Post by: wavewright62 on December 01, 2022, 12:02:01 AM
The Forum Advent Calendar 2022
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It has become an annual tradition here on the Forum to construct an Advent Calendar of fanworks in various media, originally based on Minna Sundberg's webcomics, but now an overall celebration of what we as a community love.
Each day from 1 through 24 December, a fanwork treat will be added to this thread, with the grid above becoming live with links to the post as the month progresses. Many of our finest artists and writers are preparing works for our delight, with many focusing on a festive theme. We will also be featuring some classics from calendars past.
The (general) target time to reveal each new work will be in the wee hours of Official Fan Forum time.
:squirrelcookie: :sigrun: :mikkel: :reynir: :emil: :tuuri: :lalli: :onni: :squirrelcookie:
Oh, what the hey, let's throw some snow (https://ssssforum.com/thingies/confetti.html) for you Northern Hemisphere folks to get in the mood!
Post by: wavewright62 on December 01, 2022, 12:43:15 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/olj7GB6.png)
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Post by: thegreyarea on December 01, 2022, 06:48:15 AM
I love the blue hue, <3 and the look on their faces!
(BTW I don't recall reading that story, and I'd love to. Will be waiting for that link too)
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 01, 2022, 07:44:45 AM
Great beginning. It looks almost like Shakespeare's Midsomer's night's dream
Which would be fitting, as I believe you live in the Southern Hemisphere
Bravo! Great Start!!
Post by: Keep Looking on December 01, 2022, 07:48:14 AM
Post by: Mirasol on December 01, 2022, 02:14:43 PM
Eee, I remember this AU! :D I don´t have the link to it either though...
The colors and lights of your drawing are so pretty! :sparkle: And I agree, you perfectly captured the mood (though most performances I´ve ever been a part of ended on an a bit more chaotic note. We always ran out of time to practice the bow so it was usually pretty much improvised... xD So kudos to our heroes to manage!)
Post by: angsttronaut on December 01, 2022, 06:39:26 PM
Post by: Buteo on December 01, 2022, 08:33:10 PM
So I'll just applaud the delightfully-rendered characters, and the effect of the blue lighting, and wait for a story link to appear!
Many thanks for this lively start, Wave!
Post by: wavewright62 on December 02, 2022, 01:20:50 AM
Post by: wavewright62 on December 02, 2022, 01:34:34 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/ZxZICxC.png)
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Post by: Jitter on December 02, 2022, 01:38:08 AM
They first put up a show in last year’s YoinkTober, on 2.10.2021 when there was a Change of Season. Further on they did a number on the 9th (just a tweak), 23rd (right in front of your nose), 27th (glow up), and 29th (judgement). See the entire YoinkTober 2021 here: https://ssssforum.com/index.php?topic=1262.0 There’s loads of great stuff, Wave’s, Mirasol and Opaque’s wonderful art (including the :sparkle:blanket fort :sparkle:), Grey’s Adventure of Fire and Ice begins etc.
Post by: Keep Looking on December 02, 2022, 02:26:36 AM
Post by: Jitter on December 02, 2022, 05:47:53 AM
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 02, 2022, 08:45:15 AM
Thank you. The start makes me want more. So I will be watching for more entries!!
Post by: angsttronaut on December 02, 2022, 10:51:31 AM
Post by: wavewright62 on December 03, 2022, 02:01:25 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/QPzo8sd.png)
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Post by: Buteo on December 03, 2022, 12:24:48 PM
dmeck7755, what a well-stocked apothecary! If I ask before buying, will they tell me why the candy canes are... vibrating...?
Post by: dreki on December 03, 2022, 12:33:35 PM
Post by: JoB on December 03, 2022, 01:15:13 PM
JoB, that looks like a great location for a settlement.Would you believe that, given that ship travel to the Northern reaches of Sweden only touches Skellefteå and Luleå (as shown on the Map of the Known World), I did one zoom-in into the area on Google Maps to pick it ... :3
(Which probably means that thousands of Swedes stampeded to it in Y0 after a single glance at a map of their country, making it Grossling Central for the foreseeable future ... ;) )
I love the insights into everyday SSSS life you're giving us.Uhhh I'm afraid it won't feel much like everyday post-Rash (winter) life to the protagonists from here on out ... >:D
If I ask before buying, will they tell me why the candy canes are... vibrating...?There is quite a number of items having motion lines that I would normally expect to be immobile, short of someone running headlong into the typical Christmas Market stall (that you can disassemble into six or so flat wood panels and conveniently store somewhere for the rest of the year) that this shelf could well be in. I'm more concerned about the levitating carrot. :o
Post by: Keep Looking on December 03, 2022, 09:20:22 PM
Post by: tehta on December 03, 2022, 10:32:28 PM
Post by: wavewright62 on December 04, 2022, 01:44:35 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/agUGGi3.png)
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Post by: Buteo on December 04, 2022, 02:52:06 AM
Post by: Keep Looking on December 04, 2022, 09:41:08 AM
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 04, 2022, 10:20:08 AM
Post by: Jitter on December 04, 2022, 12:44:11 PM
Post by: Mirasol on December 04, 2022, 01:12:02 PM
Dmeck, so cool! So many deatails! XoX Is the apothecary open for orders? :V
And d´awww, such a cute Kitty!
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 04, 2022, 02:03:03 PM
Dmeck, that's beautiful! Although I am a bit concerned as to how some of these substances were extracted. (Hoping Spirit of Elf was just stolen from the Elf's hipflask, for example.)
We can think it comes from the elves themselves, rendering them smaller, but not dead. They then get the promotion to being the “elf on the shelf”. Until they grow back up.
Things like reindeer poo are self-explanatory ;)
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 04, 2022, 02:05:02 PM
Such wonderful arts! Dmeck, I had no idea you are also a talented visual artist in addition to being a wordsmith! And the sweet Kitty is sweet!
I am really good with color. The image came from a coloring app. I only just started drawing again (with varied results, mostly poor )
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 04, 2022, 02:16:19 PM
Job, that's a great start to the story; be waiting for more!They are magic. That was why Yukon Cornelius was looking for it.
dmeck7755, what a well-stocked apothecary! If I ask before buying, will they tell me why the candy canes are... vibrating...?
(Cornelius was a character in an old American holiday special called Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. It was stop-motion animation. First aired in 1964. Yikes!!!)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058536/
Also Job’s explanation could be spot on. Though we can also think it is the holiday season and all the elements are anticipating getting released/uses for the season.
Post by: wavewright62 on December 04, 2022, 04:03:13 PM
I told you I keep finding new details every time!
Post by: wavewright62 on December 05, 2022, 02:34:58 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/H7HWzTG.png)
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Post by: dmeck7755 on December 05, 2022, 07:47:57 AM
Post by: Buteo on December 05, 2022, 12:26:24 PM
With the three cousins, who know what disaster will ensue lol!!
With any luck, we'll find out! This story has all the opportunities for glorious mayhem!
Post by: Jitter on December 05, 2022, 02:03:29 PM
Even the heh at the end is Wave’s, not mine! I specifically wrote that nothing can go wrong!
Thank you for the comments :)
Post by: wavewright62 on December 06, 2022, 01:03:02 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/xpgM8TK.png)
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Post by: Jitter on December 06, 2022, 06:59:25 AM
But, on the SSSS setting, it has some pros. Just a couple of cons too.
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 06, 2022, 08:01:01 AM
Exciting times.
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Good job, Job (ha ha) I cannot wait for the next installment. I also love following your links. They always lead me to something cool. (Sometimes a rathole also :) )
Post by: JoB on December 06, 2022, 12:02:05 PM
I am flabbergasted. Both with JoB’s (oft-praised) ability for finding these things, but also for the Habakkuk project itself.How I found that one is quite easily explained: I watched a quiz show (https://www.daserste.de/unterhaltung/quiz-show/wer-weiss-denn-sowas/index.html) and one of the questions that came up was something like "what did the British gvt attempt to do in year 194x", the correct (per their reckoning) answer (out of three presented) being "build an aircraft carrier from ice(!) blocks". Took me a couple hours of mulling that one over to realize how irresistible the SSSSwedes would find the idea, even, but here we are. :D
(Speaking of "British", I watched a bit of a soccer WC match on TV and noticed that the German commenter repeatedly referred to Englands team as "die Briten". Unfortunately, they were playing against Wales ... ;D )
Post by: Jitter on December 06, 2022, 02:28:03 PM
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 06, 2022, 03:15:18 PM
Dmeck, I beg to differ. The Habakkuk is literally a cool aircraft carrier!
lol. Indeed it does!!
Post by: wavewright62 on December 07, 2022, 02:51:46 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/OWx6ubR.png)
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Post by: Jitter on December 07, 2022, 05:38:03 AM
Post by: Keep Looking on December 07, 2022, 06:28:31 AM
JoB, another exciting instalment! I wonder where (and through what links) your story will take us next?
Wave, I may not know all of these characters but they certainly look like they deserve a good coffee together!
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 07, 2022, 03:50:23 PM
Nice pic.
That would be an interesting tea party indeed. I was trying to figure out who was undead, and remembered Anne is in a horrible way :)
Post by: wavewright62 on December 07, 2022, 04:30:20 PM
For those unfamiliar with the characters, Pastor Anne entertained Onni & Reynir in the dream space with a carafe of 'yucky soup' and cake.
Vanamonde von Mekkhan is a seneschal of a town in Girl Genius, but spends the majority of his time in the coffee shop, keeping his ear to the ground(s). He once volunteered to test an improvement the titular heroine made to his coffee engine (to make the coffee taste the way it smelled), and it was...
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The GG universe is a steampunk setting, with mad scientists ('sparks'), their minions, and their stitched-together creations ('constructs') among the characters. The town Vanamonde runs is the ancestral seat of a powerful family of sparks; the townspeople are essentially minions. Everybody knows that constructs are made from 'spare parts', like brains in jars and the like.
Maladict(a) belongs to the Überwald League of Temperance (commonly known as 'black ribboners'), having sworn off the consumption of blood. The replacement substance keeping Maladict(a) going is coffee - always carrying a bag of beans & a little silver brew pot. Without this coffee, Maladict can revert to full vampire.
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Post by: dmeck7755 on December 07, 2022, 04:47:30 PM
I suppose 'undead' is kinda vague, as I don't know if vampires are undead in the Discworld universe or simply unkillable (other than the classic stake through the heart). Also, trollification counts as undead, no?You are so correct :) A horrid form of undead.
For those unfamiliar with the characters, Pastor Anne entertained Onni & Reynir in the dream space with a carafe of 'yucky soup' and cake.
Vanamonde von Mekkhan is a seneschal of a town in Girl Genius, but spends the majority of his time in the coffee shop, keeping his ear to the ground(s). He once volunteered to test an improvement the titular heroine made to his coffee engine (to make the coffee taste the way it smelled), and it was...
I love the single tear flowing from his eye. I started Girl Genius, but got bogged down and was never able to pick it back up.
I'd drink way more coffee if it tasted like it smelled. As of now. I drink a cup in the morning (then switch to tea) and put a *LOT* of cream in it.
I am also one of those heathens who like flavored coffee (Not the sweet pump stuff though. That may be why i do a lot of cream. I am not really someone who likes the taste of sugar. Definitely not the sugar-free stuff *SHUDDER* )
Maladict(a) belongs to the Überwald League of Temperance (commonly known as 'black ribboners'), having sworn off the consumption of blood. The replacement substance keeping Maladict(a) going is coffee - always carrying a bag of beans & a little silver brew pot. Without this coffee, Maladict can revert to full vampire.I know some real people like that :)
I have never read discworld. Maybe I should try :)
Post by: Róisín on December 07, 2022, 08:17:17 PM
And the ‘Coffee’ arc from Girl Genius is one of the sweeter and funnier substories in the whole of Girl Genius. Right up there with ‘Maxim buys a Hat’, though that one is a little sad because it starts with the death of Lars, and Maxim donating his own hat so that Lars may be buried with one, since even if Lars was not a Jager, Maxim feels that he earned the right by dying to defend Agatha.
Post by: Buteo on December 07, 2022, 10:49:07 PM
Post by: wavewright62 on December 08, 2022, 03:48:02 AM
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Post by: Keep Looking on December 08, 2022, 09:09:03 AM
Post by: angsttronaut on December 08, 2022, 11:28:10 AM
Post by: wavewright62 on December 09, 2022, 02:35:22 AM
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Post by: dmeck7755 on December 09, 2022, 09:21:32 AM
Excellent!
Post by: Jitter on December 09, 2022, 09:54:21 AM
Still, this has me thinking about colony ships out at the oceans. Rainwater and fishing, and pray for no encounters with blue whales, or what’s left of them…
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 09, 2022, 12:22:42 PM
Or even something A la waterworld :)
Post by: JoB on December 09, 2022, 01:18:48 PM
JoB, that’s relief! I was fearing a large number of seafarers was destined to have their ship melt from under them.... say, are you reading minds now!? Because I have prepared a couple answers to the feedback I expected to get and one of those happens to be:
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On a meta level, I strongly suspect that as of now, we haven't even identified all the problems that we'd need to solve to get an actual full-size Habakkuk built. To wit:
The Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk) states that the version II was supposed to be propelled by engines with a total power of 25000 kW. A large part of that should have gone into the actual thrust, another large part of the rest (a.k.a. waste heat) - depending on the type of engine used - should have come as hot exhaust gases that are rather trivial to collect in an exhaust pipe and vented straight to the outside. So we're left with a couple thousand kW of heat dispersed into the engines' immediate surroundings.
That was worrisome enough that the engineers back then insisted on having the engines put into nacelles, lest the heat overwhelms the hull's refrigeration and causes the Pykrete to melt, or at least start plastic flow. In spite of the fact that the Habakkuk was meant to go toe to toe with the German U-Boot-Flotte, whose main armament were torpedoes, a suitable weapon to aim at those nacelles. (Or at the giant rudder, whose mechanical attachment is a problem that the WWII engineers did try to get solved, and couldn't. But I digress.)
Another information on the Habakkuk shown on the Wikipedia page reads: "3590 total complement".
Thanks to being mammals and having eightfold the Basic Metabolic Rate (BMR) of ectotherms, 3590 adult humans at rest - no shivering allowed, either! - constitute a 359 kW heat source; and five to seven times that if/while doing hard labor. Spot the problem ...
Post by: wavewright62 on December 10, 2022, 04:09:49 AM
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Post by: JoB on December 10, 2022, 05:21:30 AM
(https://live.staticflickr.com/7801/46500878605_9bd45da731_c.jpg) (https://practicalhorsemanmag.com/health-archive/feed-beer-horse-16487/)
P.S.: Please mind the specific needs (https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/california-county-grants-young-girl-license-unicorn/) of your local wildlife.
Post by: Róisín on December 10, 2022, 06:36:20 AM
Post by: Jitter on December 10, 2022, 07:09:07 AM
Post by: JoB on December 10, 2022, 08:45:10 AM
Anent the specific needs of local wildlife, I do wonder if that child knows about the creations of Otter and Morning Glory Zell?[Google-Fu takes a minor (https://www.spreadshirt.de/shop/design/otter+unicorn+ottercorn+teddybaer-D5cf20580e0c0832da7e004a8?sellable=lzRge43GEJCRm2lYxD0N-623-42) detour (https://www.amazon.de/Anotter-Unicorn-Witziges-Einhorn-Otter/dp/B07NPKTLFT) before chancing onto quite (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberon_Zell-Ravenheart#Neopaganism) a number (https://patents.google.com/patent/US4429685A/en) of more (http://www.sideshowworld.com/9-ms-pi/interview-OZ.html) relevant (https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/79557/curious-case-ringlings-living-unicorn) web (https://www.iflscience.com/the-people-who-made-farm-animals-into-real-unicorns-65093) pages (https://www.icemobility.com/product-page/otter-pop-symmetry-series-case-unicorn-marble-iphone-x-xs)]
I doubt that she knows about their actual creation, because then she would've known that they're actually not wildlife and wandering around but specifically engineered from what are usually farm animals. The Ringling Bro.s' version of "it just walked up to our tent" (which is why there were actually four of them ...), maybe. But I would surmise that that one would merely add credibility to the tale of "you could run into one by chance, if you're very lucky" that the standard lore already suggests ...
Post by: wavewright62 on December 11, 2022, 03:28:55 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/ZNRGNH8.png)
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Post by: Jitter on December 11, 2022, 06:52:49 AM
JoB what a bizarre… what a bizarre everything.
Post by: Keep Looking on December 11, 2022, 07:13:45 AM
Angstt, I love your art! It's uh. A very personal encounter with that moose. Poor Emil.
And Gjuerne's recipe looks wonderful!
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 11, 2022, 08:37:10 AM
One year we ate about half of the cookies. Mom was not amused
Post by: wavewright62 on December 11, 2022, 11:18:06 PM
I remember spritz cookies. My mom used to make them. She’d put them in a big tin for Xmas eve. My brother and I used to sneak into the tin.
One year we ate about half of the cookies. Mom was not amused
But, it is a tradition - there has to be at least one snitch episode per family?
Post by: wavewright62 on December 12, 2022, 01:57:59 AM
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Post by: dmeck7755 on December 12, 2022, 07:40:14 AM
It is a happy thing
Post by: Jitter on December 12, 2022, 11:34:31 AM
Post by: wavewright62 on December 13, 2022, 02:25:39 AM
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Post by: wavewright62 on December 13, 2022, 02:39:06 AM
I do not remember Minna's original drawing, but I like Solely's way better.
It is a happy thing
I agree with you.
Post by: Jitter on December 13, 2022, 06:13:26 AM
Post by: lwise on December 13, 2022, 08:26:44 AM
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 13, 2022, 10:22:28 AM
That was lovely. Thank you.
Post by: lwise on December 13, 2022, 10:24:11 AM
Post by: Vulpes on December 13, 2022, 03:46:08 PM
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 13, 2022, 05:27:09 PM
I am glad you are able to visit more often.
Post by: wavewright62 on December 14, 2022, 04:29:17 AM
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Post by: Jitter on December 14, 2022, 09:36:53 AM
Post by: Keep Looking on December 15, 2022, 04:04:52 AM
Lwise, wow - your story is beautifully written and heartwarming.
And Dmeck, it looks like both Emil and Lalli are enjoying the tree!
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 15, 2022, 07:10:22 AM
It's a start..
Post by: Buteo on December 15, 2022, 01:01:44 PM
Post by: wavewright62 on December 15, 2022, 01:58:55 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/LW0pVDi.png)
Many apologies for the late posting, folks, the Forum was down until past your humble mod's bedtime - the disadvantage of time zones.
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Post by: dmeck7755 on December 15, 2022, 02:35:15 PM
That is grand...
wherever the cousins go chaos ensues..
I get a feeling that Väinö Väänänen may make an appearance.. Oh what fun!!
Post by: lwise on December 15, 2022, 03:14:23 PM
@Jitter, is the first story about the Victorious Players only on the forum? I know I've read it, and I searched for it on AO3 but couldn't find it.
Post by: Jitter on December 15, 2022, 03:20:37 PM
Post by: thegreyarea on December 15, 2022, 07:41:00 PM
So, one step at a time...
Day 2: JoB's story is very interesting, and left me (and, I suppose, everybody else) wondering where we are going... Cleanser's lives would be really demanding.
As for the place, Trundom looks really well chosen!
(And JoB, while you found it doing just one zoon-in, most swedes wouldn't know exactly what to look for when the infection stroke. Also there's the problem of getting there while civilization falls apart, so maybe just a few people managed to do that in time)
Can't wait to see the rest!
Day 3: dmeck's wonderful collection is fabulous! And has so many intriguing things, like "Bad Santa", "Essence of Grinch" or "Angel Dust" (which sounds suspiciously like something that will get you waaay high...)
Every time I look there's something that I didn't notice before, like two different flasks of "Cold"...
Very well done!
Day 4: Ah! Antillanka's rendition of Kitty is so, so lovely! It just broke my cuteness scale! Delicious!
I hope to come back soon for more. :)
Post by: wavewright62 on December 16, 2022, 01:54:15 AM
It's not Thanksgiving, but I sure am thankful to our admins Keep Looking & hushpiper!
Now I want to draw Rowan getting freaked out by a Sleipnope-in-the-box, but alas I cannot take the time. Your turn will come...
Post by: wavewright62 on December 16, 2022, 02:22:37 AM
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Post by: JoB on December 16, 2022, 03:44:23 AM
"Angel Dust" (which sounds suspiciously like something that will get you waaay high...)("Angel Dust" is a notable drug (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phencyclidine)'s primary street name, FWIW ...)
Post by: Mirasol on December 16, 2022, 07:12:41 PM
So time to comment on everything real quick:
Jitter, great to see Wave´s drawing being followed up with even more contributions to this crew´s saga! (also I will absolutely use "Whamhalla" in my daily speech now, my mom hates this song so much it´s an apt description xD)
JoB, wow, that is one heck of a concept for a giant boat. But good thing they didn´t actually make it, that would have been a desaster... Great tale!
Wave, finally Anne finds someone who apprechiates her "gross soup"! :'D
And such a cute ARtD-memory! And fOoD!
angsttronaut, that reindeer is so fluffy! <3
Solveig, this illustration turned out so pretty! The changes you made to the sketch really added to it!
Iwise, this was such a lovely story! It really made my day when I read it!
dmeck, I´m glad you´re having fun doing art again! A very sweet drawing, with an appropriate amount of sparkles for Emil :sparkle: :emil: :sparkle:
Grey, do I see another Advent Calender-saga beginning? :o We are being spoiled this year!
Post by: wavewright62 on December 17, 2022, 01:28:35 AM
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Post by: tehta on December 17, 2022, 04:51:45 AM
At least I've commented on some in other forums, unaware the hat they were even Yuletide pieces! But I haven't seen Jitter's story anywhere, so I just wanted to thank her for the amusement, especially the clever connections to canon! Poor Rowan...and poor Ms. Victoria, with her breakdown.
And, while I am commenting on recent entries, I wanted to mention the two latest art pieces. What an adorable dragon, from a film I have actually seen, for once. His cuteness is well-captured. And I wonder who that festive couple could be?
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 17, 2022, 08:45:52 AM
HTTYD is one of my favorite movies and the pictures are awesome!! Thank you
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Post by: Jitter on December 17, 2022, 09:42:29 AM
Are Dmeck amd Grey’s are a continuation? Find tree, bring home, decorate with lights, snuggle?
Tehta I’m glad you mentioned the canon tie-ins, I was wondering if they are too vague. There are also some references to other fanworks although I think more in the Act 3.
Post by: wavewright62 on December 18, 2022, 02:29:57 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/jn6NiGR.png)
Spoiler: open the door • show
Post by: JoB on December 18, 2022, 05:07:16 AM
mod's note: apparently there's a live feed of the 2022 goat (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqvguE5cKT0). The soundtrack is mellow piano renditions of Christmas songs, so mute it if that isn't your thing. As at this writing (which is a wee while ahead of posting), the Goat was intact. By the time you click into it... who knows?Still Emil-hair-golden, and I didn't know that RL Gävle is inhabited by pixlies. >:D
(So help me, the first instrumental it played to me was King Size Dick (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Size_Dick)'s Dat wor Weihnachten, wo ich su off drahn denk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qtp2cVuDkc) ... XoX
Edit: Well, to me, that is. Apparently the melody (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Rest_You_Merry,_Gentlemen) has seen other, in particular much older, uses.)
Post by: tehta on December 18, 2022, 05:38:51 AM
Post by: JoB on December 18, 2022, 07:40:19 AM
Sorry if you found my story cliche, Job!Heavens, no, that's not what I wanted to say! Emil officially is a cleanser with a matching pyro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUhOnX8qt3I) streak, and what Swedish custom's more appropriate to link to that than the Gävle Goat¹. No more cliché than myself chaining (again) the post-Rash Swedes to the Advanced Technological Project Du Jour in my own contribution.
¹ I admit that it was still news to me that that burning thing started the very first year it was erected (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VFZqFehsZ8) ... so, left unharmed in 16 years out of 51 (1966-2016), huh? (Counting all years presented, including incidents like "drunk person climbed leg" or "helicopter abduction attempted", as "harmed".)
Post by: Jitter on December 18, 2022, 11:25:24 AM
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 18, 2022, 12:47:37 PM
Very good. I like how magnanimous Emil is. He has grown. What better way to celebrate Yule with peace and sharing.
Thank you
Post by: wavewright62 on December 18, 2022, 06:15:51 PM
It was an awesome story, and I could practically hear the Mission Impossible-style background music as Lalli apprised the situation and came to a plan.
Post by: wavewright62 on December 19, 2022, 03:37:47 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/9fBdnO7.png)
Spoiler: open the door • show
Post by: Jitter on December 19, 2022, 05:49:19 AM
Post by: tehta on December 19, 2022, 06:44:41 AM
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 19, 2022, 07:22:02 AM
I did not include tha apology because ...well, I didn't feel one was warranted?
It was an awesome story, and I could practically hear the Mission Impossible-style background music as Lalli apprised the situation and came to a plan.
I agree it is an awesome story. The other Gävle Goat is a very different story. Both are entertaining.
Lalli is most clever :)
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 19, 2022, 07:31:29 AM
I love the drawing. Poor Onni with his red nose and tears. That is a mighty big onion he is grating Looks like it could be a storage onion. (Which makes the tears worse. Unless he let it sit outside for about 15 minutes.)
My mom uses to make these all the time for us (a real treat). She'd serve with sour cream, and apple sauce on the side. Being little we went for the apple sauce :)
If I am in a hurry, I buy the frozen bag od shredded potatoes to make them. (Though you really need to squeeze the water out. Fresh potatoes are best.). I have even made them with leftover mashed potatoes.
Everyone looks to be happy to be together (Even teary Onni in some way).
Oh wow now I need to make some ...
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 19, 2022, 01:53:44 PM
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-nosher/the-real-history-of-potato-latkes-will-surprise-you/?utm_source=Nosher_Maropost&utm_campaign=Nosher&utm_medium=email (https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-nosher/the-real-history-of-potato-latkes-will-surprise-you/?utm_source=Nosher_Maropost&utm_campaign=Nosher&utm_medium=email)
Post by: Róisín on December 19, 2022, 08:37:16 PM
Post by: wavewright62 on December 20, 2022, 02:20:46 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/rIeFirE.png)
Spoiler: open the door • show
Post by: Róisín on December 20, 2022, 03:35:14 AM
Post by: Jitter on December 20, 2022, 07:01:20 AM
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 20, 2022, 07:12:39 AM
That had me sniffling. It was beautiful and felt very fitting for Tuuri. She was the bright light
Thanks!! <3 :tuuri: <3
Post by: Mirasol on December 20, 2022, 07:22:24 AM
Happy Hannukah, Wave, and to the others who celebrate it! :) Lovely illustration, but now I´m hungry... :P I should try latkes perhaps. They sound delicious! (EDIT: haha, turns out as I was writing this, my mom was cooking Swiss´ potatopancakes with scrambled eggs. So I did in the end get something similar :'D)
Keep, that was indeed beautiful! I keep rereading it! :tuuri:
Post by: Keep Looking on December 20, 2022, 08:30:17 AM
Grey, I love your illustration! In a rather unromantic turn of events, my first kiss was with a friend in high school when I was 16 out behind some buildings in the back part of the school where nobody went. I had no romantic attachment to this friend and it was just out of curiousity (I wanted to see what kissing felt like). In all honesty it was kinda disappointing - I think the lack of any feelings or attraction makes the sensation of kissing rather unappealing.
Tehta, your story was a wild and entertaining ride! As others have said before me, I think Emil and the Gavle Goat is a timeless trope full of potential for lots of shenanigans, and you certainly delivered! I also felt the characterisation really came through.
Wave, your illustrations are as expressive and entertaining as always! If I ever want to try my hand at making Latkes, I'll be sure to follow your recipe - they sound delicious. Happy Hannukah to all who are celebrating!
And thanks to everyone who liked my poem. I think it was something I needed to write for the end of the year.
Post by: thegreyarea on December 20, 2022, 08:39:53 AM
Meanwhile...
Are Dmeck amd Grey’s are a continuation? Find tree, bring home, decorate with lights, snuggle?Well, it wasn't supposed to be the boys' first kiss but...
(shipping warning: Don't click on the spoiler if you're not* on the EmiLalli bandwagon)
Spoiler: show
*: Is there really anyone not in that bandwagon? I'm still to meet that person. :)
*EDIT* : The above comment does not mean, by any way, a critique to anyone who has a different opinion/view on Emil/Lalli's relation.
Post by: JoB on December 20, 2022, 08:55:28 AM
Is there really anyone not in that bandwagon?Yes, but that likely speaks more about myself than anyone else, fictional or not.
Post by: thegreyarea on December 20, 2022, 02:04:03 PM
Yes, but that likely speaks more about myself than anyone else, fictional or not.Sorry JoB. Of course you have every right to feel whatever you want to feel about their relationship, or any other. It's just that E+L became so common on our talks and fics and stories here at the Forum that one tends to forget different sensibilities might exist...
Post by: wavewright62 on December 20, 2022, 07:06:15 PM
As far as Emilalli goes, I have more sympathy with those works that portray Lalli as reticent and inward with his feelings, given to small gestures of affection, rather than full-blown PDAs.
Post by: tehta on December 20, 2022, 09:30:33 PM
(I am obviously a shipper, but my interest in romance is secondary to my interest in watching all these characters be weird and quirky. And the Emilalli paring has maximum weirdness potential! Still, stories where e.g. Lalli acts like a normal romantic boyfriend don't scratch any itch for me, while ones where they act like friends, but odd ones, do, It's why many of my stories involving them are Emil & Lalli, not Emilalli.)
Post by: wavewright62 on December 21, 2022, 12:54:33 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/zp2UDMv.png)
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Post by: LooNEY_DAC on December 21, 2022, 01:15:09 AM
Is there really anyone not in that bandwagon? I'm still to meet that person. :)
/me is an &, not a /.
/me has always been an &.
Post by: thegreyarea on December 21, 2022, 04:33:09 AM
/me is an &, not a /.As I said to JoB, each person has every right to feel whatever they want to feel about their relationship, or any other. My comment wasn't meant to be a criticism of those who see it differently, and I do hope you didn't feel offended by it.
/me has always been an &.
Now I'm curious about the symbols: By choosing & instead of / you mean you see Emil & Lalli, and not Emil/Lalli, right? Which would mean, I if understand correctly, that you see them as friends and not in a closer relationship.
So now I already know two people that are not on that bandwagon! (please note that I'm completely fine with that)
Post by: JoB on December 21, 2022, 05:16:36 AM
Now I'm curious about the symbols: By choosing & instead of / you mean you see Emil & Lalli, and not Emil/Lalli, right?Ah, nice to hear that I'm not the only one going ?? over them. :3
Spoiler: Seriously, ... • show
Post by: Jitter on December 21, 2022, 05:52:53 AM
Original relationship fanfics tended towards / and the term ”slashfic” usually means a fanfic where two characters who are not a couple in canon are depicted as such. They also tended to have gay couples, specifically two men, who were not depicted as gay in canon. This is behind the dubious repute of fanfiction in general. While our fiction (both / and otherwise) is very high quality*, this is certainly not the case in all fandoms.
* I haven’t read anythimg actually bad although some stories are not about subjects I enjoy.
I am also a lot more interested in their dynamics than just ”normal romance” although very many of my short snippets are just homely scenes. I try to stay in character tho.
Post by: thegreyarea on December 21, 2022, 06:21:00 AM
Ah, nice to hear that I'm not the only one going ?? over them. :3Well, the first things that came to my mind were also "completely tangled up" vs. "separated by a wall"... :DSpoiler: Seriously, ... • show
Also thanks Jitter for the explanation!
Post by: Keep Looking on December 21, 2022, 07:31:58 AM
In terms of shipping and Emilalli - I've never had super strong feelings about shipping, in general? I certainly have enjoyed many Emilalli fics and I can very much see where the shipping dynamic comes from in canon (I think they have a lot of sweet moments), but I also think it's genuinely good for there to be works in fandoms that don't revolve around shipping, especially for a story like SSSS where there's little to no romance in canon. I've also enjoyed fics featuring pairings that I don't personally see or think would work in canon. It's cool how different people can take different things out of the same fictional characters.
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 21, 2022, 12:12:13 PM
A happy ending for all of our players. Excellent!
I am happy too
Thanks
Post by: Buteo on December 21, 2022, 01:52:53 PM
...
It's cool how different people can take different things out of the same fictional characters.
Keep Looking, I read this and immediately thought that it makes each character sound like a poem - different people tend to see many different meanings in a poem! I like that!
I'm also loving the wonderful gifts our creative folk are giving us day by day in the calendar. Many thanks to each of you, and to those who organize such events as this also!
Post by: wavewright62 on December 22, 2022, 01:29:46 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/oskdaVS.png)
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Post by: Jitter on December 22, 2022, 04:57:14 AM
The choice of gifts was very fitting, of not only the receiver of the gifts but the giver. Perfectly fitting slippers for everyone because that’s what Lalli does!
Post by: tehta on December 22, 2022, 08:10:14 AM
And Jitter, that was a very fitting conclusion. I liked all the meta-references made by the gifts. Not just to the seagull cupboard, but perhaps to other fanworks?
Post by: lwise on December 22, 2022, 08:12:01 AM
Ha lwise, I am smarter than Mikkel because I noticed him bumping into the rifle that shouldn't have been there! I also had my suspicions about the others. (So maybe it's not my enormous brain, but my privileged position as reader that let me figure things out.) Anyway, that was very sweet and heartwarming. I loved how all the gifts reflected the givers.
And Jitter, that was a very fitting conclusion. I liked all the meta-references made by the gifts. Not just to the seagull cupboard, but perhaps to other fanworks?
Did you catch her putting away the first rifle, which also shouldn't have been there?
I'm glad you and Jitter liked it.
Post by: Jitter on December 22, 2022, 08:21:51 AM
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 22, 2022, 09:02:59 AM
A wonderful and fitting Yule story. I love how everyone worked to get/make something wonderful for each of their teammates.
Friends are the family you get to pick.
They all seem so family here.
Thank you!!
Post by: wavewright62 on December 23, 2022, 01:46:26 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/MdYoNGu.png)
Spoiler: open the door • show
Post by: JoB on December 23, 2022, 07:30:41 AM
Spoiler: julbock • show
Spoiler: ... musing • show
Post by: tehta on December 23, 2022, 07:58:58 AM
Tehta, yes the brush was yours, and Michael’s falling was intended to imitate the “choices build the story” you did last year, but it was not very close as they were indoors. And Ms Victoria’s book is one of my favorite fics!
I did not think of that! I actually thought that Mikkel's book had to be referencing something (and Emil's brush could reference many other stories besides mine...)
Also, I missed Sigrun's first rifle on my first reading. Or rather, I missed the fact that she\d gone bow-hunting in the morning. I thought it was something she was insisting on in the afternoon.
BTW, where did Tuuri and Reynir get all that wool? From Lalli?
Post by: lwise on December 23, 2022, 08:04:08 AM
I did not think of that! I actually thought that Mikkel's book had to be referencing something (and Emil's brush could reference many other stories besides mine...)
Also, I missed Sigrun's first rifle on my first reading. Or rather, I missed the fact that she\d gone bow-hunting in the morning. I thought it was something she was insisting on in the afternoon.
BTW, where did Tuuri and Reynir get all that wool? From Lalli?
Yes, from Lalli. My headcanon is that Lalli can get whatever you need if it is somewhere to be found, as he got umbrellas in the Second Adventure. I hinted at that with the folding chairs and the crystal wine glasses. Tuuri told him how many skeins she needed of what colors, and he went and got them. I have read that wool will last many decades if protected from water and vermin, so he could find them.
Post by: wavewright62 on December 23, 2022, 02:38:22 PM
Post by: thegreyarea on December 23, 2022, 07:15:48 PM
Day 5: Ah, Jitter's delicious story! Starting with some worrying electric bills... Are we sure it's on the SSSS Universe?
Those dialogues are so funny, as are the characters' names all those implied "connections" with our main team. Sooo goood!
And the three cousins... what could possibly go wrong? :D
Day 6: Nice, the second part of JoB's story! I was really curious to see it unfold.
Fascinating mention to the role carriers could have played when the Rash struck.
Which brings to mind echoes from "The Last Ship" - novel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Ship_(novel)) and series (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Ship_(TV_series)) - and gives me that scratching feeling that there's a story to be written here...
The big ship concept is also quite interesting, even if I think is unpractical (and probably terribly underpowered) but the main question to me is why they want something like that?
BTW I must agree with Jitter: It's a cool idea! ;)
I'm even more curious to see what happens next on both stories.
Day 7: Great drawing, Wave! I envy your ability to draw expressions! And it's always good to see Anne!
And there's cake! :)
Now a question comes to mind: Does their coffee has some spirit? ;)
Day 8: Helia's drawing is a delight. So delicate and soft! Really good!
That's it for now! Back soon!
Post by: Keep Looking on December 23, 2022, 10:33:09 PM
And lucas0483's story was gripping - I think the battle scenes were written very well, and it was also really cool to see the characters we know and love begin to be recognisable.
Post by: wavewright62 on December 24, 2022, 01:05:58 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/AIEE6lU.png)
Spoiler: open the door • show
Post by: luca0483 on December 24, 2022, 04:06:38 AM
lwise, what a lovely story for the season! I loved seeing the different kinds of gifts each character chose to get the others. Sigrun's daggers sound very, very cool.
And lucas0483's story was gripping - I think the battle scenes were written very well, and it was also really cool to see the characters we know and love begin to be recognisable.
Thank you very much.
Battle scenes is one of the hardest things to do well in written media, but this is my first attempt at writing a short story since around 4th or 5th grade so i didn't know that going into the project.
I'm glad my research and effort paid off.
I really hoped i could finish the story, but it seems i had bit off more than i could chew. Getting Covid didn't exactly help.
I'll finish it another time, eh?
Merry christmas everyone.
- Luca
Post by: wavewright62 on December 24, 2022, 04:17:13 AM
Post by: JoB on December 24, 2022, 05:37:00 AM
Quote from: wavewright62
We have thick, densely packed, and wet straw. Not easily lit.[digs tunnel to nearest leg so as to pack some better stuff into the hollow structure]
[oops ... there goes the neighborhood. Into orbit.]
Post by: thegreyarea on December 24, 2022, 06:31:35 AM
[digs tunnel to nearest leg so as to pack some better stuff into the hollow structure]"History is the unfolding of miscalculations"
[oops ... there goes the neighborhood. Into orbit.]
Barbara Tuchman
;)
Happy holidays! And thanks, Wave and all that contributed for this wonderful calendar!
Post by: dmeck7755 on December 24, 2022, 08:51:20 AM
Skranken, love Emil and the Gävle Goat.
I want to thank everyone for the wonderful stories, and artwork people took the time to do this busy season.
I hope everyone has a blessed and fun holiday. (There are many, many from all cultures across the world) With peace and love for all
Wave,
I sincerely thank you for doing all of the work putting this together and moderating the work. This was extra work for you and I really appreciate it.
Happy Snoggletäg
Post by: JoB on December 24, 2022, 12:08:26 PM
mod's note: I guess it's 5 years now. But this year it's still there! I check out the live feed (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqvguE5cKT0) every day nowP.S.: No, according to the Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A4vle_goat#2020%E2%80%93current), it did burn on 17-Dec-2021 - the four years 2017-2020 are still the longest stretch of survival.
Post by: wavewright62 on December 24, 2022, 06:50:24 PM
[digs tunnel to nearest leg so as to pack some better stuff into the hollow structure]
[oops ... there goes the neighborhood. Into orbit.]
(https://41.media.tumblr.com/e243bc077eb5a3ab9541724dad782965/tumblr_inline_nmg0n8Fnmk1r2g2kx_540.png)
Ho, waitaminnit, that was in response to a comment I made on the YouTube feed, sir.
That's what I get for using the same username in all fandom spaces, I guess.
Doesn't mean your point isn't valid, mind you...
Post by: wavewright62 on December 24, 2022, 06:54:41 PM
P.S.: No, according to the Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A4vle_goat#2020%E2%80%93current), it did burn on 17-Dec-2021 - the four years 2017-2020 are still the longest stretch of survival.
whooops fact-check fail, thank you for pointing that one out!
Post by: Jitter on December 26, 2022, 07:58:35 AM
And the portraits! So much variety even though there were just a handful. All are great (and it’s always a delight to get more Squirrel Cookies) but the
:sparkle: :sparkle: :sparkle:
Thank you so much for all contributions and of course out esteemed moderator @wavewright62 It’s been another successful year for the Advent Calendar! Let’s hope we can keep the candles burning in the years to come too!
(https://i.postimg.cc/Dy9QqHvk/Lalli-good-job.png)