snowflake challenge #11

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Challenge #12:
Create a Rec Countdown.

My 5 Favorite Songs of 2024:

1. Bad Dreams - Teddy Swims
2. Too Sweet - Hozier
3. Stargazing - Myles Turner
4. Down Bad - Taylor Swift
5.Die With a Smile - Bruno Mars & Lady GaGa

4 Dreamwidth Communities:

1. halfamoon - a comm hosting a fourteen day fest celebrating women annually, starting on February 1st
2. fancake - a thematic multifandom recommendation community
3. fandomcalendar - a comm to promote fests, big bangs, memes, cons and any other fan-related activity
4. comment_bingo (yes I'm self recc'ing) - a bingo challenge that focuses on using provided prompts to comment on other fanworks rather than creating your own

3 upcoming exchanges/events

1. highadrenalineexchange - where ou have two weeks to write 10k (or draw a 25-panel/10-page comic) and one week to edit; currently in nominations
2. space_swap - an exchange for space related fandoms; nominations open on January 26th
3. valentines_boxes - a multifandom gift giving event running from Jan 22 - Feb 29; currently open for sign-ups

2 Websites:

1. Forever Dreaming - has transcripts of various media
2. Home of the Nutty - has TV/movie screencaps

1 show:

9-1-1 - because I got into it last year so why not? Everyone can keep hearing about my newest obsession. It's a procedural about first responders on ABC, currently in its 8th season (and on mid season hiatus till March). And yes, there is some unavoidable copaganda but it can be both fun and chaotic and emotional at the same time.

Bonus: My Adventures with Superman is a cute animated show! I only saw the first season out of the two, but I really enjoyed it. :D

Comments

[prisca]

That's a great mixture of recs, thanks.

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Thank you! It was a fun challenge. :D

[kingstoken]

I love "Down Bad" that's y favourite of that album. and "Too Sweet" is so good!

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It's my favorite too! And true! Such a catchy song. :D

[tjs_whatnot]

Ohhhh, all those communities and fests look fab and I've been so twitchy to get back into things. ❤️❤️

And I'll definitely be checking out those songs. The only one I know for sure I've heard is the Bruno Mars/Lady Gaga one as it's on a Playlist for one of my favorite book series. ❤️❤️

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I hope something inspires you to get back into it! :D

Awesome! It is fun when you find music through various playlists/fanmixes for your other interests. I do love the Bruno Mars/Lady Gaga song (I didn't think their voices would work together but they surprised me!) and I hope you like the rest too. :D

[rogueslayer452]

Screencaps sites used to be everywhere for various shows and movies, and now I hardly see them, so I'm glad that you recommended Home Of The Nutty and how that website is still going strong.

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That's true. A lot more people used to make them and they're much harder to find now. There was another site but it is just overrun by ads so I don't use it. I'm glad it is still there! I know they apparently have to make cuts, which sucks, but I appreciate that they're trying to stick around. :)

[bradygirl_12]

Great recs, hon!

Hey, there's hope for our Patriot boys. Mike Vrabel is a good choice for HC. 🏈

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Thank you! :D

There definitely is. They have a ton of cap space, a high draft pick, and as you said, Vrabel will be a good coach. Hopefully they use it right and build a team around Maye. The kid has potential.

[bradygirl_12]

Maye definitely does! And Josh McDaniels is coming back as OC.

Ugh, not sure I'll be watching the Super Bowl this year. Hate both teams and especially don't want the media saying Mahomes is better than Brady if he wins. When he gets 7 rings, then we'll talk. 💍💍💍💍💍💍💍

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Hopefully McDaniels can help! I wasn't thrilled with some of his play calling during Brady's last year with the Pats, but there was a talent issue there too.

I was always planning to watch but it was definitely a hate watch. My sister took a lot of glee with how badly the Chiefs got their ass kicked though. And for sure, they've always been desperate to call someone else the GOAT. Let's see him change teams in his mid forties and play at an MVP level. Hell, Brady could probably come back next season and lead a team to 12 wins. His arm is definitely there!

[bradygirl_12]

Ha, ha! I had it on in the background and then paid attention as the Eagles piled on the points. Tom was nevr blown out in his Super Bowl losses, and Mahomes has been twice.

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I listened to the broadcast because it was Brady. Otherwise, we usually just the volume low and then turn it up for the commercials and halftime show. I'm no fan of the Eagles but yes, watching them blow out the Chiefs was fun. And true! He's always been in it in the fourth quarter. :D

[barbaratp]

Adorei a indicação dos sites, parecem uma mão na roda para nós membros fannish. Transcrição de mídia é um recurso de acessibilidade excelente de se conhecer.

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They've definitely helped me over the years so I hope that it could do the same for someone who still may not know about them. And yes, definitely agree on the media transcripts. Sometimes it can be hard to find the scene and it's nice to have a handy place to figure out what was actually said. :D

[barbaratp]

Eu salvei o link nos meus favoritos, espero que quando necessário eles me ajudem u.u

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That's great! I hope it is too! :)

[barbaratp]

Infelizmente o homeofthenutty tem ficado mais tempo down do que ativo, não consegui acessar ele até hoje.

Encontrei essa alternativa aqui.

https://www.farfarawaysite.com/

e esse outro

focado unicamente em filmes mas com altíssima qualidade.

https://movie-screencaps.com/

[svgurl]

Huh, that is weird. It was working when I linked it and has never caused any issues in all the years I've been using it. But it's good you found other options. Thanks for sharing them! :)

[barbaratp]

Oi, desculpa a demora em responder o site estava instável para mim e eu não estava conseguindo acessar ele corretamente nos últimos dias.

Sim. Não entendi o que aconteceu com o site que você recomendou, eu pesquisei sobre e ele tem sido notificado por várias pessoas como instável. Sorte mesmo que encontrei outro por enquanto *g* espero que te ajude também.

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No worries. I saw a note on the site about the high cost of maintenance and how they were going to remove things so maybe that was it or it also could've been a server error. Either way, it's working for me now.

Anyway, it's good you found something new and I will keep that site bookmarked for future use. Always handy to have more sources than less. :)

[barbaratp]

O custo da manutenção de muitos sites é o que tem feito a maioria deles desaparecer. O que me muito entristece, por isso sou feliz quando acho algum por mim mesma ou com indicação. Sempre temos que manter atualizadas nossas listas u.u

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For sure, especially for websites that have so much data on it like something with screencaps on it. It requires even more space and costs more because of it. And yes, same, it is good to know what is still active and really helpful when you find new ones.

[impala_chick]

This is such a neat list! I love the song Too Sweet, what a banger.

PS Can you tell me the code to make a little drop down list?

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Thank you! It is such a good song.

I think it's called a spoiler cut and I'm just going to put the code in a text box below.

<details><summary>words you want before the cut/next to the arrow</summary> all the information you want to add under the cut</details>

I hope that makes sense! If it doesn't, let me know. :)

[impala_chick]

Oh neat, thanks so much! It's so much easier to navigate rather than having to open up a new tab to look under cuts.

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You're welcome! And true. I've always thought it also looks neater too but I still rarely think to use it. The cut code is just easier to remember for me, since I've been doing it so long lol

[cmk418]

Thanks for reccing halfamoon!

[svgurl]

You're welcome! Thanks for running it! I can't wait for the round to start. :D

[musyc]

I don't feel confident in any of my SF fandoms to sign up for space_swap, but I am gleefully anticipating reading through it! I did the whole archive of it last year and found several really great fics in there.

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I'm the same way. I have a couple of fandoms that I like to nominate and browse through the requests every year just in case, but I never end up signing up. I do love going through the collection too and just the general idea of the exchange. :)