holiday post in February
Happy New Year! This has got to be the latest new year's post. 2010 was an emotional roller coaster for me. During the last days of 2010, a very close family member died--my grandmother's brother, but whom we call "grandfather" as well (musing about it, others may call him my great-uncle?). What followed was a jumble of preparation for his burial, helping out with the family, while still fulfilling our other familial obligations during the holiday break. Then a storm broke out which delayed our flight back to Manila. Coming home was an equally tiring prospect as going on vacation.
Then I went to join an excavation which I also went to last year. This is a partnership that our department had with the Australian National University. This time, I didn't get to excavate a burial jar, but our trench had a surprise--with an extended burial when we weren't expecting any more. It was really fun, although I kept expecting I'm going to die of the cold. Seriously 20 C is NOT a good temperature for me. Contrary to popular opinions of my friends, though, I did not get drunk every night during the field. In fact, I spent many nights going through my records. I'm boring. *lol*
I know this is a piss-poor excuse for not writing more, not even to rec the WONDERS that is my Snupin Santa gift: Lost And Found and Hardships of a Teenage Metamorphagus by dungeons_master. Which...omg. I was literally blown away by this one. It has depth that I never thought anyone will even try to explore, and how the first story led to the epilogue one-shot about Teddy just makes sense. I was particularly amazed and delighted to learn that DM wrote this because I have read DM's works over the years, and reading this was like uncovering something, a masterpiece, you know? And the writing is just EXQUISITE, I could not get enough. It's so satisfying, so LOVELY that I felt so satisfied, like I've just taken a bite of something I've been craving but never new how much.
AH.
So if you're craving mature Severus and Remus being adults, growing as adults, and becoming responsible people while falling in love and taking care of baby!Teddy, this fic is for you. Give it a shot. It's lovely and romantic without being over the top. It's my canon future for them.
Also, I managed to squeeze in my spn_j2_xmas fic before the deadline, and totally forgot to say how much a loved the cute art that was given to me for the exchange: Christmas in Tahiti: an AU where Jared is Jensen's boss who forces his uptight secretary to go to a vacation, then totally tags along with him. ♥
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I hate to dampen things again, but I will likely be off to field or working on a couple of articles ready for publication soon. So yes, to preempt things, here I sign off again!
ETA: I should also note here that I haven't managed to post again for the A Decade of Snupin project, which makes me sad. UGH, I am fail.
Then I went to join an excavation which I also went to last year. This is a partnership that our department had with the Australian National University. This time, I didn't get to excavate a burial jar, but our trench had a surprise--with an extended burial when we weren't expecting any more. It was really fun, although I kept expecting I'm going to die of the cold. Seriously 20 C is NOT a good temperature for me. Contrary to popular opinions of my friends, though, I did not get drunk every night during the field. In fact, I spent many nights going through my records. I'm boring. *lol*
I know this is a piss-poor excuse for not writing more, not even to rec the WONDERS that is my Snupin Santa gift: Lost And Found and Hardships of a Teenage Metamorphagus by dungeons_master. Which...omg. I was literally blown away by this one. It has depth that I never thought anyone will even try to explore, and how the first story led to the epilogue one-shot about Teddy just makes sense. I was particularly amazed and delighted to learn that DM wrote this because I have read DM's works over the years, and reading this was like uncovering something, a masterpiece, you know? And the writing is just EXQUISITE, I could not get enough. It's so satisfying, so LOVELY that I felt so satisfied, like I've just taken a bite of something I've been craving but never new how much.
AH.
So if you're craving mature Severus and Remus being adults, growing as adults, and becoming responsible people while falling in love and taking care of baby!Teddy, this fic is for you. Give it a shot. It's lovely and romantic without being over the top. It's my canon future for them.
Also, I managed to squeeze in my spn_j2_xmas fic before the deadline, and totally forgot to say how much a loved the cute art that was given to me for the exchange: Christmas in Tahiti: an AU where Jared is Jensen's boss who forces his uptight secretary to go to a vacation, then totally tags along with him. ♥
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I hate to dampen things again, but I will likely be off to field or working on a couple of articles ready for publication soon. So yes, to preempt things, here I sign off again!
ETA: I should also note here that I haven't managed to post again for the A Decade of Snupin project, which makes me sad. UGH, I am fail.