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[olivermoss]

Since I stopped posting regularly I have:

* Become very normal about hockey goalies. The above goalie is the Kraken's Joey Daccord.

* written 8 Heated Rivalry fanfics (actually more than 8, some of it I posted anon)

* Remember when I was all 'guys, hey there is this show coming out about gay hockey players and no one is talking about it:( really it's so relevant to fandom interests and...' Yeah, so, that show did happen become a bit of a thing. I feel like I got hit by a steamroller. I went from feeling like an over-invested fan to not being able to keep up with all the promo photoshoots.

* I drew the bookstore that runs the book clubs I am in. Sort of. I meant to color it and also fix a few things, but for Xmas I just added an anthro reindeer and posted it to the book clubs discord, and now people have printed stickers of it to put in their journals:



Far from what I wanted, but honestly a project coming together even that much? Man, just a project coming together rather than falling apart was amazing.

* I've also taken to watching hockey on Sundays at Sports Bra. Portland, we don't have a good place to watch boy's hockey but we have an amazing bar to watch women's hockey. On one hand, amazing that I have a place like that to watch hockey, even if it's interrupted by drag performances... especially because it's interrupted by drag performances sometimes. On the other, I just really want to drink a beer in a sports bar with guys and watch NHL. It's amazing but also like... *hand gestures*

* I read 53 books this year. I might still finish Murder Between Us before midnight. Maybe.

* I am going to start posting here somewhat, but I am also, well, we'll see how it goes.

Comments

[dine]

goalies are notoriously normal.

I like your sketch - hope everyone enjoys the stickers!

[olivermoss]

Goalies are very normal, Joey particularly so.

[rekishi]

oh hockey goalies 😂 that's a special breed even among hockey players. love them.

[olivermoss]

Even among goalies, Joey goes his own way

[rekishi]

I have honestly not followed the Kraken closely, I fell away from hockey due to circumstances around the Seattle expansion. I mostly know they have the coolest logo in the NHL and the best colour scheme, but West Coat teams are difficult with a 9 h time difference.

[olivermoss]

west coast teams are a bit of a pain in the same time zone they start so late! Logo and design wise, they are amazing.

[rekishi]

And now imagine you're 9 hours ahead 🙈 The year I watched a bunch of Kings games (because Richards and Carter and the Cup saga) was really draining.

[olivermoss]

Oof, yeah. Following hockey is a lot. I'd love to be able to actively follow the Wild, but even just one team is so much. With the time difference it must be insane

[rekishi]

yeah, when I was still in uni and grad school, I sort of had time to follow at least the Pens (east coast, much easier), but when I actually had to get a real world job..... different topic entirely!

[falena]

How did I not know you wrote HR fic? Off to read immediately.

[olivermoss]

It's a recent development! I hope you like some of it!

[princessofgeeks]

OOOO Shiny.

Will catch up with these soon.

Thanks for all the yummy recs.

[olivermoss]

Hope you enjoy them!

[panisdead]

Mr. D'Accord, taking his fashion cues from Ilya Rozanov. Happy New Year!

[olivermoss]

Ah, Joey... :)

Thank you, and Happy New Year!