Phew, it’s been a long time Tumblr! I went back to the UK for a month, celebrated Christmas, my birthday, and had one of the worst journeys home in a really long time! (Shanghai airport and I clearly do not see eye to eye) I also had to suffer through just over a month of little to no internet. Which…yeah. That wasn’t all that fun.
Anyway, I didn’t get to say Merry Christmas to you all, or wish you a Happy New Year, so I just wanted to look back on the last year.
My resolution last year was to get more actively involved in fandom, and I can well and truly say that I did that! Joining the cast of @sansukhpodfic was probably the best thing to happen to me last year. I’ve made so many incredible friends, had so many amazing experiences and made so many fabulous things with my wonderful podficcing friends.
I have so much to be thankful for. @fuckthisimgoingtoerebor , @heuristicdevice, thank you for helping to make last year one of the best ones of my life. @ichijoukenichiro, thank you for sharing my sense of humour and screaming about foxes with me. @mckittericks, thank you for putting up with the screaming about foxes. Also, thank you for sharing your amazing art with the world. @the-dragongirl, thank you for being my podficcing partner in crime and staying up late to convert people to the wonders of podfic. @determamfidd, thank you for being a wonderful and supportive person. It’s an honour to be able to play in the sandbox you have created. @peggaboo, thank you for tagging me in cute fox gifs. You always make my day. @aviva0017, thank you for sharing all of your talents with the world. I always look forward to seeing what new thing you’ve recorded, drawn or written. @poplitealqueen, thanks for being the first person I properly spoke with, and for always lifting my spirits with you wonderful art and great sense of humour.
If I’ve had an interaction with you in the past year, chances are that I want to give you a massive hug!
*hugs, misty-eyed* oh my dear Merry <333 Thank you for being such a delight, for all your creative and positive energy, and for all the laughs. May 2016 be a triumph for you!!
It just occurred to me; I had not posted this to tumblr yet. This is the song I composed for somethingincorporeal‘s and my pod-together. The lyrics are hers; the composition and performance are mine. It is a dwarvish coming-of-age song, meant to for the Sansukh Universe.
UTTERLY GLORIOUS. You keep the voice right up in the front of the mask the WHOLE time, Baris – not a drop in placement, and your vowels are so clear and sweet gAAAAH I LOVE THIS
Today, somethingincorporeal and I are thrilled to bring you our pod-together project: a short story about the musical education of Barís Crystaltongue, from determamfidd‘s Sansukh. This story features an original song for voice and cello, composed by yours truly, with lyrics by SomethingIncorporeal. It also features amazing cover art by poplitealqueen.
ohHHHHH MY GOD
This is extraordinary!!! THE GUILD MISTRESS, AHHH – and Baris, you utter sweet darling, you pearl of a girl… and BOMBUR I NEED A BOMBUR OF MY OWN OH MY GOOOOOODNESSS
THe art!! THE WRITING – THE PODFICCERY GLORY
AND;kjasasdhgfjkasdfakjshfdtjdfalsjhfgkjdshfsga BARIS YOUR SINGING VOICE HOLY HELL HOLY HECK HOLY H:KSJGFJLSHGF SO GORGEOUS, SO CLEAR AND CLEAN AND LOVELY
*screams inarticulately about HOW AMAZING THIS IS*
So this is me! Not the best audio quality, as I just recorded it quickly at my desk, but hopefully it’s good enough. I am just beyond excited to be playing Merry in the Sansûkh podfic. It’s such an honour and I can’t stop grinning.
I can’t wait to get to know everyone properly and get to work on bringing this amazing story to life.
Welcome, O Meriadoc the Magnificent, Esquire of Rohan and Master of Buckland, may the hair on your feet never fall out!
Aw Yiss 