four things: mdzs/cql love, sewing machine feet, what have I got in my pocketses, danmei & baihe tbr

[sophia_sol]

one

It's been five years since I started reading cql/mdzs fanfic, four years since I started watching cql, nearly two years since I started reading mdzs the first time, one year since I started my in-depth mdzs reread book club with a friend, and this week I will finish that reread! Amazing how I continue to love this story and these characters, even as my relationship with them and understanding of them evolve over time. What a joy and delight it is! ❤️


two

staring thoughtfully at free-motion feet for sewing machines, as I think about the the things I could do if I had one


three

I cannot believe that not very many years ago I used to live a life where I habitually wore outfits that had zero pockets. These days, my daily pocket contents are:

- handkerchief
- charging case with bluetooth earbuds
- a rock
- carabiner which holds: various keys, a mini pocketknife, a mini retractable measuring tape, and a case with Loops earplugs
- wallet
- phone

I use all four pockets a standard pair of pants has on offer!

(yes the rock is a vital item. that's my fave stim toy.)


four

ahhhh how are there so many fun danmei and baihe novels out there that I have not read yet! I want to shove them all into my brain at once

Comments

[shipperslist]

Amazing how I continue to love this story and these characters, even as my relationship with them and understanding of them evolve over time. What a joy and delight it is! ❤️

Exactly! For me, it's been four years since I watched and read the book and...yeah. This is such a gift and delight. 💜

[sophia_sol]

yes <3333

[pauraque]

What kind of rock is it?

[sophia_sol]

A great question! It's a granite rock, worn smooth and rounded by water action over time, but not turned perfectly round - it is still uneven and lumpy in interesting ways, and the grains that make up granite give it a nice subtle texture. It's about 1 1/2 by 2 1/2 by 3/4 inches in size so it fits nicely in the hand. It's a dark mottled greyish colour. And it's from the canadian shield region, north of Lake Superior, aka one of my favourite places in the world!

[pauraque]

An excellent rock! My kid is really into rocks and shares this special interest with their biodad; they go on trips to search for interesting minerals that are dug up by industrial quarrying. I don't have anything like their level of geological knowledge, but I enjoy hearing about the rocks.

[sophia_sol]

ahhhh I love that! I think there's a version of my life where I could have become obsessed with rocks instead of with birds, but instead I simply love rocks with the medium level of knowledge with which I love so many things about our universe, instead of with the special laser focus I have for birds.