MCU AU fest

They're doing nominations for the MCU AUfest tagset right now:

1. They're asking people to only submit pairings for better matching; threesomes/moresomes may be requested in letters, but they can't be demanded/enforced this round.
2. They're asking people to submit the AUs

Their links are up at LJ, they have no plans to cross-post to DW due to the extra work. (Is there no way to crosspost communities?) However, I've blocked the elements that Russian ElJay are using to keep you from interacting with the site. It's inconvenient, but so far it's gotten around the user agreement.

In the meantime, I've submitted:

Relationships
Maria/Steve
Maria & Pepper
Maria/Bucky
Maria & Sam

AUs
AU - Sedoretu
AU - Black Jewels
AU - Jaegers/Pacific Rim
AU - Pern
AU - Daemons
AU - Psy-Changeling
Canon AU - Maria in Civil War
Canon AU - Winter Soldier has a different identity
Canon AU - Maria Hill, Director of SHIELD
Canon AU - Female Character Superhero Team (not genderswap)

Not sure there are too many MCU writers still around here who can/will write Maria (Steve, Tony, Bucky, and Clint seem to be the popular ones, with Natasha, Peggy, and the Agents of SHIELD ladies being the popular ones in femme-focused writers) but I always encourage them all the same.

Also, consider nominating T'Challa and the Black Panther cast? (Or more Maria-centric pairings.)

health update

I haven't done one of these in a while. Mostly because I haven't seen anyone much, but also because there's no improvement to report and I'm coping.

( if you're new and you want the backstory, try my 'health' tag )

As they say, "this growing old stuff sucks...although it's better than the alternative".