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[isfjmel-phleg]

I'm not cool! If you do feel like giving music recs, can I have one? (No pressure if you don't!)

On the contrary, you are very cool, and I will give you some recs, thanks for asking!

I don't know what you like, so I threw together an unnecessarily long list of some of my favorites, and you can take or leave whatever you like.

Be Careful! It's My Heart - Bing Crosby

Come Fly with Me - Frank Sinatra

'Deed I Do - Blossom Dearie

Dream - Pied Pipers

A Dreamer's Holiday - Buddy Clark

Far Away Places - Margaret Whiting

A Foggy Day - Fred Astaire

Haven't We Met? - Mel Torme

I Had the Craziest Dream - Harry James and His Orchestra (vocals by Helen Forrest)

It's a Most Unusual Day - June Christy

It's Been a Long, Long Time - Harry James and His Orchestra (vocals by Kitty Kallen)

A Kiss to Build a Dream On - Louis Armstrong

Lullaby of Birdland - Ella Fitzgerald OR the version in French by the Blue Stars which has very different lyrics in translation!

My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time - Les Brown Orchestra (vocals by Doris Day)

Sentimental Journey - Les Brown Orchestra (vocals by Doris Day)

Sunday, Monday or Always - Bing Crosby

That Sunday, That Summer - Nat King Cole

There! I've Said It Again - Vaughn Monroe

These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) - Nat King Cole

They Can't Take That Away from Me - Frank Sinatra

You Make Me Feel So Young - Frank Sinatra

There Are Such Things - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (vocals by Frank Sinatra and The Pied Pipers)

Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart - Judy Garland

[dandelionsandderivatives]

I'm in charge of cranberry sauce; this year I'm doing classic cranberry from scratch, with a bit of orange. My dad and grandmother have been baking for days; there are several kinds of sweets and cookies. There will be turkey and all the things that usually go with it, including the retro jello salad we make every year. One of the house guests brought an assortment of imported snacks for us.

I think I'm probably making some proper Indian-style chai at some point; it's not hard, but it's more labor-intensive than my usual tea-brewing style, so I don't generally make it unless I have someone to share it with.

Alright what’s everyone eating this weekend lay it on me Redwall-style

[fortes-fortuna-iogurtum]

just sent in my requests and offers for the Tardis Festivities fanwork exchange over on AO3!! I've never done anything like this before, so I'm excited!! :D

[ontologicalmoki]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Doctor Who (1963), Doctor Who Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Fourth Doctor/Romana II (Doctor Who), The Doctor/Romana (Doctor Who) Characters: Fourth Doctor (Doctor Who), Romana II (Doctor Who) Additional Tags: Sex Pollen, Part II, disassembling the Tardis, TW: drug use, not on purpose, probably, Drunk!Doctor, drunk!romana, i should clarify that there is no sex, just fluff, and cuddling, Electrical Engineering Series: Part 2 of A Tangled Yarn Summary:

The Doctor, while researching alien plants, finds himself sky high on a natural chemical that compels him to do some weaving. Not having a loom nearby, the obvious next best thing is to rework every wire in the Tardis. Romana finds him in a console room stripped of its walls, floor, and ceiling, and must decide what to do about it before the pollen gets to her too.

A sequel to LurkingLatinist’s fic “the Strands of Fate.”

[dandelionsandderivatives]

David Balfour was, I believe, my first Book Crush.

In general I did not get Book Crushes, but my fondness for David was something out of the ordinary. (This is hilariously on-brand for young teenage me.)

…was I the only Davie fangirl?

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