fandom snowflake day 1
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kaixoDay 1
In your own space, talk about your Happy Place—the things that give you joy, calms you or keeps you sane. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
Hmmm. Not much to say, really. I love to run (as long as my ankle doesn't act up). I'm not an accomplished marathoner like the lady I'm living with, but I do like it. It makes my mind go blank, which has been welcome especially over the past two years.
Knitting. With regards to fandom: I came into knitting by way of Harry Potter.
I wanted a Harry Potter scarf, and couldn't find one in the colours I wanted (not everyone is a bleedin' Gryffindor or Slytherin). So I found myself on a tram once seeing a woman knitting a scarf back in 2004, and that sparked off my knitting jones. I've been knitting on and off ever since. As much as my heart beats for a good cable and fairisle pattern, I'm really a stocking stitch wearer, soooo. I had to leave my yarn behind for a lot of reasons (I could only carry things that fit in ONE suitcase). But I like knitting, the rhythmic action of yarn and needle, the slinky drag of yarn as it moves through your fingers (I love a good Malabrigo sock yarn).
Train rides are also another favourite. I love the rocking of the carriage around me, the murmur of people having conversations amongst themselves. The time that is actually mine. So I might have a book to hand, or just look out the window, seeing the rolling bits of country side that you can't get via car or plane. I don't even go on social media at this time, because I like train rides that much.
Stationery. Give me a lovely quadrilled book, smooth writing pens and I'm in heaven. As much as I can write stories on my laptop in a tight time line, there's nothing like a bright ink against lightly quadrilled paper (because I don't like lined paper). I love stationery, to the point that I keep a bujo and buy notebooks despite the fact that I also have wunderlist and a smart phone.
That's about it, really.
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In your own space, talk about your Happy Place—the things that give you joy, calms you or keeps you sane. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
Hmmm. Not much to say, really. I love to run (as long as my ankle doesn't act up). I'm not an accomplished marathoner like the lady I'm living with, but I do like it. It makes my mind go blank, which has been welcome especially over the past two years.
Knitting. With regards to fandom: I came into knitting by way of Harry Potter.
I wanted a Harry Potter scarf, and couldn't find one in the colours I wanted (not everyone is a bleedin' Gryffindor or Slytherin). So I found myself on a tram once seeing a woman knitting a scarf back in 2004, and that sparked off my knitting jones. I've been knitting on and off ever since. As much as my heart beats for a good cable and fairisle pattern, I'm really a stocking stitch wearer, soooo. I had to leave my yarn behind for a lot of reasons (I could only carry things that fit in ONE suitcase). But I like knitting, the rhythmic action of yarn and needle, the slinky drag of yarn as it moves through your fingers (I love a good Malabrigo sock yarn).
Train rides are also another favourite. I love the rocking of the carriage around me, the murmur of people having conversations amongst themselves. The time that is actually mine. So I might have a book to hand, or just look out the window, seeing the rolling bits of country side that you can't get via car or plane. I don't even go on social media at this time, because I like train rides that much.
Stationery. Give me a lovely quadrilled book, smooth writing pens and I'm in heaven. As much as I can write stories on my laptop in a tight time line, there's nothing like a bright ink against lightly quadrilled paper (because I don't like lined paper). I love stationery, to the point that I keep a bujo and buy notebooks despite the fact that I also have wunderlist and a smart phone.
That's about it, really.
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Date: 2019-01-01 04:45 pm (UTC)You make train rides sound heavenly.
I like to hand write my stories, too. I do use lined paper (legal pads) unless I'm recycling things I've printed off and am using the back of those sheets. I never considered using graph paper, but it sounds like a neat idea. (I love to collect notebooks, too!)
Yeah, HP got me into a lot of things
Date: 2019-01-01 07:23 pm (UTC)A good train ride, when everyone has their own seat is lush, tbh. Especially when the evenings are longer. I'm just sorry that they are more expensive than coach rides, but it be like that sometimes.
I do use mostly A5 or A6 sized books because they are easier to carry around. The one I am using looks something like this. I won't return to lines any time soon.