Still thinking about Yuletide

[starlady]

You know what helps with the pre-assignment jitters? Wine, and writing research papers. 

So today, via senmut, this post by elf on Yuletide changes was pointed out to me. I'm not sure I agree with all of it, but it's definitely worth a read. 

ETA: as usual, wistfuljane brings the cogent commentary; I highly recommend This Is Not a Love Song. It also contains links to the commentary the vidders wrote about the vid I mention next, which is vital to read. /eta

On the happier side, if you haven't seen the One Night Fandoms vid by thingswithwings and eruthros, you totally should, because it is made of love and totally represents the best of the Yuletide experience. 

And finally, naraht's How to Have Fun at Yuletide should be required reading for the challenge. 

Comments

[hl]

OH MAN NARAHT'S! I think I read that and liked it then, but I had forgotten how awesome it is.

Also the vid! I've showed it to every person in my family who dared to ask what 'yuletide' meant when I said I was doing it. IT'S EXCELLENT.

I em>may be a tad overexcited about yule.

[naraht]

Thanks for the rec! I just got a flood of (well, three) comments... :)

[starlady]

Heh, you're welcome! Those comments are deserved.

[amalnahurriyeh]

OK, I have to ask. This is my first Yuletide. I have been refreshing my email every ten minutes for forty-eight hours. Is this normal?

Ha, I think I read How to Have Fun at Yuletide last year, along with Don't Let the Pigeon Default After Deadline. This is permanently how I will think of Yuletide.

[starlady]

I have been refreshing my email every ten minutes for forty-eight hours. Is this normal?

Yeah, pretty much totally normal. I'd be doing the same except for the nerve-dulling effects of wine and research papers. :-)

[lnhammer]

Also helps: unpacking classical Japanese verbs. When you're dithering over whether that passive inflection buried in the pileup expresses an honorific or spontaneous action, or whether that kimu is "shall come" or "shall wear," as separate commentaries claim,* you don't have time to jitter over assignments.

Distraction: it's what's for cleaning the house before the parentals visit.

* "Wear," as it turns out -- "shall come" would be komu. Curse you, occasionally inaccurate grammatical analysis!

---L.