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nnozomiHappy New Year, 新年快乐！ I'm very grateful, this year as well, for knowing so many amazing people on DW--people I talk with almost daily, people whose posts I read but hardly ever manage to comment on, all invaluable and much appreciated. Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, fulfilling year to come. <3
·Although technically it doesn't count until the Lunar New Year, I remembered this morning to say "Rabbit, rabbit!" on two counts.
·I will make a separate Yuletide post later on; for the moment, just a note to say that I got a gorgeous gift, continuing my streak of good fortune both for Yuletide and for the fandom; I also wrote three fics and got some nice comments from recipients and others, so I'm pretty satisfied overall! Not even halfway through reading the collection, so I'll wait on posting until I have more to say.
·To see the new year in with something cheerful, have the Moszkowski violin concerto--you don't even need to listen to all of it, but the opening is the happiest thing I can imagine.
·Japan does the Ninth at New Year's and we went to hear it--if I practice the bassoon a lot more, maybe somebody will let me try playing the contrabassoon? I love its sound SO MUCH. Unrelatedly, I was amused that my Chinese brain kicked in at the wonderful "Brüder!" chorus in the middle, subtitling 兄弟！
·In rare cheerful news, see this response to a six-year-old petitioner: "I commend your sense of responsible pet ownership to seek permission in advance to keep a unicorn in Los Angeles County."
·With Yuletide etc. over, I'm feeling motivated to work on book 2 of my original thing for the first time in ages, with themes and ideas sliding into place with one another. About 700 words yesterday, the most in ages, and I'm going to try for a steady 500 words a day for a while--if you talk to me, nag me about it! I have a post about writing in general I want to make also, give it a few days.
·My project order-new-books has been amazingly successful so far--delivery to Japan in less than two weeks, in this day and age?--and I have a mouthwatering stack that I'm working through slowly, post to come later too. Also, my favorite manga updated for the first time in AGES, Oofuri, and this volume is the easygoing slice-of-life version that I love best--lots of small details and character work, with an Abe/Mihashi moment slipped in there too.
Photos: Mostly self-explanatory, lots of bridge photos.
Be safe and well.
·Although technically it doesn't count until the Lunar New Year, I remembered this morning to say "Rabbit, rabbit!" on two counts.
·I will make a separate Yuletide post later on; for the moment, just a note to say that I got a gorgeous gift, continuing my streak of good fortune both for Yuletide and for the fandom; I also wrote three fics and got some nice comments from recipients and others, so I'm pretty satisfied overall! Not even halfway through reading the collection, so I'll wait on posting until I have more to say.
·To see the new year in with something cheerful, have the Moszkowski violin concerto--you don't even need to listen to all of it, but the opening is the happiest thing I can imagine.
·Japan does the Ninth at New Year's and we went to hear it--if I practice the bassoon a lot more, maybe somebody will let me try playing the contrabassoon? I love its sound SO MUCH. Unrelatedly, I was amused that my Chinese brain kicked in at the wonderful "Brüder!" chorus in the middle, subtitling 兄弟！
·In rare cheerful news, see this response to a six-year-old petitioner: "I commend your sense of responsible pet ownership to seek permission in advance to keep a unicorn in Los Angeles County."
·With Yuletide etc. over, I'm feeling motivated to work on book 2 of my original thing for the first time in ages, with themes and ideas sliding into place with one another. About 700 words yesterday, the most in ages, and I'm going to try for a steady 500 words a day for a while--if you talk to me, nag me about it! I have a post about writing in general I want to make also, give it a few days.
·My project order-new-books has been amazingly successful so far--delivery to Japan in less than two weeks, in this day and age?--and I have a mouthwatering stack that I'm working through slowly, post to come later too. Also, my favorite manga updated for the first time in AGES, Oofuri, and this volume is the easygoing slice-of-life version that I love best--lots of small details and character work, with an Abe/Mihashi moment slipped in there too.
Photos: Mostly self-explanatory, lots of bridge photos.
Be safe and well.
