I'll say hi to the gulls and the dead tiny crabs

[sli]

I did Yuletide again this year, despite having fallen off the face of the internet. And it was splendid, as it tends to be.

The stories I received? AMAZING. And FUN.

Observe and Detect, by Shrift. Castle, Esposito/Ryan.

Office Chairs, by My_Young_Friend. Castle, Esposito/Ryan. (Yuletide Madness)

I wrote Preoccupation, for Lorelei. Nero Wolfe - Rex Stout, Goodwin/Wolfe. I have some issues (creeping suspicion of having committed subconscious line-theft from favorite ficwriter, wry amusement at own inability to finish before last possible goddamn minute, etc.), but am quite pleased at having written something. Thank you, Yuletide and, especially, Yuletiders, for all the goodness.

This morning I am going for a walk on the beach. Better: my emotional state lately (not my perkiest; moody, introspective), the weather (light fog, mysterious, quiet, lovely), and my fucking wardrobe (new perfect comfortable sweater that feels like I've had it for years except for lack of pilling and stains and dog hair, thrashed jeans I can roll up to keep clear of sand and water, black boots with a strap for easy carrying) are all perfectly suited. I am fully coordinated, inside and out.

Comments

[brigantine]

OMG IT'S YOUUU!! *glomps you madly*

AND you are all co-ordinated and hip and stuff! Perfect sweaters are always ftw. \s/

[sli]

Hello, sweetheart! I was very coordinated indeed, and my look worked even though I swapped my long moody walk on a solitary beach for walking out on the cliff to a lighthouse and seeing a whale (a whale! Oceans are cool!) and seeing elephant seals (also cool!) and stuff. So, a morning less easily set to music or used to sell pharmaceuticals or feminine hygiene products, but more easily set to "HEY, A WHALE! :)))))"

[sage]

Sli! I am so glad to see you post & so glad you are writing at least a little and walking on beaches (presumably with the dogs)! *sends happy thoughts your way*

*hugs and hugs*

[sli]

*hugs you back* Thanks, honey! (No dogs this time! My parents watched them while I went away for a night on the coast. Very odd for symbiotic organisms such as we. Though we are now reunited and they are snoring and snuffling contentedly, so all is well.)

[spuffyduds]

*drive-by hugs*

[umbrella_half]

Sli! I hope that inside and out coordination continues, as does your fabulousity. I wish I was near enough to the beach to walk on it, even in the British winter. And hi, I love Esposito/Ryan. Boys. So much flirtation. Such sharp suits.

(hi! *clings*)

[spuffyduds]

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