End of June Ramble
Jul. 1st, 2022 02:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Had a work event I reluctantly went to - had a great time hanging out with a couple people and firmly ignoring others (am still bemused by how petty some of these people get but I'm hopefully not stuck here for much longer). Got stuck on the applications which is giving me a case of the nerves since the deadline is July 15 and I really need to sit down and finish all that stuff.Dancing
Started out pretty well in the beginning of June, then flagged towards the end because heat OTL. Added a tutorial for HIP by Mamamoo and Star by Loona to my practice list, but then found I was too impatient to focus on those most days. Ended up adding Dreamcatcher's Lucky Strike cover, too, which makes me want to dance every time I hear it. The choreo is easy enough and a good power-through song to keep going when I'm getting sweaty.Current line-up includes the following at 75% speed: Ponzona by Purple Kiss, Lunatic by Moonbyul, Lucky Strike by Dreamcatcher, PTT by Loona, Vivid by Heejin + No Dot by Sua and I'm A B by Hwasa at 100% speed, sometimes with another Lucky Strike at 100% to cap it off.
Watching
- I got stuck on Detective L during episode 4, the introduction of the forensic scientist had too heavy cannibalism vibes (which is a very strong squick for me, verging on trigger on bad days) and I still haven't gotten through the scene. Gonna give it another shot when I feel less like I'm stuck in a pressure cooker
- Ended up watching primarily ChilledChaos stream VoDs over on Twitch/his youtube, my favourite are the Town of Salem games hands down and he had some great ones this month. Very funny and good to relax to.
- Binge-watched the entirety of Exandria Unlimited: Calamity over the last two days and DAMN am I in love. What a poignant show with an incredible cast and DM. I'm already a Critter, though I'm way behind (haven't watched the first ExU yet nor C3), but Calamity is free of needing prior knowledge, which is great! :D
- Watched a bunch of the comedy shows over on CollegeHumour due to Brennan Lee Mulligan being /everywhere/ since his stint with ExU. He's so funny, his monologuing is hilarious and fantastic and *skilled*! Primarily watched Breaking News Network and Game Changer (at least the parts available to public for free)
Writing
I did reasonably well sticking with the WED challenge before dropping out around day 25 due to lack of inspiration/irl shenanigans. Hoping to recapture the muse for July tho :')I ended up posting 4 of those fics I worked on:
- Episode 3: Operation Campus Cat, A Covert Investigation By Chief Infiltrator Da Qing (Da Qing & Shen Wei's students)
- Episode 16: Can't Get Fat With One Mouthful (Da Qing with kittens!)
- The Fringe Benefits Of Being Family (ZYL & kid OCs, family fluff)
- Long Night In Longcheng (Weilan smut with dragon!Shen Wei)
Reading
It felt like I didn't get much reading done this month, but going through my bookmarks proves that false lol. Tbf I took a dive into first Assassin's Creed and then Witcher fic around the same time I stopped writing my own Guardian fic, so I think I really needed a break. And I finally got started on going through the SID_comm's meta tag! not that I made it far lol but it was a super fun day and I wanna spent more time in there <3Here's a couple Guardian recs from those fics I did manage to read! In no particular order:
- The Marvelous (Mis)adventures of Da Qing King of Cats, an on-going event collection of Da Qing-centric fics! :D I need to catch up with the newer ones, but everything's been a delight to read so far!
- midsummer offerings by
sasamelons, great Weilan fluff at a Dragon Boat race
- Cradled by
- Listen (it's late, it's late, but listen) by
- Meeting in a Time of Peace by
- Away From Home by
- Where hope dwells by
Goals for July
I started a mini-event with some fellow Guardian fans in discord, Longfic July, wherein we all encourage each other to work on a long WIP for the entire month.In my case, this is my Arranged Marriage AU, a Canon AU in which Haixing and Dixing have a different sort of treaty and are much more equal neighbouring powers than in canon. When Heipaoshi announces he's looking to marry a Haixingren, the Bureau quickly picks Zhao Yunlan to be his pride. But while Zhao Yunlan will do his duty, his heart is already taken: by one mysterious Shen Wei, whom he seems unable to track down ever since the announcement...
- do research on Chinese marriage customs, both contemporary and ancient
- edit the existing 15k
- rewrite the rooftop flashback/Weilan's first meeting
- write ~15k more words
Other goals:
- get dancing regularity back up to 5/7 days a week
- catch up on Guardian fic, especially Da Qing adventures and Elenothar's dragon fic
- read up and get involved in more Guardian meta posts