#aurora-boreali

[meetingyourmaker]

aurora-boreali replied to your photo NSY Scenes I first wanted to just draw Sally...

Fabulous! Would love to see more of this, cause I’m greedy.

Thank you XD ! I'm glad you like it. I'm thinking of who to include (DI Dimmock?) and what colors I will use.  

[threepatchpodcast]

I can't seem to find Ep 32 in iTunes, and I need my 3PP fix. Can you help?

We got a notice from iTunes before the holidays that new episodes of podcasts would require "additional time for review and processing" through January 5. We're currently checking to see if there are any other issues, but that seems to be the most likely problem.

In the meantime, the episode can be directly downloaded or streamed from our website here. Thanks for your patience!

~Emma

[mazarin221b]

aurora-boreali replied to your post “valeria2067 reblogged your post and added: Why so publicly, though?...”

Is AA still requesting that all racy material featuring MF and BC be removed from the Internet for the sake of her kids? If so, I can see why people might be upset by this very public online conversation, even though they are obviously joking.

I don't think that's what she said, actually. I thought she'd basically said it makes her uncomfortable, and wondered what happened if one day her kids went on the internet and found all this stuff of their dad floating around. At the time, I remember I was like, er, well, have you seen Nightwatching? The story about the gang rape? I mean, seriously. I thought her concern was pretty overblown, then, but it was filtered through an interviewers perception, so there is that, as I was perhaps not-so-gently reminded the other day re: the BC kerfluffle.

Anyway. I guess I just don't really take it personally. I mean, I get annoyed or sort of snarky with the best of them when people rag on fanfiction/fanworks, but if someone wants to make a joke with their friends on Twitter? Meh. It's really not about me. I don't know them.

[mazarin221b]

aurora-boreali replied to your post “Sunday Six!”

Damn, girl! Can't wait to read the whole thing. Love the flirtation dialogue--decidedly nonstandard and sassy. More!!! (please)

Thanks! I'm still picking away at it, when I have some time. I'm so freaking slow these days, I swear. :)

[sherlockscarf]

I was tagged by ormondhsacker!

I got tagged by ormondhsacker. I never do these things, but I have a weak spot for ormondhsacker, so, there you go.

Rules (why are there always rules?)

Rule one: Always post the rules

Rule two: Answer the questions the person who tagged you asked and write 11 new ones

Rule three: Tag 11 people and link them to the post

Rule four: Actually tell them you tagged them

And now for ormondhsacker’s questions:

1) What’s the one piece of technology you would have the hardest to live without?

I’ve gotten awfully attached to my e-reader in the last few years, and it would pain me greatly to let it go. My computer and I are pretty tight, as well. But if it came right down to it, I would have to say my smartphone. My parents live 1400 miles away, as do most of my family, and my friends are scattered far and wide. My phone allows me to keep in touch, kill far too much time on tumblr use the net, navigate using GPS, and a million other little handy things I can’t think of at the moment.

Of course, that’s assuming that you are only talking about electronic technology, not the more basic (wonderful!) stuff like indoor plumbing, air conditioning, medical care, automobiles, gas stoves, etc. My answer might change if you meant any technology whatsoever!

2) What is your favourite book?

Oooh. That’s a tough one…I can’t do it. If you break it down to favorite book in several genres? I’d say:

Classic fiction: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Mystery: The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Popular mainstream fiction: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Science fiction: City of Pearl by Karen Traviss

Fantasy: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Speculative fiction: Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus by Orson Scott Card (despite my deep, grave misgivings about this author’s political/social attitudes, this book is truly extraordinary.)

Romance (M/M, the only type of romance I read): Into Deep Waters by Kaje Harper (what a beautiful love story!)

Nonfiction essays: It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It by Robert Fulghum

3) Who is your favourite fictional character? (This one doesn’t have to be from a book.)

Sherlock Holmes (closely followed by his constant companion, Dr. Watson), of course!

4) If you could go any place, fictional or real, where would you go?

Hmmmm…perhaps Pern, to sweet-talk a dragonrider into giving me a lift to the Southern Continent for some sun, sand and…? (What happens on Pern stays on Pern.)   :)

5) What’s your favourite fanfic?

Nope. Can’t do it. How could I narrow it down? I’m a huge Johnlock fan, and there is such incredible writing talent in this fandom. There are the usual suspects that everyone names when they get this question, like Performance in a Leading Role by MadLori, Two Two One Bravo Baker by abundantlyqueer, Nature and Nurture by earlgreytea68,  Electric Pink Hand Grenade by BeautifulFiction, Pull the Stars From the Sky by roane, The Heart in the Whole by verityburns, Through The Clouds by mazarin221b. However, there are some others that never seemed to hit that big top ten list, which I don’t understand, because I think they are brilliant.  Here are just a few of them:

There But For the Grace of John Watson by skyefullofstars (skyfullofstars) Trying to Find the In Between by NoStraightLine

Equilibrium by augustbird

This Man's Heart by ellie_hell

The Fabric of Life by holyfant

Be Here Now by Todesfuge

Northwest Passage by Kryptaria

And my most recent favorite, Checkpoint Charlie (WIP!) by snogandagrope

...and so many, many more that I couldn't remember just now, but will kick myself for leaving out later.

6) What or who did you want to be when you were a kid?

I wanted to be a veterinarian or a doctor. I’m finally in nursing school, after an entire career in graphic design that I never intended to pursue!

7) What was your favorite toy as a child?

I had a huge collection of plastic horses (Breyer probably made most of them). Oh, the adventures my little horses had! In my herd, the mares ran the show, and the stallions knew to toe the line. Clearly, I was a budding young feminist.

I still have the whole collection (about 50 horses) in a box in my crawlspace. They’re probably worth some money now, if they’re not too roughed up by my childhood antics. Sometimes I’m still tempted to pull them out and play…

8) What’s the most subversive thing you’ve ever done?

Subversive? Let’s see. Probably writing explicit Sherlock slash fanfiction and publishing it online. I’m really pretty tame, overall.

9) Do you, or would you, read fem!slash?

I have read it, but it doesn’t really push my buttons like M/M slash does – which is probably odd, since I’m bisexual. (It feels weird to me that the idea of two men together turns me on, when that's an equation I would obviously be excluded from, but reading about two women together does nothing for me in fiction, while in real life, that's a different story.) There is something about the idea of two men getting it on that just appeals to me on a very visceral level. One can't always explain one's kinks, you know...

10) Do you play any musical instrument?

I have taken piano, guitar, and voice lessons in the past. Sadly, the only instrument that I still “play” is my larynx. :-/

11) Do you have a headcanon you’d like to share?

Sure. It’s Johnlock, of course. (Who could have seen that coming?)

In my mind, Sherlock’s love of fine, tailored clothes and super-soft pajamas are both related to a sensory issue. Sherlock is hypersensitive to rough textures against his skin, and discovered that it is lessened by wearing well-tailored clothing made of high-quality, smooth fabrics without any tags to irritate and scratch his skin. John  understands, and when they have nights in where they snuggle on the sofa, John takes care to wear his softest vests and pajamas, so that his “snugglebee” (thanks for that, earlgreytea68!) can be comfortable.

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Okay, so make my own questions and tag people - I must admit that I recently bought The Book of Questions by Dr. Gregory Stock, and so that’s the headspace these are coming from:

If you could know one thing about your future, what would you want to know and why?

Everyone has a few activities that they use to recharge their spiritual/emotional batteries. How do you recharge?

If you knew that the world would end tomorrow, and there was nothing that could be done to stop it, how would you spend your last day?

If you given a chance to take a single trip in a time machine, when/where would you choose to go? Why?

How did you meet your best friend? Did you know right away that your relationship would be something special, or did she/he just gradually grow on you?

6.     If you could spend a week in the body of someone else, what body would you choose and why? (This doesn’t have to be a specific individual, e.g. “Venus Williams” or “Benedict Cumberbatch”; it could be simply an answer like “the body of a paraplegic man” or “the body of a newborn baby.”)

Technology: are you the sort of person who hangs onto the same old device/operatingsystem/program until it is broken/too antiquated to use anymore, or do you rush out for the shiny new toys as soon as they are available?

If you could be amazingly talented at one thing, what would it be and why?

Is there one story from your childhood that truly defines the person that you are? If so, care to share it here?

What is the most outrageous thing you’ve ever done? Would you do it again, if you had the chance to relive that situation?

What is your favorite thing about yourself? (I know this is hard. You’re not bragging, you’re honestly answering a question. You’re fabulous – go with it!)

And I tag: earlgreytea68, skyefullofstars, roane72, esterbrook, aurora-boreali, hedwig-dordt, ladyprydian, snogandagrope, azriona, mapleleafcameo and ladygreytea76. Please don’t be annoyed at me, dears - I look forward to seeing your answers, if any of you want to participate!

[mazarin221b]

aurora-boreali replied to your post:bluesrat replied to your post:Self-awareness and...

I recall someone saying that you should never write a fiction to correct other people’s work in the genre, that you should write your vision for its own sake. I love OV, but may never write one because I always end up doing the former.

Oh, I have no thoughts about "correcting" anything, because there's nothing to really correct when you're dealing with a fantasy AU anyway, you know? I just don't want my own personal gender politics fucking around in there and saying something I don't mean to say. I'm just trying to write this ridiculous story to see if I can, and sorting out what I might be able to make of it. Probably nothing newer or more innovative than anyone else. I mean, OV has been around a long time. :)

[threepatchpodcast]

Any chance of y'all discussing the Molly/Greg ship on your podcast? It's a small ship, but a mighty one. : )

Absolutely YES! It's on our list for the Science of Seduction segment, and we are SO going to get there. :)

[mazarin221b]

aurora-boreali replied to your photo “221BCon Schedule! (I totally stole this idea from Roane.) Now that...”

Too cute!

Aw, thank you. :)