明けおめ!

[nnozomi]

Happy 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.

Comments

[awanderingcoyote]

Happy New Year!!

[naraht]

Happy new year and good luck with book two! I will definitely nag you about it and I look forward to your general writing post.

[miss_ingno]

Happy New Year 🥳

I'm looking forward to your Yuletide post! I should maybe make one, too...

[luzula]

Happy new year! : )

Re: writing, I'll try to nag you--and have you tried the Write Every Day comm that I just hosted? It's at trobadora's for January.

[grayswandir]

Happy New Year!

people whose posts I read but hardly ever manage to comment on

Oh man, you're so much better about commenting than I am! And you're also posting at guardian_learning every single day! And replying to comments! Seriously I appreciate your Dreamwidth presence so much. <3

I also wrote three fics

Oh wow, nice! I only managed one for Yuletide this year. I had some treat ideas, but they just never materialized.

Cheering you on for your original thing! :)

[goss]

Happy New Year! <333

[sakana17]

Happy New Year!

Thank you for keeping guardian_learning going throughout the year! It's fun and motivating.

Aww, the cheerful news link was a delight. <3

I'm drawn to the bottom row of photographs this time -- the bridges and street -- though of course I always appreciate a cat and the colorful flowers.

Good luck with the writing goals! I second the recommendation of Write Every Day. I stopped checking in on it in 2022 and ended up regretting that choice. I'll be hosting it in February, after trobadora hosts this month.

[trobadora]

Lots of love for all the fabulous people on DW, yes, and your posts especially have always been a highlight for me this year, whether on guardian_learning or here. ♥

Unrelatedly, I was amused that my Chinese brain kicked in at the wonderful "Brüder!" chorus in the middle, subtitling 兄弟！

Hee! That is brilliant and perfect!

And lovely photos as always. :D

[reshiel]

新年快乐Nozomi姐🎉祝你新的一年开开心心，健健康康，心想事成！

Thank you for running guardian_learning this past year (and posting every single day - that's a huge feat!) and I always enjoy reading your thoughts about books, music, writing, and languages. And best of luck with your writing goals ♥

[umadoshi]

Happy New Year! I'm very grateful that I know you.

I love how bright most of this batch of photos are. *^^*

[clevermanka]

Best wishes on the original writing! \o/

Always here for orange flowers and alleyways 🧡

[tinny]

I'm kind of sad that the year of the tiger is ending soon. Rabbits are cute, but tigers are the coolest.

Unrelatedly, I was amused that my Chinese brain kicked in at the wonderful "Brüder!" chorus in the middle, subtitling 兄弟！

Lololol. :D


About 700 words yesterday, the most in ages

Awesome! Continued good luck and fruitful muse! <3

lots of bridge photos.

Oh, I love the colors of the water in the first one. <3

[chestnut_pod]

New books! New books! *\o/*

I'm grateful that you are one of my DW people, and happy new year!

[laireshi]

·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.
That's so great! *waves pompoms for you*

I love all those water pictures.

Happy New Year <333

[scytale]

明けましておめでとう！Your photos and posts always make me smile and think about new things, and I really enjoy talking to you! <3

Ohhh, the cheerful news is so cute! I love the certificate too; so pretty. <3

Orange kitty and orange...oranges! And the orange rose! (also notrose is very pretty too, and the caption made me laugh. :p)

I really love the combination of organic and non-organic shapes, too and the color atching per row; they're so pretty in a grid. :D

And good luck with writing, and the bassoon!

[china_shop]

Happy New Year to you! And best of luck with book 2! *pompompoms*

[nineveh_uk]

Happy new year! Thankyou for the concerto link, that is indeed delightful, as is the unicorn permit.

Congratulations on the revived writing motivation, that's excellent.

[elenothar]

What a beautiful calico cat!

I just put on the violin concerto and you're right, it's joyful. I think I got confused with the Ninth because in the UK my choir always did a Christmas Beethoven's Ninth. Clearly it's just the piece for An Occasion.