meme (shoes) and challenge links

[sophinisba]

Happiness meme: Today I'm happy because I have new shoes that are both comfortable and very cute. This is the second pair of Sketchers I've bought this year. I bought the other pair mostly because I liked how they look but they turned out to be great for walking too, so I'm happy to have these new ones, which are almost as funky and look like they'll be slightly better for walking.

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We are looking for good Pippin fics at lotr_fic_recs. It was great to get a rec from mews1945 right away on the first night and they've been coming in steadily since then. The challenge will be open for another week and a half, here.

If I weren't expecting this September and October to be horribly stressful for me in real life I would totally sign up for the Finish-a-thon at multific: "The finish-a-thon is a ficathon, with all the ficathon-like things like deadlines and fellow volunteers to encourage you, but with this ficathon, you write your own ideas. But since part of the encouragement of a ficathon is writing things for other people, what we're going to do, is vote for which story ideas people should write." In the sign-ups you list at least three stories that you've been wanting to write or to finish, and later on there'll be a poll so that others can choose which one you're going to finish this fall. You decide whether voting is open just to other challenge participants or to everyone (including your f-list and others more likely to read your fic). Sign-ups end on August 15th, fics are due by October 24th.

Comments

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

You find the BEST ficathons. I think I may well sign up for that challenge, it'll help focus my efforts.

Ah, Pippin. *contemplates*

[sophinisba]

Oh, I hope you will do this one!! I want to vote! And even if your comics friends beat me out in the poll so you have to write what they want I will totally cheer you on.

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

no more challenges for me for awhile, lol! ;D

ooh, I'll pimp that lotr-fic challenge before I leave town!

I want some comfortable closed toe shoes! I have awesome birks and great running shoes, but now I need something with closed toe and super comfortable! :))

[sophinisba]

But in a way it's the opposite of the kind of challenges that have been stressing you out this last little bit. This is the one where you write the fics you want to write but haven't had time for because of the other ones you've been writing for other people!

But I understand. I will not have time for this one either.

I totally love my new Sketchers omg I even tried running in them today and, of course, my lungs couldn't handle it, but the shoes totally could.

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

I should totally make you come out and run with me in Seattle! :D Everyone else can cheer us on on the sidelines! Hee. Kidding!

[dreamflower]

I put up some Pippin recs, but I'm sure I'll have more...(and I also posted my late recs to the OC challenge)

That ficathon sounds interesting. I should look at some of my WIPs. Maybe I will sign up for that.

[sophinisba]

When I logged in today I had so many messages from you, with your recs on both the challenges. It is really awesome to have all those contributions from you. Thank you!!!

I hope a lot of people I know will sign up for the challenge because then we can have a big hobbit block and be very influential in the polls, and then at the end of it there will be more fic I want to read!

[lilybaggins.livejournal.com]

Shoes always make me happy!