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yuletide authors have been revealed! I haven't been able to make my way back to reading all the fandoms I planned on reading..I only got up to J or so but left comments for almost every single story I read. The days between Christmas and New Years sure pass by in a flash! I hope I'll get around to the rest of the stories soon even though authors have already been revealed.

I wrote two stories this year, which is exactly the same number as last year and the previous year. :3 I'm not a very prolific writer, so I was pleased I was even able to write two oneshots of reasonable length, both in fandoms I've never written before.

♥ Give Me Your Hand (Yankee-kun to Megane-Chan, Adachi/Shinagawa, for Alianora)
This was my main assignment~. I love the series a lot because it's crazily fun and humorous, but I don't know what I was thinking when I signed up for the series. XD; I wasn't very familiar with all the details since I only read through the series once very quickly all in Japanese up to volume 11. I fretted and even considered writing Alianora's other prompt for Mei-chan no Shitsuji instead even though I've only watched 1 episode of the drama (I totally considered marathoning the show with only one day left until assignments were due). I ended up rereading Yankee-kun to Megane-chan and taking a whole slew of notes on each chapter. I only got up to the recent scanlations (chapter 63) before I gave up reviewing since I really needed to get writing. XD That's pretty much the reason why the fic is set in second year! The fic itself just wouldn't get to the point quickly enough, hence why it got longer and longer (and less detailed near the end with the time crunch). I did enjoy writing Shinagawa even though I'm entirely unused to writing characters with language like his. I'm glad people seemed to think everyone was IC. Thank you for the fun prompt, Alianora! ( more babbling on this fic that wouldn't end )

♥ Snowmen with Scarves (Kimi to Boku for jan/ambientlight)
I snatched up this pinch hit right away. ^___^ I wasn't planning on writing KtB since I was more interested in reading about the series than writing it, but there's no way I can say no to this. The writing for this fic came very easily since I wasn't aiming for the fic to be anything complicated. There is nothing much to this fic other than it being another slice of the five main boys' lives. It's set during a random winter day (and not during Christmas or New Years, since I know the original series already has chapters about them). Like the above fic, this one is pretty dialogue heavy, which is strange for me since I've always shied away from writing dialogue. I translate KtB for Bliss Scanlations though, and that has made me extremely familiar with the speech of everyone in this series. I'm thinking that's why the dialogue came so easily. I battle with their speech everyday already, paying much more attention than I usually would when reading manga for fun. Thank you, ambientlight, for requesting KtB for Yuletide! :) If I ever write another fic for KtB, I will so write about the twins since they're my favorite too.

In addition to the lovely Saiunkoku fic about Tan-tan that I got from Maat, I also received a treat about Sunshine from 1/2 Prince from darkicedragon. Thanks~! :D

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Aside from Yuletide, THANK YOU slashed_dream for the postcard. It has reached me safely from across the ocean! Thank you rindou_yume for the lovely card and drawing. I could not stop smiling while reading your card and admiring all the details in your drawing. Do you mind if I make icons out of your drawing? :D

( Pairpuri )

I've yet to do a holiday card post this year. I think I'll have to go digital considering it's late already!

( Holiday wishlist instructions )

The Wishlist~:

♥ fishbones related things. The only reason my fishbone collection is this large is thanks to everyone who's thought of me whenever they saw fishbones around them. :) Actual things like keychains or virtual things like icons are all very much adored.

♥ paid LJ time. My paid account is expiring this month. I don't know if LJ is doing the giving more thing this year where you get more for buying other people LJ extras, but if LJ does do that, I hope someone will like to trade LJ time with me. |D

♥ for more people to join twistserve_tcg. Running this Tenipuri TCG has taken over my life. I'd really like to see more people join. Um, our fast pace over there might be a bit intimidating, but everyone can play at their own paces! And we're all very welcoming!

♥ for some translators to join me in translating fanbooks over at fanbook. One of my ambitions is to translate fanbooks and make information in them easily accessible. So far, it's mostly been a single person endeavor (looks like it won't be a one person endeavor anymore!), but I made a community to invite more people to join me in the endeavor and to make translations centralized. Maybe I haven't been going about it the right way. XD; (ALSO, for PairPuri especially, we'd like some cleaners to help with the scanlating portion.)

♥ Yu Yu Hakusho on Blu-ray. It is ridiculously expensive. There are three box sets that cover the entire series, and each one is 42,000 yen or more. But I only have bad quality VHS versions of YYH. I really miss the series. Kurama is still my favorite character of all times. [I'm not actually asking people to get this because it's much too expensive. :3 But one day, I hope I'll be able to get these for myself, or that the price will come down!]

♥ fanwork for any of the following. (fanfic, fanart, icons, whatever!) 1/2 Prince, Kimi to Boku, Mekakushi no Kuni, Yoroshiku Master, Double Arts, Bokurano, Dear Boys, Fire Emblem 6 (especially Chad, Lugh, and Ray), Overdrive (Kurosuke~), Dennou Coil, Zig Zag, Shion no Ou, Detective Academy Q, Kaichou wa Maid-sama, Uninhabited Planet Survive, Mintna Bokura, Charming Junkie, Saiunkoku Monogatari (I love Tan-tan), Karakuri Odette, Busou Renkin (I really adore Gouta). The list is very similar to last years with only a few changes. :3

♥ recs for the following. Any genderbending series (manga or anime) I've missed. Long, plotty KuroxFai fic (Tsubasa). KlavierxPhoenix fanwork (Ace Attorney). Long, plotty Yu Yu Hakusho fanfic. Crossover fic! Viral or Rossiu fanwork (TTGL).

♥ to get to know people on my flist better. Even online, I can't seem to get close to people. If you could tell me one thing about you that you'd like to share, that would be a start. :) Like, what you're doing now, or what you're looking forward to. Anything! And if you want to ask me something, that's fine too.

♥ snail mail from my flist! :)

♥ more bookshelf space. I really need to reorganize my room. I managed to fit all my manga from my Japan trip on my shelves, but now they're full. I have no more room for new manga. =/

Ike and Link with the most random pose ever, for Kinky. :)

( here's the sketch, wrong proportions and everything )

Also, revenus (kda;sdjfsa That is one cute Dino) and ulqui (thank you for the adorable little pouch and bracelet!!) I've received both of your cards. I really need to get cracking on mine.

Handmade card from last last year!

I don't know if I'll have time for these this year, but I would hate to not even attempt sending them out. If you would like a card from me, please leave a comment here at this post with your address. Even if you think I already have your address, it never hurts to give it to me again in case mine is outdated. I might be sending out store-bought cards again this year due to lack of time, but I'll still include something personal with each one.

Comments are screened! If you have your address posted somewhere else, please let me know~. If you're sending out cards too (and I haven't commented/whatnot) LET ME KNOW because I certainly want one. XD;

Happy holidays, everyone! It's currently Christmas Eve for me. XD I was out shopping until 1 AM yesterday! The lines were crazy even past midnight. Those poor employees...

jeva_chan, thank you for your card! ♥

I'm currently spazzing over the new decks released for anime_lj_tcg. There weren't many decks of characters I absolutely adore before...but now? TOO MANY.

Look! Hikaru no Go decks! Kaitou Kid!! New Death Note decks including Mello, Near, AND Mikami Teru. Oh gods. Hanatarou and tons of other Bleach decks, including Aizen, Hitsugaya, Hinamori. Phoenix Wright decks!! Reborn decks look cool too. *____* Tao Ren! Loki! Kanou from Oofuri!! AMATERASU! GINTAMA DECKS!! An Emma deck!! Killua! Hiruma!! LINK. Hiwatari Satoshi! *___* I'm getting a lot of my megane fix. XD And there are now beautiful tarot decks too.

...I really don't know how to decide what to collect anymore. XDD My card post. I'm collecting 1412 as my top priority now since I asked for it for my Christmas deck and all. Much thanks to the mod! F-list, if any of you are into TCGs, I hope this is enticing enough for you to join. XD

Also, I sent out all of the overseas holiday cards on Saturday (and some USA ones too, but not all) so except them sometime in the future! I need to get to working on the rest...

Hope all of you are having a great holiday season! ♥

My holiday card post is here if you missed it! Please go leave a comment with your address if you want a card. :3

( instructions )

( the Wishlist )

I started saving other people's wishlists here but I sort of just started, so if I missed yours, please let me know!

I've finally finished all the cards and sent them out! I probably should have done them in batches...but well, I like to get everything done at once. ^^;; It took me a long time because...uh, apparently, cutting and gluing so many cards takes a while. If you left a comment with your address in this post, then I've sent a card to you for sure, so expect them sometime soon in the mail! (well, however long it takes mail to get to places...) Please let me know when you get yours! :D

_hilde, thanks for your lovely card (L is very cute)! The two bracelets are so pretty too. ♥ I've been showing them off. X3

tarigwaemir, I've received your card too! It's so fun reading ficlets that's actually written down in pen! Thank you for the Touya/Shindou piece.

Oh yeah, blind_go? My fic is utterly horrible. *dies* For some reason, I'm even busier during break...

I have tons more people to thank this holiday season! <3

bunnychan, your homemade postcard is wonderful! I love it!

yoshikochan , I've received your card too. Hehe, I look forward to seeing you at Fanime! Thanks for the lovely drawing of L!

mklutz, thanks for the added paid time! I wasn't expecting it, so it made it all the more exciting. See, I've started to add some icons! They're not new or anything...just previous icons that I couldn't fit. Though, now I've run out of fishbone icons that I had on hand, so I'll have to make some more!

And, I've finally, FINALLY finished with all my pinch hitting. I think I must be crazy. I did pinch hitting for both yaoi_challenge and yuletide. 0_0;; Three fics total!! It's like...more than I've written for the past...oh, I don't know how long. ^^;; But it's been a while since I've written so much in one week. They're not terribly good fics, by any means, but I managed to churn them out! (Though, I stayed up until the wee hours of morning for the past few days trying to pull fic out of my brain. Frustrating, it was.) I really don't know why I thought I could churn out fic with such little given time...I guess I just wanted to join in with all the fun since I missed all the sign-ups for these communities!

Oh, and could someone tell me what are good dimensions for sizing pictures in mood themes? What size do people generally make their pictures for mood themes?

( my xmas stocking )

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My gifts to all of you:

[ x ] Busou Renkin radio 1. (MC 福山潤・柚木涼香)

[ x ] Penguin Revolution Drama CD. <--The voices fit very well. ;) Ryou tries to learn how to bake from Yukari. It's all very cute.

Does anyone know if there's a drama for Mekakushi no Kuni? D= Also, I have no idea how long files stay alive on mediafire. Anyone know?

Recently, the only anime that I've been following every week as new episodes come out are Busou Renkin, Death Note, and La Corda d'oro. I've sort of fallen behind with Welcome to NHK. But not by too much. I absolutely adore the intro song to Busou Renkin. It's so...I don't know, full of hope.

*looks forward to catching up on some anime over break*

First, I hope everyone had a great Halloween. Mine was...busy and ended somewhat disappointing.  I dressed up as a black cat, and this was the pumpkin I carved. Which, unfortunately, got stolen not more than half an hour after I set it outside. ;_;