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Well, it is almost over, but April is National Poetry Month. I mostly read fiction (and mostly SFF with the occasional mystery and romance) and manga, but I decided to branch out a bit this month and read some poetry. So here's what I've been reading:

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Merry Christmas to those of you who are celebrating the holidays! I had a nice Christmas morning with my family, and I also got two awesome Yuletide fics in the Burnt and Sweetness & Lightning fandoms! I'll write up a more detailed post about them in the next day or so.

I was expecting this to be a fun week, but there was some RL stuff that turned stressful and very much not fun, but things are thankfully beginning to get a little better so that the holidays won't totally suck. I did some shopping, watched the Great British Baking Show's Christmas Masterclass episodes while eating gingerbread, and got most of my Christmas presents wrapped. And I just checked my A03 page and saw that I have two Yuletide gifts waiting for me, which means that I got my present plus a treat! I am so stoked! I feel a little bad that I didn't have the time or energy to write treats this year, but hopefully can do a New Year's Resolution fic or two next year.

I had kind of a crappy day today, so I'm posting something that makes me smile: this Campbell's Soup commercial in which two kids who speak different languages discover that Wookie is a universal language.

Campbell's seems to do really well with making adorable Star Wars commercials: I also remember this older one in which two gay dads play Darth Vader while feeding their son.

I got busy and kind of forgot about posting until the day (or rather, night) was almost over. I am currently wrapping Christmas presents while watching an old Blue Bloods episode, and plan to do a little last-minute tinkering with my Yuletide fic, which I managed to finish (albeit shortly) before the deadline.

I'll hopefully get something more substantial posted tomorrow.

Well, this sucks. I was looking forward to watching The Great American Baking Show but ABC has decided to stop airing the show after judge Johnny Iuzzini was accused of sexual harassment by former employees. I realize that me not getting to see a TV show is pretty trivial in comparison, but I do feel really bad for the contestants. Filming of the series has already been completed, and presumably Iuzzini was already paid for his participation, so who really gets hurt most by this but the contestants? His reputation will take a hit and his career will probably suffer, but that would have happened anyway once the allegations were made public. But the contestants won't get to show off the bakes that they worked so hard on, and while ABC says the winner will be announced later, I expect it will probably just be a brief statement and they won't get their shining moment of glory.

I realize it's a difficult situation. It would insensitive to say the least if ABC continued to run the show as if nothing had happened, and it wouldn't be practical to edit Iuzzini's scenes out of the show since he's an integral part of it. But OTOH, the contestants are being punished for something that isn't their fault. I kind of wish that ABC had just put the episodes online for streaming and let viewers decide whether they want to watch the show or not.

Feeling a little better about HP fandom after listening to Mugglecast Episode# 348 in which the hosts discuss JKR's statement in a thoughtful and intelligent manner, pointing out the fallacy that someone who is a nice guy in public can't possibly be an abuser in private, and talking about how they and other fans feel disappointed and let down by JKR, especially since Harry had been abused by the Dursleys and that some fans who had been abused in real life had found comfort and support in the HP world. They also discussed the various ways (with no one particular way being the "right" way) in which they could protest Depp's casting, ranging from boycotting the movie to seeing the movie but donating the price of the ticket to a charity that supports women.

I almost forgot about posting tonight! So just a quick rec I got via a post on Aaron Williams's blog: a Ninja Batman anime! Batman (along with some of his friends and the Joker, apparently) get sent back in time to feudal Japan. Looks like a lot of fun!

Another follow-up on the audiobook I'm currently listening to, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. (My previous post is here.)


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Oops, I almost forgot to make today's post--lore  and I agreed that we would take up the challenge to continue Blog Posting Month through December!

Know why I forgot? Because I just spent about an hour playing Snoopy Pop--it's so addictive! I used to love playing Bust-a-Move, but since that app shut down, I've had a hard time finding a bubble game that I like as much. I've tried a few different ones, but they're too simple or I don't like the graphics or both. Snoopy and company are adorable (you rescue little Woodstocks being held captive in bubbles, or fight the Red Baron), and it's easy enough for kids to play while still adding enough obstacles to keep it challenging without being too frustrating as you go up in levels.

Haha, it sounds like I'm writing up an advertisement for the game, but I'm not sure I should rec it to you guys, since the game is a huge time suck! It's a lot of fun, but be warned that you might find yourself popping bubbles instead of working or cleaning or whatever it is you're actually supposed to be doing.

OK, I have quit the game and am going to get cracking on my Yuletide assignment, which has been chugging along steadily though a little more slowly than I'd like. But I'm excited about writing this fandom and these characters, and I love the prompt that my recip gave me, which made me look at them in a slightly different way, which is great. Also, I have a Yuletide gift already! I don't know what it is, of course, but I'm stoked and can't wait to open my present! Way to go, Mystery Author, who is obviously a faster writer than me! ^_^