#We'll see how long that lasts

[animebw]

I'll give Uma Musume this, it fully understands how to pick the perfect opening shot for its new season.

[tumblesheep]

made a sheep

[luckyarchivist]

IDK if y'all have heard Christmas Kids by ROAR (if you have a TikTok, you almost certainly have) but I heard it again recently and it struck me as verrrry Leander/MC-coded (at least my current interpretation of Leander!). Sorry, Leander. Actually, sorry, MC; they're the one suffering here and they don't deserve it.

Also, also: I listened to Jealous by Eyedress on repeat yesterday and I want to slap it on Mhin/MC so bad. Sorry, Mhin. Actually, sorry MC again, you don't deserve this behavior.

Will this be the start of character or character/MC playlists? Hopefully not! I have other things I wanna do. But if someone makes one (including my future self 😮‍💨) here's my two cents.

[royrockstone]

trying to write ken roman dynamic. hard. 

[lylilorden]

y'know, the upside of that project that's been driving me nuts for over a week is that i didn't even have time to get nervous for my exam this morning, and im so brain-tired rn im not nervous for the one tomorrow morning either

[chiropterx]

I went hunting for new icons earlier last week and then completely forgot about them until now.

[emarie-stone]

Nano day 3: 1540 words

... And I have made more progress in three days than I made the entire month of October.

[arctic-hands]

Asshole has officially broken quarantine and went to the store

[kiatheinsomniac]

Imagine I'm broke but spending money on stars in fictif bc mf cat boy Sage Lesath has my ovaries in a chokehold

[aminta]

Decided I like playing the guitar again

[curio-queries]

QUICK COMBO: REFLECTION | CHAMPION | WILD FLOWER

My thoughts on this QC:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RRRRAAP MONNSTAA!

This QC is my favorite RM solo, favorite feature and favorite collaboration.

Reflection has some lines that cover a concept I've done my entire life. Whenever I'm stuck in traffic or waiting in line, I wonder if I've encountered the people around me before or will again in the future. It helps me remember that everyone is human and calm some frustrations.

I admit, I only looked into Champion because I'm a big FOB fan, but I genuinely like RM's version better than the original. It's a perfect taste of his lyrical prowress.

And Wild Flower...my love. It's honestly very rare that I like a song on first listen and Wild Flower genuinely shook me up. I remember exactly how I felt the first time hearing it and I still get that feeling today. It's an absolutely beautiful song.

(Honorable mention to Still Life. It took me a while to come around to it but it's definitely one of my jams now).

Listening Links:

[billiewena]

thinking about how the only time bobby and cas interact in season four is when he knocks him out cold to talk to dean alone. and the next time bobby sees him, cas is powerless and just comes to steal dean's necklace in a weird interaction that had to be filmed close-up because dean and cas are just inches from each other's face. the next time is an offscreen interaction where he just gets dean's address from bobby and probably left immediately after. combine this with the fact that bobby knew dean had a male siren the season before (and tried to be supportive) and let cas be in the family photo a few episodes later, there is a nonzero chance bobby singer was the first destiel shipper.

[imaginesangie]

I can literally never decide what I want my avatar to be. I wanna use my own art but at the same time I want it to be fandom related so people can easily spot me as the weirdo that likes aliens. Tough choices :(

[gwarden123]

I’m reading Michael Crichton’s Sphere, for reasons (why am I reading this? I have other things to read...), and I’ve gotten to the bit near the beginning where the Navy chef says the guy can’t have whipped cream with the Captain guy giving the explanation that at thirty atmospheres in mixed gases cream just won’t whip.

Now, I’m fairly willing to give the book a bit of leeway, even though I’m pretty sure breathing that much helium is bad for you, mostly because I don’t actually know all that much about deep sea exploration, and the book actually gives itself a clever out by having the main character sleep through the explanation of what kind of gasses they’re breathing. (Ha! I’m right! Internet search says you can asphyxiate inhaling too much helium from a balloon, because your cells aren’t getting the oxygen they need. Take that, book!) But if you’re going to make a point that whipped cream won’t survive at thirty atmospheres (which I’m sure is wrong, I’m sure it would whip just fine because the air you’re whipping into it is at the same pressure as the air around it) wouldn’t that bring to mind that a human probably would not survive at thirty atmospheres?

(See, this is what I meant about adventure stories being based in the acquisition of knowledge. Even if the information presented is wildly wrong, I’m still learning something!)

[splattered-fox]

Just a bunch of critters that have nothing horrible happen to them at all

[baronetcoins]

Writing Year in Review

This year, I wrote a lot (1). Thus, inspired by all the "year in art"s I see around this time of year, and in an effort to get better at being proud of myself, I'm picking one favorite piece (2) from each month (3).

January: then i don't want to be me anymore Fandom: DSMP

My first time trying to write for that fandom, and I don't think I've nailed the voices as well since. Also, I want to circle back to this Ender's Game AU someday because I think the comparison holds water.

April (whoops. big gap): Say it's me that you want to dismember Fandom: DSMP

The only thing I posted in April, but I like it anyway just for the series of words "the ex-president-current-zombie". That was a good one.

May: Lord, send me a mechanic if I'm not beyond repair Fandom: Traffic Series

This is just very soft and I like the execution on it.

June: I'm something else when I see you Fandom: Traffic Series

I said I was going to finish this, and then I did, which already bumps it up a few points. Also I love this idea of a... happy-ish ending? Relatively happy ending? Better ending.

July: Nash Equilibrium Fandom: Traffic Series

Playwriting is fun and I want to play more with plays as a format for fic. Given this was my first experiment into that, it will always hold a special place in my heart.

August: Snow in a Desert Fandom: DSMP

Of course, this got jossed immediately, but I liked the dialogue in it. And the idea of Q deciding to snatch Wilbur's victory away from him just to make a point.

September: the creaking automata lurch into action Fandom: Hermitcraft

What can I say? I'm a sucker for robots.

October: So take the wheel and I will take the pedals Fandom: Traffic Series

I think this one takes the prize more so because I really like the rest of the AU milieu it exists in, but the dialogue is fun. "'Now, remind me: what exactly are we pulled over on the side of the road in Nevada for?' / 'To witness the awe-inspiring power of the universe.' / 'The Grand Canyon is in Arizona, my friend.'" will live in my head rent-free forever.

November: Days since last incident: 0 Fandom: Destiny

This was just short, sweet, and fun to write. Love to do dialogue.

December: 6: Hold your ground against authority Fandom: DSMP

I was going to rag on myself for the quality and quantity of December writing and then remembered it was A) Finals season and B) I got out two Oberth Maneuver chapters so actually, I did great. And regardless, this was fun and short n sweet, which I do like writing. Don't get me wrong, love my longfic, but I also love to enter a fugue state at my computer and bang out one little concept in one sitting.

Footnotes

(1)

(2)

for which I am only counting complete pieces. no WIPs.

(3)

in which I wrote something, which was not all months.