Snowflake Challenge #10: Five Things...

[tielan]

A funny thing is five! A funny thing is five! No matter how you make it up, it still adds up to five!
~ a very old 1980s kids show song ~

Challenge #10

Five Things! The five things are totally up to you. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Five types of fusion AU that I've written: Black Jewels, Pacific Rim/Jaegers, Psy-Changeling, Wizards and Muggles, Stargate.

Five hobbies of mine: writing, gardening, cooking, quilting, reading.

My five current fictional favourites: Maria Hill (MCU), Mako Mori (Pacific Rim), Teyla Emmagan (SGA), Faith Lehane (Buffyverse), Sam Carter (SG1).

Five things I'm growing in my garden: tomatoes, corn, pumpkins, silverbeet, basil.

All my fics tagged with "Five Times..." (and a couple extras in there).

Five cities I visited in the last year: Hong Kong, Amsterdam, London, Seattle, Portland.

The last five fandoms I wrote: Bridgerton (TV), Avengers, Exiles - Melanie Rawn, Stargate SG1, Pacific Rim.

I thought I'd just do a random and fandom assortment of fives. If you have any further fives of mine you'd like to know, ask away in the comments!

Comments

[glassesofjustice]

NICE.

I would love to go to Amsterdam. I think we're going to pass through Portland this year - anything you would go back to do in Portland if you just had 2 hours?

[tielan]

Ooh, I would do an architectural tour! There were so many fascinating bits and pieces of architecture in the city that I wanted to know about. Styles and designs and town planning and tidbits of history...

Obviously, this is very specifically a "me" thing, and I would not expect anyone else to think an architectural tour would be fun!

[wearing_tearing]

Psy-Changeling AU??? 👀

[tielan]

Based off Nalini Singh's "Psy-Changeling" series.

The fics I've written for it (not just fusions, some fics for the actual book series) are here if you want to get a sense of it!

[wearing_tearing]

I love that series and will definitely check our your AUs! I never thought of how a Psy-Changeling AU would work with other fandoms, so this is going to be interesting :D

[tjs_whatnot]

Excellent lists! I really love the premise of 5 Time fics, but I'm shocked to discover I've only actually only written one. I should remedy that. Until then, I'll just read yours. ❤️❤️

Oh, and since you asked, and since your travel list made my wanderlust-heart ache, how about your To 5 places to Visit? I'm making a list. ❤️

[tielan]

Five places to visit is a tricky one, because a lot of depends on what you enjoy seeing.

Off the top of my head, I'd say:
Sydney: okay, so I live here, so it feels like cheating, but I feel that it's culturally close enough for most North Americans to feel at home and yet also be challenged. And yes, the UK is closer, but I feel like Australia is more relaxed.

Also, once you're down here in Sydney, you might as well go around the place because you've come this far, what's a little further? ;)

Hong Kong: melting pot, a taste of Asia. A bit of a challenge for those used to western countries but in spite of the crush and the language barrier also has a fairly familiar feel to it. Eat out lots, try things you wouldn't have otherwise tried, use the public transport system - yes, even the small buses! I mean, it'll be a challenge with the language, but it's really kind of fascinating, too!

Istanbul: This is the 'really foreign' place that I would recommend. It's both 'east meets west' but also entirely its own thing. There's the 'old town' which I suggest staying in so you can walk around the old town and up to the scenic spaces - it's a bit like an American road motel, I think - and you can travel over to the new town where there's shopping and fusion eating and stuff. Plus, the history! THE HISTORY!

Venice: it's mostly a tourist town, yes. But go and look at the smaller museums, take a historical tour, sit in the gardens in the summer, drink a proper espresso (black, no sugar) with a small post-lunch sweet. Does involve a lot of walking. Venice was once a crossroads of trade and wealth and it's history is amazing. I really want to go back someday with friends.

The Isle Of Skye: so, my parents dragged me along here ("dragged") in October 2022, and while it was cold and much quieter, it was also beautiful and rambling. There aren't really any cities on the Isle, just towns, and you want to keep an eye on your fuel gauge (and drive a 4WD - the stepdad got a low-slung Mercedes for about 60% of the price of a 4WD, but then we bust a couple of tires on a series of potholes and ended up having to be towed). IoS is at once a beautiful and forlorn space, and a little bit fey, if you know what I mean.

[eggsbenedict]

5 fun things you ate in the past year? :D

(I just woke up and can't sleep, sad insomniac high five. It's partly the weather but I shouldn't have had a cider before bed either.)

[tielan]

I finally slept at 2pm. Think I might need to have a nap shortly: got lunch with the parentals. How are you doing?

...do you know how much food I've eaten in the past year? :D

Actually, funny story: the food on the cruise was pretty good. Still not as good as I've had, because well, you know me: FOOD SNOB. But pretty damn decent for a cruise!

1. A poke bowl in Hilo markets, Hawai'i. POKE SO GOOD. Slightly different to the poke bowls we get here - the raw fish is marinated with different flavours and you order the type of flavour you want - but SOOOO GOOOD.

2. Portuguese tarts. I have eaten so many of these in the last year. Unfortunately the really good ones were in a) Macau, b) Hong Kong!

...wait, fun things?

Gosh.

...I can't remember if I made the Russian Honey Cake last year or the year before. I think it might have been the year before...

3. While in Rotterdam, I was around at the stepbro's place twice for dinner, and the first time we had Surinam food (I'd never even heard of the culture before): it was kind of a mix between middle eastern and Malaysian? Spicy, but good spicy!

4. IDK I think my nectarine spirits can kind of hold its own. ;)

5. Berry rolls which I made for my SEGT volunteers! They were really good, even without the yoghurt glaze (I just did a regular icing glaze).

[eggsbenedict]

I hope you meant 2am! :o I fell asleep again at about 3am, woke up briefly at around 8, then slept in until 9:30 (a rare luxury). So I slept enough in the end!

Hehehe yes, I was hoping "fun" would help you narrow it down, but all of those things do sound fun. ♥ Suriname is next door to Guyana so I'm aware of the culture and some of the Indian food crosses over, it'd be nice to try more of it!

[tielan]

Oh yeah, 2am. :D I was a little loopy at 11am, but then I woke at 6am and couldn't get back to sleep. Ended up taking at nap at 3pm, woke up at 6pm. Feeling a lot better now.

Glad you got enough sleep - and a sleep-in!

[tarlanx]

Love your Five Things lists :)

[tielan]

Thank you!

[tsuki_no_bara]

i love lists of lists. these are great fives! are silverbeets just... silver colored beets?

[tielan]

LOL, no "silverbeet" is the silvery variant of swiss chard. Which I am also growing in my garden!

[timespirt]

I loved Venice. I spent a lot of time in St Mark's Square. Beautiful buildings and statues. Stayed at a converted monastery. Wandered the small streets, got some Venetian glass. I would love to go back there before it sinks.

[tielan]

Ooh, a converted monastery! That sounds really cool!

Yeah, I so want to go back someday. Maybe the next RTW trip? :D

[myulalie]

A fellow Sam Carter enthusiast, yey ♥

[tielan]

Woohoo! She was always my favourite in SG1.