Photobucket is getting even worse
Apr. 30th, 2025 07:42 amThe new message is "We can't keep waiting for a response from you" like somehow I'm the pill.
Has anyone actually tried deleting a photobucket account? Because if it gives you the opportunity to save those images at some point, it might actually be worth the effort, but as far as I can tell they're already gone unless you pay theransom account fee, so what is the point of going through this multistep deletion process for their benefit?
Has anyone actually tried deleting a photobucket account? Because if it gives you the opportunity to save those images at some point, it might actually be worth the effort, but as far as I can tell they're already gone unless you pay the
Happy Easter
Apr. 20th, 2025 07:17 am...If you celebrate. I don't normally do too much, but we're having a family get together this year.
Lots of cooking to do!
Lots of cooking to do!
Question 1
Apr. 11th, 2025 12:28 pmFrom ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
verdande_mi, thank you!
What is the longest plot idea you've had that you have not started writing? And why not?
This is a tough question simply because I only know when most of my WIPs will be very long once I have bits and pieces of them written and I realize how much is left to go. It might be fun to list those around here at some point, to keep myself accountable progress-wise.
On the subject of ideas I'm just kicking around, though, I have one for a Pride and Prejudice canon divergent AU. I was watching the 1995 version again recently, and I was getting a Vibe off Darcy and Wickham, and I started thinking about something that was still endgame Elizabeth/Darcy but he also had a more intense history with Wickham and there were ripple effects to that. I have a short teaser-style summary and enough plot beats in my head that I know it would be a big project, but that's it so far.
As to why I haven't started it yet, I just need to be in a certain headspace to get the language right, and that's hard when I'm writing modern stuff at the same time, so I'm sort of waiting to run out of steam on (or finish! It's possible to finish) some of the shorter fics I'm working on first.
Ask me questions.
verdande_mi, thank you! What is the longest plot idea you've had that you have not started writing? And why not?
This is a tough question simply because I only know when most of my WIPs will be very long once I have bits and pieces of them written and I realize how much is left to go. It might be fun to list those around here at some point, to keep myself accountable progress-wise.
On the subject of ideas I'm just kicking around, though, I have one for a Pride and Prejudice canon divergent AU. I was watching the 1995 version again recently, and I was getting a Vibe off Darcy and Wickham, and I started thinking about something that was still endgame Elizabeth/Darcy but he also had a more intense history with Wickham and there were ripple effects to that. I have a short teaser-style summary and enough plot beats in my head that I know it would be a big project, but that's it so far.
As to why I haven't started it yet, I just need to be in a certain headspace to get the language right, and that's hard when I'm writing modern stuff at the same time, so I'm sort of waiting to run out of steam on (or finish! It's possible to finish) some of the shorter fics I'm working on first.
Ask me questions.
Please ask me things!
Apr. 9th, 2025 05:03 amI've fallen down on posting here again, distracted by the shiny lure of tumblr's effort to engagement ratio. Forgive me?
To try to get myself posting again, I'm putting out a call for questions. Ask me about fandoms, ships, hobbies, stuff I've written, stuff I'm thinking about writing, stuff you wish I was thinking about writing, whatever you like!
To try to get myself posting again, I'm putting out a call for questions. Ask me about fandoms, ships, hobbies, stuff I've written, stuff I'm thinking about writing, stuff you wish I was thinking about writing, whatever you like!
January Round-Up
Feb. 6th, 2025 07:05 amMy (belated) media experiences post for January 2025.
( Listening... )
( Reading... )
( Watching... )
( Writing... )
I've elected not to really explain my opinions about these in an effort to get this post off the ground, but feel free to ask if you're curious.
( Listening... )
( Reading... )
( Watching... )
( Writing... )
I've elected not to really explain my opinions about these in an effort to get this post off the ground, but feel free to ask if you're curious.
Music Monday
Feb. 3rd, 2025 05:42 amI will get my planned January round up post up soon, but a couple of those snowflake challenge posts made me super nostalgic, such that I have resurrected my tumblr blog! Come say hi there if you would like.
I also rewatched Kingsman in the throes of said nostalgia, in honor of which:
I also rewatched Kingsman in the throes of said nostalgia, in honor of which:
Snowflake Challenge #11
Jan. 27th, 2025 04:37 amChallenge #11
In your own space, share your love for a trope, cliché, kink, motif, or theme.
Only one??? Impossible! I love tropes, so it's a tough one.
I think Pining/Seemingly Unrequited Love is probably my favorite. Though I'll definitely give Established Relationship fics a go if they look interesting, getting into a character's headspace while they agonizingly long for someone they think couldn't possibly feel the same way is my jam.
A lot of the other tropes I love are, in a way, offshoots of my love for that one. I like pretty much all the #problematic relationship tropes - Enemies to Lovers, Age Difference, Incest - because they offer so many delicious reasons they shouldn't want to be together.
Then there's also Fake Dating, Bed Sharing, Trapped Together... all that good forced proximity while just yearning.
And then of course Sex Pollen, Fuck or Die, Forced Marriage... where things might get even more intense while the feelings are still unresolved.
(So, one answer and many at the same time. What else is new?)
In your own space, share your love for a trope, cliché, kink, motif, or theme.
Only one??? Impossible! I love tropes, so it's a tough one.
I think Pining/Seemingly Unrequited Love is probably my favorite. Though I'll definitely give Established Relationship fics a go if they look interesting, getting into a character's headspace while they agonizingly long for someone they think couldn't possibly feel the same way is my jam.
A lot of the other tropes I love are, in a way, offshoots of my love for that one. I like pretty much all the #problematic relationship tropes - Enemies to Lovers, Age Difference, Incest - because they offer so many delicious reasons they shouldn't want to be together.
Then there's also Fake Dating, Bed Sharing, Trapped Together... all that good forced proximity while just yearning.
And then of course Sex Pollen, Fuck or Die, Forced Marriage... where things might get even more intense while the feelings are still unresolved.
(So, one answer and many at the same time. What else is new?)
Snowflake Challenge #10
Jan. 26th, 2025 05:29 amChallenge #10
In your own space, talk about one of your fandom firsts. This could be your first fandom, your first fandom friend, the first fanwork you created, the first fanwork you interacted with... The options are endless!
There are a couple of ways to answer this one, and I feel like I did several in my fannish origins post, so I'm going to go a little later in my fannish career and talk about the first fandom I wrote a lot of fics for, considered decently big, and was pretty well known in -- because that's a combination of factors that hit like nothing else.
So. Kingsman.
My first fic for it, Getting It Right, overtook everything I'd ever published before on AO3 in terms of kudos within two days. My longest fic, Until I Saw Your Face (over 100k!), and what I think of as my most creative fic, Hope and Good Intentions, are both in that fandom.
I have 60 fics published for it overall, and at least 30 more unfinished stories.
Anyway, the sequel put me right off anything to do with it, and small fandoms can be fun, but I miss the joy of a larger community. I still occasionally get a person who goes through my whole Kingsman oeuvre and comments on them all.
In your own space, talk about one of your fandom firsts. This could be your first fandom, your first fandom friend, the first fanwork you created, the first fanwork you interacted with... The options are endless!
There are a couple of ways to answer this one, and I feel like I did several in my fannish origins post, so I'm going to go a little later in my fannish career and talk about the first fandom I wrote a lot of fics for, considered decently big, and was pretty well known in -- because that's a combination of factors that hit like nothing else.
So. Kingsman.
My first fic for it, Getting It Right, overtook everything I'd ever published before on AO3 in terms of kudos within two days. My longest fic, Until I Saw Your Face (over 100k!), and what I think of as my most creative fic, Hope and Good Intentions, are both in that fandom.
I have 60 fics published for it overall, and at least 30 more unfinished stories.
Anyway, the sequel put me right off anything to do with it, and small fandoms can be fun, but I miss the joy of a larger community. I still occasionally get a person who goes through my whole Kingsman oeuvre and comments on them all.
Snowflake Challenge #9
Jan. 24th, 2025 06:57 amChallenge #9
In your own space, create a fanwork.
I wrote an Astrid double drabble.
( Episode tag for 10.000 mètres )
In your own space, create a fanwork.
I wrote an Astrid double drabble.
( Episode tag for 10.000 mètres )
Snowflake Challenge #8
Jan. 22nd, 2025 08:53 amSorry about the short hiatus. I was waffling over whether to skip #7 (because I really don't like doing the wishlist), and then I wanted time to think about this one, and then things just spiraled.
Anyway.
Challenge #8
In your own space, write a promo, manifesto or primer for a beloved character, relationship or fandom.
I'll just do a short promo for a small fandom I'd love to see more people in: Astrid (or Astrid et Raphaelle, as I gather it's called in French).
It's a wonderful little show with elegant mysteries and wonderful characters. I love Astrid -- the show and the character herself -- so much! I just finished S4 and I'm still completely delighted with it.
Anyway.
Challenge #8
In your own space, write a promo, manifesto or primer for a beloved character, relationship or fandom.
I'll just do a short promo for a small fandom I'd love to see more people in: Astrid (or Astrid et Raphaelle, as I gather it's called in French).
It's a wonderful little show with elegant mysteries and wonderful characters. I love Astrid -- the show and the character herself -- so much! I just finished S4 and I'm still completely delighted with it.
Snowflake Challenge #6
Jan. 12th, 2025 10:38 amChallenge #6
Share your favourite piece of original canon.
This is a tough one every time I do the challenge because it means I have pick a canon, and my interests are all over the place. So this year I'm going to narrow my focus by specifically choosing a small piece of a larger canon with which I am disproportionately fascinated. It is appropriately an episode called "Part of a Whole."
For those who don't know, which is probably most people, New Tricks is a mystery series about aging, formerly retired police officers solving cold cases. It's a fun show with lots of spot-the-actor opportunities if you've had a 70s and 80s British TV phase, which I have. Anyway, I like it a lot but I didn't really feel fannish about it until I became obsessed with Stephen Fisher, a minor character who is in only three episodes, the last of which being "Part of a Whole."
The even more minor character of Jane Ross, who's only in this one episode, totally captured me. The dialogue between Jane and Stephen absolutely glitters. The shipping potential of Stephen and Robert Strickland is spectacular. There's just so much story between the lines in this one episode. Is it mostly in my head? Maybe. Does that matter? Not really.
Anyway, I wrote a fic and I have a couple of other WIPs.
Share your favourite piece of original canon.
This is a tough one every time I do the challenge because it means I have pick a canon, and my interests are all over the place. So this year I'm going to narrow my focus by specifically choosing a small piece of a larger canon with which I am disproportionately fascinated. It is appropriately an episode called "Part of a Whole."
For those who don't know, which is probably most people, New Tricks is a mystery series about aging, formerly retired police officers solving cold cases. It's a fun show with lots of spot-the-actor opportunities if you've had a 70s and 80s British TV phase, which I have. Anyway, I like it a lot but I didn't really feel fannish about it until I became obsessed with Stephen Fisher, a minor character who is in only three episodes, the last of which being "Part of a Whole."
The even more minor character of Jane Ross, who's only in this one episode, totally captured me. The dialogue between Jane and Stephen absolutely glitters. The shipping potential of Stephen and Robert Strickland is spectacular. There's just so much story between the lines in this one episode. Is it mostly in my head? Maybe. Does that matter? Not really.
Anyway, I wrote a fic and I have a couple of other WIPs.
Snowflake Challenge #5
Jan. 9th, 2025 08:54 amChallenge #5
Talk about what has improved in your life thanks to fandom.
The challenge prompt asked if fandom brought joy so I'll just answer: yes! That question about our fannish origins has got me very nostalgic, and looking back I can say that from the moment I found fanfiction it's been my happy place. I remember being homesick and knowing exactly where to go to make myself feel better, and though the fandoms come and go -- and with all the crazy things happening in the world today -- that's still true.
Talk about what has improved in your life thanks to fandom.
The challenge prompt asked if fandom brought joy so I'll just answer: yes! That question about our fannish origins has got me very nostalgic, and looking back I can say that from the moment I found fanfiction it's been my happy place. I remember being homesick and knowing exactly where to go to make myself feel better, and though the fandoms come and go -- and with all the crazy things happening in the world today -- that's still true.
Snowflake Challenge #4
Jan. 8th, 2025 12:40 pmChallenge #4
Since this is the start of a new year, this challenge will be to set your own goals! Of course we can all make large or ambitious goals, remember that small and/or short goals are also good!
My goals for 2025:
1) Post more fics this year than I did in 2024. (Four is the number to beat!)
2) Do a round-up post each month about what I'm reading/watching/writing/etc.
3) Turn the page of the calendar every month. (A resolution I had mixed success with last year, lol)
Since this is the start of a new year, this challenge will be to set your own goals! Of course we can all make large or ambitious goals, remember that small and/or short goals are also good!
My goals for 2025:
1) Post more fics this year than I did in 2024. (Four is the number to beat!)
2) Do a round-up post each month about what I'm reading/watching/writing/etc.
3) Turn the page of the calendar every month. (A resolution I had mixed success with last year, lol)
Snowflake Challenge #3
Jan. 5th, 2025 08:14 amChallenge #3
In your own space, talk about a fannish opinion you hold that has changed over time.
This is tough to answer because I feel like it's... well... everything. Change in how you do fandom is, to my mind, pretty unavoidable. I've gone through different websites and tried different mediums. I've fallen in love with different fandoms, fallen out with them, and even sometimes fallen back in again. If I've been in a fandom long enough there might even be different layers, like tree rings. Often when I don't really "see" a ship I'll read fics to try and figure it out anyway -- and sometimes it works! Other times I'll do a rewatch/reread and pick up something I never did before.
So, idk. Kind of a nonanswer but it is what it is.
In your own space, talk about a fannish opinion you hold that has changed over time.
This is tough to answer because I feel like it's... well... everything. Change in how you do fandom is, to my mind, pretty unavoidable. I've gone through different websites and tried different mediums. I've fallen in love with different fandoms, fallen out with them, and even sometimes fallen back in again. If I've been in a fandom long enough there might even be different layers, like tree rings. Often when I don't really "see" a ship I'll read fics to try and figure it out anyway -- and sometimes it works! Other times I'll do a rewatch/reread and pick up something I never did before.
So, idk. Kind of a nonanswer but it is what it is.
Snowflake Challenge #2
Jan. 3rd, 2025 10:05 amChallenge #2
In your own space, talk about your fannish origin story.
I definitely came up in the "on the internet no one knows you're a dog" school of thought, so the idea of Dating Myself in this fashion is a little scary, but you know what? Let's do this, it'll be fun.
So it all started when I went to boarding school at fourteen. Before that the internet was both a wild confusing place and a boring slog because of dial-up -- but at school I had my own laptop, a class on how to use it, and fast internet. Now I don't remember how I ended up there, but my first fannish activities were those personality quizzes -- like, "Which [fandom] character are you?" but also "Which pairing are you?" Initially these were Harry Potter Quizilla quizzes, but I also remember a Les Miserables website with them that I spent a huge amount of time on. Anyway, I didn't know fanfiction was a thing until one of the quizzes had the question, "Where do you read fanfiction?" And I was like, "???" and ended up on good ol' Fanfiction.net where I read and eventually wrote some stories for -- this will shock you -- Harry Potter and Les Miz.
After a while I didn't use it much anymore, and also I was hiding from an HP chapterfic I had started posting but was never gonna finish (equally shocking, I'm sure), so I let it lapse for a couple of years and I don't connect myself with the FF.net account anymore. (In the extremely unlikely circumstance that you can find said account based on this information, no you can't).
I was in college and the throes of a Stargate obsession when I started my livejournal, and I still use the same default icon I opened that account with to this day. I made it in about ten minutes and it shows, but I can't seem to part with it. That is My Face on the Internet.
In your own space, talk about your fannish origin story.
I definitely came up in the "on the internet no one knows you're a dog" school of thought, so the idea of Dating Myself in this fashion is a little scary, but you know what? Let's do this, it'll be fun.
So it all started when I went to boarding school at fourteen. Before that the internet was both a wild confusing place and a boring slog because of dial-up -- but at school I had my own laptop, a class on how to use it, and fast internet. Now I don't remember how I ended up there, but my first fannish activities were those personality quizzes -- like, "Which [fandom] character are you?" but also "Which pairing are you?" Initially these were Harry Potter Quizilla quizzes, but I also remember a Les Miserables website with them that I spent a huge amount of time on. Anyway, I didn't know fanfiction was a thing until one of the quizzes had the question, "Where do you read fanfiction?" And I was like, "???" and ended up on good ol' Fanfiction.net where I read and eventually wrote some stories for -- this will shock you -- Harry Potter and Les Miz.
After a while I didn't use it much anymore, and also I was hiding from an HP chapterfic I had started posting but was never gonna finish (equally shocking, I'm sure), so I let it lapse for a couple of years and I don't connect myself with the FF.net account anymore. (In the extremely unlikely circumstance that you can find said account based on this information, no you can't).
I was in college and the throes of a Stargate obsession when I started my livejournal, and I still use the same default icon I opened that account with to this day. I made it in about ten minutes and it shows, but I can't seem to part with it. That is My Face on the Internet.
Snowflake Challenge #1
Jan. 1st, 2025 09:40 amChallenge #1
Update your fandom information.
I've updated the bio and interests on my profile page and imported the transformative works policy that I finally got around to putting up on AO3 this year.
If you stop by and see a typo, let me know!
Update your fandom information.
I've updated the bio and interests on my profile page and imported the transformative works policy that I finally got around to putting up on AO3 this year.
If you stop by and see a typo, let me know!
And Here We Are At the End of 2024
Dec. 31st, 2024 06:45 amMy last calendar is still in September, but I have a new one for 2025 and I will persevere!
