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films about death
Through Friday to Saturday I coincidentally watched four films of East Asian origin about senescence and moribundity. I cried during ALL OF THEM.
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2013 Writing Roundup
Ten-ish pieces in total. A good year overall!
In 2013, I managed to upload 8 fics to AO3!
Pride’s Paradox (Mononoke Hime, March)
at first blush, an amaranthine rush (Mononoke Hime, March)
Harkening (Mononoke Hime, April)
Wolf in the Breast (Mononoke Hime, April)
Heartwardly (Mimi wo Sumaseba, July)
The Thousandth Fathom (Sen to Chihiro no ( Read more... ) -
'The Thousandth Fathom' notes
I wrote The Thousandth Fathom for Yuletide. It was one of the most draining yet most personally satisfying things I have written so far.
The fic had two Ghibli references at first (i.e. the makkuro kurosuke and the catliner), but as production progressed ideas for more kept accumulating. The sneaking in of the shout-outs snowballed into a fun ( Read more... ) -
yuletide 2013, part II
More things I read and liked:
WALL-E: Re-designation
Kiki's Delivery Service: How Kiki Bought Home Every One of Ursula's Paintings
Xenoblade Chronicles: time and tide wait for no man
The Fifth Element: Life Important
Aaaand at this point I think I've gone through every fandom I'm interested in? Will keep an eye on recs that are not my own till reveals.
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Yuletide
I did NOT default (thank goodness) and finished two fics, to my surprise! I exceeded my projected wordcount for both of them, though, and am very proud of what I've written. This came at the expense of decent sleeping hours and all relaxation time. I don't think I've panicked so much about posting something before! While writing, there were several ( Read more... ) -
loot
Because I remembered I'd have to upload images on separate a hosting site in order to embed 'em within this post, I thought I'd better stick to preexisting links.
Things I got:
Futofuri Kaeru To
This beauty came in the first package along with Shuna no Tabi. I think it took less than fourty eight hours to get to Australia. I was amazed and still am! ( Read more... ) -
dreams and observations
I am too busy poring over the second box from amazon.co.jp to take pictures and record thoughts just yet! The things I ordered are super gorgeous, though, and I'm sure I'm going to treasure them forever.
Notes I've been accruing in sticky notes:- I had a fascinating dream this year in which a winged man was brandishing a spear astride a saddled polar ( Read more... )
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Yuletide 2013
Dearest darling Yuletider,
Thank you so much for deciding to sign up and spread the holiday cheer this year! I will for sure adoringly purr over whatever you end up creating. Having a good time whilst writing something you feel passionate about is the most important thing! Hopefully you'll be patient with me; this is my first Yuletide and I am no ( Read more... ) -
Part two! (May!)
Daphnis and Choe by Longus
Hot ancient Greek love bucolic. Found whilst browsing Pre-Raphaelite paintings, as you do. Apparently admired by Goethe. Recommended!
Tales from Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
UKL's prose is as crystalline and stately as ever. I was awfully glad to hear of Ged again in "On the High Marsh"; "The Finder" broke my heart; and ( Read more... ) -
Booklogging at last! (April + May!)
Hello Summer, Goodbye by Michael G. Coney
Obscure British-American sci-fi bildungsroman. It's like reading the diary of a Terran teenager courting his first girlfriend against an apocalyptic total war backdrop, except, you know, it's the humanoid alien equivalent.
A Dreamer's Tales by Lord Dunsany
A collection of fantastical standalones written in ( Read more... )
