 05:32 pm (UTC)Yuletide is a whole other thing though. I am still in canon review, and at the stage where there are so many ideas I'm kinda stuck.
Good luck! I've finally managed to wrestle mine into a workable first draft, at least.
Your photoshopped sweaters are great!
And happy birthday to Baggins!
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Date: 2018-12-31 09:26 am (UTC)It was a good Yuletide though - fuss-free as far as I could tell, at least.
*hugs*
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Date: 2018-12-10 05:43 pm (UTC)And Shaw looks fantastic in that sweater.
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Date: 2018-12-31 09:42 am (UTC)(And Shaw is the grumpiest of kitties.)
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Date: 2018-12-10 06:14 pm (UTC)...I need another Discord server like I need a hole in the head, but I never did manage to connect with POI fandom on Tumblr, and the opportunity to dive in now might well be irresistible. Thanks for posting the invite!
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Date: 2019-01-02 04:32 am (UTC)You're welcome!! It's a good server.
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Date: 2018-12-10 06:39 pm (UTC)I am sad for the distress this is causing people for whom tumblr has been a refuge and a home. It's scary - don't let anyone tell you it isn't (and don't let anyone tell you online community isn't real community.)
Of course online community is real community. I agree, don't listen to people who say that it isn't.
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Date: 2019-01-02 04:34 am (UTC)Right? I'm always surprised by people who think online interaction isn't social. It really is.
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Date: 2018-12-10 08:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-01-05 12:39 am (UTC)I am loving my expanded flist! There's so much going on.
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Date: 2018-12-10 08:32 pm (UTC)Happy birthday to Baggins!
I'm also trying to get my Yuletide story finished and then there's the little matter of an advent fic to take care of as well. :D
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Date: 2018-12-11 12:48 am (UTC)Congratulations on the NaNo win! It always amazes me when people can actually complete it. :O
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Date: 2018-12-11 01:59 am (UTC)Geese are highly strung so maybe something upset them.
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Date: 2018-12-29 01:13 am (UTC)I think geese are very territorial - I had them growing up, and it was very scary!
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Date: 2018-12-11 03:38 am (UTC)(Aw, thank you for the follow-rec. *blushes*)
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Date: 2018-12-29 01:13 am (UTC)And thank you for doing great links.
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Date: 2018-12-11 03:40 am (UTC)Take your filthy summer back, you Northern Hemispherites. Give me back my pleasant cold rain.
lol
Happy Birthday Baggins.
Hope you get better soon.
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Date: 2018-12-13 08:15 am (UTC)Welcome to DW! I hope it works out for you, too.
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Date: 2018-12-11 08:43 pm (UTC)1. Your kitty Baggins is extremely handsome and he looks spry and lovely for a teenager!
2. I keep hearing about this POI discord... I don't suppose I could get an invite to it?
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Date: 2018-12-13 08:09 am (UTC)2. Yes, of course! The Subway. (Let me know if it doesn't work.)
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