joanne_c

Just to let everyone know, I am in the part of Australia that is very affected by flooding and unseasonal rain. Right now it's not at all bad, but we're still on alert. This is very weird for the summer!

Fannishly I'm... not doing much, but it's not a bad thing. I'm more into watching shows lately than writing. I'm really looking forward to yuletide (matched on a fandom I've been dying to write in and there's another I may manage a drabble or two for as well, for once! Yay!).

Due to the weather I've also only just got my Yuletide letter up and I know people like reading their flists' letters, so here's mine for anyone who is curious: http://joanne-c.livejournal.com/790632.html

I hope you are all doing well and my New Year's resolution is to post more, let's hope I can keep it up :D

I've been quiet, and I have so many unanswered comments, but I had to post holiday greetings (even if I'm a day light by my time).

So yes, Happy Winter Holiday to you (as I know not everyon celebrates Christmas).

Had a lovely day - it finally rained a decent amount, which is really, really good, the only bad part was that it was too rainy to go out to my cousin's farm for the evening, which would have been nice, but we'll catch up so it's okay. Had a lovely lunch with friends and family :). And got to see some very important online people because of not going out, so it was a win/win in the end.

As for my gifts, see under the cut. Mostly DVDs as I didn't have much else I wanted or needed as I tend to get those things through the year as needed.

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And of course it is yuletide I got two amazing stories - someone picked up one of my requests for Yuletide Madness as well.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/34066 Where He Belongs is Star Trek (Reboot) RPF - Zachary Quinto/Karl Urban and Leonard Nimoy/Bruce Greenwood (which I didn't know I wanted until I read it, omg and now I so want more!) and is hot, sexy and everything I could want from a story involving these four (I went character specific with these four guys, because much as I love Zach/Chris, I wanted something different if this was the yuletide request that got picked up and I'm glad it was because it's just wonderful!)

http://archiveofourown.org/works/37987 Wilson Green is based on the song What's Your Mama's Name? and it's exactly what I wanted from a story based on this song. It's bittersweet, sad, and delves into characters we only hear about for a few lines so, so perfectly. Just beautifully done and captures the song amazingly well.

Also because of the song/album interest in yuletide I'm considering making a comm for music-based stories. I'm not sure it'd be high traffic but it's one of those things I'd like to see, so I'm thinking of making it. I'd prefer LJ to Dreamwidth at this point, though, and I don't know if that is likely to make a difference.

See next post for your chance to guess what yuletide stories are mine (I wrote two).

And a few requests. I've heard some songs on TV/in movies that I've really liked, and I was wondering if anyone might have the MP3s (or M4As) of any of them and might be willing to upload? Any version - this is just the artist Google gives me when I search the lyrics, and in one case I have Issues but would be happy to take the original as I really like the song.

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And that's the list. Now to make the other post :)

Yes, my last two posts have been Dear *insert exchange* writer letters.

Yes, I'm incredibly busy (this always happens in November/December).

Yes, I've been sick. This has not, sadly, diminished the being busy. It's just made me way more tired.

Yes, I have seen (and utterly loved and adored) Star Trek XI (there is a long rambling play by play post in the future).

Yes, I am doing mini_wrimo again this year. It's hard but I'm managing.

Yes, it is incredibly hot where I am right now. This is supposed to change tomorrow. Please let it.

Yes, I do love and miss all of you very much! I try to comment where I can and hope to have some more posts here soon.

New (some renewed) loves/obsessions: Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, NCIS LA (at least the slash part, still iffy on the show itself), Christopher Eccleston, Karl Urban, Kristen Bell (new girlcrush!), Heroes. I'm sure there are others.

Also my yuletide source! I'm not saying what it is, but my god, I couldn't have picked a more perfect assignment for me if I'd given myself the assignment. And it has renewed my love for it so very much. My assignment is probably the best I've had since doing yuletide - not that the others haven't been good, I just really, really like this one.

And now to bed. I have napped and need more.