Deep Conversations

I just started using the writing website/google docs replacement Ellipsus after argentum_ls' recommendation and I really like it. It's very aesthetically pleasing to me, plus it has the word count right at the top. I like the way the outline part works too where I can jump to different parts of the fic with headers. However, it's going to take time to completely transition out of Google docs because I have so many fics saved in various docs and I'm nervous about deleting everything. Maybe I'll just keep a couple back-ups, since I won't be deleting my Google account anyway. I do want to find an alternate email service though.

I'm still taking numbers for the ultimate music meme.

Here is a writer's meme from scifirenegade!

1. The last sentence you wrote.
The responsibility to save Max still pressed down on her, but it didn’t feel like she was carrying that weight alone.

2. A character whose POV you’re currently exploring.
I've been trying to nail down Liz Ortecho's POV when writing RNM fic, since I seem to write mostly Max's POV.

3. How you feel about your current WIP.

Challengers Cuckhold Fic: Why is editing so hard :/
Masters of the Air Crosie Fic: I need to STOP writing Croz like a pathetic sopping wet child.
Shyan Fic: Ugggh, so much left to write.
Standrew Fic: Maybe it's too cutesy but oh well, I need to let it out into the wild to be free so it stops plaguing me.

4. A story idea you haven’t written yet.
Max Evans (RNM) running into a bunch of clones of himself in New Mexico and being properly freaked out.

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BEST OF 2024 - JOIN IN! | MY ICON POLL

I think I'm almost caught up with comms/journals after being afk for a bit. festivids and candyheartsex collections are open too so that's what I'm doing this week! I got two Challengers fic that are absolutely fantastic ♥

I watched the prequel Jujutsu Kaisen movie and it was so good! I can't remember the last time I watched an animated movie that I liked but they really did a great job with the fight scenes. And I loved that they cut down on the inner monologues. Plus I unlocked more Gojo backstory and he's got an ex-bestie turned arch nemesis! Very fun.

I finished Dead Boy Detectives. Now I'm sad it's over. The last three episodes really came together and the characters became so much more concrete to me. Their version of hell was actually creepy, which I really liked. It would have been fun to have a season two in London.

Day 9 of the song challenge - A song that makes you want to dance: Dancing in the Moonlight by King Harvest!!



Day 10 - A song about drugs or alcohol: Hallucinogenics by Matt Maeson. Someone really needs to make an SPN vid to this song. [Content warning for sucidal ideation in the music video]



Day 11 - A song you never get tired of: Creatures in Heaven by Glass Animals (still a pretty new song but I'll be shocked if it's not my most-played song by the end of the year).



Day 12 - A song from your preteen years: The Middle by Jimmy Eat World.

I'm going to try to do this 30 day music meme from mx_morden. I think this will help jump start some ideas for my lyricaltitles bingo card as well.

One: A song with a color in the title - Green Light by Lorde



Two: A song with a number in the title - A Hundred by Reyna Roberts
This song came up on my Spotify release radar playlist this week!



Also I'm excited that Yuleswaps sign ups are open! And I've been looking at the Yuletide Tagset and it looks promising.

sapphicsunshower is hosting a Jukebox June event where you can get lyric prompts from your favorite artists! My thread is here.

Major League Baseball has incorporated the Negro League stats into their own stats. Thanks to misbegotten for a link to this article about some of the 'new' stars.

As Bill James once wrote, referring to Robinson, Campanella, Mays, Banks and Aaron, "If those leagues could produce five players like that in seven years [after integration], what about the previous 40?"

Exactly!

Oh also, there's a relatively new icon community called queermedia_ic and right now the challenge is 9-1-1 themed :D

I did the 3weeks4dreamwidth scavenger hunt meme from this post.

01. The last physical book or magazine you read.
My textbook for my Japanese language class.


02. A piece of art.
A painting my friend bought for me in New Orleans.


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#12: Tell us about a personal win
I finished and posted the final chapter to my Kyle/Max Roswell New Mexico Big Bang!!! At 10,287 words total, it's the longest Roswell New Mexico fic I've ever written.

#15: Fandom Snowflake Challenge's 2023 Fandom Wrapped!
Your top 5 4 fandoms for 2023 were: Based off of events and fic, I'd say Roswell New Mexico, Band of Brothers, Supernatural, & MCU.

Your top 5 4 fandom spaces in 2023 were: Dreamwidth, Tumblr, Discord, AO3

The top 5 things you did to contribute to fandom in 2023 were: Write fic, Leave comments on fic, chat on Discord, Make graphics and icons, & compete for my teams at lands_of_magic and fandom_empire.

Your top 5 most appreciated fandom contributions were: I'll go by top five kudos on AO3.
1. On Screen and Off, Gen, 9-1-1, Buck/Eddie
2. First Anniversary, Teen, RNM, Michael/Alex
3. Do Your Worst, Explicit, MCU, Sam/Bucky/Zemo
4. Potential Constituent, Teen, Generation Kill, Brad/Nate
5. Ugly Red Couch, Explicit, MCU, Steve/Tony

Bonus question: In 2023, you discovered: The original Roswell!! There are so many episodes to love, and I already rewatched it twice. I also had fun reading Red, White & Royal Blue (so many tropes!), but I still need to watch the film.

And my own question: Top Five Favorite Fics I Wrote This Year: ( under the cut )

ficortreat

Impala_chick's Halloween Door
(open until October 31st at Midnight)

DW username: impala_chick

Light is on for: Anyone wandering by, including ficortreat'ers, DW friends, Discord friends, Tumblr friends :)

What's in the Bowl? I'll write you a drabble or short fic, make icon(s), or give you random spooky Halloween-related facts!

Let Me Know: For fic, give me a pairing and a short prompt (song lyrics, phrases, one word prompts are all okay). For icons, please link me to an image.

Other info: Fandoms I'll write for fic: Roswell New Mexico, Roswell, Buzzfeed Unsolved/Watcher RPF, Band of Brothers, Generation Kill, Supernatural (except no Dean/Cas pls) + any spooky movie (I will look it up if I have to)!

Day 8: Tell me something about the last fandom thing you wrote. Or the last thing you read. Or the last thing you recced. Or all of them.

Roswell New Mexico is the answer to all three! Still hyperfixated a year and change later, which is nice because the fandom is very fun (even though it's mostly on Discord). Max Evans was my original blorbo (see: my icon) but on rewatch, I loved Kyle Valenti even more. And Liz and Maria are two of my favorite female characters on television. Currently working on the last chapter of my Kyle/Max/Liz crack fic where two of them wake up married for a bingo challenge. I have some more Kyle/Max and Maria/Michael/Alex stuff on the back burner.

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The AO3 DDOS attack kind of freaks me out. It seemed so personal/malicious - someone just wanted AO3 users to feel the pain, and to cause problems for the volunteers/site itself?? And this happening now, after the situation with the volunteers getting CSAM spam?? :( I will probably go and download some of my own fics, maybe cross post them here. I don't have the energy to do that for all of them, but it's worth it to preserve some of my favorites.

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I've been listening to this album after someone made icon textures for the lyrics, and it's so dreamy and OTP-worthy. Also, maybe I should use bandcamp more.