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ysilme here: Staycation is going fine. Today's writing consists of noodling around with and noting down a few ideas for my oldest long-WIP which I also re-read in parts (second draft is already novelish-sized); perhaps I'll finally manage to work at this in earnest this year? One can always hope. ;op (I'm very much in love with that story and so want to really finish it, but couldn't muster the energy for years. At least the energy part might be much better this time.)

sylvanwitch here: I finished editing chapter two, but I have been stymied by some bracketed placeholders, which involved researching where I had actually put the fictional town in terms of the actual state of West Virginia. D’oh! So, for now, I think I’ve remembered where it’s supposed to be, but later chapters might prove me wrong. Lol!

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Three unrelated things that have been announced recently:

K.B. Spangler says that the sixth Rachel Peng novel is coming out in late October!
Discotek has announced that they're releasing Monster: The Complete Series, which is very exciting since AFAIK only the first chunk was ever released in a physical edition the first time it was licensed. (I think the whole series is on Netflix, but I want to own a copy.)
ANN reports that Minekura-sensei is not only resuming Wild Adapter after a nine-year hiatus but aiming to wrap it up in its eighth volume. If it's actually completed, I imagine that increases the odds of it being re-licensed in English. (I was more attached to Saiyuki, personally, but even though she resumed that last fall [and ANY of this is pretty miraculous, given my vague understanding of her health], I'm not even hoping for anything on that front. If I'm pleasantly surprised, that'll be awesome.)

(Not an announcement, but FYI for fellow Canadians, Z1L's Dongji Rescue has made it to the Cineplex site with the expected August 22nd date. That's...that's next Friday! Less than two weeks! At some point, there should be actual theatres and showtimes! *_*)

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Left to right, Spike and Faith, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)

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Me, yesterday: Did I get a new car because my old one failed inspection, or because I needed more room for plants?

My neighbor, today: This is your fault, you know.

*My new car is only nine years old, which is the newest car I've ever had. When I bought it someone asked how long I planned to keep it, and I stared at them in confusion. "Until it can't be fixed anymore," I said.

PS, the cannas are blooming and the dahlias are as tall as I am. Today I set up an auxiliary trellis so our passionflower vines would have more room to climb. They are v adventurous.

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Tally:
Welcome post

Day 1:

badly_knitted,

brithistorian,

carenejeans,

chanter1944,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

glinda,

goddes47,

luzula,

sanguinity,

shadaras,

sylvanwitch,

the_siobhan,

trobadora,

yasaman,

ysilme

Day 2:

badly_knitted,

brithistorian,

callmesandyk,

carenejeans,

chanter1944,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

glinda,

goddes47,

luzula,

sanguinity,

shadaras,

sylvanwitch,

the_siobhan,

trobadora,

yasaman,

ysilme

Day 3:

badly_knitted,

brithistorian,

callmesandyk,

carenejeans,

chanter1944,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

glinda,

luzula,

sanguinity,

shadaras,

sylvanwitch,

the_siobhan,

trobadora,

yasaman,

ysilme

Day 4:

badly_knitted,

brithistorian,

callmesandyk,

carenejeans,

chanter1944,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

glinda,

luzula,

sanguinity,

shadaras,

sylvanwitch,

the_siobhan,

trobadora,

yasaman,

ysilme

Day 5:

badly_knitted,

brithistorian,

carenejeans,

chanter1944,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

luzula,

sanguinity,

shadaras,

sylvanwitch,

the_siobhan,

trobadora,

yasaman,

ysilme

Day 6:

badly_knitted,

brithistorian,

callmesandyk,

carenejeans,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

luzula,

sanguinity,

sylvanwitch,

the_siobhan,

trobadora,

yasaman,

ysilme

Day 7:

badly_knitted,

brithistorian,

callmesandyk,

carenejeans,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

goddes47,

luzula,

sanguinity,

sylvanwitch,

the_siobhan,

trobadora,

yasaman,

ysilme

Day 8:

badly_knitted,

brithistorian,

carenejeans,

china_shop,

cornerofmadness,

glinda,

goddes47,

sanguinity,

sylvanwitch,

the_siobhan,

trobadora,

ysilme

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ysilme here: I'm on a few days of staycation with the intention to be as lazy and unproductive as possible, which is surprisingly hard for me. ;op But I'm also not attempting to write more than a snippet or an alibi sentence, so today's result of 360ish words for another first draft for a 3SF fill is quite satisfying. ^^

sylvanwitch here: We had a day out full of seeing things and rambling around gardens and woods, but before we left, I wrote a 328-word poem, “The Forever Fruit,” about finding joy in the little things.

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This contains major spoilers up to the epilogue, so I'm cut-tagging. Also, I'm not a huge fan of the relationship dynamic in the novel. Please approach with due caution.

( Spoilery novel poll )

ETA: Oops, I reworded the "how much has Shen Wei changed?" question and made the scale unclear. /o\ 5 = he has changed completely; 1 = he hasn't changed at all.

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umadoshi

Reading:

scruloose and I finished listening to All Systems Red and are now maybe a third of the way into Artificial Condition.

Yesterday I finished The Hands of the Emperor, which I think I read some of every day and still took me something like a week and a half even though I continued to really enjoy it all the way through. (I did find myself wishing that some of the emotional arc with Kip and his family had been shorter; [ROT13] uvf pbzcyvpngrq srryvatf nobhg uvf snzvyl abg ng nyy tenfcvat jub ur jnf be jung ur npghnyyl qvq jrer inyvq, ohg gung jnf n YBG bs cntrf qribgrq gb znal vafgnaprf va n ebj bs ehaavat vagb lrg nabgure crefba jub qvqa'g trg vg naq jnf qvfzvffvir be vafhygvat, be fbzrbar jub QVQ xabj jub ur jnf naq univat na vagrenpgvba, naq va rvgure pnfr gurer jnf gura lrg nabgure yratgul qryvirel bs rkcynangvba, naq vg jnf whfg...n ybg.

After finishing that last night, I completely at random started reading We'll Prescribe You a Cat (Syou Ishida), about which I have no particular feelings at this time.

Eating/baking: ( fruit, baking, salad (HelloFresh), sadness about still not liking tomatoes )

Current Mood: groggy

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Hi, and welcome to this week's installment of the Guardian novel readalong! We're finished with the main text of the novel, but the readalong continues - it's time for the first bonus stories. ♡

Here are last week's chapters, and you can find all previous discussions in the schedule posts (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5), or via the !readalong tag.

This week's chapters:

Sage 1: Many SID team shenanigans happen, including but not limited to: They have acquired a Samoyed puppy named Xiaomi who plays with Daqing. They talk about the new office they're moving to, and have some theories why Zhao Yunlan is not at work. No one tells Guo Changcheng that he's the wick, they just confuse him with questions and occasionally pluck his hair to experiment on. Meanwhile, Zhao Yunlan talks to Shennong's mortar about the primordial past and Shen Wei's oath, and explains that some things are meant to be confusing. Shennong's mortar announces that he's leaving Zhao Yunlan's father's body. Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan take a walk together and cause spring flowers to bloom.

Sage 2: The SID moves to their new office, which includes a sunny attic and Zhao Yunlan's vegetable garden, among other things. Everyone loves Shen Wei because his arrival means that Zhao Yunlan finally goes home. Lin Jing invents an invisible listening device. Daqing bickers with people, including Shen Wei. Zhao Yunlan falls asleep trying to learn gardening from a boring book, and cuddles with Shen Wei (while also bickering). Guo Changcheng goes on an arranged date with a girl. Chu Shuzhi accompanies him and listens in on their awkward conversation, and then interrupts the date and drags Guo Changcheng away. They start dating, which is revealed to the rest of the SID by Lin Jing's listening device.

The corresponding chapters:
Sage 1 = fan translation Extra 2
Sage 2 = fan translation Extra 3

Excerpts:

( 1) The SID team speculating about Zhao Yunlan's activities )

( 2) Shennong's mortar leaves, and Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan make flowers bloom )

( 3) The new SID office )

( 4) Daqing 'practices yoga' )

( 5) Chu Shuzhi interrupts Guo Changcheng's date )

Questions:

Favorite SID shenanigans moment? (Or several - there are so many!) Do you think Xiao-Guo should be told that he's the wick? Do you understand what Zhao Yunlan explained about the primordial gods, or are you also a few thousand years too young? Are Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan consciously making flowers bloom, or is it just what happens when nature gods are happy? What is your favorite thing about the new office? Whose garden idea do you like the best, and why is it (not) the slutty eggplant? Any thoughts about the drama adaptation of these chapters, especially Xiao Guo's date?

You can answer as many or as few questions as you like, or just comment without answering any of them at all! And if you see this post and you're not actually reading the novel, I would love to know what you think about any of this with limited context. :D

And here is the schedule, where you can sign up to host a post. (There are only two weeks left!)