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Hello! I’m so sorry for bursting in out of the blue, but I just saw you come up as a recommended follow on here. Did you by any chance used to run The Sarah Jane Smith Wardrobe Appreciation Society and post fanvids on YouTube? If so, I just want to say, I used to absolutely love all the stuff you used to do (still do really, I have been known to access the SJSWAS through wayback machine every now and then). I was just a baby on the internet back then (30 is looming ever closer for me nowadays) but there are still songs that when I listen to them, I’m reminded of one of your fanvids, and SJSWAS was quite literally my bible at one point. Hope you’re having a lovely time wherever you are, and this message finds you well. If you’re not who I think you are, then many apologies, I promise I’m quite sane!

No need to apologise, I was thrilled to get this message, thank you so much for taking the chance and reaching out! <3 And I'm sorry for being so slow to reply, I'm sort of on-and-off Tumblr these days and mostly off lately. Yes, that was me, and I'm delighted and touched and grateful to hear that you remember the site and my vids so fondly! SJSWAS was basically my life for a while there and it's really cool to know it made such an impression. <3 Eventually I couldn't afford to keep it online any more, but I'm really glad so much of it is still reachable via the Wayback Machine, I put a ton of work into it.

I'm still posting vids on YouTube as llintrek, though not Whoniverse ones these days. But there's always going to be a special corner of my heart that's just for Sarah Jane Smith. <3

#doctor who #sarah jane smith

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Plush MOOPSY?!

#YES #star trek #lower decks

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#oh my god

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Worst Witch (TV 2017) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Hecate Hardbroom & Indigo Moon, Ada Cackle/Hecate Hardbroom, Hecate Hardbroom & Azura Moon Characters: Hecate Hardbroom, Indigo Moon, Ada Cackle, Azura Moon Additional Tags: Inspired by A Christmas Carol, Episode Tag, Time Travel, Winter Solstice, Found Family Summary:

After Indigo returns to her own time, Hecate contemplates celebrating the Solstice without her.

#posting this while it's still vaguely the right time of year #i started this in 2020 #but better late than never #the worst witch #tww17 #hecate hardbroom #indigo moon #azura moon #ada cackle

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I am still processing S2 of The Wheel of Time but one thing I've been really enjoying is the musical choices, especially the Peak Drama of going the whole season with, each episode, just a fleeting, haunting few notes of the main title theme (which is also Moiraine's theme) to follow the teaser, and then in episode 8 when she has her powers back WHAM there's the full theme and titles again. I just think it's neat.

#wheel of time #wheel of time s2 spoilers #wheel of time spoilers #moiraine damodred

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Dear Festividder...

Some ideas if you’re vidding for me and would like more to go on!

Music: I genuinely like most things! If a steer is helpful though, my most-listened-to genres are towards the pop/folk/soft rock/female singer-songwriters end. But the most important thing is that you choose the song that works for you and the vid! I would really appreciate if you could avoid death metal-style vocals, Ronan Keating and Sia.

Visuals: I would appreciate if you could avoid flicker/strobe/film damage-type effects!

General: Found family, happiness, teams, shenanigans and fun, character studies, relationship studies that aren't necessarily shippy, angst, feelings!

Specifics for individual fandoms:

Abbott Elementary Heartwarming workplace sitcom (36 x 20-ish mins)

I love everyone in this elementary school! You can't go wrong here but some specific ideas I'd love to see - something about Barbara's mentorship of Janine, something about Barbara and her perspective on the school more generally and her relationships with the younger crew, including Ava, something about Barbara and Melissa (femslash or friendship), a character vid about Gregory (potentially that leans into reading him as autistic if you vibe with that), a Janine/Gregory vid!

Bugs ‘90s futuristic cybersecurity action-adventure nonsense (40 x 50 mins)

Something about my childhood crush amazing hacker badass Ros being cool and amazing would be wonderful! I also really enjoy the original OT3 of Ros/Beckett/Ed and it would be really fun to see a vid for them, although if you go that direction I'm not really interested to see Replacement Ed included. (Sorry Replacement Ed!) I'd love something about Jan and Ros, or maybe Jan, Ros and Alex - on my recent rewatch I was really struck by how there's this web of support and mentorship between them, and this real fondness between them (Jan and Ros especially) even when they often disagree. (Also v open to a shippy and/or angsty Jan/Ros vid if that's where the muse takes you.)

The Dark is Rising Sequence - Susan Cooper Children's fantasy with mysterious Celtic vibes (5 x novels)

I would just be thrilled to see any vid you could make that captures some of the feel of the books! I love the epic-yet-intimate/personal scale feel of them, the use of mythology and folklore, the sense of place/landscape/season, and I love all the characters. I'm here for whatever you feel like doing, whether that's concentrating on a specific book, character or plot thread, or something with a wider scope. I will just be wowed by anything you can do for this source!

Raising Dion Sweet family superpowers show (17 x 45 mins)

I really enjoyed the way the world expanded a little in S2! I'd love something about the growing community Nicole and Dion are building, and how valuable and powerful that is. A vid about the Triangle of Justice would be awesome, or so would something about Nicole’s interactions with Suzanne, Janelle, Tevin, etc. But I pretty much love all the choices this show made and I'd be interested to see a vid from most angles! (Not really interested to spend time on Pat's point of view but I don't mind him appearing if the vid calls for it.)

Thunder Force [SAFETY] Superpowers and friendship (1 x 1hr 46 mins)

I adore the central relationship of this film! I'd love a vid that focuses on Lydia and Emily and the strength of their connection, whether it's through the lens of friendship, femslash or something that's a bit of both. I'd also love something about both of their relationships with Tracy and the three of them as a team kicking ass together and being a family. I'm not really interested in Crab Guy.

The Wheel of Time Swooshy epic fantasy (16 x 60 mins)

Aes Sedai! I would love a vid about the Aes Sedai (and their warders)! Maybe something exploring all the different relationships and alliances going on, or looking at the different approaches and types of power the various Aes Sedai we've met (including Egwene, Nynaeve and Elayne) use, or just a full vid of various Aes Sedai kicking ass, or something about the toll the White Tower takes on them all, the sacrifices they make for it. I would go absolutely feral for a Siuan-centric vid. If there's enough footage I'd also love to see a vid about Alanna, or about Verin (and the Brown Ajah) although that's an even taller order. Moving only slightly away from the Tower, I'd love a vid about the relationship/parallels between Moiraine and Anvaere.

Travel shows presented by Susan Calman [UMBRELLA] Gentle pootling around the UK with an enthusiastic Scottish lesbian (IDEK how many episodes - Secret Scotland with Susan Calman, Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out, etc)

I’d love anything that captures the playfulness and sweetness of these shows and Susan’s infectious enthusiasm for new experiences, as well as the beautiful locations she visits! I'm here for the nerdy moments and movie parodies as well as for the recurring motifs like model villages and failing to fold maps. I’m most interested in Secret Scotland, Grand Day Out and Grand Week by the Sea, less interested in the cruising and antiques ones.

#festivids #exchange letters

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My @vidukon 2019 premiere!

Song: Cast Away - Cœur de pirate Fandom: Teachers (UK TV) Summary: Cast away the shadows of your heart. Also on: AO3

#rewatched this vid the other day and it's still incredible #teachers (uk tv) #jenny x susan

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the key to understanding kermit is that line from the original muppet series where lesley anne warren is like "i thought you were the only person here who wasn't crazy" and kermits like "me not crazy? i hired the others" that guy loves chaos. he loves crazy shit, and he loves being the guy who has to handle the crazy shit. he deliberately creates these circumstances! he puts himself in these positions! and then he's like "i cant believe youre making me do this." anyway that frog is more human than any of us

#the muppets #but also #this has little alex horne energy #taskmaster

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boys who can pull off facial hair are hot

#this made me cackle #star trek #tng #will riker #gif

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A fun activity that I just discovered - going through titles of works of classics criticism to see which would also be viable titles for Xena episodes.

#xena #if you told me these were just episodes i'd forgotten about i'd believe you

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Hackle Summer Trope Challenge 2023 - Roll of Honour

Huge congratulations to everyone who took part in the Hackle Summer Trope Challenge, Throwback Edition! @cassiopeiasara and I have been wowed by the level of enthusiasm that still exists for a femslash pairing in a cancelled show with a small fandom. Thank you all so much for joining us!

Collectively, you've created an incredible 29 new fanworks! Huge kudos to you all:

@flamingtoads, @thedeconstructionist, @sapphoscompanion, @inexprymable, @monitorofnothing, @anotherapostate, @cassiopeiasara, @hovercraft79, Minne_My and @heathtrash.

The full list of fanworks for this year's challenge is HERE!

#hackle summer trope challenge #the worst witch #tww17 #ada cackle #hecate hardbroom #hackle

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Updated with the works for all the weeks in the challenge! Let me know if I missed your fanwork or put it in the wrong week! Can't wait to dive in and read all of these!

Hackle Summer Trope Challenge Masterlist, 2023 Throwback Edition

(What's this? Find out more HERE.)

Week 1 & 2 - tropes from the 2018 challenge

Vampire Hecate art (and tiny tag ficlet), by @flamingtoads

Only You, a fic by @thedeconstructionist

Gardenia jasminoides, a fic by @sapphoscompanion

Calm Before the Storm, a fic by @inexprymable

A Fit Punishment, a fic by @thedeconstructionist

Tapestry of days, a fic by @monitorofnothing

Aftermath, a ficlet by @anotherapostate

Meddling in Matters of the Heart, a fic by @cassiopeiasara

Old Friends and New Beginnings, a fic by @hovercraft79

Bedsharing art, by @flamingtoads

Accidental darling, a fic by Minne_My

You are the summer of my life, a fic by Minne_My

Dear Miss Hardbroom, a fic by @monitorofnothing

the witch & her knight, a fic by @thedeconstructionist

Week 3 & 4 - tropes from the 2019 challenge

Antirrhinum, a fic by @sapphoscompanion

The Promise, a fic by @thedeconstructionist

hecate hardbroom is in... lust, a fic and podcast by @thedeconstructionist

Laundry Day, a fic by @monitorofnothing

Rising Star, a fic by @hovercraft79

Week 5 & 6 - tropes from the 2020 challenge

A Night to Remember, a fic by @inexprymable

This Isn't How It Happened, a fic by @inexprymable

Dear Miss Hardbroom, a fic by @monitorofnothing

Laundry Day, a fic by @monitorofnothing

But the world keeps getting in the way, a fic by @inexprymable

This Kiss (or, 5 times Ada Cackle got to kiss Hecate Hardbroom), a fic by @hovercraft79

Week 7 & 8 - tropes from the 2021 challenge

Esper Vespertilio: Matchmaker Extraordinaire, a fic by @hovercraft79

Informal Observation, a fic by @monitorofnothing

Blame it on the radio, a fic by Minne_My

A trill in time, a fic by Minne_My

This list will be updated throughout the challenge. These are the works so far, but don't worry - if you finish something for these tropes (or later ones) at any point during the challenge, it'll still get added in as long as it's in the tag or collection! :)

#the worst witch #tww17 #hackle #hackle summer trope challenge #ada cackle #hecate hardbroom

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Diana Rigg and Maggie Smith on set of the 1981 film EVIL UNDER THE SUN directed by Guy Hamilton. Photo by Bob Penn

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I love the Starfleet technical manuals as much as anyone but where is the book that compiles all the Starfleet admin documents. Templates for reports & personnel files. Forms of all types. Medical charts & files. Where's the Star Trek book for those of us who are obsessed with paperwork :(

#yesssss #star trek

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Janeway + Paris + That Face They Make

STAR TREK: VOYAGER 5x08 "Nothing Human" / 5x12 "Bride of Chaotica!" / 7x24 "Renaissance Man"

#i just think they're drift compatible #star trek #voyager #kathryn janeway #tom paris #gifset

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fic: lipstick like a bullet in reverse

lipstick like a bullet in reverse (1369 words) by raven Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: MASH (TV) Rating: Not Rated Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan & Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce, Lorraine Anderson/Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan Characters: Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan, Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce Additional Tags: Queer Themes, Bisexuality, Make-up, Genderqueer Summary:

It makes Hawkeye look half-asleep, not entirely feminine, but like something inside him has shifted in that direction.

#aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh #this is amazing and you want to read it #mash #fic rec