I am very pleased and excited to tell you that the podbook version of Foundations is now available at Amplificathon. Massive thanks to cybel for creating and posting it
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Thank you! I am enjoying the springiness of my new format. (That doesn't sound quite right. Oh, well!) For once, Spring started when the calendar says it should - a rare occurance. We seem to have escaped winter's evil clutches early this year (I shouldn't say that too loud - a blizzard in April is still a distinct possibility!)
In the week and a half that it's taken me to actually reply (I'm a bad, pathetic communicator!), the temperature has risen to plus 14!
As for location, I live in Saskatchewan, in the middle of the frozen prairie. Although, as I said, not as frozen as sometimes. I still expect one more big snowstorm before winter is done with us. We had a snowstorm in late June once that I recall, so anything is possible.
Good guess - Saskatchewan (meaning "swiftly flowing river") comes from the Cree language, and Cree is from the same language group (Algonquin) that Pocahontas would have spoken, although she was from a lot further east and a bit more south. I sound like a linguistics lesson, don't I?
Saskatchewan is one of the prairie provinces in Canada (the flat bit in the middle of the country).
So that explains the cold. But like I said, we seem to be having a mild spring, which I am very much enjoying.
Yeah, I love those daisies (although I'm not sure I've entirely adapted to my new page format yet - still reserving judgement!).
Re: length of podbook. Yeah, 27 hours is a bit much for a single session. I was a bit blown away when I realized just how long it was. This would be one of those things that I probably would have been too intimidated to do if I'd actually thought it through beforehand. This is why impetuous, Gryffindorish leaping-without-looking is sometimes a good thing!
I can't believe you have managed to get through such an epic story, and very, very grateful!
You do their voices so well, and consistently which I've always found to be a challenge when reading bedtime stories to my wee niece ;-)
I don't suppose once you've finished with saras_girl back catalogue, that you would be interested in recs? It's just I was re-reading Secrets by Vorabiza the other day, and was wishing that there was a podfic version of it. And then I started dreaming abouthow fabulous it would be if you did... *dissolves into fangirly blushes*
Right, now I'm off to download the podbook, having deleted the individual chapters yesterday... and I can't be without Foundations for too long!
Sorry for intruding, but... can we start an online petition or something like that? I asked 6shotamericano for the very same thing a few months ago... ;-)))) And believe me, having "Secrets" in podfic format is something I'm wishig for since I discovered what podfics were. It's a huge story, granted, but I love it to pieces!
Sorry again, but wehn I read you comment I just couldn't stop myself... XD
Thank you for the lovely comment(s)! My deepest apologies for failing to respond to them in anything resembling a timely manner!
I'm glad you have enjoyed the recordings, and I appreciate the suggestions of other works that would be worth recording. And cake is always a good bribe! I'm definitely interested in recording some other writers (once I've caught up with saras_girl's back catalogue!). At the rate I've been going, it could be a while, though!
I'm not sure that I've read Secrets or The Price of Valour, but I will definitely have a look at them. I have some very odd ideas about what I think I can read successfully, and there are some excellent stories out there that I just don't click with, but I'm always happy to get suggestions. Even if it's not something I would be comfortable recording, anything that generates such enthusiasm is sure to be a good read!
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anonymous
April 19 2010, 18:25:31 UTC
hello! sorry for being a little OT, but i was on the jijurly page downloading your foundations fic. chapters 1-5 worked great, but chapter 6-12 aren't there when i try. wasn't quite sure who to contact to see if this was a problem or if the link was still under construction. help? abd btw, fantastic work. and your new page layout is very cool. =)
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I like the daisies, it is very Spring-esque!
Happy almost Spring to you too :D
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I was doubting to pic that lay out for myself, but the daisy kept distracting me.. Did you also notice that it's a shirt you see? :D I love it!
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YAY for SPRING!
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As for location, I live in Saskatchewan, in the middle of the frozen prairie. Although, as I said, not as frozen as sometimes. I still expect one more big snowstorm before winter is done with us. We had a snowstorm in late June once that I recall, so anything is possible.
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and plus 14! that's awesome, it was plus 20 c here last week *G*
and where in gods name is Saskatchewan.. that sounds indian :O like pocahontas and stuff
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Saskatchewan is one of the prairie provinces in Canada (the flat bit in the middle of the country).
So that explains the cold. But like I said, we seem to be having a mild spring, which I am very much enjoying.
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Anyway, yeah to the podbook. Already downloaded it. I just wished I could listen to it in one go but 27 hours?!
Nevertheless, what an achievement! You can be proud of yourself!
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Re: length of podbook. Yeah, 27 hours is a bit much for a single session. I was a bit blown away when I realized just how long it was. This would be one of those things that I probably would have been too intimidated to do if I'd actually thought it through beforehand. This is why impetuous, Gryffindorish leaping-without-looking is sometimes a good thing!
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You do their voices so well, and consistently which I've always found to be a challenge when reading bedtime stories to my wee niece ;-)
I don't suppose once you've finished with saras_girl back catalogue, that you would be interested in recs? It's just I was re-reading Secrets by Vorabiza the other day, and was wishing that there was a podfic version of it. And then I started dreaming abouthow fabulous it would be if you did... *dissolves into fangirly blushes*
Right, now I'm off to download the podbook, having deleted the individual chapters yesterday... and I can't be without Foundations for too long!
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And believe me, having "Secrets" in podfic format is something I'm wishig for since I discovered what podfics were. It's a huge story, granted, but I love it to pieces!
Sorry again, but wehn I read you comment I just couldn't stop myself... XD
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Maybe lots of begging and offers of cake?
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I'm glad you have enjoyed the recordings, and I appreciate the suggestions of other works that would be worth recording. And cake is always a good bribe! I'm definitely interested in recording some other writers (once I've caught up with saras_girl's back catalogue!). At the rate I've been going, it could be a while, though!
I'm not sure that I've read Secrets or The Price of Valour, but I will definitely have a look at them. I have some very odd ideas about what I think I can read successfully, and there are some excellent stories out there that I just don't click with, but I'm always happy to get suggestions. Even if it's not something I would be comfortable recording, anything that generates such enthusiasm is sure to be a good read!
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