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Running/Hunting Reboot update
onborrowedwings asked about my project, so I thought I would post an update. Sorry I haven't been around much, a couple of things have happened in my real life, so livejournal and fandom have taken a (relative) backseat. My husband got laid off recently which digs into my insecurities about financial instability, so a little mopey there. And work has been more ( Read more... ) -
Sansan Crafting, Etc. Part II
Spent the today making these velvet bookmarks as a part of my "souvenir" from my fictional trip to Westeros. It was inspired by an article from Country Living magazine.
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Running/Hunting Reboot update
onborrowedwings asked about this project, so I thought I would post on my progress. I've been taking some online tutorials about layout and book design that have been really illuminating. I had no idea that things like margins could be so impactful. Also been trying to get my head wrapped around MS Publisher and Adobe InDesign as my goal is for the illustrations ( Read more... ) -
Sansan Crafting, Etc.
Well to get my mind off my misery I did some crafting yesterday. Here's the result! Its a little muslin bag, stamped with the Stark direwolf, a "Made in Winterfell" sign and some embroidery of blue roses. I purchased the bags at a local stationery store, designed the custom stamp and embroidered the roses.
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Fannish Year in Review 2012
Fannish Year In Review 2012
1. Your main fandom of the year: A Song of Ice and Fire
2. Your favorite film this year: This is hard, I don't watch that many movies. Hmm, I did find Cabin in the Woods consistently entertaining throughout its screen time.
3. Your favorite book this year: The Book of Men, Poems by Dorianne Laux. I love my time in ( Read more... ) -
The Northman's Daughter: Every Dog Has Its Day 5.2
Title: The Northman's Daughter/Every Dog Has His Day 5.2
Character/Pairings: Sansa/Sandor
Rating: M
Chapter Word Count: 4000
Warnings: Sex, crude language
Description: This story is a continuation of "The Northman's Daughter" from Sandor's POV ( Read more... ) -
Archiving Links - Race and Feminism
GEE, I DON’T KNOW HOW TO RESEARCH WRITING CHARACTERS OF COLOR TASTEFULLY
I don't have any ambitions to write original fiction. The links below, primarily discussing race and fantasy fiction, are there to provide some food for thought for me to nibble on. I don't necessary endorse them as I haven't read them all.
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Harlem Sweeties by Langston Hughes
A poem that describes brown skin color in an appreciative manner and using food metaphors.
Harlem Sweeties
by Langston Hughes
Have you dug the spill
Of Sugar Hill?
Cast your gims
On this sepia thrill:
Brown sugar lassie,
Caramel treat,
Honey-gold baby
Sweet enough to eat.
Peach-skinned girlie,
Coffee and cream,
Chocolate darling
Out of a dream.
Walnut tinted
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Movie Rec: Flirting (Thandie Newton/Noah Taylor)
Over the weekend, I watched the latest Wes Anderson movie, Moonrise Kingdom. While I think the art direction and Benjamin Britton classical score was trance-inducing in its loveliness, the characterization was irremediably cardboard. It was a frustrating viewing experience as my eyes and ears were thrilled by it, while my brain was begging for the ( Read more... )
