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Saturday, April 28th, 2012
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11:39 am - The Rumors of My Death...
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Sooo, it's been pointed out to me that it's been ::mumble mumble a long time:: since I last posted and some people might think I've been eaten by a grue. (Hi, ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) kelly_chambliss! ::cough::) Although I imagine most people haven't noticed my absense from their busy f-lists, I thought I probably ought to post something in case anyone was about to send out a search party...
I'm still out here! I've just been working a lot of hours in order to pay taxes, get caught up on bills, etc.. The last two or three weeks have been especially hectic. I'm not exactly the most high energy person to begin with, and my job uses up pretty much all of my "spoons". So even when I'm not working, I'm recovering from working, and can't do much but sit around and read manga space out and drool.
Er, that sounded a bit pathetic. It wasn't a bid for sympathy, I swear; it was just a (very lame) explanation for the lack of presence! LOL
ANYway, I hope to be able to cut back on my hours within a couple of weeks. I know I always say this but -- I'll do my best to be around more very soon. I apologize most sincerely for all the crap I've been neglecting!
In much more pleasant and less pathetic news, I finally nagged someoldcat into coming down to Philly, so she's here this weekend. \o/ At the moment we're just sorta being lazy and hanging out with the zoo. This evening we have plans for dinner and a theatre thing. Yay, I'm actually, you know, going out! Ha.
More soon... I promise it won't be quite so long before I post again...
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| Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
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9:18 pm - Still Alive! ...I Think? Somebody Better Check for a Pulse...
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First things first: a huge THANK YOU to everyone who sent me fabulously gay dragons and shiny glass hearts! I'm delighted that so many people still thought of me even though I've been rather absent lately. ♥
Also: happiest of happies to ragdoll on the event of yet another damned your birthday! I hope yours sneaks by as quietly as mine did last month. Hopefully we'll finally get to catch up in the next couple of days.
As for where the hell I've been... Well, nowhere exciting. I've spent the last two weeks working an absurd number of hours while getting, having, and getting over the Creeping Sludge. The job and the Sludge (and the pets, who do not care if I'm tired or sick and want their dinner/walks/play time/attention/treats now, dammit) have taken every bit of my energy and brain, so I've barely been around the usual fandom spaces. Any free time I've managed to snag has been spent reading fic of the slashy variety and manga that might or might not be of the slashy variety. ::shifty eyes::
And... yep. Without going into boring detail about the work hours, icky detail about the nasty cold, or pervy details about the fic/manga, that covers my last two weeks. I'm finally getting over the cold, and work should lighten up a little bit soon, so I hope to be around more in the near future. ::fingers crossed::
Miss you all!!
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| Sunday, February 12th, 2012
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12:20 am - So There I Was...
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I came perilously close to cracking up inappropriately at work yesterday morning.
Apparently some sub-par stuff came in the produce delivery that day.
Picture this scene: Me walking into the back of the restaurant just in time to see the kitchen manager (a woman) waving around a couple of zucchinis while shouting, "What am I supposed to do with these? I can't do anything with these! They're too soft! Send them back."
::dies::
I blame you, fandom.
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| Monday, February 6th, 2012
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4:00 pm - Quick PSA
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Thought I'd take a break from replying to comments to quickly note: Those of you who are (potentially) on board for the Philly Weekend Thing should go fill out the new poll! I want to get a date set within the next few days.
And once again, anyone out there who thinks they might be interested in a fannish-type meet-up in Philly this summer is welcome to PM me for info!
::goes back to futile attempts at catching up::
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| Sunday, February 5th, 2012
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11:52 pm - My Thoughts on Yaoi -- Literally
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Embedded in this ramble is a potentially interesting observation and a question for those who watch a fair amount of anime. Really. :P
A few days back, I got sucked into watching an anime series. I don't watch/read a lot of anime/manga, not because I don't like it, but purely due to lack of that sort of free time. But I do watch/read some, and as I said -- sucked into one last week.
This particular anime is one that has a lot of male/male content going on -- not outright explicit yaoi, but certainly more than mere subtext, with a lot of insinuations and romantic implications. The two main characters/pairing/potential pairing/what-the-heck-ever have an age disparity thing going on -- the older is late 20s (at least; it's complicated...) while the younger is 16.
I started watching the English overdub version of the series, purely because that's what I came across first. I prefer subtitled, though, when possible. So when I realized I was getting sucked in, I went in search of the subtitled version. And that was when I noticed something interesting...
In the English overdub version, the voice actor playing the older character sounded younger, and the voice actor playing the younger character sounded older than in the original Japanese recording. My immediate thought was that the people marketing it for a Western/English-speaking audience were trying to downplay the age disparity.
So, my question to anyone who might have some idea: Is that sort of thing common?? Has anyone ever noticed this phenomenon??
It's only one anime, so it could, of course, be purely coincidental. To tell you the truth, I actually like the voice of the younger character in the English overdub version more. It just suits the character's personality better, in my opinion. So it could simply be that the people doing the casting for the overdub thought the same thing, and that's all there was to it. But... it smells awfully fishy!
Your thoughts (on yaoi)?
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| Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
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7:33 pm - Meet-Ups and Cons and Plans, Oh My!
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First: For those of you who know about the half-formed plans for the Philly thing, there's a poll up on the comm to start narrowing down dates. Hie thee thither and make thine tickies lest thee be left out of the date-setting process!
Second: If you're someone who has absolutely no idea what the first point was all about but thinks they might be interested in a fannish gathering in Philly sometime in the near future, PM me for info.
Third: So. This whole thing with Aeternitas 2013 being canceled. Sucks rocks, eh? But lemme ask you all... If someone (not me!!!) were masochistic enough to organize a replacement con -- one most likely sans the wizard rock and angled more toward the interests of us LJ/IJ/DW/whatever fandom folks -- would any of you be interested...? I'm just putting out feelers for other people here, so -- if the idea appeals to you, click something:
Poll #6631 New Con for 2013?
Open to: All, results viewable to: AllWould you perhaps be interested in attending (depending upon the dates, the cost, the stars aligning properly, etc.)?
Fourth: Hmmm, anyone doing CON.TXT this summer...?
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| Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
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7:21 pm - Behind Again. Or Should That Be "Still"... ?
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| Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
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12:08 am - Ganked from florahart (and Had to Post It!)
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The meme: Pick up the book nearest to you. Turn to page 45. The first sentence there describes your sex life in 2012.
The result: "Stop complaining and stop pitying yourself."
So, par for the course, then?
BRB; LOLing forever!
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| Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
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4:06 pm - Fic Alert!
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Reveals have been posted at ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif) snapelyholidays, so I should probably now take the credit/blame for the one and only fest fic I managed to write this year:
Title: A Carol Sung Off Key
Author: r_grayjoy
Pairing: Snape/Lupin
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~13,900
Warnings/Content: wall!sex, frottage, masturbation, somewhat unintended voyeurism, snark, silliness, Dickens is spinning in his grave
Summary: Seven months after the end of the war, Severus is as much of a miserable, disagreeable misanthrope as ever. Then Lupin arrives bearing a message. Said message is absurd, not to mention unoriginal. Also, Lupin makes a terrible Jacob Marley.
Author's Notes: My most heartfelt thanks to those who kept me from falling in the muck while I slogged my way though this and then were even still speaking to me afterward! LOL Much, much ♥ to eeyore9990, someoldcat, and nehalenia for putting up with me.
Also, I realized that my beta and support crew this time around can be abbreviated "SNERT", which, considering the tone of this fic, amuses me far more than it probably should. XD (Thank you, someoldcat, nehalenia, eeyore9990, ragdoll, and tjs_whatnot!)
A Carol Sung Off Key -- on IJ
A Carol Sung Off Key -- on LJ
Huge, huge thanks to those of you who read and left such lovely comments. This is really a very silly fic, but I had ludicrous amounts of fun with it in between bouts of tearing my hair out. ;) That some of you also got some fun out of it totally made my fest season. ♥
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| Sunday, January 8th, 2012
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3:27 pm - You Asked for It
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| Friday, January 6th, 2012
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5:18 pm - I Just... I Can't Even... Can't. Stop. Laughing.
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Holy shit, ya'll. I have to take the time out to post about this one, because it's quite possibly the most hilarious thing that's ever happened to me. I'm dying here, OMG.
Okay, so. My shoulders have been all kinds of messed up lately, leading to some crazy knots in my shoulders and neck, which in turn have been leading to some horrid tension headaches and migraines. I finally got fed up with this situation and decided that I wanted to buy one of those super-powerful, hand-held massagers in the hopes that it might help loosen up the worst of the knots. Yes, the kind that women often buy as vibrators. I genuinely wanted it as a massager, though.
I looked around a bit, and I found one (new, of course!!) on ebay for about $10-15 less than I would have paid elsewhere. I ordered it. And it just arrived.
You guys. They automatically assumed I was buying it as a vibrator! They sent me brochures for sex toys. They gave me AN ATTACHMENT.
I shit you not.
AN ATTACHMENT.
Oh, god. Can't breathe; laughing too hard! ::dies x1,000,000::
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| Thursday, January 5th, 2012
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10:54 am - Belated snapelyholidays Recs, Part 1
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I'd been holding off on doing this until I was a bit more caught up, but since I'm running out of time before reveals happen, I thought I'd better start getting some of these up. I'm far from having checked out everything yet, but here are a few that have wowed me so far:
Art:
Double-Cross by ???
Snape/Pansy; G
This is just such a damn cool piece. It's not only a snapshot that shows us an exact instant in time; it also tells a pretty detailed story with lots of lead-up "before" and plenty of possibilities for "after". The details in this are amazing. The amount of work the artist put into it is obvious. Beyond all of that, it's a damn sexy scene regardless of the G rating!
Black Coffee and Gingersnap (Sweet) & Special Interrogation (Sour) by ???
Snape/Bill; NC-17 & Snape/Kingsley/Moody; NC-17
This is a two-part gift with the first piece (the sweet) being tasty-hot Snape/Bill pr0n and the second (the sour) being equally tasty but very differently themed Snape/Kingsley/Moody non-con. The post that's liked above, by the way, has separate links to each piece, in case you'd prefer to avoid non-con or Weasleys or something. ;)
Snape/Bill: The first word that comes to mind for this is -- GUH. There's bottom!Snape -- though he looks very much in charge, whereas Bill looks pretty damn near incoherent. The expressions, the placement of the hands, the contrasts between Snape's body and hair and Bill's... fantastic.
Snape/Kingsley/Moody: OMG, nom. Young Severus being roughed up by Aurors? Ohhh, yes. The Aurors' uniforms are cool and sexy as hell, and, well, so are Kingsley and Moody! And Snape is too, if one enjoys tormenting Snape a bit from time to time -- and don't most of us?? Ha!
Fic:
Bumblethwacker, Broken Nose and the Wizard's Finger by ???
Snape/Aberforth; NC-17; 4,414 words
OMG, this...! ::flail:: The summary: A romance (of sorts) featuring three ales, two lonely men, and one interfering older brother. Which both sums it up perfectly and doesn't even begin to tell you the layers of awesome that are in this piece. First off, Aberforth's voice is perfect from word one, and all of the characterizations are brilliant. It's a great character study of Aberforth, and of Snape through Aberforth, and of Albus through them both. Also, it's funny as hell, especially if one is fond of plays on words and not-so-subtle snarky messages. ;D
A Step in the Right Direction Might Just Land in Peacock Shit by ???
Snape/Lucius; hard R; 3,450 words
Bwahaha! Okay, so. I don't normally go for Snape/Lucius much. But this I totally go for. The relationship isn't treated as something soppy-romantic, there's a ton of great snark, and oh, by the way -- it's just really, really fun. Severus and Lucius have a rather, er, shitty problem on their shoes hands, and the attempts to solve it... well, the cure might just be worse than the disease!
All right. With any luck, there will be more to come tonight or tomorrow. For now... go check out things at snapelyholidays, and if you enjoy something, please let the author or artist know! As I'm sure you all have noticed, comments are down a bit this year, and everyone could use a boost. :)
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| Monday, January 2nd, 2012
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2:56 am - Catching Up?
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I know some of you trying to catch up on some fest reading/viewing now. As far as Kinky Kristmas goes... I can help! Over on daily_deviant I've just posted the complete list of all the fic and art from this year's KK. Reveals don't happen for almost a week, so you have loads of time to look and see what you might have missed. :)
Also! If any of you make recs from KK, please take a minute to drop them in the comments to this post in case I miss them on my f-list. And if you see recs from people who aren't on my f-list, go ahead and drop 'em in there as well. Recs, recs, recs; wooo!
And finally, a last reminder... no matter what fest(s) you're reading, please remember to keep commenting and reccing. Your comments don't need to be epics. A basic "I really enjoyed this" or "Snape was so in character" or "This made me laugh out loud" will be much appreciated, especially with commenting being down in general this year.
There are some really great pieces out there that aren't getting the attention they deserve.
Now, I'm about to go do some catching up of my own...
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| Sunday, January 1st, 2012
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9:04 pm - Holiday Thank Yous
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Some more belated than others. :P
Virtual holiday cookies! Thanks to albalark, celandineb, and ragdoll for thinking of me. :)
More holiday cards that have arrived since my last report! Yay for:
celandineb (Hee, very cute and seasonal drabble!)
pennswoods (I always love your holiday art cards!)
sassy_cissa (Ohh, her artwork is beautiful on this -- makes a fantastic, fannish card!!)
scarletladyy & agonyatlas (Yay, from both of you! ♥)
shyfoxling (Ooooh, lovely card! And don't worry; I make sure to never run low on Snacks...)
snapesgirl (Ha, no kidding; trying to get kittens to hold still when you want them to is a futile effort!)
tjs_whatnot (Haha, great card, and now I'm all blushy over your message!)
unbroken_halo (Fab art, adorable drabble, much fannish yay!)
writcraft (Ehehehe, what awesome, silly stuff you sent! XD)
And then! Then there were packages!
sabethea: Handmade things! Handmade things that keep me warm! Eeehehe, you rock!
twilightsorcery: Ahaha, NICE! Ari loves her "iPaw"; she's been carrying it everywhere. I haven't set up the kitty toy yet, but my roommate and I are going to play with it in a little while and see how both of our cats react. XD Also, hahaha, it's not everyone who gets to drink their liquor out of a skull!)
someoldcat: I just... ::flail:: You FTW! Ari treats! Pansy treats! And lots and lots of Rowan treats! :D I'll squee all over you later, oh yes!
THANK YOU!!! ♥ ♥ ♥
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1:45 am - Obligatory New Year's Post
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Goodbye, 2011. I can't say I'm the least bit sorry to see you go. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, you cunt.
Hello 2012! Nice to meet you. I sincerely hope we get on better than 2011 and I did. It wouldn't really take much, truthfully.
Happy New Year, f-list! I hope 2012 treats you all well. Here's to another year of fannish geekery and getting to know you all better. ::glomps::
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| Saturday, December 31st, 2011
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6:59 pm - I Has a Peeve
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I've been seeing the follow scenario a whole lot lately while in the process of collecting Kinky Kristmas recs, and it's driving me bugfuck:
1. Fanperson A recs a fic/art.
2. Fanperson B clicks on the rec.
3. Fanperson B likes the fic/art that was recced.
4. Fanperson B returns to the rec post and tells Fanperson A how awesome the fic/art was.
5. Fanperson B doesn't bother to tell the author or artist how awesome the fic/art was.
Seriously? Why?! They could have left the exact same comment on the fic/art post. ::boggles::
I've been sitting on my hands in order to not comment to these Fanpersons B and tell them I'm sure the author/artist would really appreciate hearing that they'd enjoyed their work. Gnar.
If someone is a Fanperson B on one of your recs posts, please consider telling them that, if they liked the piece, the author/artist would really love their feedback/compliments. And please don't be a Fanperson B!!
/rant
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6:55 pm - In Which I Get ALL THE THINGS!
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Stuff's been extra crazy this year, so I've been very tardy in commenting properly on some of my holiday gifties and pointing to them here. On the plus side, though, it does allow me to show them all off in one giant post o' squee. ;D
So! Without further ado or delay, my holiday fest season 2011 haul:
From snapelyholidays:
Cornerstone by ???
Snape/Godric; R/adult; ~6,200 words
Okay, right off the bat the author gets huge kudos from me for choosing this pairing. Then they get major applause for pulling it off so well. Snape's reason for entering Godric's time is one that I would never have come up with myself, and the author does a great job of bringing it full circle. The themes fit brilliantly with those found in canon; so much so that this story feels like it could easily slot right into the canon timeline. There's a ton of historical detail and nice descriptive writing to bring the setting to life. And the ending...! Wonderfully ambiguous. Definitely a nice read for a pairing that's entirely too rare.
From daily_deviant's Kinky Kristmas:
At Practice by ???
Severus/Sirius; NC-17; 1,992 words
Ahaha, the author has represented the entire Severus/Sirius relationship as exactly what it is: One big cock-measuring contest. XD This is Marauder's era Snack, and the boys here are just being such... boys. Ha. Their bitching is so perfect it's like they've rehearsed it. LOL Yet some things go in directions that I'm sure neither of them would have expected... ::smirk::
Complicated by ???
Severus/Remus; NC-17; 1,391 words
Ohhhh, maaaaaaaaan. Yeah, "complicated" is one way to put it! The entire relationship with all of its problems and complexities and need need need and things left unsaid is just perfect. The desperation oozes off the monitor. And did I mention hot? OMG, so effing hot! Oh, HELLO, my bullet-proof kinks! Nice to see you again! ::faints::
Love Thyself by ???
Moody; R NWS ART
I asked for Moody wanking and... bwaha! Boy, did I get it. :P What really grabs me about this piece, though, is the dark, dirty, gritty feel of it. Very, very neat stylistically. Also, the story behind this and the precise moment that's captured are interesting to me, and kind of make me want to fic it. ;)
Goodies not from fests:
Chains by shellydkitty
Severus/Sirius; PG; 545 words
OMG! This ficlet...! I'm simply astounded at how brilliantly Shelly has captured the Severus/Sirius dynamic in so few words. Snape is perfect here -- bitter, self-loathing, and believing nothing good can happen to him... yet having a bit of hope nonetheless. The interaction between him and Sirius is just spot-on as well -- snarking because it's comfortable and familiar, because "normal" expressions of affection would be strange and frightening, especially in their current circumstances. Seriously, if you're even remotely inclined toward this pairing or want to know why I like it... go read this!
Out of Time by celandineb
Severus/Sirius; general; 379 words
Aaaand another one that does so much in so few words! An entire relationship (such as it is...) in under 400 words. Severus' initial reasons for getting involved with Sirius and his denial that it means anything are so perfectly him, as is what comes later. It's a truly tragic, doomed pair here, and it's represented amazingly well here.
Untitled Moody/Snape ficlet by sabethea
Moody/Snape (gen, or possibly pre-slash); PG; 189 words
Scroll down a bit for this one. This is Moody and Snape coming to terms with each other (and themselve) after the war; Moody asking forgiveness (in his own way...) for doubting Snape's loyalties, and Snape giving it (also in his own way) in completely true-to-characters fashion. There's lots said in what's not quite said, and the possibilities for more are lovely!
Eeeeeeehehehe, Snack and Snupin and Snape/Moody and Snape/Godric, YAY!!! Lucky Rowan is lucky!
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| Friday, December 16th, 2011
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9:26 am - Betas...?
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I'm very soon to be needing a couple of quick turnaround betas. A typical pairing for me, longer but not, like, 30K or anything.
Catching typos and word repetitions is always handy. Mainly I need folks who can read for continuity and generally let me know if something leaps out at them as being OMG!wrong. Britpicking would be a lovely bonus if anyone's up for it.
More details upon request, naturally. Anyone maybe available?
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| Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
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12:23 pm - Seconds of the Season
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| Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
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6:57 pm - Firsts of the Season
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1. Thank you to dementordelta for my first holiday card of the season! Yay! I do hope there will be lots more coming. I fully admit I'm a shameless, greedy mail!slut. I still need to do a lot of work on my own cards, ack! Well, New Year's cards are good too, right??
2. The first Kinky Kristmas roundup has been posted! And just to enable your laziness help you put your feet up and relax, I'll make things easy for you by posting it here as well. Links to everything that's gone up so far are below the cut. Go see what you've missed and do some catching up. There are going to be some more very awesome things posted in the second week, so definitely keep watching...
( Kinky Kristmas 2011 Week 1 Roundup )
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