Author: intothisshadow


Jan 5, 2022
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Look On 2021 – Fandom

Picture from Pixabay

Been wanting to do some of these “look on 2021” memes but didn’t feel up to it until today… here’s a fandom one!

1. Your main fandom of the year?

Game Of Thrones, the Sandor Clegane corner of it. Mostly Sandor Clegane/Sansa Stark. This applies to both reading fic and making wallpapers.

2. Your favourite film you watched this year?

Didn’t have a favorite and my memory is really bad, only remember Predestination with Ethan Hawk from 2014 impressing me this year, but I had seen it before even though I didn’t remember that right away. And propably there were one or two others that also impressed me, but it’s been too long since I saw them and so don’t remember anymore. I really should start keep a list!

3. Your favourite book read this year?

Vedenpaisumuksen lapset by Risto Isomäki. It’s speculative fiction about life after end of the world caused by ecological catastrophies and global warming. It’s an independent continuation of his 2005 award winning novel Sarasvatin hiekkaa which was translated into English in 2013 according to Wikipedia. Sarasvatin hiekkaa is one of the best novels I’ve ever read.

4. Your favourite album or song to listen to this year?

November by Max Richter along with the rest of his The Leftovers soundtrack, and The Last Of The Mohicans soundtrack.

5. Your favourite TV show of the year?

The Expanse, hands down, no competition.

6. Your best new fandom discovery of the year?

I didn’t discover anything new fandom wise this year, just continued using, reading, admiring and consuming the same as in 2020.

7. Your biggest fandom disappointment of the year?

That fandom still hasn’t returned to LJ/DW/forums, or alternately something better than Tumblr/Twitter hasn’t been created.

8. Your fandom boyfriend of the year?

Sandor Clegane!

9. Your fandom girlfriend of the year?

Sansa Stark!

10. Your biggest squee moment of the year?

Nothing comes to mind, it was very steady going, no big highs or lows.

11. The most missed of your old fandoms?

Xena Warrior Princess! It was so lovely and active on Livejournal, I miss it probably the most of all the fandoms I was involved in on there. I also miss the Oded Fehr fandom when it was in it’s heyday and there were many fansites and lots of new fanfic coming out.



Dec 31, 2021
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The Friday Five for 31 December 2021

Answer’s to today’s questions on https://thefridayfive.dreamwidth.org/106784.html

1) What was the biggest thing that happened to you in 2021?

I was approved for a new biological medication developed for migraines, and started it on December 29th!

2) Where was the most exciting place you went?

I didn’t go anywhere special, partly due to COVID-19 and partly due to my illnesses. I always enjoy visiting my Mom, and also an older friend of mine. That’s special because of the persons involved.

3) Who helped you the most this year?

My Mom.

4) What’s your favorite new thing you bought?

I can’t name a favorite above others, but I’ve enjoyed the following things so very much: Tomoe River paper that I used to make my own note books, Oxford Black n’ Red notebook, Yamamote Cosmo Air Light notebook, MU print on stickers, PenBBS 456 Sakura with white cap and an RM nib fountain pen (bought in mid-December in 2020 but received in January 2021 so I count it for 2021 obviously), and all the washi tapes from https://www.thewashitapeshop.com; all the various fountain pen inks and ink samples I bought this year and the TWSBI Smoke Rose Gold ECO fountain pen. I bought several digital papers from Etsy sellers that I’ve loved using for my wallpapers.

5) What was your most memorable dreamwidth entry?

Donno.



Dec 31, 2021
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2021 Wallpapers

I made 23 wallpapers in 2021. Mostly Game Of Thrones, but also a bunch of others 🙂 



Dec 29, 2021
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New Migraine Medication

Last week KELA approved me for Ajovy, a biological migraine prevention medication 😀 On Monday my pharmacy ordered it for me, I got it today, and about 45 minutes ago I gave myself the first injection! Here’s hoping it’ll be a lot of help! A biological med is my last, best hope as far as migraine goes! Ajovy is injected once a month, and my neurologist says that within three months we need to see my migraine attacks reduced by half in order for KELA to approve continuation. So fingers and toes crossed!



Dec 27, 2021
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Two New Wallpapers – V (1983)

Made two new wallpapers today, this time featuring Jane Badler as Diana in the 1983 cult tv miniseries V.