Archive for December, 2013

fic year in review

Tuesday, December 31st, 2013

January *Unconventional Rescue February *Monday All Day Long March *Let Me Guess April *Break the Rules May *Reaction Time *Safety Belt Challenge June/July *The More The Merrier August *Criminal Mastermind (chapter 1) September/October *Criminal Mastermind (chapter 2) December *Four Weekends Fandoms Represented: Avengers (MCU-ish), Iron Man Armored Adventures, Arrow, Star Trek, Sleepy Hollow Total Wordcount: […]

otterday is here again

Monday, December 30th, 2013

Congratulations on a year of otterdays! [photo credit Pittsburgh Zoo] Goodbye, 2013!

December Fic Ahoy!

Sunday, December 29th, 2013

You know what’s great about Christmas fics? They don’t really need to have a grand purpose, or anything even remotely resembling an original storyline. The point is Christmas, so as long as you fit Christmas in there somehow, you’re golden. It’s a Christmas fic. In that spirit, here’s my December fic! Title: Four Weekends Author: […]

journaling through 2013

Saturday, December 28th, 2013

2013 *the year of OTTERDAY *the year of Iron Man: Armored Adventures *I posted a lot about laundry this year. *marmots, wolverines, marbled polecats, gamboling lambs, badgers *new local theater! (with ice cream!) *1st time firing a handgun *2nd time going to a baseball game *so many movies *so much fanfic *CATS *work is work […]

best of 2013, July through December*

Friday, December 27th, 2013

[*brought to you by my 2013 planner] July *“Promotional T-Shirt Month!” *VERY HOT THIS MONTH *“This month has involved a lot of cranky people, including myself.” … “I got reacquainted with the cellar, and had reason to be grateful for laundry.” … “August is way more fun now that I’m not in school.” August *“I’m […]

best of 2013, January through June*

Friday, December 27th, 2013

[*brought to you from my 2013 planner] January *“Hope for all of us is hope for one of us.” *MY BIRTHDAY! *“So far January has been the month of the avocado.” … “On a disappointing note, I have not yet beaten last year’s high score for pinball.” … “Work continues to be work, which is […]

a couple yuletide fic recs

Thursday, December 26th, 2013

Many, many thanks to my pinboard network, who plucked these gems from the lovely chaos of Yuletide 2013. Backup, by anonymous (yuletide fic) Featuring 2 Hawkeyes, ninjas, Lucky the dog, and this fantastic text: “KIDNAPPED NINJAS WARWICK HOTEL BRING BACKUP BATTERY DYING CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS SHIT” Running to Arrive, by anonymous (yuletide fic) Featuring […]

holiday cheer

Tuesday, December 24th, 2013

This was my first favorite Christmas ornament that was actually mine. Still hangs on the tree each year; still refuses to ever sled forward, no matter how the string is finagled.

Happy Christmas Eve!

Tuesday, December 24th, 2013

Last year I got Christmas Eve off, but was back on the schedule the day after. This year it’s reversed, so I’m headed to work! Song of the Day: “We Need a Little Christmas” (There’s a billion versions, but I’m partial to the Johnny Mathis one, since that’s what’s on my ipod. Apparently it was […]

Christmastime otterday

Monday, December 23rd, 2013

These otters have set up an exploratory committee regarding the feasibility of celebrating Christmas this week. Conclusion: it’s a go! [via Serious Otter Pups on tumblr]