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astridv Nov 27, 2016 12:31

Behold, more boating pics. For I was paddleboarding yesterday and the frost on the grass in combination with the fog in the air made for an enchanting atmosphere. I didn't even mind the cold (much) because it was so beautiful ( Read more... )

sup, paddling, kayak, outdoors

Paddleboard Pics

astridv Nov 25, 2016 23:01

Oh man, it's been half a year since I last posted here. There are so many distractions. I'll see if I can change that and be a bit more present here ( Read more... )

sup, kayak

Fanart: Ward & Kara, a moment of rare peace

astridv Apr 04, 2016 20:03

I got a couple prompts for Kara, Grant and puppies so: voilà. :o)

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grant ward, fanart, grant ward deserved better, kara palamas, agents_of_shield, no character hate in comments pls, kara palamas deserved better

AOS fanart: Renegades #3

astridv Mar 26, 2016 21:58

In which Fitz and Simmons join Ward’s and Mike’s ragtag team.

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grant ward, fanart, grant ward deserved better, kara palamas, agents_of_shield, skye, kara palamas deserved better

AOS fic recs, recs post in progress (Skyeward + Gen)

astridv Feb 29, 2016 12:20

Skyeward:

What Kind of Man - SarahRoseSerena (WIP)

Chapters: 5/? (29307 words)
Relationships: SkyeWard, Leo Fitz & Skye/Daisy
Characters: ensemble plus cameos
Additional Tags: Hellfire, Parallel Universes, quakefire, Redos, Post 3x10, Multiverse
Summary:
“Jumping around parallel planes, changing the course of a hundred histories, altering timelines ( Read more... )

grant ward, skyeward, grant ward deserved better, skye, fic_recs:agents_of_shield

fic rec: Warrior Witch (Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters)

astridv Feb 09, 2016 11:14

Warrior Witch, by Eustacia Vye

Summary:

Gretel doesn’t know much about magic, and isn’t sure what she felt about being a white witch herself. But one thing is for sure… She wasn’t going to stop killing evil witches. (3865 words)

Great casefic in the vein of the movie, with action and humor.

Originally posted at Dreamwidth. Comments:

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fic rec: Zinc Man (The Americans)

astridv Feb 05, 2016 11:58

Zinc Man, by Selena

Tags: Case Fic, Afghanistan, set mid-s3

Characters: Elizabeth Jennings, Philip Jennings, Arkady Ivanovich, Gabriel, Oleg Igorevich Burov, Yuri Victorovich Silfigarow (OC)

Summary: Elizabeth and Philip are charged with tracking down a young soldier from Afghanistan who has gone rogue. But what will they find? (6007 words)This ( Read more... )

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astridv Jan 22, 2016 21:10

I just finished meeting with my new Japanese tandem partner and I’m exhausted. She as well. That must mean we did it right. ;) We studied for three hours straight. It was really fun and productive but wow, I'm so wiped. She's only been learning German since October or so, but it's amazing how much she already knows. Shame she’s only gonna stay for ( Read more... )

japanese, recipes

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astridv Jan 11, 2016 09:38

I've taken up Yoga again and I'm enjoying it. I quit yoga class about four years ago because with the contant influx of newbies we were rarely getting into any of the more challenging stuff, plus I already had a gym membership and the climbing wall doesn't come cheap, and all the expenses added up ( Read more... )

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astridv Jan 05, 2016 19:13

You know, tumblr has many shortcomings and part of me will always loathe that site and wait for fandom to finally find a new platform to move to ( Read more... )