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WOO HOO.  yuletide  fic is FINISHED AND POSTED.

mscongeniality , I ended up not sending it off to the beta you recommended, since I was feeling pretty good about chugging through what I wrote last night, and I knew she wouldn't be available today.  But thanks for the heads-up all the same. <3  (But I did spend most of last night surrounded by the source material and a number of other research materials, and once I fell into the groove and the voice, things started to click.)

YAY.  DID NOT DEFAULT.  YAAAAAAAAAAAAY.  *confetti!!!!*

First of all, this is obscenely, obscenely late, and for that I do apologize. (In truth, I thought I'd already written this, and then when I went to go back and grab the link for it, I realized that, hey, SOMETHING WAS MISSING. So, hopefully this is better late than never.)

Second of all, THANK YOU for participating in the Yuletide Challenge this year, and thank you for the story you're about to write.

In truth, I'm pretty easy to please, but then I bet everyone thinks that of themselves :). Generally, I'm not a huge fan of slash, and that is... pretty much my only squick. I've requested all canon "pairings" (though I agree that it's debatable whether Rae and Con are a "pairing"-- but I love their chemistry and their exchanges), so that probably illustrates that right there. I'm also a complete sucker for holiday-themed stories. A COMPLETE sucker. Take that as you will. :D


Okay, so I requested Jennifer Crusie's novel Faking It. Obviously my favorite pairing is Davy and Tilda, so anything with them... being Davy and Tilda at each other would be fantastic. Something post-novel would be good, and if you'd like to throw in any of the other characters, that would be fantastic. (Am also open to cross-overs with other Crusie novels, but that's up to you.)

As for the Sayersverse, I have always envied people who can write a mystery. If you're one of those people, a mystery would be WONDERFUL. However, being someone who has a hard time writing a mystery, I completely understand if that's not doable. I love Peter and Harriet, and positively adore their banter and piffle. I also love every phase of their relationship, from the awkwardness in the beginning, to Harriet's stubbornness and Peter's determination, to the point where everything FINALLY comes to fruition. (I do confess a fondness for seeing them married, however, but it is not strictly necessary.)

And, finally, Sunshine. This is the first year I've requested anything from this fandome, but I do love the chemistry Sunshine and Con share. Whether you take this down a romantic road or not is entirely up to you. I... really don't know what to ask for here! I love Con, love him to utter bits, and Rae's wry observances and smart mouth are the things I love most about her. Something post-novel would be good, or if you can figure out a way to tuck something within the framework of the book, that's fine too. I'm curious about Con's history, so maybe he could open up a little more about that?

(Everyone else can ignore this one...)


( Dear Yuletide Writer: Sorry this letter's a bit on the late side! )

I got my Yuletide assignment!

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

I am simultaneously thrilled and terrified. 

And now I am off to bed.  <3

Okay.  SOMEONE left an LJ post for my-eyes-only yesterday, and now I can't find the post, and I'm starting to doubt who left it.  (Curse you, LJ for making me doubt my own sanity!)

( You know who you are... )

I tried one of the sesame cookies last night and have decided to toss the lot of them.  I don't know what I did, but the cookies turned out to be too dense, and I'm too annoyed with myself to try another batch.  We'll see.  I'm guessing the problem is that I kneaded the dough too much/not enough.  Today I'll finish up the rest of the baking, and will probably get things mailed out by the end of the week.  Tora-kun is a definite fan of the biscotti and has requested I make more that won't be sent out.  Today I'm moving on to the recipes I'm more familiar/comfortable with, and depending on my mood after the fact, I may try the sesame cookies again, after begging Mom's advice.

I also have to start on my yuletide story.  Mrr.  I know once I start it, it'll be a quick write, because I'm really happy with what I got assigned.  It's just STARTING the blasted thing that's being a pain.  everstar3, I'd like to run a few preliminary ideas by you. (The request I'm trying to fulfilll is... kind of up your alley.  And I mean that in the best way possible.)

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

I got my Yuletide assignment!  AND I LOVE IT OMG! LOVELOVELOVE! 

Oh, I can so do this.  And it's going to be somuchfun.  SQUEE!!

*bounces*

I still have a headache, but YULETIDE WHEE!  YAY! 

mscongeniality, think you can beta for me when the time comes?  *wigglewiggleslide*