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Day 10 - Create a fanwork.


Well, I've been making icons like crazy, and will happily keep requests open... ah, pretty much always lol I'm currently watching an episode of Critical Role to grab a few images from the game for a request. I'd heard of it before but this is the first time I've actually watched any of it. More of a listener than a watcher, though, does anyone know if there's a podcast version?

Anyway, to change up from icons like mad, how about a playlist, inspired by darling ms Danvers?

Made to Fly from missgnutmeg on 8tracks Radio.

Day 9 - Commit an Act of Kindness.


I'm going to take icon requests, since it can icon. If there's something you'd love an icon of, just ask! I'll also be going through the snowflake challenge day6 to fill some there. Heads up!

Day 7 - Stretch yourself a little and try something new. Go play in a new fandom or with a new pairing. Try working in a new medium. Or check out some fanworks that are new to you. (The recs from Day 2 might be a good place to start.)


Trying on some pop art icons? Thor Ragnarok and Star Wars droids.

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How to Write a "Thousand Year Fic" like Starlight by nutmeg

( in 5 simple steps! )

Yup. That's it. Fic for fun. AKA The never ending soap opera. XD If you like Marvel and rarepairs, feel from to come on over and see what we're doing in Starlight. We're legit a year behind in editing largely due to my being sick. (When you are exhausted 99% of the time, it can be really hard to focus on editing, let me tell you.) But there's so much there. We've been doing this for years and don't plan to stop any time soon. Perhaps never! lol

Day 2

Rec at least three fanworks that you didn’t create.

How about some of my fave rarepair, stoki:

1) A Place to Put My Heartache (Across Six Christmases) - I cry every time, even though I know what's coming. It's a good sob.

2) Fairytales and Other Forms of Suicide - actually just a friendship but a really good, solid telling of the building of it in a world gone mad. Amazing.

3) Petrichor - Arya puts so much research and detail, I doubt she'll ever finish this, but what she does have is incredible. It will keep you up reading for a week.


And a shoutout for an awesome team effort by my2browneyes and hamsandwichwoman: A Spider, A Devil, and A Pack of Dogs and it's sequel A Spider, A Devil, and a Viper for the even rarer Daredevil/Spider Woman. We may have few fics, but they're satisfying!

Okay, that's a bit of a lark. I did want to share one thing, though. Every year I (try to) make myself a play list that sort of describes how the year went in music. Then I can go back and listen and remember, as it were. This is this years. Enjoy, if you want.

One Poor Correspondant from missgnutmeg on 8tracks Radio.

Hope everyone's holidays have gone well. We ended up have two turkey dinners as mum and aunt Jo can't compromise. Or because my sis was out of town the 25th and my aunt's son-in-law was in town that day. Either way, two full turkey dinners. I am, needless to say, a bit sick of the roast and leftovers already. Mind, as I've been trying to eat more and more vegetarian such an pro-meat meal is not my favourite to begin with. Not that I plan to give up meat completely, I just think I eat too much of it. It should be more 3-4 times a week, not that much a week as my mum seems to prefer.

Best gifts this year include sassy new boots (red with rainbow insets~ <3!), and Avengers Munchkin. Now to start up a game.

sewn mentioned the show Miss Sherlock in an entry and it sounds interesting, but it's not on HBO here apparently (yet?), so I'm going to have to check Amazon and Netflix. Then bug my brother since I haven't dled anything like that in years. I still buy CDs and DVDs like the music store former employee loser I am.

Going to see Into the Spiderverse with Bex tomorrow. Never a huge Spider-Man fan, but I think it'll be fun with the extended spiders. Just sucks that Jess Drew isn't in it. She my homegirl. Spider Women >>>>> Spider Guys always! lol


Had a 2.5 hour qigong session yesterday. That felt pretty good. I know I'm more working on my 6 words and 8 brocade, but I need to remember to start bringing my notebook in to write down some of the more complicated exorcises. And print myself out an image of the Chinese acupuncture points to help me with visualization in meditations.


Been feeling super crafty lately too. Got my hands on some UV resin off ebay. Just trying to figure out the best way to get it to work now. The description said it dried in sunlight, but it definitely did NOT when I tried. Will have to borrow mum's UV lamp and try again.

Base icons of the handsome Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil

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Plugging the stoki fan exchange because, damn, I want it to happen.

So the batch of cookies for the second order for tomorrow only just came out. I meant to have them out and at least the first layer of icing two days ago, but it's been a week.

Yesterday was therapy followed by babysitting the nephew (and dear Vic is both teething and crawling right now so that can be a headache and a half) and then I ended up going to bar trivia with some of my friends since it's my last chance before Xmas to get them their gifts/baked goods baskets.

Therapy was spent largely discussing how to get through the holidays without increasing anxiety. My therapist suggested "empathizing" ie. If someone is excited about something say "you must be excited" and end the conversation there. I don't know, doesn't feel much like empathy to me.

I'm also not sure how I feel about her trying to coach me out of my natural habit of caretaker. It feels strange. I know it's in exchange for better self care but it still seems wrong in some ways. Don't all the greatest teachers teach us to act lovingly at all times? Though I suppose, to be loving to yourself first would be her argument. But that's hard. Really hard. I've never particularly liked myself.

On the plus side, weaning me off the abilify has decreased the random bouts of muscle stiffness. If this means I have to start a new drug again, though, I'm not thrilled. More new drugs in the last 6 months than in the 6 years before. I'm also experimenting with reducing the seroquel from 75 mg to 50 mg, since my sleep has gotten a lot better and I only wake up once or twice a night now. Between the drowsiness and 50lbs I've gained on this one, I really would like to reduce it. I'm going to try to book with a nutritionist over the holidays to work on a plan so I can shake that off. I've never been skinny, but this weight is scary.

I'm going to have to practice the new qigong meditation we did last we and calm myself down a bit. I swear, qigong is a lifesaver. I found out about it when looking up Tai Chi, and my class does both so I said "why not?" It's a combination of gentle exercise and meditation to work on the healing powers of your own internaly energy or chi/qi.

This meditation is really simple. It's best done while sitting on the floor. You put your right fingers over your left and themubs together then set those in your lap. If you're a beginner, like me, you imagine positive energy flows in with each breath, coming in at the top of your head. It pushes the negative energy out downward, into the earth where it can be cleansed. Repeat 36 times, or about 3~5 minutes if counting breaks your flow. At the end, envision all the fresh energy has settled in your dantian, which is three fingers below your belly button. This is where chi lives. You can imagine it as a tiny sun, warm and refreshing your entire self.

Tai Chi is based on the principles of qigong and the more practiced you get, the more you're moving from these lower energy centres instead of the muscles themselves. It's amazing to watch the 10+ year students move. They're so relaxed and smooth. Like watching the ocean.