Sunday Snippet, et. al.

[clevermanka]

Can anyone who reads Korean please translate this fanart? I feel like it's a take on the "what are you" "a (whatever) sandwich" meme, which I love.

My hair looked so good yesterday I ran extra errands just so it could be seen. Too bad my hair doesn't photograph well.

One of my stops was to pick up nail polish supplies. I used to polish my nails regularly and had a salon-worthy collection of colors. A decade later, and wow today's selection sucks. OPI seems to have discontinued most of the lines I liked (like the hologram one--😩) and the China Glaze selection was uninspiring, too. I might try hitting the ULTA store at some point, but the offerings at Sally's and Beauty Brands were deeply disappointing. I went prepared to buy five or six colors and found only one. I need to mosey over to the Zoya website at some point, see if they still have the sort of colors I like. (eta: oh yeah, Zoya's still got me)

In solidarity with naye, I've committed to writing at least 50 new words* on Redemption every day until (I think) October 17th. Fun times because as I mentioned last week, the next (now current) scene is the midway emotional tipping point of the story--Zhao Yunlan's first meeting/confrontation with Zhao Xinci after, you know, everything. *jazz hands*

* New words = Stuff that advances the plot past the last place I left off. Words added in edits don't count.

I got 120 words down yesterday, so ⭐ for me. Here are some of them:
He hated his dad for assuming Zhao Yunlan would know what tea shop he meant. He hated him for being right. He hated himself for knowing he was going to go. Any remaining comfort from the conversation with Zhang Shi dissipated, he sullenly slung his legs over the arm of the couch and flung an arm over his eyes to take a short nap. Sure he’d meet the father who hadn’t bothered reaching out to him until now, but damned if he’d be early.

Comments

[goss]

My hair looked so good yesterday

Aww, I wanna seeeee! (can't view without logging in)

I ran extra errands just so it could be seen

Hee! That's awesome. :D :D :D

[clevermanka]

I don't understand why some people can see Insta posts without being logged in and some can't. Here you go:



eta: uhhhh idk why the height tag isn't working? Sorry if those are ginormous.

[goss]

Yay! Fabulous! :D

[write_out]

LOVE that photo. Love your hair, love your face! <3

I really like the China Glaze color. It is SO you. Reminds of our epic thrifting adventure.

That's a very reasonable writing commitment to make. 50 words a day adds up to a lot at the end!

[clevermanka]

Oh man that thrifting adventure was so good and you were such a god damn trooper. Now I want a meal from that Mediterranean restaurant again...

[minoanmiss]

Your hair looks AWESOME!

[clevermanka]

Thank you!

[naye]

Whee, 120 words!!! ⭐⭐⭐ ...oh no Zhao Yunlan. I can relate so hard to his strategy of napping. Come on, Zhao Yunlan, you can do it! (And so can you!)

Your hair is looking amazing for sure.

Also I retweeted that fanart on Twitter and asked for translations, and here's one summarizing the dialogue:
https://twitter.com/hongbubs/status/1439671927409418244?s=20

[clevermanka]

Ahhh, thank you! Love that we were right about the meme.

All my food-related chores for the day are done, so I'm about to start my writing time!

[nnozomi]

Lovely hair, you look wonderful (also I like the ambery bead necklaces).

I've committed to writing at least 50 new words* on Redemption every day until (I think) October 17th.
Right on! maybe I should do this too...

The fic snippet has wonderful rhythm! Very Zhao Yunlan.

[clevermanka]

Thank you! And yes, they're amber! Supposedly(?) amber is an anti-inflammatory and people put these on teething babies to decrease their discomfort. I don't know about that, but they're just the right size for my neck and I wear them pretty much all the time.

I love amber.

You should definitely jump on the writing train! I got 88 words today!

[moodsong]

Oh! I like pretty nail polish. Will you you be posting pics of your nails?

[clevermanka]

Ohhh! That's a great idea! I shall put those on Insta.

I need to get a better base coat, though. I already chipped yesterday's application, hmph. I know I'm hard on my nails, but come on. Alas, the topcoat I used to buy is only available locally at ULTA, which is the store I didn't go to because I didn't want to make two left turns on a super busy five-lane street. So I'll be going out there this week some time. I might also invest in a bottle of Nailtiques Formula 2, which is what I recommend to anybody trying to strengthen their nails for any reason.

[wrote_and_writ]

Yay words!

[clevermanka]

I've written three days in a row, now!

[kazoogrrl]

I feel like anyone I know who is really into unconventional nail colors, especially duo-chromes, is getting them from indie makers. I do have a bunch of Zoya polishes, they made the saturated goth shades I like.

50 words sounds like a workable tiny chunk, enough to do something and maybe it'll lead to more writing or maybe that's all it'll be today but at least something is there.

[clevermanka]

The nail polish world is so different now! Amazing. Do you have good recs for sellers?

And yes, exactly! 50 words is entirely doable and something new is on the page.

[umadoshi]

Words! Words are happening! *^^*

Oh, Zhao Yunlan's life. *pets him*

[clevermanka]

And lucky me, I realized halfway through the scene that actually, no, he needs more than this one interaction with his dad before the turning point so I get to put that off for a little while longer. (whew)

[tinny]

Good luck with the 50 new words a day rule! <3 Woot, writing motivation!

[clevermanka]

Thank you! Gonna have to really push myself to get them out today, but I can't fail our naye!