From 2012 to 2013: remember this, for that

I'm going to try and dodge the Resolution bullet by acknowledging some things that I hope to carry over to the new year:

Dropping things I don't like is okay. I used to be such a completist about finishing things I started when it came to shows or movies. I still hate leaving fandoms, and I don't like it when I can't contribute to conversations about shows I used to follow, but when something makes me more irritated than anything else, it's time to let it go.

Piece by piece and I can get stuff done. This year was a bust for me finishing fests I signed up for except for Yuletide. I am disappointed that I didn't meet my reading or writing goal but I feel better about 2013. I did finish and post a story that was received well enough, I met a deadline!

Subjective things are subjective This seems obvious, but I follow a lot of sites that review films and tv and books and sometimes I see opinions that just leave me baffled; but if I stopped listening to everyone who disagrees with me I would have no one to read. A good piece of criticism can open me to things I hadn't picked up on, or contexts I weren't aware of, and even if I don't agree with the conclusion, the journey can be a fun read.

Specifically fandom stuff: I dropped Glee completely; fell out with OUAT then jumped right back in with the second season (Aurora/Mulan!!!), fell less in love with Teen Wolf (though I am hoping for a resurgence with the new season), bypassed the major movie fandoms even though I saw the films, fell deeper into The Walking Dead, mourned Community.

I'm probably missing stuff, but oh well.

Yuletide recs #4 before reveals

Reveals should happen any moment today, but I already started this post without the author names so I'm posting it now and finishing my Yuletide read through this week.

Once Upon A Dream (7866 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Twisted Princess (Disney Fanart)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
Characters: Aurora (Twisted Disney Princesses - Jeftoon01), Snow White (Twisted Disney Princesses - Jeftoon01), Belle (Disney's Beauty and the Beast), Maleficent, The Evil Queen (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), Maurice (Disney's Beauty and the Beast)
Summary:

Belle hears a story about two sleeping princesses.

Excellent retelling and blending of tales, adding a measure of darkness, but also allowing the story to be about survival.

Spoonbridge and Cherry (4993 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Young Adult (2011)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Relationships: Matt Freehauf/Mavis Gary
Characters: Matt Freehauf, Mavis Gary, Sandra Freehauf
Summary:

In which Matt tries to get used to being Mavis Gary's rock bottom.

Nails the tone of the film perfectly.

there will be killing ('til the score is paid) (1390 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Twisted Princess (Disney Fanart)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Characters: Fa Mulan (Twisted Disney Princesses - Jeftoon01)
Summary:

Mulan doesn't ever regret it. AU of Jeftoon's backstory: something helps Mulan, but it isn't exactly Mushu. Warnings: a fair bit of violence, kind of dark. (But not exactly unhappy? IDEK.)