Dreams of Falling

*Saw MOANA this past weekend. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Soundtrack has been intermittently stuck in my head every since, but at least the songs have been taking turns.

*Snagged something off the Yuletide pinch-hitter's list (again). Got it written in two days! ...just in time for AO3 to crash. Ah, well, that gives me time to get the story looked over and polished, so it's not just HERE IS A THING.

*HOORAY NEW NIBLINGS. By which I mean, of course, that my sister is the proud mother of twins, and I am a proud auntie who is looking forward to going out and meeting said twins in a few months, after the rush of parental units has died down. (My parents are both YAY WE ARE GRANDPARENTS, which I should not find as amusing as I do. But my mother in particular has been so very very careful about 'It's okay if you don't want kids!' I don't. But I am still super-happy about the niblings.)

*Did you know that there was a Santa Fun Run in Boston, first Saturday in December? And by 'Fun Run' I mean 'dear lord people it is right around freezing why are you all in speedos or bikinis THE HAT ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH.' I mean, I am as shallow as the next person, so I appreciated the view! But they still looked cold. (Clearly I really am getting old. :wince:)

*I had the bright idea to do counted cross stitch for my Christmas presents this year. It's a good thing I have a wife, is what I'm saying, because she's the one who points out that maybe I should pick the small easy things, no really Thia, small is good. Which means I have four done, two half-done, and two to go (and of those two not even started, I'm not going to see those people until January some time, so there's a reason for the delay).

*Today is supposed to be writing day. Uh. Let's just say it's a good thing I didn't sign up for Yuletide this year, because I am so not getting stuff written. ...well, maybe.

Dear Yuletide writer,

Hi! And Thank you! Which is a predictable opening, but still true.

( Overarching THESE ARE THE SORTS OF THINGS WHAT I LIKE comments. )

Now, getting down to the nitty-gritty of the fandoms I requested, including links to canons where available:

( Inu Boku SS )

( Kashimashi )

( Sword Art Online )

( Kamen Rider Kabuto )

Whatever you write, thank you again, and I look forward to reading it!

From a discussion about the difficulties of Yuletide:

Me: That's why I always try to make both my Yuletide request and my Yuletide letter all, 'hi, I'd like fluffity fluff fluff fluff.'

Tanya: Fluff. Fluff fluff fluffity fluff FLUFF.

Tanya's cat, whose name happens to be Fluff, from by her ankle: Mow?

Tanya: ...not you, baby. Although it's nice that you come when called.

Of course, Fluff then stalked off, unimpressed by the humans. But then, she is a cat.

Dear Yuletide writer,

Hi! And Thank you! Which is a predictable opening, but still true.

( Overarching THESE ARE THE SORTS OF THINGS WHAT I LIKE comments. )

Now, getting down to the nitty-gritty of the fandoms I requested, including links to canons where available:

( Inu Boku SS )

( Kashimashi )

( Mamma Mia! )

( Kamen Rider Kabuto )

Whatever you write, thank you again, and I look forward to reading it!

Dear Yuletide writer,

Hi! And thank you in advance!

Overarching comments: I am a hardcore romantic. Not in the sense that I think love solves all problems, because it doesn't, but in the sense that I believe that happy endings are possible. I prefer them to be earned, but I do love my happy endings. Probably my most infallible plot-kink is trust (and contrariwise, my biggest plot-squick is partner betrayal).

Anyway: further details on the exact requests:

( Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl )

( Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars )

( Mamma Mia! )

( Baccano! )

Whatever you write, thank you again, and I look forward to reading it!