frameofmind6: (Untamed: Skills)
Goals for the coming year:

1) Pass the B1 exam in German.

I currently have temporary residency in Germany, but if I manage to pass the B1 language proficiency test before the end of my third year here, I’ll hopefully be able to apply for permanent residency at that point. I also just want to improve my German to become better able to navigate life here, but for the moment my goal is the B1.

2) Write more fanfic.

My output has been lower than I’d like these past couple of years because of all the other things I’ve had going on (moving to Germany, finding a new job, etc.), but I really want to make writing more of a priority again this year.

3) Sort out my savings.

My old retirement plan was predicated on the way things are done in the US (e.g. 401k, etc.), and I haven’t yet figured out what to replace that with in a German context. Sometime this year I need to sort that out and make sure I’m saving what I should be saving in all the right places.

4) Plan my and [personal profile] jo_lasalle 's wedding.

(*insert gif of Jo screaming ^__^*)

I have a ginormous family in the US who weren’t able to attend our small, practical civil ceremony when I first moved over here, so part of the deal was that Jo would consent to participate in a ginormous American wedding to celebrate our marriage when we were ready to throw one. We’re currently targeting August 2021, so there’s time yet, but… : )

I think that's it for now! This seems like a manageable list, right...? : )
frameofmind6: (Untamed: Sleeping Beauty)
Most of what I would consider my favorite communities/fests/challenges are a bit… dormant at the moment (that’s the hard part about coming from a small/shrinking fandom : ), but here’s one that I hope is in the growing stages:

The Untamed Noticeboard

Come check it out! I haven’t posted anything there myself yet, but others are getting things moving…
frameofmind6: (Kame: AkameTea)
Or, “Because all the cool kids are doing it”… : )

I’m a bit late getting started on this because I got hit with a massive headcold during the first couple of weeks of the year. But now I’m trying to catch up! Couldn’t resist. : )
 
Hi! My name is Jess. I’m an American in my early thirties, and I live in Germany with my wife [personal profile] jo_lasalle . By day I’m a web programmer, and by all-the-other-times I’m a fanfic writer and mostly-twitter-user (as you can see from the sparseness of my Dreamwidth). I originally found my way into fandom solely as a fanfic reader and writer, so I’ve never really gotten deeply involved in the meta-commentary side of fandom somehow. Not that I don’t enjoy it when the opportunity arises, either in person or on someone else’s journal. But somehow it always feels strange to me to think about writing up long essays on my thoughts about X or Y aspect of canon and then post them for people to read… : )

Anyway, more to come on the specifics of my fandom history in Challenge #2 (spoiler alert), but if you’re interested in finding my stories from various fandoms, here’s where to look:

Inuyasha, Ranma ½, and Rurouni Kenshin:
(a few select stories from these fandoms are also posted on AO3, though I hope to move a few more over eventually.)

Akame/KAT-TUN, Guardian, and The Untamed:
(or, if you’re feeling nostalgic, most of my Akame fanfiction was originally posted on LJ in addition to AO3 – master list here.)
 
Feel free to friend me and/or say hi if we have interests in common! Like I say, I don’t post much on my own journal these days, but I’m interested in connecting with more people with overlapping interests (particularly for The Untamed, where I don’t know many people yet) and seeing what’s out there.

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