So Christmas, in brief:

James McAvoy films watched: 2; Mince pies eaten: 3; Festive injuries sustained in comedy fashion: 4; Boilers on blink: 1; Pairs of socks it is possible to wear at once: 3; New books acquired: 10; Tasteless animal statues to sell on eBay: 1; Family members annihilated in annual festive music quiz: 13; Rock stars flirted with: 1; Trifles eaten: 2.5; Times snowed on: 4; Gin-based cocktails consumed in effort to cope with it all: 8; Days lost to hating the sales and the swarm of tourists they bring: 2; Pine needles left on tree yesterday: 5; Christmas food items still in fridge: 18.

Massive, massive thank yous to everyone who sent me cards, and gargantuan thanks to those who sent me gifts/wrote something that made me smile/drew me sparkly vampires/went to town with Rob’s face and glitter glue. Special thank yous to javidan for the beautiful drawing (I want to lick it), scarlett71177 for the bracelet (which I am still wearing), wildmagelet for the bling, shimotsuki for the CD, and drumher for the snacks (which I am living on, currently). You made my Christmas ♥.

And since I’m here and it’s snowing (which is procrastination carte blanche), moonlitwoods tagged me for this:

Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 16 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 16 people to be tagged.


1. I can’t write in blue ink.
2. I hate stickers.
3. The worst hangover I ever had was the fault of whiskey and cherryade (and yes, that is every inch as bad a combo as it sounds).
4. Coloured walls or clothes makes me uncomfortable. I don’t even know why.
5. I became vegetarian to win a bet with my mother.
6. When I was 8, I got my foot stuck in a drain at the airport.
7. I have a superstition that the first record you hear in a new year will dictate what kind of year you will have.
8. Once, I met Hugh Laurie in a guitar shop. He bought a kazoo.
9. I’m a compulsive pen chewer.
10. My record for ignoring my phone is 2 months. I think with a bit of effort I can do better.
11. I can only draw pigs and reindeer.
12. My favourite Clash song is my favourite Clash song because it name-checks my favourite poet.
13. I hate weddings.
14. I’m vehemently opposed to fruit in real food.
15. If someone bores me at a party, I wait for the ‘so, what do you do?’ question, then make up something really random just to see the look on their face. Pole-dancer and poet are my favourites.
16. The only music I wholesale don’t like is ska. I think it’s the trumpets.


I tag: 9t9, calyndra, thalia_csiny, duck_or_rabbit, free_to_imagine, bright_blonde, starlight_brite, loveweasleys04, eumelkeks, miss_blanche, sspring92, train_lindz, nola2525, rye_the_random, shoebox_addict, and enomis57.

And because everyone is doing it and I haven’t written anything fannish for ages:

First five comments with a fandom, pairing or character(s), and prompt will get a drabble. If you ask for something [or not], feel free to post this on your journal and offer five of either art or fic that you do, too.

So take your pick from HP, Twilight, The Office, or Merlin. And because it doesn’t seem very fair to just go with the first five, comment away and I’ll pick the five that appeal the most to me (hint: seasonal prompts will most likely curry favour because you know how I like me some angst in the snow :D).

Oh, and if anyone fancies some HP fic on their iPod, Mugglenet Fanfiction are now doing podcasts with a selection of stories. This edition includes Christmas With Lily :D.