( much delayed finish to the 30 days of Asian dramas challenge )

Wreck of 13th century Mongol invasion ship discovered | The Japan Times Online

(gakked from in_vulnerable: the 30 Days of Asian Dramas posting challenge... but I'm going to collapse responses, because no way I'd post once a day for 30 days)

1. First Asian drama watched: ( Yoshitsune )

I received the first of my help_japan stories today, and it's wonderful! Exactly what I'd hoped for! A debut-era Junjin-focused Shinhwa OT6 friendship story, with just the right balance of seriousness, affection, and humor. ^_______^


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For Yuletide, I wrote two stories:

A Killing Like This (The Persuaders) for liviapenn. Brett/Danny. PG-rated.

Graduation (My Boss, My Hero (TV)) for peroxidepest17. Makio/Jun. PG-rated, but could be viewed as warm gen ( Read more... )

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(so I can still use a santa hat icon on DW *g ( Read more... )

BBC 100 books meme, gakked from
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I feel like I didn't read anything last year because I didn't keep track and post my annual booklist. I read at least 2 books (the first two Liz Williams' Inspector Chen books -- which I loved), but I can't remember if I read more than that, which is sad on many levels ( Read more... )

Obligatory TMI intro: I came home Friday (after a frankly lousy day) to find that my neighbors had whacked down a large chunk of their grapefruit tree. I love trees, and I know trees need to be pruned to thrive, but this was a blow because I loved looking out into a jungle of grapefruit leaves -- not to mention the squirrels, scrub jays, and other ( Read more... )