The Skellingcorner

[sweetlittlevampire]

Alright - shower has been taken, things have been packed. Now it’s time for pizza, and then off I go! :D

[sweetlittlevampire]

Okay, dress is only partially dry (the sleeves are still damp to wet), but a night inside should do the trick. At least most of the wrinkles and rumples have smoothed out.

Here’s hoping I can sleep tonight…this is still so silly. I’m in an established relationship - a good, functioning, happy, healthy one at that - I got, like, REALLY lucky there - and we’re both still very much in love, after 17 years together. We have a routine. We’ve settled.

And yet I feel as if tomorrow was our first date and I’m so giddy and looking forward to it and pining like an entire pine forest but so afraid to mess it up although there is nothing I could possibly mess up and aaaaaaah - 

I wish both my heart and my brain would just slow down for a second. XD

[sweetlittlevampire]

Alright, a few things -

1. Almost 20 years of shaving my legs have not taught me how to do so without getting at least one cut per leg.
   
   
2. Did I spend about three (3) hours this afternoon just to find out what I’m gonna wear tomorrow? Yes. Yes, I did.
   (It’s a dress. A simple one. An OLD one. Wore it to uni, wore it to work, wore it to the grocery store. It’s comfy. Washed it and hung it to dry; fingers crossed I won’t need to iron it. It took me half the afternoon to figure out that I wanted to wear that old thing.)

…time to calm down; I am making an absolute fool out of myself. It’s not even a date per se; I’m going over to say hi, maybe have a coffee with the mother-in-law, maybe have dinner. And yet…ugh.

I am about to eat my own hands.

[sweetlittlevampire]

In about 24 hours, I am going to see my girlfriend, for the first time again since February.

And I’m - nervous? Stupidly so? You know, the kind of nervous you get before a first date?

 I’m all like Should I bring a gift? What should I wear? Should I do my hair? But what if she doesn’t like the way I did my hair? and running around like a kitten with a ribbon stuck to its tail.

We’ve been together for so long now, this is ridiculous. XD

[rpgrules]

[zandraart]

stone ghosts

[sweetlittlevampire]

Lol I was like “I kind of feel like streaming this” while drawing and then I recalled that it’s one of those pieces that i’m drawing for a yet unpublished piece, so you’re not supposed to see it in its entirety yet, haha.

That being said: Would anyone even be interested in watching me draw? Not necessarily the lineart, because that would probably distract me too much, but like - colouring? Sharing? Backgrounds?

If I can figure out how to set it all up, that is. I’ve never streamed before.

[sweetlittlevampire]

This is how we spend our Sunday mornings in this house - freshly brewed coffee, freshly baked croissants, strawberry lavender jam, and an ungodly combination of colours and patterns.

And yes, that’s an agate coaster. Because I’m extra like that.

[abschaumno1]

[abschaumno1]

Trying to decide if I start posting this Grisuma fic over the weekend and have it as a short multi-chapter as it gets done, or if I finish it and not have it have multiple chapters.

Like brain says 4k is a chapter and I should post because I’ve always posted something on weekends for the past couple months but also… do we really? 

[abschaumno1]

Actually… the bit I’m at would be a good break…. 👀

[sweetlittlevampire]

Okay, I’ve tried not to think about this, but I cannot stop thinking about it -

I got a series of text messages from the girlfriend last evening.

“Hey, mum and I have been to the garden center to get some plants. I’ve picked up two jars of your favourite jam for you - strawberry lavender, wasn’t it? You can come pick them up next week if you want to.”

Busses and trains are still running on a modified schedule right now. Since I don’t have a car, I’m still dependent on public transportation, so I’ll go and investigate on Friday about the schedule for both.

But this means that I’ll potentially be able to see my girlfriend next week. The love of my life, who I have not seen since mid-February. 

I don’t want to get my hopes up because with me, I’m sure something will get in teh way, it always does, but right now I’m so happy I could cry.

[sweetlittlevampire]

Just to clarify a small thing -

I have received a few messages/replies talking about “my Elvish AU”, which - I get it. I make drawings. Visuals are easily consumed, and stay in one’s mind just as easily. And since I’m currently the only one making art for this particular kind of Elvish AU (because come on - this can’t possibly be the only Elvish AU out there), I get that you’d think I might have come up with it.

…nope.

Actually, an anonymous contributor came up with a witty comparison between Lan Wangji and Thranduil Oropherion in this ask over on dear @bilboo ‘s blog…which prompted me to say “If this gets written, there will be art”. Which prompted @bilboo to write a grand total of 2 lines.

Since there was writing, I had to keep my promise and make art. That’s how Mirkwood Lan Wangji came to be.

Now this has taken off rather spectacularly, and @bilboo , the Magic Word Person that she is, has been spoonfeeding me with theories and tidbits and the like over the course of me drawing these six pieces, because yes yes, it very much looks like this AU is taking shape in written form as well.

So, if anything else, it’s @bilboo ‘s and mine (and that anon’s) Elvish AU. Just to make that really clear that this is not only my fault. ;)

[sweetlittlevampire]

Black kitty came to say hi while I was unpacking groceries. Stuck her nose in the freezer, curious little thing. Then proceeded to run into the house and didn’t want to leave for half an hour.

…man, I so want a cat.