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Oct. 11th, 2018 08:55 amGenerally speaking, looking at the summary for Yuletide signups depresses me in terms of the vast number of things that I can't write and/or don't even recognize. There are things that I know well (such as the Georgette Heyer books) but don't dare offer because I'm not reliably able to write for canons that lack some sort of speculative or fantasy elements. Things that I can write and know I'd be really enthusiastic about writing tend to get many, many more offers than requests.
I will certainly offer those fandoms anyway. I'm mostly dithering about offering things that nobody's asked for and offering things that have been requested but that might be challenging in one way or another-- having to buy a DVD, having to reread several books or to rewatch seasons of a TV show, having to figure out which character is which for a music video when the nomination/request relies on the writer knowing the musician's names to associate with the characters, or canon having a particular tone/voice that I'm not sure I can match.
I'm trying to get myself to wake up enough to start in on The Things That Must Get Done. The cleaning lady comes today, so there's a long list of stuff I need to do for that. It's also parent-teacher conference night, and Scott will get back to Ann Arbor in time to pick me up after, but he's not likely to make any part of it. The conferences start at 5 p.m. and involve waiting in lines to see each teacher. I don't feel a burning need to talk to the choir teacher, so I only need to deal with four teachers and their lines, but it's not much fun. I'd like to take a chair with me, but I don't want to carry it on the bus, and taking the bus makes sense for a lot of logistical reasons.
( Dithering about dinner and transportation options )
It occurred to me when I woke this morning that the dreams I keep having about trying desperately to find food and being constantly frustrated by circumstances really strongly resemble the dreams that I have about trying desperately to find a bathroom and thus might arise from a similar conflict between my need to sleep and my need to deal with other bodily imperatives.
I will certainly offer those fandoms anyway. I'm mostly dithering about offering things that nobody's asked for and offering things that have been requested but that might be challenging in one way or another-- having to buy a DVD, having to reread several books or to rewatch seasons of a TV show, having to figure out which character is which for a music video when the nomination/request relies on the writer knowing the musician's names to associate with the characters, or canon having a particular tone/voice that I'm not sure I can match.
I'm trying to get myself to wake up enough to start in on The Things That Must Get Done. The cleaning lady comes today, so there's a long list of stuff I need to do for that. It's also parent-teacher conference night, and Scott will get back to Ann Arbor in time to pick me up after, but he's not likely to make any part of it. The conferences start at 5 p.m. and involve waiting in lines to see each teacher. I don't feel a burning need to talk to the choir teacher, so I only need to deal with four teachers and their lines, but it's not much fun. I'd like to take a chair with me, but I don't want to carry it on the bus, and taking the bus makes sense for a lot of logistical reasons.
( Dithering about dinner and transportation options )
It occurred to me when I woke this morning that the dreams I keep having about trying desperately to find food and being constantly frustrated by circumstances really strongly resemble the dreams that I have about trying desperately to find a bathroom and thus might arise from a similar conflict between my need to sleep and my need to deal with other bodily imperatives.
