Snowflake Challenge day 1

[galadhir]

• Transformative Works Policy: [what is it, where is it posted]


I'm not sure I have anything as grand as a policy, but on Ao3 I do say "If anything I write makes you want to write or draw your own stuff, feel free. Likewise if you'd like to include it in a podcast or podfic it. I would be completely flattered and would love to hear about it."


• Current Passion [not necessarily fandom or fannish, but anything that takes up your time and thoughts - e.g. knitting, interpretive dance, meta about a movie that doesn't exist, or you know, one that does]


My blorbo of the moment is Jin Guangyao, and I am gnawing my way through every fic on Ao3 that contains him like the very hungry caterpillar through a leaf. (Skipping the ones in which he is a moustache twirling villain.) Then I'm podficcing my favourites.

Having had a professional writing career and burning out, I'm now trying to retrain as a signwriter, so that's something I try to practice every day. I'm also trying to learn to play the melodeon. And in my spare spare time I can be found morris dancing. This year I imagine there will also be a lot of narrowboat-fettling as I try to help my son make his boat livable.


• Where to Find Me: [what platform do you use the most, or what platform do you use for different purposes?]


I use Tumblr when I just want to scroll through pretty things and rest my brain, Dreamwidth when I want to actually interact with people, and Mastodon mainly because I like the idea of decentralized internet, but I've not really connected with it.


• Master List: [for fic, for art, for recs, or anything else]


Fic and podfic are on Ao3
For everything else, I have a Website Of My Own at Galadhir's Home On The Net

• Anything Else: [anything else you'd like to include]

Happy New Year to everyone. Here's hoping this year will be better than last :)

Comments

[yelp]

Whoa! Such an impressive array of talents! I never heard of narrowboat-fettling, sounds fascinating!

I also love the idea of gnawing through Ao3 like the very hungry caterpillar, so relatable.

[galadhir]

*G* Thank you! I'm a bit of a Jack of all trades, as I tend to lose interest once I can do a thing at a very basic level, but it's fun to be able to do a lot of things badly ;)

I think that if you live on a narrowboat you are pretty much forced to pick up a lot of DIY. We've already rewired the 12 volt system, replaced the toilet, added a solar panel and fixed the alternator. We know we have a lot of repainting to do when it comes out of the boatyard, and I want to make some kind of bed curtains. (Radiators are a 'possibly later in the year' project.) So yes, it's an ongoing project :)

[yelp]

Living on a narrowboat!! That must be such a cool experience, especially how much you're DIYing and learning along the way. Hope it's not too weird, but I read your recent journal entries about your son's narrowboat. Sounds like it must be tough when the boat needs a lot of repairs, but good for your son to have you to help out!

[galadhir]

That's not weird *G*. I wouldn't have written the posts if I hadn't wanted them to be read :) Because yeah, I think it is cool - or at least it will be when the boat is functioning as intended. We're telling ourselves that it's a good thing that it broke down when it was already in the boatyard, rather than in the middle of the canal miles away from anywhere, but by now it's becoming hard to stay patient. We'll have to start pushing for them to finish fixing it next week, assuming that they'll go back to work tomorrow. Thank you!