forever we try

As per usual, I didn't mean to fall completely out of the habit of posting, but managed to anyway, thanks to the good ol' combo of stress, school, and bad planning. But now that all my final papers are finished and turned in (I still have a Creative Writing Portfolio to put together, but since it's mostly made up of assignments we've turned in throughout the semester and isn't due for another week, it's not nearly so stressful or time-consuming) I should--theoretically, anyway--have more time to post! And it turns out that I actually have a fair bit to post about, mostly because of fandom things and the latest Tumblr madness, so:

1.) Female-presenting nipples, huh? Also, I had another pornbot follow me just this morning, so I have zero faith that the new guidelines will do anything other than drive fandom away from the site; a couple of my friends are already starting to have problems with their posts (none of which, by the way, feature female-presenting nipples) being flagged--it just seems like the writing on the wall. I've only ever used Tumblr for reblogging pretty pictures and posting links to my fic, so leaving wouldn't be a huge loss, but still...I'm happy I already have an account here and don't have to start one from scratch, and I do have a pillowfort account, though the constant "we're SO much better than Tumblr, guys!!" vibe from that site is exhausting. I mean, it's definitely true for now, but every site has its problems, and as much as I hope pillowfort will stick around I'm not 100% convinced it will. 

2.) In much better news, fandom_stocking  is taking signups until the 15th! I've never participated before, but I have read quite a bit of good fic that came out of the 2017 round, and I'm excited to do something that's both Christmassy and pretty low-pressure. 

3.) Reading! I haven't read nearly as many unassigned books as I wanted to this year, but I at least managed to surpass my reading goal on Goodreads, which was nice. I'm hoping to post more actual book reviews here, and I'm also trying to figure out my game plan for Christmas break: reread old favorites? Get back to rereading The Stand (starting last year, I've usually had at least one super-long Stephen King book in progress, and as much as I love them it usually takes me at least a few months to finish them)? I also found a good audio book of The Haunting of Hill House on YouTube, which I'd like to finish even though I only have time to listen to it at night, which is either the best or worst time to be listening to it--I can't decide. 

4.) D&D! I've had one (very) bad experience with D&D in the past, and despite that I still know barely anything about the classes/levels/basically anything but the very, very basics. A friend of mine is starting up a campaign next semester, though, and she's both good at explaining things and very sweet and fun, so I'm hoping for a better experience this time around. The only thing I'm completely sure of right now is that I'd like my character to be a pirate. Otherwise, I'm still tossing options around.