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well, i'm back
...and at the point where jumping back in like I didn't drop completely off the map for almost three months feels really awkward, but what can you do? The new semester's just started up, and things are already pretty hectic (as per usual), but I do feel more organized and in control than I did last semester, which can only be a good thing.
Other Things:
Books
I have an absolutely huge pile of books I started and fully intend to finish but just...haven't. Yet. Yet! A bunch of them (The End of Everything, The Hating Game, I'll Be Gone in the Dark, The Stand) got pushed to the side because of work/forgetfulness, and then a couple, like News of a Kidnapping, had to be returned to the library either right after I'd started them or right when I had only a few more chapters to go. And that's not counting all the books I own and either haven't finished or haven't even started. I'm going to try to make an actual pen-and-paper list and just work my way down, but now that I've got assigned reading on top of that it'll be slow going.
Movies
To All the Boys I've Loved Before owns my soul. I don't know if I've ever talked about how much I enjoy a really good (or good, or okay, or not-all-that-amazing-but-the-premise-is-cute-and-it-stars-one-of-my-favorite-actors) romcom before, but I do, and To All the Boys is a really, really good romcom. It's got fake dating! And hot tubs! And a heroine who reads steamy romances and daydreams about falling in love in a field, wearing a beautiful ballgown, and isn't ridiculed for either of those things! The father-daughter and sister-sister relationships also hit my perfect sweet spot and were really nicely woven in without overshadowing the romance, which was adorable.
Fic
I've got a couple stories in the works, including one that a good friend is betaing, so it should be posted to AO3 soonish. Also been dipping into new fandoms, which is always equal parts fun and nerve-wracking, especially when the fandom in question is on the small side and you aren't assured bucketloads of validation (not that I--or anyone else--ever is, but you're always thinking that everyone else is, which is almost as bad). Still, it's a story I worked on for a long time, wasn't sure I'd ever finish, and deeply, deeply wanted to finish, so whatever reception it gets (or doesn't) I'm glad I wrote it and that I'll have the chance to post it.
Other Things:
Books
I have an absolutely huge pile of books I started and fully intend to finish but just...haven't. Yet. Yet! A bunch of them (The End of Everything, The Hating Game, I'll Be Gone in the Dark, The Stand) got pushed to the side because of work/forgetfulness, and then a couple, like News of a Kidnapping, had to be returned to the library either right after I'd started them or right when I had only a few more chapters to go. And that's not counting all the books I own and either haven't finished or haven't even started. I'm going to try to make an actual pen-and-paper list and just work my way down, but now that I've got assigned reading on top of that it'll be slow going.
Movies
To All the Boys I've Loved Before owns my soul. I don't know if I've ever talked about how much I enjoy a really good (or good, or okay, or not-all-that-amazing-but-the-premise-is-cute-and-it-stars-one-of-my-favorite-actors) romcom before, but I do, and To All the Boys is a really, really good romcom. It's got fake dating! And hot tubs! And a heroine who reads steamy romances and daydreams about falling in love in a field, wearing a beautiful ballgown, and isn't ridiculed for either of those things! The father-daughter and sister-sister relationships also hit my perfect sweet spot and were really nicely woven in without overshadowing the romance, which was adorable.
Fic
I've got a couple stories in the works, including one that a good friend is betaing, so it should be posted to AO3 soonish. Also been dipping into new fandoms, which is always equal parts fun and nerve-wracking, especially when the fandom in question is on the small side and you aren't assured bucketloads of validation (not that I--or anyone else--ever is, but you're always thinking that everyone else is, which is almost as bad). Still, it's a story I worked on for a long time, wasn't sure I'd ever finish, and deeply, deeply wanted to finish, so whatever reception it gets (or doesn't) I'm glad I wrote it and that I'll have the chance to post it.