Snowflake Challenge 4, 5 and 6
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Snowflake Challenge 4
In your own space, add something to your fandom’s canon.
I'm going to cheat with this one because I couldn't think of anything so instead of picking a fandom I'm going to throw up some lore for my worldbuilding project, which takes the form of an encyclopedia.
Hair: Hair serves as a social quandary for the powerful. All parts of the body are said to contain in them the life essence of a person, and the procurement of a part of someone can be considered an act of desecration or violence in some circumstances, as many spells can be cast through it. It is often hair that serves as the target, being bountiful, easy to remove, and easy to miss. A number of solutions have arisen to solve this problem. In Dragsol mages kept their hair tightly wrapped, and burn away any strands that they might find or cut. The nomads of the eastern plateau likewise bind their hair tightly, and cut it all once yearly in private ceremony. Many clans in the Barrier Mountains shave completely, so jealous are they of their magic, and throughout the region baldness has come to represent power, but the truly powerful rarely bother with such measures. What is a strand to them? The demigod Ushtinan is in fact known for her great mane of hair, many times her height, and how when a conniving mortal tried to surreptitiously pluck a strand from her head it became a poisonous snake and plunged its teeth into his neck. The common people therefore may be impressed with the bald heads and wrapped shaws of the local mages, but those who have been exposed to true power will sooner cower at the sight of free flowing locks.
Snowflake Challenge 5
In your own space, tell us about 3 creative/fannish resources, spaces, or communities you use or enjoy.
Man, I really don't know. I haven't found good fannish spaces between last year and now and I'm kind of bummed about it. I am enjoying Dreamwidth a lot. I would like to find more active communities here but even without it's a nice place to be. The NuCarnival subreddit has been very helpful with creating calculators and tactic guides for the game, and I'm on the CompetitiveOverwatch subreddit, affectionately known as COW all the time not just for news but because they have live threads during matches and it's a nice way to have a chat experience without having to deal with "chat." But I still miss having a home base, which I haven't had in a very long time, maybe since the go-gaia days. I miss forums.
Quincy my beloved. The MC Eiden is a close second for me but Quincy wins out because of his deeply relatable personality (It's all troublesome) and because of Topper, his adorable companion.
2. Something that makes you laugh
Been on a Matteo Lane kick recently
3. A bookshelf
I had a zoomout here at first but I get annoyed when I can't read book spines so I decided to take a closer picture of a smaller chunk.
4. A game or hobby you enjoy
The throne room of our Valheim castle. (BTW if anyone wants to play some I'm up for another instance lol)
5. Something you find comforting
This isn't my kotatsu but I do own one and I LIVE under it during the winter.
6. A TV show or movie you hope more people will watch.
I never hear anyone talk about Gungrave and I think it's one of the best shows of its generation.
7. A piece of clothing you love
Too lazy for this and also it's just a gray button down shirt.
8. A thing from an old fandom
When my old hard drive died almost everything from before around 2018 died with it. But I do have a few pictures from my old Gaia Online Guild. I think about the regulars still and hope they're all doing well.
9. A thing from a new fandom
This is too difficult to explain so I'm not going to try.
Snowflake Challenge 4
In your own space, add something to your fandom’s canon.
Hair: Hair serves as a social quandary for the powerful. All parts of the body are said to contain in them the life essence of a person, and the procurement of a part of someone can be considered an act of desecration or violence in some circumstances, as many spells can be cast through it. It is often hair that serves as the target, being bountiful, easy to remove, and easy to miss. A number of solutions have arisen to solve this problem. In Dragsol mages kept their hair tightly wrapped, and burn away any strands that they might find or cut. The nomads of the eastern plateau likewise bind their hair tightly, and cut it all once yearly in private ceremony. Many clans in the Barrier Mountains shave completely, so jealous are they of their magic, and throughout the region baldness has come to represent power, but the truly powerful rarely bother with such measures. What is a strand to them? The demigod Ushtinan is in fact known for her great mane of hair, many times her height, and how when a conniving mortal tried to surreptitiously pluck a strand from her head it became a poisonous snake and plunged its teeth into his neck. The common people therefore may be impressed with the bald heads and wrapped shaws of the local mages, but those who have been exposed to true power will sooner cower at the sight of free flowing locks.
Snowflake Challenge 5
In your own space, tell us about 3 creative/fannish resources, spaces, or communities you use or enjoy.
Man, I really don't know. I haven't found good fannish spaces between last year and now and I'm kind of bummed about it. I am enjoying Dreamwidth a lot. I would like to find more active communities here but even without it's a nice place to be. The NuCarnival subreddit has been very helpful with creating calculators and tactic guides for the game, and I'm on the CompetitiveOverwatch subreddit, affectionately known as COW all the time not just for news but because they have live threads during matches and it's a nice way to have a chat experience without having to deal with "chat." But I still miss having a home base, which I haven't had in a very long time, maybe since the go-gaia days. I miss forums.
Snowflake Challenge 6
Search in your current space, whether brick-and-mortar or digital. Post a picture or description of something that is or represents:
1. A favorite character - Search in your current space, whether brick-and-mortar or digital. Post a picture or description of something that is or represents:
Quincy my beloved. The MC Eiden is a close second for me but Quincy wins out because of his deeply relatable personality (It's all troublesome) and because of Topper, his adorable companion.
2. Something that makes you laugh
Been on a Matteo Lane kick recently
3. A bookshelf
I had a zoomout here at first but I get annoyed when I can't read book spines so I decided to take a closer picture of a smaller chunk.
4. A game or hobby you enjoy
The throne room of our Valheim castle. (BTW if anyone wants to play some I'm up for another instance lol)
5. Something you find comforting
This isn't my kotatsu but I do own one and I LIVE under it during the winter.
6. A TV show or movie you hope more people will watch.
I never hear anyone talk about Gungrave and I think it's one of the best shows of its generation.
7. A piece of clothing you love
Too lazy for this and also it's just a gray button down shirt.
8. A thing from an old fandom
When my old hard drive died almost everything from before around 2018 died with it. But I do have a few pictures from my old Gaia Online Guild. I think about the regulars still and hope they're all doing well.
9. A thing from a new fandom
This is too difficult to explain so I'm not going to try.
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Date: 2023-01-12 07:52 am (UTC)I had a zoomout here at first but I get annoyed when I can't read book spines so I decided to take a closer picture of a smaller chunk.
I like to check out books too so appreciated the zoom-in.
And, I'm glad you like DW but hope you find more active communities that you enjoy.
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Date: 2023-01-13 02:19 am (UTC)and i also have no idea what your last pic is supposed to represent, but i giggled which i hope is a good thing.
also also your hair lore is reallllly cool.
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Date: 2023-01-13 03:21 am (UTC)There's really no context that can make the last pic make sense haha which is why I love it.