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iddyiddybangbang. Basically, this is a fest where you write something for yourself - something that pushes all of your buttons in exactly the right way. :D WIPs are allowed, so long as they haven't been posted anywhere before, so I'm going to be using this as an opportunity to finish a NorIce fic that I drafted quite a while ago and didn't finish. Should be fun! There are still a few days left to sign up if anyone wants to join me. :)
☆ Fics have been revealed for this year's second round ofmultifandomdrabble. Yay! I'm looking forward to browsing the collection; looks like there are some neat things in there.
☆ I went to my brother's place for a barbecue last night. It was rather difficult pretending to be a normal human being for the span of a couple hours, but I did it! His new house is very nice - he moved in a few weeks ago - and I'm honestly rather jealous. Unfortunately, I'll never be able to afford anything like it, but... ah, well, I'll just try to be happy for him.
☆ Norwegian is continuing to kick my ass. I'm trying to pace myself, and review a lot, but it's still not getting much easier, and grasping new things is hard. It's entirely possible that it's just because my memory is shit, though. And also I don't have much time to study when I'm properly awake. OH WELL. Best I can do is just... keep trying. :V
☆ "I will only take one one book from the library this week," I tell myself. And then I come home with five. Oh boy. Well, in my defence, I'm trying to fill out some of the categories in my reading challenge, so. Said library haul is thus:
+ Hymnswitch by Ali Blythe. Canadian poetry. I've read another collection by this poet before; Twoism. While it wasn't a favourite, I do remember feeling mostly positive about it. We'll see what this latest one is like.
+ Fall From Grace by Wayne Arthurson. Mystery novel, Canadian author (he's from Edmonton! :D :D) Never read anything by this guy before, but it's been a while since I've read some good crime. We'll see how this goes.
+ The Green Hotel by Jesse Gilmour. I was intrigued by this one because it's a really slim volume. The author is mainly a playwright, so I'm interested to see whether that has an influence on his writing. The back describes the novel as a "gritty look at Toronto"... uh. I don't know if I'll like it, but eh, I'm curious.
+ The Case Against Owen Williams by Allan Donaldson. Murder mystery set in New Brunswick during WWII. Neat!
+ Take Us To Your Chief by Drew Hayden Taylor. Science fiction short stories, FN author. Enjoyed one of his previous works, so I'm really looking forward to this one. :)
iddyiddybangbang. Basically, this is a fest where you write something for yourself - something that pushes all of your buttons in exactly the right way. :D WIPs are allowed, so long as they haven't been posted anywhere before, so I'm going to be using this as an opportunity to finish a NorIce fic that I drafted quite a while ago and didn't finish. Should be fun! There are still a few days left to sign up if anyone wants to join me. :)☆ Fics have been revealed for this year's second round of
multifandomdrabble. Yay! I'm looking forward to browsing the collection; looks like there are some neat things in there.☆ I went to my brother's place for a barbecue last night. It was rather difficult pretending to be a normal human being for the span of a couple hours, but I did it! His new house is very nice - he moved in a few weeks ago - and I'm honestly rather jealous. Unfortunately, I'll never be able to afford anything like it, but... ah, well, I'll just try to be happy for him.
☆ Norwegian is continuing to kick my ass. I'm trying to pace myself, and review a lot, but it's still not getting much easier, and grasping new things is hard. It's entirely possible that it's just because my memory is shit, though. And also I don't have much time to study when I'm properly awake. OH WELL. Best I can do is just... keep trying. :V
☆ "I will only take one one book from the library this week," I tell myself. And then I come home with five. Oh boy. Well, in my defence, I'm trying to fill out some of the categories in my reading challenge, so. Said library haul is thus:
+ Hymnswitch by Ali Blythe. Canadian poetry. I've read another collection by this poet before; Twoism. While it wasn't a favourite, I do remember feeling mostly positive about it. We'll see what this latest one is like.
+ Fall From Grace by Wayne Arthurson. Mystery novel, Canadian author (he's from Edmonton! :D :D) Never read anything by this guy before, but it's been a while since I've read some good crime. We'll see how this goes.
+ The Green Hotel by Jesse Gilmour. I was intrigued by this one because it's a really slim volume. The author is mainly a playwright, so I'm interested to see whether that has an influence on his writing. The back describes the novel as a "gritty look at Toronto"... uh. I don't know if I'll like it, but eh, I'm curious.
+ The Case Against Owen Williams by Allan Donaldson. Murder mystery set in New Brunswick during WWII. Neat!
+ Take Us To Your Chief by Drew Hayden Taylor. Science fiction short stories, FN author. Enjoyed one of his previous works, so I'm really looking forward to this one. :)
Yuu. Fic writer & book lover. M/Canada.