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Assuming that in a fic there was a character named /'ʃɤɣn.di͡eθħf.tɤrv.dr̩ʃn 've͡ifθr.kɤħtk.vɤz.dr̩k/ (International Phonetic Alphabet pronunciation), would you prefer this to be rendered as:
(The character in question would be called something completely different in narration – this would be dialogue-only reference.)
I watched episode 1 of Leged of Fuyao! (On Viki.) The titular Meng Fuyao is a very irreverent servant who reminds me a bit of Wei Wuxian. I started watching the drama because I saw a gifset of her outfits on Tumblr and thought she was very pretty in them. *g* So far, she's playful, a terrible influence, and when the Sect Leader's son tells her that when he's Sect Leader, he'll marry her and no-one can bully her, she point blank asks him why he doesn't just abolish the slave class. Plotwise, there's politics going on, as this is political wuxia and there are Crown Princes in addition to jianghu sect leaders. It was interesting enough that I'll watch another few episodes at least just for Meng Fuyao.
At some point, I should check out Legend of Yangxi Palace, as I've heard lots of good things about it, including comparisons to Nirvana in Fire, and apparently it has female friendships! Alternatively, if I want whump, Bordertown Prodigal has Zhu Yilong's character suffer. (He is very good at looking good when he suffers.)
Of course, a lot of watching time is taken up by the Guardian rewatchalong, which I dedicate maybe 3 hours per week to. (The initial watching is slowed down by pausing for screencaps and note-taking, and then typing it up takes a while.) Icon-making has also made me appreciate everyone's facial shapes more, especially for Bai Yu and the dude playing Lin Jing.
Reading-wise, after bouncing off both Guardian the webnovel and Liu Yao, I have decided to give Priest a third chance with Sha Po Lang ... some time in the future. When I have infinite free time. After I've done some artsing. Maybe on my summer holiday? *g* (I'll be spending the few weeks around Midsummer with relatives in bumfuck nowhere. If there's internet enough, I might have time to read. Of course, I should also read some physical books as well, but...)
Just now, I discovered Thousand Autumns has hopped from Ainushi to elsewhere, so no wonder I haven't seen new chapters! I have six new chapters to go through! \o/
Writing-wise, my greatest problem is that I keep wanting to increase the Earth's axial tilt so that China's winters are dark and summers bright like Finland's. Have some more of the WIP that now measures ~24k and needs another ~14k to completion:
I guess I'm a fan of water metaphors. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
ETA: Have a gif of the Black-Cloaked Envoy's hairstyle! It is an adorable little knot.
Poll #21661 Which fic should EP write next?
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ʃɤɣndi͡eθħftɤrvdr̩ʃn ve͡ifθrkɤħtkvɤzdr̩k (done via search-and-replace)
0 (0.0%)
Sheghndiethhftervdrshn Veifthrkehtkvezdrk (for the diacritic-loathing)
7 (50.0%)
Šeǧndieþħftervdršn Veifþrkeħtkvezdrk (for the digraph-hating, done with letters EP can type using dead keys)
7 (50.0%)
(The character in question would be called something completely different in narration – this would be dialogue-only reference.)
I watched episode 1 of Leged of Fuyao! (On Viki.) The titular Meng Fuyao is a very irreverent servant who reminds me a bit of Wei Wuxian. I started watching the drama because I saw a gifset of her outfits on Tumblr and thought she was very pretty in them. *g* So far, she's playful, a terrible influence, and when the Sect Leader's son tells her that when he's Sect Leader, he'll marry her and no-one can bully her, she point blank asks him why he doesn't just abolish the slave class. Plotwise, there's politics going on, as this is political wuxia and there are Crown Princes in addition to jianghu sect leaders. It was interesting enough that I'll watch another few episodes at least just for Meng Fuyao.
At some point, I should check out Legend of Yangxi Palace, as I've heard lots of good things about it, including comparisons to Nirvana in Fire, and apparently it has female friendships! Alternatively, if I want whump, Bordertown Prodigal has Zhu Yilong's character suffer. (He is very good at looking good when he suffers.)
Of course, a lot of watching time is taken up by the Guardian rewatchalong, which I dedicate maybe 3 hours per week to. (The initial watching is slowed down by pausing for screencaps and note-taking, and then typing it up takes a while.) Icon-making has also made me appreciate everyone's facial shapes more, especially for Bai Yu and the dude playing Lin Jing.
Reading-wise, after bouncing off both Guardian the webnovel and Liu Yao, I have decided to give Priest a third chance with Sha Po Lang ... some time in the future. When I have infinite free time. After I've done some artsing. Maybe on my summer holiday? *g* (I'll be spending the few weeks around Midsummer with relatives in bumfuck nowhere. If there's internet enough, I might have time to read. Of course, I should also read some physical books as well, but...)
Just now, I discovered Thousand Autumns has hopped from Ainushi to elsewhere, so no wonder I haven't seen new chapters! I have six new chapters to go through! \o/
Writing-wise, my greatest problem is that I keep wanting to increase the Earth's axial tilt so that China's winters are dark and summers bright like Finland's. Have some more of the WIP that now measures ~24k and needs another ~14k to completion:
[...] Wei Wuxian accepted a toast to his tactical prowess in planning the charge, then proposed a toast to Sect Leader Jiang for making it all happen and striking the first blow against the Wen.
Jiang Cheng accepted it with an odd expression, the lantern-light casting eerie shadows on his pinched brows and set mouth. For a moment, their eyes locked, and the universe narrowed to just Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng, subordinate and his sect leader. If life were a river, they must have tumbled down a waterfall: never again could they be what they had been. No matter how hard they may paddle upstream, they couldn't ever return to their days of youth.
I guess I'm a fan of water metaphors. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
ETA: Have a gif of the Black-Cloaked Envoy's hairstyle! It is an adorable little knot.
