Erin Erin Bo-Berin

Wow. Where does the time go? Here we are for my twenty-first Yuletide in a row. It doesn't seem like that many somehow and yet it also feels like more! As you probably surmised by the fact that I'm posting, it's letter time! (And for bookkeeping purposes, if you're scoping out letters for things that interest you, yes, I do have treats enabled on my account.

This year's requested fandoms:
* Casey at the Bat - Ernest Lawrence Thayer
* Dressmaker (Video Game)
* Elsinore (Video Game)
* The Frogs - Sondheim/Shevelove/Lane
* Hamlet (1921)
* Kallax Storageborn (Skyrim Mod)
* Les miseroïdes - Les Inconnus (Comedy Sketch)
* The Map and the Territory - A. M. Tuomala
* ぽこ あ ポケモン | Pokémon Pokopia (Video Game)
* The Wandering Village (Video Game)

And my complete letter is behind the cut!

( Dear Yuletide Author... )

First thing's first... intoabar signups are open through May 11!

And then the big thing...

( I'm gonna be on Jeopardy! )

Yuletide, here we come again! 18 years and counting!

Requested fandoms this year are as follows (actually maxed out my requests this time for the first time in ages):

* Tress of the Emerald Sea - Brandon Sanderson
* Vexillology (Anthropomorphic)
* When you see a lore video for a franchise you know nothing about (Web Video)
* The Universim (Video Game)
* Fairway Solitaire (Video Game)
* Mark Rober's Backyard Squirrel Mazes (Web Video)

And with that, on to the actual letter!

( Dear Yuletide Author... )

I. AM SO. HAPPY.

So I went ahead and bit a bullet a couple days ago. I ordered an upgraded phone.

I'm an iPhone user and I tend to skip a few generations at a time as I've never really been the type to Always Need The New Hotness when it comes to stuff like this. Phones last a while, after all.

I currently have an iPhone 11, and the only reason I got that one was because the 7 I had before ended up being, back in 2019, the first phone I actually damaged when I realized I didn't know where I'd put it, went around looking for it, came back to my desk to double check if I had just stuck it in a strange corner I don't normally use, sat... and heard a crunch. It had somehow fallen and ended up under a leg of my desk chair. Ooops.

So the 14 lineup was revealed and I was intrigued but dithered a bit. Then I realized that I should probably upgrade when the trade-in value for my current phone's still decent enough, so I pulled the trigger. Of course, the one I wanted (14 Pro, 256gig)... was not currently available at any Apple Store in town and I wasn't desperate enough to drive to California for pickup. :P Therefore, I've got an order placed and it'll be arriving near the end of the month. So hey, something to look forward to!

Speaking of upgrades, no way I could fit this story into 280 characters. Suck it, Elon.

Diz Does Yuletide: Part 17!

Here we go again!

Before we get down to the meat of the letter, some admin. First, if you're not my assigned author and wandering by and wondering, I do have gifts enabled on the AO3 and am happy to receive treats.

Second, my requested fandoms this year are as follows:
* When you see a lore video for a franchise you know nothing about (Web Video)
* Can I Get There By Candlelight? - Jean Slaughter Doty
* Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass (Song)

Super excited for all of this. Yay, Yuletide! And now onto some optional details (which are optional).

( Dear Yuletide Author... )

Sixteenth time will be yet another charm, I'm sure!

( Dear Yuletide Author... )

Lot of capslock in this one.

( What if... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark? )

Another Wednesday, another live blather!

( What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands? )