@TheFridayFive

In an effort to be better about journaling again... I'm going to try and participate!

I think I'd gotten to a place of assuming that people don't care about what I think/have to say (not in a "Guess I'll Go Eat Worms" kind of way, but in a "we're all so busy!" kind of way), but I like reading about random stuff people write and maybe you do to. If not, skip! LOL.

See thefridayfive to join the fun!


1. What's your favorite candle scent?

I was obsessed with Fresh Balsam from Bath and Bodyworks at Christmas. I burned an entire large candle in a month after it was gifted me by a coworker. It was just gorgeous. It also sparked an interest in keeping nice candles burning in my house and I just placed an order for mini-candles from Voluspa. I ordered the following:

Eucalyptus & White Sage
Wildflowers
Goji Tarocco Orange
French Cade Lavender
Kalahari Watermelon
Suede Blanc
Gardenia Colonia -
Moso Bamboo
French Linen

In writing this, I also see that Bath and Bodyworks has a Sea Salt and Balsam candle that I bet is also amazing.

2. Do you have an artistic or crafty hobby? What is it?

I like to write fiction and fanfiction. I sometimes dabble in other things, but I'm not really good at any of them - scrapbooking, collages (vision boards), doodling in the margins of my work notepads.

3. What's one weird way you save money on food?

We eat leftovers at my house. And I bulk cook vegetables on the weekend so we have plenty of options all week and I don't have to throw anything away!

4. Do you collect anything weird or unusual?

Umm. No? Just stories about the random weird, funky, and wild things I've done in my life. XD

5. Do you fear the deep ocean, or does its unknown depths excite you?

Context, please! In my bed? I'm excited. Shipwrecked at sea? Fear! In general, I would love to scuba dive as much as possible between now and my inevitable ending. :)

Follow Friday: Six Recommendations!

If you're interested in seeing what sorts of communities are active on Dreamwidth, check out followfriday!

Some of my personal favorites -

betaplease - to help you find a beta reader for your writing! "Helping writers and beta-readers connect! Panfandom + original fic, all writing welcome!"

do_it - "A support community for achieving goals and becoming more productive." Great for being productive with cheering and support! The more active it gets, the better it becomes!

fanart_recs - "This is a community for fanart recommendations. It is intended to be a collective, multifandom rec repository akin to the Crack Van-type communities, only for fanart. It is open for fanart recs from all fandoms (whether books, comics, cartoons, live action, anime, games, RPF...), genres, styles and ratings." I've found some great pieces through these recs! There's a vast back collection, too!

fandomcalendar - "Bulletin board for fests, big bangs, memes, cons and any other fan-related activity." I've found most every fandom group I'm in through this community.

fresh_haul - "Sharing your winnings from the Farmer's Market, CSA, or other source of tasty fresh food
." A fairly inactive group that is AWESOME and should be more active! It's great for sharing CSA hauls, or farmer's market hauls!

smallfandombang - "THE BIG BANG FOR SMALL FANDOMS" - which may still be looking for artists for this latest round!