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Yuletide ponderings
So I can participate in Yuletide, but because I didn't know I could during the nominations, I of course didn't nominate anything, nor have I been thinking at all this year what I would like to read or write.

Among things I would have nominated if I'd had a chance are A Softer World (so many strips make me want stories), Canadian webcomic creator RPF (especially Joey Comeau/Ryan North, but others, too!), Natural Nylon RPF (that would be Jude Law, Ewan McGregor, Sean Pertwee, Sadie Frost...), Hourou Musuko (not sure I'd trust anyone to write this, but I'd love to write it myself), IS~Otoko Demo Onna Demo Nai Sei~ (same; though hopefully by this time next year it will all be scanlated, so I can drum up a bigger audience!). Maybe Saint Young Men. Um, probably some books I've read this past year, though I can't think of anything off the top of my head. A bunch of songs, mostly likely. (Obviously I'd have to trim my list down, but still!)

Anyway, there unfortunately doesn't seem to be a way to see what was nominated this year. Just what was nominated ever. So I'm not sure if some of the stuff I'm considering is even actually available. Of course new stuff was obviously nominated this year, but I'm not sure whether some older fandoms were renominated this year or not.

Right now I'm considering these:

Aoi Hana
Azumanga Daioh
Beck
Better Off Ted
Glee
Koukou Debut
Modern Family
Psyren
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

The only one I know for sure I want is Psyren. Everything else is up in the air.

I'm always so hesitant about requesting Japanese-language stuff, not just because I fear the possibility of fan Japanese, but also because most people are getting it through a filter, often a very distorted one if all they have to go on are bad fan translations. But this year looking through the list, manga were what most jumped out at me.

I also saw some that I was interested in writing, but maybe as a treat rather than a full-length fic, such as MARU. I can't believe someone nominated Maru. I was thinking of it myself, but someone else thought of it, too!

But then cesare brought up the point that someone might think they should nominate the author's charmingly mangled English, which just...no. D: I really hope that doesn't happen.

Also I'm kind of annoyed that I already gave away my copy of Sherri Smith's Flygirl, because it's been nominated and I would love to write it. But I no longer have a copy and neither does my library, so that's out. I hope someone else writes for it, though. I'd definitely read it.