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It would appear I'm ever so slightly derelict in my snowflaking duties, but I decided to do today's challenge:

Talk about a piece of original canon and explain why you love it so much.

( Easy! )

In your own space, create a list of at least three fannish things you'd love to receive, something you've wanted but were afraid to ask for - a fannish wish-list of sorts. Drop a link to your wish-list in this post. Maybe someone will grant a wish. Maybe you will grant a wish. If any wishes are granted, we'd love it if you link them to this post.

Hm...  I think I've said this before, but I am lucky enough to belong to a fandom that leaves no desire unfulfilled.  However, I'm always happy to receive the things discussed in my Yuletide Author Letter.  Yes, I can take that any time of the year, for any occasion!

But if I had to think of new things, I'd say, it would be pretty awesome to get visual art work/illustrations based on the fics that I've written myself.  I have zero skills with graphic software, so I will never be able to do this for myself.  Same goes for icons:  I suck at making them (unless they're of Maria Callas, in which case I clearly don't need anything except her beautiful beautifulness).

Also, fanvids.  I love fanvids!  If you make me a fanvid, I will be a fan of you.  Perhaps a fanvid featuring Luke Evans' beautiful face?   Anyone?  

For today's challenge, we're supposed to share something non-fannish that we feel passionately about.  So here it is.

I am a member of the World Shorinji Kempo Organization.

Even though I'm currently unable to physically get to practice, I still feel passionately about this, and I'm proud of being a black belt in this martial art.  The first 3 (of 6) tenants are:  unity of love and strength; unity of hard and soft; and unity of body and mind.  Perhaps one day I will master this!

Day 2's challenge is to rec three works in the fandom that are by ANOTHER, which is obviously a lot easier than praising myself, although don't get me wrong:  I'm fabulous.  Here goes:

1.  The Book of Thoth by speak_me_fair and quoshara:  This is the one that started it all for me, that is, by wringing out my very first (Anonymous) LJ comment of all time.  BECAUSE IT IS AWESOME.  I never used to like AU, I did not think you could DO quality musketeer AU, but they proved me wrong in so many ways!  Also, the artwork!  SO COOL OMG, I still squeeeee like a little girl when I think about how great that universe is.  (The prequel rocks my world too!)

2.  The Knock by Xris:  This was apparently a yuletide fic before I even knew what the heck yuletide was.  But I was lurking like a pro on andoneforall so I found it magically.  This is still one of my favorite fics in the fandom.  It takes place in my beloved "between" period (i.e. between The Three Musketeers and Twenty Years After), and features a MAGNIFICENT speech form Porthos.  

3.  There once was a person who called themselves "Blue Fenix" but now I cannot find their fics ANYWHERE.  The reason this is noteworthy is that this was some of the first musketeer slash I ever Googled!  My mind:  was blown.  Even though most of it was based on the inferior "The Man in the Iron Mask" film, the writing was excellent!  Blue Fenix:  you were AWESOME.

4.  But since I had no link for 3, I will have to do a bonus 4.  Here are quoshara and speak_me_fair again with canon amazingness featuring Rioja, a very brooding Athos, and a very patient Aramis.  I give you:  Sue For Grace.