Fandom + tea

I <3 this so much.

• Z-Spaces: An Animorphs Psychochronography by poparena

An ongoing series of short essays on the “emotional, artistic and political landscape” (i.e., the 90s in America) the Animorphs series was written and set in. Each essay is centred around a single book and uses its plot and themes as a launchpad.

My girlfriend, who's a few years older, is probably more of a 90s child than me – you know, Star Trek, Teen Titans, Xena… My pop culture memories only go up to elementary school; I remember watching Mr. Dressup and Sesame Street; later, not being interested in either the Spice Girls or the Backstreet Boys; and around fourth grade, not being interested in The Matrix (until later when I was a teen, when I heard it was Philosophical).

Perhaps I’m being over-enthusiastic, but still!

Next week:

• sketches from my “Phosphorescent Vampires” nebulous story – I’ve been trying to do one per day, but that has flagged since midterms are coming next week. Also, I have to find a better image host than Twitter.
• a post expressing my undying love for Mark Does Stuff
• art recs for Garth Nix’s Old Kingdom trilogy (Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen + “Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case”)

Also, Neil Gaiman has a Tumblr. Just puttin’ it out there.

THIS JUST IN.

DarlingClandestine Perfume: Whitefall

Sir, we don't want to deal with Patience again.

a smidge of black tea, buttered oatmeal, hazelnut and maybe some almond milk, and the slightest hint of musk. Comfy sleepy times. […] topped with sweet toasted basmati rice and finished with a whiff of gunsmoke, horses, leather and a rustle of kicked-up grass. :) It's VERY intense, and no power in the ’Verse can stop it.