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I'm in a bit of a funk, writing-wise. I actually made a new-years resolution to write at least a story a month, and even if it works out as well as all New Years resolutions do, I think the spirit of it is something I'd actually like to follow through on.
Sherlock is the natural starting place. Most fic I read these days is in that fandom, and I've ( Read more... ) -
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I've been thinking a bit about the slightly Pollyanna-ish blog posts and news articles I'm seeing about how we've almost survived 2020 and 2021 will be so much better. I don't think it will be like flipping a light-switch, and I don't think everything will be okay, but I do have a bit of cautious optimism ( Read more... ) -
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Amazon came through with the Christmas cards and a new thick pen so I can address envelopes without my hand cramping. They're mass produced and not fannish, but actually very pretty. I'm thinking I might tape a blank one up on my own wall, right above the much sought-after Decembear calendar, for a bit of holiday cheer ( Read more... ) -
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If you're like me this week you'll be feeling a lot of pressure to be thankful and, 2020 being 2020, well. Maybe this will helps, and even if you didn't need it, couldn't we all use a cute kitty marching band in our lives?
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Obviously I don't have a crystal ball and don't know how tonight's election will turn out. But I was surfing the Youtube and came across something to make me smile. John Stewart is asking Steven Colbert to lift his spirits, specifically for a Lord of the Rings quote about resiliency and hope amidst despair. And he goes on to quote the passage in ( Read more... ) -
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This video has been making the rounds over at Tumblr, and nearly a week into it I still am chortling every time I see it. lindahoyland, this made me think of you especially. Hee!
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A while ago I talked a bit about identifying black characters in Tolkien, and since then I've been making a bit of an effort to read blog entries and the like when they touch on Tolkien and race. This one really struck a chord. Well worth the read, especially if you're a white fan like me who's never had first-hand experience of this side of the ( Read more... ) -
the politics of death
... particularly when the one doing the dying is a SCOTUS justice. Because I've been thinking ( Read more... ) -
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I've been deeply saddened by Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death. Others will think and comment on the politics of the timing, of how she's replaced and what this means for an already conservative-leaning court. I'll probably be one of those tomorrow. For now, I mostly feel that I've been sucker-punched in ths stomach and not sure what to make of it all, ( Read more... ) -
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We are apparently to the "life is pain" portion of the healing process. The swelling in my ankle's gone down a good bit, though, and I'm able to hobble around the apartment with one half of an old pair of crutches for support; I've still not had the courage to try the stairs. Never thought I'd say this but: thank goodness for COVID-necessitated ( Read more... )
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