#Hondagirl

[chasingcrystal]

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Something I’ve learned while riding Ireland…if it’s sunny, you take FULL advantage of it. For me, sunny days are distance days and I’ll ride until 11pm at night to cover more of this Wild Atlantic Way route.

But I’ll still ride when it rains. Just not as late. Slowly chipping away at this route 😼💪🏍

How’s your week going?

[gk5fit3]

そんなわけで（謎） 娘のCR -Zのドアパネ交換 こんな状態だからガバガバなんで… ドア後ろの縦パネルのグロメットは 劣化してボロボロになってる 外して回収したかったが… 残念ながらドア内へと消えました… 左右共に… 自分のだったらここも 綺麗にしてからハメたかなぁっと反省… 結局、どうなってるのか分からず 叩いてハメたんで… 今度は自分が壊しそう… #しあるじ #honda #crz #zf1 #6mt #hondagirl #daughters #娘の愛車 (Yokosuka, Kanagawa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnJGoDiryzV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[mylittleredgirl]

Thank you for all your reyes/doggett fics! They kept me alive these last few days. <3

thank YOU!! (y'all this asker sent comments on every single fic. i opened my inbox to NOTHING but ao3 emails on the front page it was glorious and the new standard to meet for my next fic binge, may you all one day be so blessed.)

so glad you fell into the doggett/reyes trap! they really are a surprise treat at the end of the x-files run and i wish we'd had a little longer for the new generation to hit their stride (honestly, i wish we'd had a year or two off as a palate cleanser and then a spinoff BUT i digress) (and also the lone gunmen should have kept going that show was soooo stupid but funny as hell).

like i admit you gotta kinda WORK to love season 9, but once you commit to that effort (and are willing to just like. chuck some episodes out entirely) it pays dividends because man they speedrun that agent romance and there ARE some good episodes and, perhaps most importantly, SCULLY HAS A FRIEND.

anyway i love doggett/reyes (it was "drr" for "doggett reyes romance" back in the day when everything used to be coded by initials, which is how i usually tag it on this blog if you're looking for posts!) and your comment dedication lights up my life thank you 💕

[actuallylorelaigilmore]

Happy birthday Toni!!! I hope the day gets better for you as it goes along dear friend 🥳😘

Aah, thank you so much! It has been a really fun day (I even fixed tumblr again lol) and I appreciate the birthday wishes.

[earnmysong]

Oooh, what did you think about Romancing Mr. Bridgerton? It's my favorite book of the whole series but to be fair, I read it as a 14 year old and imprinted on it like a baby duck so I can't be impartial or unbiased about it AT ALL two decades later. I have been looking forward to Pen and Colin's season since they first announced they were doing this whole series as a show. And the fact that Nicola is cast as Penelope was just the icing on the cake for me. ❤️

s! i adore you always, but you sending this ups that sentiment by a factor of at least eight! i've been dying to discuss with someone, and nobody in my tangible circle has read!

i enjoyed so very much! all the spinster discussion, the meeting/dancing on the corner, colin being basically 'can we be forever?' after they kiss but then talking himself backward, you can be the you you were meant to be only when you're seen, i too was that young woman, THEY WERE MARRIED FOR SO MUCH MORE OF THE NARRATIVE THAN I EXPECTED, the blackmail!

in short, i couldn't be more excited to have this saga play out before my eyes!

[claudiajcregg]

I got tagged for Six Sentence Sunday by both @hondagirll and @unseenacademic, but just forgot about it. (Thank you both!) But hey, it's technically Sunday in my time zone! (And if I don't do it tonight, I'll forget about it again.)

Since I got tagged twice, I'll do two snippets, but please ignore if I went over or any awk phrasing or typos. Both are from the same WIP, but different chapters, and both are incredibly silly/stupid moments. (Been re-reading a certain AU in hopes my muse decides to return and finish it.)

“I recognize your voice and… Contrary to what you might think, I have your number saved.” “As Mortal Enemy #3, I hope.” “Three sounds awfully low.” Danny chuckled when he heard her huff in amusement, “Are you at home? Still at the White House?” “I… just arrived home. And I was just about to call you.”

That one is from 9? And this is from 11, aka the latest chapter from three months ago:

“I’m afraid to even ask what I’ve done,” Danny admitted humorously, trying to defuse the tension in the air. “I’m sorry about whatever it is.” “Your species is making my life impossible.” His visible confusion faded into a puckish smile. Danny was always ready to volley with her, to dish back whatever quip or taunt she was throwing at him with gusto. “Had no idea choosing a profession could irrevocably change my DNA. Only heard that happening with politicians.”

As for tagging… I feel like most of the people I'd tag have been! But if you haven't and want to participate, please consider yourself tagged 💜

[poedamerony]

Jillian!!! How is your Frasier watch going? Please tell me you are LOVING IT!

STEPH IM CRAZY ABOUT IT!!!! it’s so ajxksbw it’s so good. I’ve just started season 5; I would marry niles yesterday; I cheer whenever eddie is onscreen; I love watching a show from 30 years ago :-) i love being current and hip lmao

[napoleon-usher]

Your Last Of Us gifsets are so beautiful! For a show that is so dark, the coloring you do is AMAZING. Thank you ❤️

ay thank you so much 🥺😊 yeah it’s a fucking nightmare to color so im glad theyre turning out okay

[clairenovaking]

7, 13 and 32!

7. What color dominates your closet? green, maroon, black, and navy! i love a good forest green :")

13. Do you prefer to write in pen or pencil? pen!! and purple pen at that.

32. If you could dye your hair any color, regardless of how you think it would look, what color would you choose? a bright magenta. or a very pale lavender. very opposite ends of the spectrum, tbh.

[stars-inthe-sky]

5, 11 and 22 for the ask meme!!!

5. favorite form of potato?

Already answered!

11. anything from your childhood you’ve held on to?

In terms of possessions, plenty—from my little fidget stone to a papasan chair to some posters to a few stuffed animals I specifically saved for my future (and now extant) children.

In terms of, like, spite, I mostly had a pretty great upbringing, but there are a few people who were dicks to me in middle and high school that I still have some annoyance at.

22. do you have an emotional support water bottle?

I usually use my giant blue Owala, but the best beloved water bottle is a see-through red one I got from an AO3 donation drive years ago and nearly had confiscated in a security line in 2016. Sadly, no one has ever commented on it in public, but I hope for that every time.

[malkaleh]

I am borrowing this from several people (who will be on this list as well). This year actually was not all bad for me in the slightest (there were a lot of lovely things) but uh, it’s been A Lot A Lot. Especially this last bit. So a lot of love to all the people who have helped me make it through and been amazing friends.

@nocompromise-noregrets @shes-a-voodoo-child @bibliothekara @beyondthisdarkhouse @cephalopodvictorious @pearlsthatwereeyes @wheresonichedgehogwnt @kawuli @ruffboijuliaburnsides @taibhsearachd @lemonsharks @amadiwhispers @gen-is-gone thank you saatis. thank you. For all of it.

To all my TWW discord darlings and @miabicicletta - thank you friends for such a beautiful beautiful space. @claudiajcregg @holy-ships-x-red-lips @librarianmouse @krazykitkat @onekisstotakewithme @unseenacademic @hondagirll

@alexseanchai @beatrice-otter @theladyelizabeth @elephantlovemedleys @emilykaldwen @eidetictelekinetic @naurielrochnur @dr-dendritic-trees @doomhamster @lorata @rahabs @cleoselene FRIENDSHIP and you know. the mutual enabling of blorbo shrieking and venting and <333. And my twitter mutuals @sarking @jesidres @geeoharee @kshandra @bessemerprocess <3. @herawell

@borgialucrezia @corporalicent @lordlykisses @ricardian-werewolf @jamesfrain @mythopoetry @quillington @goshawke @taraljc FRIEND SHAPED <3333.

(If you are a mutual and not mentioned I absolutely treasure all my mutuals fyi. Always will. You are wonders and truly mean that).

[chasingcrystal]

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Happy Monday from Galley Head, Ireland! 🇮🇪🌊😺

Some fun highlights from this visit: • I saw a sea lion blobbing up and down in the water • A slug left a trail so thick I thought it was the plastic wrapper from a straw • The strange hole in the ground that led to the sea • I dropped Freyja doing a U-Turn on this uphill gravel! It was about time, I haven’t dropped her in a while. 😹 Spilled gas, picked her up by myself, bent the left gear shifter. Rideable, but foot is sitting at a weird angle. Oh well, future Crystal will deal with it later. I don’t have the tools or ability to bend metal.

How was your weekend? See any animals or drop your bike like me? 😺

Let’s tackle this week

[bethanyactually]

best books I read this year

I was tagged by @honey-tea-and-lemon-trees! 💛

honorable mention to the other two books in the same series as The Murder of Mr. Wickham, The Late Mrs. Willoughby and The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh, and also the newish audiobooks of the Discworld series, which are fantastic! (I finally got over my mental block about reading Discworld by doing what most people tell you not to do: starting at the beginning and reading in chronological order, and it's worked well so far!) low-key, no-pressure tagging @pepperf, @finehs, @ghostmaggie, @hondagirll, @wereadtoliveathousandlives, and anyone else who'd like to do this!

[earnmysong]

"I just didn’t want to bother you," she admits. "I didn't want you to miss the match."

"Bother me. Bother me, Keeley. Call me, text me, send me one of those stupid emojis I can’t fucking understand. We are in a relationship Keeley and you fucking scared me today. Do you really think football is more important to me than you?"

Keeley says nothing, she can't.

"Because it isn't. It was once, for many years. Football was my entire world, yeah. But now, thanks to you and Phoebe and probably stupid Ted, it isn't. If I had to choose between a match and you Keeley I'd choose you, every single fucking time."

🙌🏻💗🥂

hiiiii! i'm pretty sure i know this answer, because i know how i'd feel. however, i'd hate to project my own assumptions onto your delightful creativity. also! please know i'm simply curious and in no way commenting on your timelines! I NEVERRRR HAVE ANY TIMELINES; MY FOLLOW-THROUGH IS MISERABLE... are you waiting to see how the series finale shakes out to finish 'Start Again'? either way, i'll be veryyyyy excited!

Ask, and you shall receive.

Roy/Keeley, chapter 4/5

EXCERPT

“How long have you been feeling like this?”

“I got home…yesterday I think?” Keeley doesn’t know what time it is but judging by the bright sunlight outside, it’s already mid-day. “I was tired from work so I just slept.”

“It’s not just work, Keeley. You’re sick.”

[talldecafcappuccino]

TOP FIRST TIME WATCHES OF 2024

Rules: post 9 of your favorite films you saw for the first time this year that aren't new (2023/2024) but are new to you and tag 9 others to do the same.

tagging (if you want ofc): @toast-the-unknowing @thatsrightjohngoodman @ballroompink @imagineagreatadventure @twiceshysstuff @chainofclovers @freetobegrace @serrafew @hondagirll

[lajulie24]

My Favorite Books of 2024

I read far fewer books than I’d intended this year (read a lot more short-form articles and a good bit of fanfiction, some of which I’ll rec elsewhere), but since @hondagirll was kind enough to tag me in their year-end book roundup, I thought it would be fun to share my top five!

Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk by Kathleen Hanna

I got inspired to read this after seeing Bikini Kill live for the first time ever, and it was fantastic and inspirational, if a bit harrowing in several places. (Content warning for sexual assault, child abuse, domestic violence.) Hearing Kathleen talk about the creative process, how starting a band evolved from her work in creating art and spoken word performance, how things like The Julie Ruin came about, really made me want to write some zines and maybe start a band and just plain make some art.

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

I’ve never been particularly big on horror as a genre, but I’d heard so many good things about @drchucktingle’s novel that I had to check it out. Incredible, multifaceted characters (particularly the protagonist, through whom we discover the central mystery of the book and who fights so hard to be herself as she is rediscovering who that is), gripping action, and horror that is both fantastical and uncomfortably close to reality.

Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones

Another autobiography, this one of comedian, actor, and one of the most talented people from Saturday Night Live, Leslie Jones. Leslie is one of the most gifted, vivid storytellers I’ve ever heard, and the benefit of the audiobook is that she a) reads it and b) does a fair number of asides as she’s reading where I’m fairly certain we got way more stories than are in the printed version of the book. Plus there really is nothing like hearing these stories in her voice. You know it’s going to be hilarious, because she’s so talented as a comedian, and you know this is likely going to have some emotional moments (as this is an autobiography), but there’s something about the way she gifts us with her vulnerability, her reflections, and her perspectives (particularly on being a Black woman in an industry and a country rife with racism and sexism) that makes it so much more than the sum of its parts.

Star Wars: X-Wing #5: Wraith Squadron by Aaron Allston

This was a reread of a Star Wars EU novel I’ve loved for a long time and often recommend to folks who are trying to write Star Wars fic, especially those wanting to write characters like Wes Janson and Wedge Antilles. This is the first in the Wraith Squadron series, where Wedge Antilles builds a new combination X-wing squadron/ commando unit, using pilots who have special skills but were misfits on the verge of washing out of the New Republic navy. The way Allston combines action sequences and missions with humor and genuine character moments for each of the squadron members is amazing and a great lesson in how to build a compelling Star Wars story.

Radiant Rebellion: Reclaim Aging, Practice Joy, and Raise a Little Hell by Karen Walrond

This isn’t quite a self-help book, and isn’t quite an autobiography, but a little of both with some interesting perspectives on aging and on the barriers ageism often poses as we move through life. As her child prepares to leave for college, Walrond explores to what extent her issue is about getting older or if it’s just about having lost her “spark”, why we associate vitality and beauty with youth in mainstream American culture, and how we can think about reframing aging personally and structurally as well as think differently about the next adventures in our lives.

Who else would like to share your top five (or top two, or one) reads from 2024? Consider yourself tagged! And if you’re looking to read any of these, I highly recommend bookshop.org for book purchases and Libby/your local library for loans. (The only one I bought was Wraith Squadron, and that one I picked up from my local independent comic book store.)