Always running

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How is it that it seems like forever since my last post, and yet somehow when I look at my DW I have an immediate, "It can't have been that long!" reaction to the last post date. Oy.

My fannish life seems to be something of a muddle right now, as I'm flitting through fics in various small/old fandoms (Weiss Kreuz, Silmarillion, Nirvana in Fire, Witcher. I've picked up the first manga volumes of FAKE, and they've been making for good lunch-break reading: fluffy and about as realistic as a Disney movie, but entertaining and easy to consume in 30-minute bursts without losing plot threads.

The last few days have given me a temptation to poke my nose into Mo Dao Zu Shi (Modao Zushi?); I've seen some things that make me think I'd like it after all, though my initial impression - back when it first became a thing - wasn't favourable. Given that it seems to exist in two dozen different forms, though, it may take me a while to figure out how to approach it if I do decide to take the plunge; right now, the webnovel and the animated version are what I'm leaning toward. If you're a fan, suggestions and pointers would be welcome! Be sure to check out these beautiful icons by yeonmo, too. /driveby rec

Outside of fandom, I've been rereading some Georgette Heyer romances (The Convenient Marriage, The Grand Sophy, & Devil's Cub so far). Yesterday I finally got around to the long-overdue vacuuming, but did not accomplish any of the other major household tasks I need to do. (Sigh.) For a while I had some genuine Real-Life excuses, but those are wearing rather thin, and I'm once again faced with the fact that, in fact, I actually just really hate doing laundry. *guilty* It may be time to look at my accrued PTO and take a day off for Dumb Domestic Stuff That Needs Doing. First I should probably make a list of said tasks, though, or I'll forget half of them when I do have time! :D

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[spiced_wine]

I’ve only watched the Untamed on YouTube, but I loved it, and I’m going back through it, watching the episodes.

I’m currently reading The Grad Sophy :) Georgette Heyer is so bubbly and light it’s like comfort for me when things are a bit bleak.

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I really love Sophy! Rolling up to her aunt's house with a carriageful of animals, taking over everybody's business and being delighted because she was worried that she would be bored ("Sir Horace is always right!"), matchmaking and match-unmaking in equal measure, and just generally making sure five things are happening at once on any given page. ♥

Glad to hear you loved The Untamed! Live action is generally a hard sell for me (I jsut don't get fannish about it, somehow. I managed it with Nirvana in Fire, but before that I think my last major live-action fandom was... uh... Star Wars: The Phantom Menace??) but maybe I'll check it out if I get into one of the other versions and crave more!

[spiced_wine]

just generally making sure five things are happening at once on any given page. ♥

And shooting Lord Charlbury in the arm so that her cousin wouldn’t knock him out when he caught up with them 😂

Have you read Friday’s Child? That might be my favourite. The characters are so hilarious. I remember my nan reading it and chuckling.

It wasn’t so much the action in the untamed — it was beautifully graceful; the setting, the beauty of it, the exquisiteness. The lovely long hair and hair ornaments, the polite manners, the robes. Sometimes I just need to absorb things like that.
I’m not in the ‘fandom’ as such, which to me means wanting to write fic; it was more just enjoying the characters and the whole visual experience.

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Poor Charlbury has to contend with rather a lot - mumps, a broken heart, and a wounded arm! Not to mention being "abducted" and then threatened by Charles. :D

I have read Friday's Child, but it was a while ago and I don't remember much about it. I've been browsing Ebay for cheap Heyer paperbacks, so I'll add that one to my list!

I do love long hair and fancy ornamentation! I sometimes joke about Nirvana in Fire having put its entire budget into costuming and none into SFX. (Which was the correct choice! SO. MANY. GORGEOUS. COSTUMES.)

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Which was the correct choice! SO. MANY. GORGEOUS. COSTUMES.)

Sounds good to me!

Friday’s Child is such a fun story. I think my sister went off with my copy years ago, so I’ll have to order another one too.