Fanart, Fanfiction and Fangirling

I was going through an old tag and realised it's a pity I rarely update this journal these days. The social aspect was very important of course, the interaction gave me motivation to write and check LJ every day until a few years ago, but I should really make an effort, it's so good going back to things you wrote years ago and think "I had completely forgotten about that!"

For the moment I'll make a super quick recap of the last few weeks, we'll see how often I'll update after this.

- In February I went to Frankfurt for a training, which was surprisingly useful. I think I also impressed the trainers with a ton of suggestions on things to see in Berlin (they were planning to visit it after the training).

- I recently had a DÄ-related dream: I was at a concert, but the venue was weird, it had two separate rooms and I couldn't see a thing from where I was standing, but for some reason I didn't want to move. After the concert I saw some fans trying to sneak backstage and being unceremoniously thrown out, so when I went out and saw DÄ actually walk down the street, I was afraid I'd end up like that if I bothered them, but then I thought "I'll just go and thank them for the concert". Farin was actually very nice and gave me a thank-you card. My subconscious is clearly getting excited about the May concert in Milan.

- Talking about concerts, I'm veeery tempted to go to the Brussels show as well, it would be the last show of the tour. But I'm not 100% sure I can take the extra day off work, we'll see.

- And the reason why I'm not sure I can take the extra day off is because I'm already taking a week off in May to take my parents to London as an anniversary gift. They've wanted to visit it for quite some time and are really excited about it!

- Last week I went on a guided tour of Milan and the theme was legends and ghost stories. I really liked it and discovered a few things I didn't know! Like the column where the devil allegedly got his horns stuck after being kicked in the butt by St. Ambrose and the statue of a snake that was apparently forged by Moses. Plus I finally visited San Satiro, a church I must have walked past a hundred times that has an amazing perspective illusion choir painted by Bramante.

That's about it for now. Hopefully it won't be so long before the next update, but I wouldn't hold my breath...

Aww yiss, I love days off in the middle of the week.

I wanted to write this yesterday, but I received a last-minute invite to dinner + '80s night, so I didn't have time: the other night I dreamt Die Ärzte were playing in my hometown. The venue was tiny, I was standing in the front row and it was GLORIOUS. I think my subconsciuos is trying to tell me something. XD

And while we're talking about fandoms, I realised the following about 2016:

- new Sherlock
- new Star Trek
- new Harry Potter (sort of)
- Cure concert

Plus:
- a potential trip to Berlin (not confirmed yet)
- a potential trip overseas (business+pleasure, not confirmed yet)

I'm gonna die! XD

An update for polarforscherin, who might be worried about my lack of Mark dreams lately: fear not, I dreamed of him last night (probably because yesterday I was sulking about not being able to go to the Mark Gatiss and Friends event in London). He was Mycroft and I was Anthea (!), we were getting ready for a secret mission and wore matching pinstripe suits: his was black with thin white stripes, mine was dark blue. He was also thorough in checking that all accessories were perfectly placed, like a red pocket square.

My dreams are so exciting. XD

Just yesterday I was writing an entry saying I had yet another dream about Mark Gatiss a few nights ago and last night I dreamed about him again! What the hell? A few nights ago I dreamed of Mycroft, he was very upset about something and was actually crying, but then someone else arrived and he collected himself. Last night's dream was about Mycroft too, but there were 3 (THREE) of them: the regular Mycroft, a sort of "evil twin" and a spy!Mycroft, dressed completely in black and looking shifty. I'm starting to get a bit worried... XD

I'm enjoying my week off before starting the new job on Monday, I definitely needed to relax. Also, last night I dreamed I was friends with Benedict Cumberbatch and we spent the whole time cuddling. XD At some point Martin Freeman showed up, wearing one of John Watson's beige jumpers, and I went to him and greeted him with a kiss on the cheek as if he were one of my best friends. What the hell? I think my subconscious is trying to tell me I need more cuddles in my life.

Anyway, the first two episodes of "Ad Astra" are online! They haven't added the English subtitles yet, but if you want to check them out, you can find them here:

Ad Astra episode 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lQHNI6O4aQ

Ad Astra episode 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgU4oN_e590

I had such a weird dream last night: I was Kono and I somehow ended up being fired from Five-0 because Danny's mother was a witch and she had put a spell on me or something. I received a letter saying I wasn't a cop anymore and I had been transferred to one of the "Southern States", where I would have to work at KFC or something. So I went to Danny and asked him "Um, is it possible I pissed off your mother in any way?" His face was priceless. XD

And the dream was in English, of course. All my weirdest dreams are either in English or German. What the hell in wrong with my brain?

Phew, this took me longer than I thought, but it was fun and very useful:


25 expressions meme by ~gothikmaus on deviantART

I'm still crap at consistency (UGH, JAWS), but I paid attention to details I usually ignore or spend very little time on, like ears. And I feel more confident sketching directly on my graphic tablet, which was the main point of this exercise.

I had such a weird dream last night: I was in Rome on a school trip and David Tennant was our teacher. Farin was selling focaccia in a little bar and at one point I was on a train with David and he was trying to seduce me. What the hell?

What the hell, two Sherlock dreams in two days? And the one from last night was slashy too! Basically, Sherlock had been gone for a month, I don't know if he had been at the hospital because of what might have happened after the cliffhanger of doom (aka, the end of The Great Game), or if he'd simply disappeared because of a case. Anyway, John was all sad and waiting for him to return, then he opened the door and found him sitting on the stairs leading up to their flat. John said something and Sherlock replied in a whisper. I don't remember what they said to each other but it was something like "OMG, you're back! You're alive!" "Yes. And I'm not going anywhere." :3

And the next scene featured the attack of a group of zombies. XD I was on a balcony when I saw them approach and wanted to say "OMG, flesh-eating zombies!" (yes, the dream was in English), but I ended up saying "OMG, zombie-eating flesh!" My mind is so fucked up. XD

All right, off to post two more Christmas cards. They're going to Scotland... :)

And apropos Christmas cards: Jenny already received hers! And she was kind enough to allow me to share it with my flist. ;)



The quality is rather poor, I had to take a picture of it and the flash killed the colours. ;_;

I had the weirdest Holmes-themed dream last night, featuring both BBC!Sherlock and Granada!Sherlock. It started out with BBC!Sherlock looking for some kind of assistant (read: nanny) for him and John, but there was more to it than that, I saw him talk to some man and by choosing said assistant he had to prove he was right about something - as usual. Then there was a Christmas buffet of sorts and a treasure hunt based on a Christmas story I didn't know, so I only got 2 items out of 5 and they were wrong. Granada!Holmes was very disappointed in me and I was all "But... but... I didn't know what I was supposed to find! D:" Then, after a magical change of scenery, I was somewhere in the country witnessing a romantic date between Granada!Holmes and a random young lady, she was quite sad because she knew he would always love his work more than her and she gave him some books as a present because the next day was a birthday or anniversary and said "I understand if you can't spend the day with me, don't worry." And he was all "OMG I'm such an idiot," and hugged her and whispered something I couldn't quite understand.

Er, yeah, whatever. >_>

Anyway, look what I bought yesterday! :D



Yesss, leather gloves! All I need now is a fedora hat and then I'm all set for autumn. I also bought a long-sleeved top - purple, how predictable. I was looking for an L size, but they only had it in S and M, so I picked up the M one and went to try it on, expecting it to be too small, but it actually fit. I was all "What?!" I keep forgetting I lost weight in Berlin and haven't gained it back.

Tonight my friends are playing in front of the theatre where I did an internship in 2007. I sent an email to one of the guys working there to promote the gig, he said he doesn't know if he can make it, but he forwarded the email to a few other people. I also "casually" mentioned I'm looking for a job and he said I should go the opening of their new library on Saturday, so we can have a chat. Now, I don't want to get my hopes high, but damn, I wouldn't mind working for them again!

And psst schwimmerin:

Gawd, what a dream I had last night. I was living in a big flat with some friends and had a date with... Martin Freeman. He had come to pick me up (it was our first date, I think) and I was all worried because I was late, but he was all "Don't worry *smooch* we have time." I needed to put my make up on or something but I couldn't use the bathroom because someone was already there and I was so frustrated, so I sat down on the bed sulking like a little child. But Martin was a total charmer and kept kissing me and telling me it was all right. At one point I just told him "We don't have to go out, you know. I'll be happy to just stay here if you keep kissing me like that." He gave me a naughty little smile and said "No, we can't continue this now. Later... you can even punish me if you want."

*head explodes*

Moral of the story? I need a guy to punish cover with smooches. ;_; The dream was all in English, btw.


Anyway. The Top 5 meme. curiousfunk gave me a lot of stuff to choose from, some of it was quite difficult!

( Behind a cut because there are pictures )