Not so bad, not so bad at all
So, despite all of my fears, Christmas actually turned out pretty nicely! There was drama in the days leading up to it, but today actually went pretty well. I'm surpised and impressed.
Best gift this year was definitely the book my mother got me. It's a huge-ass recipe book of cuisine from the Friuli region of Italy (that's the region my grandfather came from). And omg, it all looks delicious! There are so many things that I want to try making... especially this one kind of pasta filled with fruit and ricotta (can't remember what it's called).
So, that was awesome.
Anyway. A few days ago I finished that Netherlands/Iceland fic for the rarepair exchange. I'd been agonizing over it for so long, and it was such a relief to just post the damn thing. I have no idea what my recipient thinks of it... but honestly, as long as they don't hate it, I'll be satisfied. xD
I've definitely been bitten by the Zelda bug. By that I mean, jesus, I have it bad. I haven't even allowed myself to finish A Link Between Worlds yet, and already I'm debating which game to play next. I'm thinking either Phantom Hourglass or Spirit Tracks, since both of them are playable on 3DS. Well, there's the 3DS version of Ocarina of Time too, but I've played OoT before, and I kind of want to try something new. The super oldschool games are playable too via download, but to be honest I don't think I'm quite ready to try them. It feels almost like they're extra-special, you know? Zelda I and II, at least. The games that started it all, wow.
Anyway, all this LoZ stuff has got me thinking about fanfiction. I don't have any really amazing original ideas or anything, but I got to thinking that maybe trying to write a short fic in this series would be a good way to practice writing action scenes. So it'd probably be slice-of-life stuff, except with more action than the phrase usually brings to mind, because a slice of Link's life usually involves going into the deepest darkest dungeons to battle monsters and rescue people, heh. And the nice thing is that I wouldn't need to get too realistic, just stay reasonable about it. I mean, the Master Sword shoots magic beams when you swing it, so it's not like I need to be... realistic. ;p
If I do anything, it'll be set specifically in A Link Between Worlds, since that game is very straightforward (and it's freshest in my mind. I mean, I barely remember ZOoT, if I'll be honest).
I'm definitely looking forward to having a more relaxed day tomorrow. I have roleplay tags that I need to catch up on, and some things I want to write, and some reading I need to do. My brother gave me Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander. Fuck yeah, I've been wanting to read the Aubrey-Maturin novels for ages! And I have some other novels I've been meaning to get around to -- there are a lot of books that I have which I want to read, but haven't been reading because I mostly read on my commute, and since the morning is pitch black in the winter, I can't do that without turning on the overhead light, which I'm reluctant to do because the refinery buses are usually packed and it's 6 AM when we start the hour-ish-long drive so everyone around me is usually sleeping.
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Best gift this year was definitely the book my mother got me. It's a huge-ass recipe book of cuisine from the Friuli region of Italy (that's the region my grandfather came from). And omg, it all looks delicious! There are so many things that I want to try making... especially this one kind of pasta filled with fruit and ricotta (can't remember what it's called).
So, that was awesome.
Anyway. A few days ago I finished that Netherlands/Iceland fic for the rarepair exchange. I'd been agonizing over it for so long, and it was such a relief to just post the damn thing. I have no idea what my recipient thinks of it... but honestly, as long as they don't hate it, I'll be satisfied. xD
I've definitely been bitten by the Zelda bug. By that I mean, jesus, I have it bad. I haven't even allowed myself to finish A Link Between Worlds yet, and already I'm debating which game to play next. I'm thinking either Phantom Hourglass or Spirit Tracks, since both of them are playable on 3DS. Well, there's the 3DS version of Ocarina of Time too, but I've played OoT before, and I kind of want to try something new. The super oldschool games are playable too via download, but to be honest I don't think I'm quite ready to try them. It feels almost like they're extra-special, you know? Zelda I and II, at least. The games that started it all, wow.
Anyway, all this LoZ stuff has got me thinking about fanfiction. I don't have any really amazing original ideas or anything, but I got to thinking that maybe trying to write a short fic in this series would be a good way to practice writing action scenes. So it'd probably be slice-of-life stuff, except with more action than the phrase usually brings to mind, because a slice of Link's life usually involves going into the deepest darkest dungeons to battle monsters and rescue people, heh. And the nice thing is that I wouldn't need to get too realistic, just stay reasonable about it. I mean, the Master Sword shoots magic beams when you swing it, so it's not like I need to be... realistic. ;p
If I do anything, it'll be set specifically in A Link Between Worlds, since that game is very straightforward (and it's freshest in my mind. I mean, I barely remember ZOoT, if I'll be honest).
I'm definitely looking forward to having a more relaxed day tomorrow. I have roleplay tags that I need to catch up on, and some things I want to write, and some reading I need to do. My brother gave me Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander. Fuck yeah, I've been wanting to read the Aubrey-Maturin novels for ages! And I have some other novels I've been meaning to get around to -- there are a lot of books that I have which I want to read, but haven't been reading because I mostly read on my commute, and since the morning is pitch black in the winter, I can't do that without turning on the overhead light, which I'm reluctant to do because the refinery buses are usually packed and it's 6 AM when we start the hour-ish-long drive so everyone around me is usually sleeping.
This entry was originally posted at http://yuuago.dreamwidth.org/3318979.html. You can comment here or at the original entry.