October has arrived! It's my favorite time of the year, and I've been enjoying it since the beginning of September. I've been living off of pumpkin creme cold brew that is a billion times better than a PSL in my opinion.
Upcoming
Exciting news! I'm doing a blog tour with Ashley and Emily! There's going to be a link-up, flash fiction, fall-themed posts, aesthetic lists, and all that fun stuff. So I hope you guys will check out all the posts, I think we'll be starting on the 14th and through till the end of the month.
(My flash fiction involves faeries and art)
Happenings
I was staying at my best friend's house for most of September, and we ended up watching a slew of fall-ish shows. I finally watched all of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norwell, which was spectacular and is getting its own review post. If you like creepy faeries, magic, and an intriguing story. I highly recommend it.
We also binged watched Derry Girl's (tons of language), Gilmore Girls, Kamisama Kiss (utter Shoujo trash, but love the characters)
We watched a bunch of movies too, I faced a childhood fear with the old 'It' not as scary as I thought it was going to be. Though it was weird to see John Boy from The Waltons in it (and his ponytail was nightmare-inducing) We also watched The Accountant (Sooo Good), Detective Pikachu (Amazing), and The Bad Samaritan (Not one I would recommend because of content, David Tennant plays a good bad guy. And Robert Sheehan is flawless, but we knew that)
We made a fall-themed cake, it turned out really pretty. But needed to be eaten with coffee because it was super sweet. Basically, we had a blast. (I miss her so much)
Art
When I got home, the Wacom tablet I had asked for my birthday was waiting for me. I have been wanting to do digital art since I used to watch the behind the scenes on all my Disney VHS's. So I kinda flipped out.
I've done two pictures so far, it's been a blast just messing around. Morgana took three days, which was tedious. Kaz took one caffeine-induced night and turned out better so I don't know what that means.
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Writing
I only wrote a few paragraphs last month, and as much as I would like to remedy that this month. It's turning out to be a bit hectic. So I'm going to attempt to I guess but besides the flash fiction piece, I'm not sure. It's a mess, but here's a small snippet from Fool's Bet.
A wispy mist shrouds us and the
formidable estate. Glaring white marble walls cut through it. Resembling
bleached bones standing stark amidst all the greenery around it. Trimmed vines
cling to the edges and to the looming windows that take up most of the front
of the mansion. It’s well maintained, but left to grow. A speck of wildness
that’s prevalent throughout all of the grounds and gardens.
It’s
present in anything to do with the fae. It’s the marrow, as much as we try to
hide our true nature, it always peaks through. No amount of elegance and wealth
can cover it. Our essence is rooted in the earth.
Sorry for another jumble of a post, I've been drinking way too much caffeine. I hope everyone is having a great Fall!
I WILL NEVER, NOT IN A HUNDRED YEARS, BE ABLE TO GET OVER HOW AMAZING THAT KAZ DRAWING IS. <33333 ARE YOU EVEN HUMAN, SKYE??? SURELY YOU HAVE FAERIE BLOOD.
ReplyDeleteAND I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO GET OVER THIS COMMENT!!! AH, THANK YOU SO MUCH! <3333
DeleteI WISH! The jury is still out, I think goblin. Siblings say troll.
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That Kaz drawing *screams* and the Morgana one too!!!!! They're BOTH amazing and I LOOOOOVE THEM how are you so talented *fans self*
ReplyDeleteAnd also. Snippet. Ummmm GORGEOUSNESS
*flails* THANK YOU!!!! I'm so glad you love them! Aww, thanks! XD *hides face*
DeleteEEEP! Thanks again! <333
YES! I cannot wait for the Spooktacular! I need to write stuff for it still. XD Also, Johnathan Strange and Mr. Norrell is great! I haven't read the book, oops. But I love the series. Can't wait to read what you thought of it!
ReplyDeleteI love the art! It's fantastic! And the snippet!
Me too! I have posts planned but nothing written. Isn't it! I want Fool's Bet to have the creepy atmosphere it does. You should it's soooo good, and they adapted it so well. Most of it's just !!!
DeleteThank you so much!
I am sooooo with you on the Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew. I took one sip and was sold! Don't really care for PSL. Too sweet.
ReplyDeleteThose pictures look amazing!!
I hope October treats you well! Can't wait to see your blog tour.
I'm so glad you agree! The cream balances out the bitterness of the cold brew perfectly.
DeleteThank you!!
You too! I better get to work on it.
EEEEE!!! I loved hearing about all the lovely fall things! It's still like a million degrees in my part of the world and I am SO ready for some proper fall weather! I love how you're totally embracing it.
ReplyDeleteThis blog tour sounds SO SO much fun! Can't wait to see what all you've got cooked up. :D
That cake is so gorgeous! *heart-eyes* AND YOUR PICTURES!!!!!!!!!! You know I love me some Morgana. AND OH MY GRACIOUS THAT KAZ. :O IT. IS. AMAZING!!!! (I still need to read those books...)
And SKYE. DAT SNIPPET. It encompasses soooo much of what I love about creepy faerie thiiings. I LOVE the idea that they can't keep the wildness of the earth away from their homes, because the earth is their essence. You wrote it so beautifully, oh my gracious.
This post just made me happy!
So glad you love fall too! Oh that sucks, but at least you get an extended summer.
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Ahh, glad you think so! So many things. XD
Thanks! It took hours XD
*beams* She is amazing, I love her so much. GLAD YOU LIKE HIM! THANK YOU!!! (You dooo)
I was hoping you would like it! You have the creepy faerie thing on lock, so your opinion means a lot. Yes! It's a concept that's been adding a lot of interesting layers to it. Thank you!
I'm so glad!<3
I'M OBSESSED WITH THAT MORGANA ART. IT'S ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC ADLKFGJELKJTL. (As someone currently watching BBC's Merlin, you can understand my enthusiasm.) Also yay for fall!!! It finally got cooler outside where I live, and I am LIVING for it. XD
ReplyDeleteAHHH! THANK YOU!!!! *flails* ( Yes!!! Isn't it fantastic! Morgana is such a intriguing character)
DeleteRight!!! Me too, love wearing gigantic sweaters and drinking hot drinks XD
YOUR DRAWINGS. ARE STUNNING. I AM IN AWE. o.O You're so talented ahhhh!! *hugs*
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm so excited for this blog party and being able to read more of your flash fiction! Yay for fae! :D
AHH, THANK YOU SO MUCH! I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKE THEM!! *hugs*
DeleteOh good, we working on it now. I hope it's good. Yes, the fae have taken over my life. :D
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Pumpkin creme cold brew, that sounds DELICIOUS. Also, that cake though! Looks too good!
ReplyDeleteOoh, that blog tour sounds like fun! Can't wait! And your art! Those are amazing, especially for being your first time doing digital art. Can't wait to see what else you do.
The way you ended that Fool's Bet snippet... chills!!
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It is! It's one of the best fall drinks. Aww, thanks!
DeleteHope so, awesome. Thank you! Yeah, there is a bit of learning curve with it. Thanks!
:D Glad you like it!
Ahh, the cake looks super yummy...and the drawings!! Yikeee those are amazing!!! I love the greyscale portrait....I'm a sucker for monochrome.....
ReplyDeleteIt was! Thank you!!! :D I am too, it was fun to do.
DeleteLike the title of the post! :)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for the blog tour! Sounds fun!
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Thank you! Are you a fan of the book? :D
DeleteGreat! Hopefully.
That cake is GORGEOUS, as are your drawings, and that snippet of writing ;D
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Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed them. :D
DeleteLOOOOVE the art. So cool. That cake is gorgeous, and all the goings on sounds so fun. October is the best.
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU! Isn't it, my friend did most of the decorating.
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