this year, I am full up with fire— do not mistake this for burning

It's here! One of my favorite time of year! With two days to a topic this time, so I may actually manage to keep with it!

Challenge #1: In your own space, introduce yourself! Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I have a sticky post introduction here, so I'm going to try not to repeat too much, but the short form for anyone who doesn't want to click over: ( A mostly-fandom-based about under the cut! )

I don't want to shove them all in one post, because I'm going to wander off halfway through and never finish, so I'm sorry if this is a little spammy on your reading lists. There's only two more besides this for posting, though, so. Onward!

Day 3: In your own space, share a favorite piece of original canon (a TV episode, a song, a favorite interview, a book, a scene from a movie, etc) and explain why you love it so much. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it.

I did two, because I'm an over-achiever who likes to babble they both occurred to me before getting back to my computer to write things up, and I couldn't decide. But they're both free to experience online and fairly short, so!

( People Watching episode #2 + song from The Mechanisms )

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Day 5: In your own space, promote three communities, challenges, blogs, pages, Twitters, Tumblrs or platforms and explain why you love them. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it.

( Two blogs + one Dreamwidth writing challenge )

I'm gonna make this a short one today because pain is fucking up my ability to concentrate. But Snowflake is here, and I love this challenge, so I wanted to try and get it started off.

Day 1: In your own space, talk about your Happy Place—the things that give you joy, calms you or keeps you sane. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it.

In a physical sense, our apartment is becoming this. Having a space where I don't feel like I have to put anything on and can just try and relax (as much as I ever do, heh) has been nice. Having my cats running around, demanding love. Having my partner (brightandravenous) around, which makes everything a little bit better than when I don't.

In a less physical and specific sense of it:

Any place and time where I can sing loudly and not get admonished or side-eyed for it is a happy place.
Reading the same fics over and over, especially the ones that can give me a very particular twist in the heart and stomach and then make it better.
A good ritual can put me in a happy place.
Watching good fanvids, or alternately, choreography videos.
Successfully making food.