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[yuuago]

Well, I've set aside my time off to go to Victoria in September. That'll be nice. It'll be great to just be somewhere else for a while. I'm looking forward to doing absolutely nothing. Relatives keep pressuring me to go somewhere that I haven't been before instead, but... honestly, I can't think of anything that would be more stressful right now than to go somewhere new.

I have Friday off, and I'm really looking forward to getting my Rare Slash exchange fic finished. Man, exchanges are fun, but I'm feeling a little bit burnt out. So, I'll just noodle around with my own stuff for a while after this.

Though, now that I think of it, it might be nice to do a fic trade or two. (Or trade fic for art, perhaps.) I like the way me 'n Grey did it once or twice - decide on a fandom + pairing, and then throw each other three short prompts or so, and pick one. Can't remember what our minimums were - 500 words + 2 weeks to write? Not sure. Anyway, it was fun and stress-free, though I wouldn't want to do it very often.

Lately, I've been listening to an audiobook of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince... This is one of those HP novels that I read only once (unlike the first three), so I'd entirely forgotten the plot. It's kind of fun to experience it for almost-the-first-time. From what little bit I do remember, I recall finding the interaction between Harry and Dumbledore kind of dull, but this time around I'm really appreciating the scenes they have together, sifting through old memories in the pensive. There's just something about those bits, hard to put my finger on precisely what I like about them... It might be, I think, that they both obviously need something from each other, and it's nice to see them actively working together on something.

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[(Anonymous)]

The most important isn't what your relatives say you should do but what you're feeling like doing. If going back somewhere you like is better for you or answering to a need, just don't listen your relatives ;)
(But consider Europe again later, please ^^)

Mélusine

[yuuago]

Oh, I have no intention to listen to anyone. But I still have to hear their whining, because it's done in person. xD As far as I'm concerned, if they find these places so interesting (USA, mainly...) then they should take their vacation there, and leave me out of it.

Perhaps another year for Europe. <3 [/hugs!]

[straightforwardly]

Those Harry and Dumbledore scenes caught my attention the last time I read HBP too. I think, for me, it's because it's the first time we get to see Harry and Dumbledore really interacting with one another outside of brief meetings.

[yuuago]

You probably have a point there. Not to mention that in the brief meetings in the earlier books, there's more... ehhh, well, lots of information being kept back, rather the more open situation we see in HBP.

[straightforwardly]

Yes! It's the closest they ever get to interacting on an equal footing, and it's interesting to see.

[dhampyresa]

It's your time off, go wherever you fucking want! (Let me know if you're ever in France.)

[yuuago]

I plan to. ;)

France is in the future, though I have no idea when. But trust me, you will be one of the first to hear about it. <3

[dhampyresa]

France is in the future
:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[kiraly]

That fic trade idea sounds kind of fun! Way less stress than a full-on AO3 exchange (and no long letters to write!) If you ever want to do one (but probably not until the end of August or later) I'd be up for it! Or a fic/art thing of some kind. ^_^

And yeah, I feel you on the "do what you want for vacation" thing (my vacation plans sound a little crazy to some people I've told, heh.) I bet you'll have a lovely time in Victoria though!

[yuuago]

:D I'll have to consider poking you after your trip is over, then.