💕 Parthenos: Girls Like Us 🔪

Thank you, dear @whocaresaboutdecent for tagging me in the prior game. Now, without further ado-

LAST SONG:

Sunlight by Hozier!! I’m aware I’m a gay Irish stereotype but I will happily put one thousand Hozier songs on each and every one of my playlists made especially for my special interests <3

CURRENT OBSESSION:

… Probably too many. Every fandom I’ve ever written for but right this second Dead Boy Detectives has my braincell and Project Hail Mary just sucker-punched Heated Rivalry out of the ring to try to get some attention as well :>

CURRENTLY READING:

A book about Staffordshire Bull Terriers and a classic horror anthology!! I had to stop halfway through The Fall Of The House Of Usher ‘cuz I got a headache but I love horror n can’t wait to freak myself out some more

CURRENTLY WATCHING:

Horrible Histories, but when am I *not* rewatching that?? XD

CURRENTLY WORKING ON:

Some illustrations, a crochet baby blanket for a cousin, a crochet mesh shirt I need to have done by Saturday, and I’m currently juggling a gazillion fics but I finished writing a very sappy DBD fic about ten minutes ago

LAST GOOGLE SEARCH:

When was David Bowie on Top Of The Pops??

A) it was for research and B) HE WAS ON THERE NINETY-ONE TIMES, flip me

Thanks a lot @notthatperseusblog for tagging me :)

LAST SONG:

Dog Prophecies by Josie Edwards :) Her EP Greetings From Bleak St just came out and I'm OBSESSED! This song in particular is my new favourite of hers which says a lot considering my old favourite (Good Girls) was number one on my Spotify wrapped last year :)))

CURRENT OBSESSION:

Little paper cards that reveal a different illustration when twisted! (here's a tutorial: https://youtube.com/shorts/f1ilXfSjHsU?si=xiSVHyuNjMMYQ4yj ) I spent a grand total of five (5) days without ANY craft supplies and I felt myself going stir crazy so I bought a notepad, scissors and some pens at the closest store :)

CURRENTLY READING:

Anne of Avonlea! I used to read and reread the Anne books on repeat when I was younger and I felt like revisiting them now! I notice more flaws now but they're still very dear to my heart <3

CURRENTLY WATCHING:

I just finished LEGENDS on Netflix and am now watching Supernatural (mostly because I keep seeing fanart and fics that look really cool and I want the lore) I'm always a fan of a good monster of the week and I'm excited to get to The Queerbait of the century!!!

ALSO honourable mention to Parthenos: Girls Like Us which is an amazing podcast that I've been re-listening too :)

CURRENTLY WORKING ON:

Actually writting and not just daydreaming My Story... The characters are behaving against my wishes but I guess that's just the joy of the craft :)

LAST GOOGLE SEARCH:

What SOS stands for. Turns out nothing. It's not an acronym (although Save Our Souls sounds really cool) and seems to just be chosen because of it's easily understandable morse code message?

Here's to some other mutual of mine (lmk if you don't want me to tag you in these things in the future):

I (Olivia) am temporarily running the account but I'm sure the parthenoi will want to play this game once they lock me out again.

LAST SONG:

People v. Maryanne Sue by Devon Again

Lover? Hardly know her! We love a bisexual orange soda grimy Americana queen.

CURRENT OBSESSION:

Tied between Mary Queen of Scots and evidence of two female gladiators on a 2nd century AD marble relief found in Halicarnassus (modern day Turkey) named Achillia and Amazonia.

Uhg okay one more I'm sorry: the Hetaerae class in Ancient Greece.

CURRENTLY READING:

Rereading Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey for obvious reasons - and special mention to the podcast Camlann @camlannpod because it's so inspiring hearing someone fuck with AND honor the integrity of mythology in a way I strive to also!

CURRENTLY WATCHING:

Just finished The Vampire Lestat which at first I was super disappointed in and by the end was like goddamn these geniuses did it again and had like ... a way too close to genuine melt down about my do-be-do fixation on Lestat.

CURRENTLY WORKING ON:

Too many things! Launching my Pateron, my forthcoming scholarship zine called "Gloaming Women" about historical and mythological lady ghosts in England and Scotland / Celtic history and magic, and then a YA novel (someone for the love of god hold me accountable) about the under investigated beautiful Arthuriana character Nimue. (Side note: best text on Nimue I have read is The Bright Sword and that book is really fucking good)

LAST GOOGLE SEARCH:

"Can you romance Xenia in AC odyssey?" - wow, putting myself on blast here. (The answer is yes, thank god, in case you were wondering.)

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There’s going to be a monthly themed mixtape, a bunch of audio drama reviews, and talks about podcast production with Tal Minear (Re: Dracula), Jade Madison Scott (founder of WGC Productions), Oliver Morris (Creative Producer for Skadi's symphony podcasting group) and Editor in Chief Jeff.

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