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Behold! My longest bind yet! Which is saying something, really. I began typesetting an anthology of @thychesters incredible zolu fics sometime last fall, printed the textblock in February, and finished the case... well, that's between me and god. Life happens! This was an unexpectedly tricky bind and I hope I did the gorgeous fics inside (and @loopeyfluff / @fluffyartbl0g's lovely fanart) justice!!
The cover is made of nine pieces, not including bookboard. I wanted VERY badly for the case to be entirely flush while still having an old-school layered appearance, so what you're actually looking at is filled blue fabric, a layer of white printed + foiled cardstock cut to lay against the corners, and then a layer of extremely thin translucent marbled paper with both the corners and negative space for the "labels" carefully cut out.
In order to gild the manga panel edit (taken from Sunny's introduction, btw) I printed and cut the cardstock, but before i glued it onto the bookboard i used washi tape, heat-reactive foil, and an iron (i'm cheap!) to carefully foil the parts that I wanted. This was my first time using proper toner-adhering heat reactive foil, and it was definitely a learning curve. I did lots of tests (sooo many foiled stickers. so many) and had a fun time. I'll definitely be using it in the future!!
After the layers of paper and fabric were pressed, I used metallic HTV to hide the seams and title the spine. It's a very neat effect, I think.
The edges of the textblock are also layered, with two coats of matte acrylic (pastel blue and green respectively) and one coat of green shimmer. The shimmer coat acts like a kind of sealant for the matte paints, so I didn't need to break out the beeswax this time. This was also one of the first sets I did with my guillotine (I cut it with Conquering and Spill Your Wine), which was an experience in and of itself.
I used white endbands and a 5mm white silk ribbon (looped this time; learned my lesson), then topped the bookmark off with a gold anchor charm. The textblocks are sewn with teal and green thread. And oh! And the endsheets are a teal, blue, green, and gold marble that's absolutely to die for—and kept staining everything blue the minute it touched moisture! Totally worth it though.
The typeset is my most colorful, I think. I went pretty heavy on the ocean themes because Kate has a really distinct pattern for her titles, and I wanted the book to follow!! I'm very pleased with how it turned out, and also endlessly delighted that Kate proofread her own typeset. That was very fun, hehe.
All in all, I think this was a very successful project despite the endless delays, and the final books look exactly like I pictured. I happy to send them to their new homes!! <3
#bookbinding#fanbinding#zolu#bad blade bindery#aaaand that’s a wrap! now everything goes in boxes with the rest of my stuff and doesn’t come out again for a month
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Frozen 3 - What We Know So Far - 2024
(Note - Image not from F3 - Concept art from F2)
As with the my 2023 F3 news post, I wanted to make a post that highlights everything we learn in 2024. I have linked the previous year's post below, so you can see the articles and references directly.
This post will be updated the more we learn about Frozen 3. Keep checking to see if any new news is added as the year goes by.
What We Know So Far - 2023
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What We Know
Frozen 3 is releasing in 2026.
Frozen 3 is having its story separated into two films.
Marc Smith is head of story.
Jennifer Lee is producing and overseeing the project.
Idina Menzel and Josh Gad have confirmed that they are returning.
The Lopezes are returning to write the songs.
Only the main films (and possibly short films as well) will be considered canon to F3 and F4.
The story will focus on Elsa and Anna being busy in their new roles, and the philosophical idea that Elsa's magic will grow.
It has been confirmed that no story leaks have released online, and everything has been kept a secret.
What We Don't Know
Frozen 4 release date.
If Kristen Bell, Johnathan Groff, or any other major voice actor is returning to the project. Although, it is heavily implied that Kristen Bell and Johnathan Groff will return.
If Chris Buck, director of the previous two films and Frozen Fever, is returning to the project.
The Director of the Film.
The Main Writer of the Film.
Any major plot details or which characters are returning other than the main five (Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf, Sven).
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More information and article and video links under the read more.
A couple articles and videos that were missed in 2023.
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In November, Josh Gad did an interview on The View to discuss his new Broadway show Gutenberg! The Musical. Here, he also teased that Frozen 3's story will be Mind blowing, and also hinted that the entire cast of the main five protagonists will return.
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"I could share things with you, but Disney would literally escort me out of the building with armed security No, apparently there are two Frozen sequels in development right now — surprise! Equally surprised — and I know Jennifer Lee, who wrote and directed the first two, is hard at work with the team right now. I’ve heard a little bit and I can tell you guys, it’s pretty mind-blowing what’s coming. It’s pretty exciting. And it’s been so great because Kristen, Idina and Jonathan have all come to be guest producers on Gutenberg! The Musical. So we’ll come backstage and we’ll all talk Frozen and then talk this other thing."
- Josh Gad
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Also in November, Jennifer Lee did another interview, this time with GamesRadar, where she claimed that Frozen 3 has a lot of story to tell, and that is why it was separated into two films.
"We're really excited about where they're going, and we just have a lot of story to tell with that direction we're going in. So, I think, in my head, there may be enough for two in that story. But I'm really, really loving working with the team and where they're going."
- Jennifer Lee
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Later on in December, Peter Del Vecho did an interview with The Direct while promoting Wish, where he claimed that the story of Frozen 3 will be amazing.
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“Look, we only do sequels if we believe there's enough story to tell. They're working on it up in development, I'm focused on 'Wish'. But it is exciting what they're working on. I will say anything that you read about it in the public, we haven't said anything about it. So it's all conjecture, but I trust that it's going to be amazing."
- Peter Del Vecho
Articles and videos from 2024.
The first major news we got in 2024 was in February, when Frozen 3's released year was announced. Bob Iger confirmed that along with Toy Story 5, Frozen 3 was set to release in 2026.
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what if I become a single-issue voter but my single issue is high-speed train service (& the associated infrastructure needed for it) between cities in the US
#it takes about 3 hours to go from Chicago to Indianapolis by car#about 1 hour by plane#and like 7 hours by train#and the train only goes eastbound on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays#and it only goes back westbound on Sunday Wednesday and Friday#and it's only one time each of those days#and Chicago and Indianapolis are like major cities in neighboring states#it just feels ridiculous that my options are 'fly' or 'find a way to rent or borrow a car'#and ALSO the time I'm looking at is February#and I just KNOW if I drove there would be some insane scary blizzard#and y'know I haven't been driving as much living in the city#I don't know if I would feel comfortable driving in even a moderate snowstorm for that long#I think I might just not be going to this bachelorette party
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on the second weekend of january an aunt passes away
on the third week of january an uncle passes away
you'd never guess what happened on the last weekend of the month... a cousin passes away
#all on my mothers side such a cool month#hope this doesn't prolong til february#i hate going to mass but funeral masses are just awful specially if you're a nonbeliever receiving dirty looks from the old christian ladie#my uncle's funeral was particular in the sense where the were no gravediggers in the village and the people who dug the grave did it wrong#and as you can imagine the coffin didn't fit so they had to dig the grave three times for the coffin to fit in front of the family mind you#which was surreal might i add#when they came to take measurements of the coffin again during the wake i legit thought what if the coffin doesn't fit after all this#little did i know#for the sake of mental health i'm not going to the cousin's funeral and also we weren't close since he was an older man and i rarely saw#his part of the family but my mom will probably go since she liked him and he's closer in lineage wise (idk if that how you say it...)#i feel like lineage is the wrong word but he's like a 4th to 5th degree cousin to me#anywayssss
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#You'd think of all times I'd be having stress dreams right now‚ but I'm not actually#In fact usually my dreams are horrible things of dreadful desperate danger and darkness and blood. Losing my children‚ losing other people#who trust me to help and save them.#But they've all been things like “woman is criticizing my soap bottles” (🤨) and “there's a tornado - but it doesn't hit us actually” and#“you missed a phone call btw”#But it's not that I'm not stressed. I am. I am tied up in all sorts of knots over this pending divorce hearing. And the pending CPS case.#<- That's going to court btw. Dallas has had a full year to do the mandatory six weeks counseling and has opted not to finish it‚ so they'r#taking him to court over it to codify that he is not allowed to have anything to do with us.#Fine by me‚ him being legally prevented from having anything to do with us has always been my hope. It'll be a hassle for me having to#*also* appear in court‚ but overall a small price to pay. And it also removes my last theological objections to the divorce;#the unbelieving has chosen to depart indeed.#So! *Good* news. But also not not-stressful.#(My back is *killing* me and it gets worse the closer February 6th looms.)#On the other hand I REFUSE to worry. Because there is No. Way. that God would bring us this far just to abandon us now.#And His fingerprints are *all over* the last two years.#(I am still not precisely 'looking forward' to the court appearances.)#Anyway. Fun stuff‚ fun stuff.#Nattering into the void
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#random rambles#Technically I'm done with this month's header since yesterday.#Practically I've been feeling so insecure about it I've been procrastinating looking for an icon or uploading it at all#Like it *was* natural to have a downgrade in themes I've said it myself a lot of times. After 24+ themes it's understandable I'd run out–#of inspiration (or even simply material) for the very cool stuff#That said. I did very much spend the whole entire day from when I woke up to when I (started studying at past 2am) went to sleep on it#That's what I get for working with the anime tbh. Bones artstyle is ugly there's little to be done about it#While making it I also came up with other two themes concepts.#One is probably going to replace September's plan and the other idk will probably slid to the next year#Idk looking at this year's planned themes lineup it all feels full of things I'm not skilled enough to make...#On top of everything this February's theme wasn't even what I had initially planned!! The one I had initially planned was a chapter 33 pane#Idk why I didn't follow up with it. Maybe I've just grown to think manga panels are too simple (terrible choice) (rip)#I think the thing that bugs me with both the initially picked image and the anime header I made yesterday–#is that there's no smooth transition with the blog. And I know it's not a big deal but pretty much all my themes do and it's bothering me..#And it shouldn't. Like nearly everyone uses an header that is sharply separate from the blog and they make it work#Uhm..............#Idk I should be studying besides.#I think I'll either go looking for an icon and see how the overall theme looks on the blog. Maybe I'll like it better then.#Or I'll just start over and see if I can use the ch 33 panel I had in mind and see if I'll like THAT better#It'd just be a shame if after all the time I've spent on it yesterday I'd just let it lie unused on my computer#There's also the fact that black and white of the manga doesn't feel very February-esque... (Don't ask)#Ugh. I hate looking for icons it's always the worst part 😭😭😭#I was considering the last Beast Atsushi illustration (because ofc I was) but idk. Idk if I can make it work.#And part of me is also like “don't use beautiful Hoshikawa Beast Atsushi on an ugly theme” LOL#But I also suffer heavily from the lack of Beast in this year's lineup.#Okay rant over. Shutting up now#Edit: If this month's theme is ugly please be kind#Edit 2: Jk I've found like four icons. Maybe I'm just very dramatic
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man they really weren't kidding when they said the grief of late diagnosed autism hits hard oooh boy did it hit fucking hard today
#my evaluation isn't til February 🙃😵💫🥴#but my therapist and doctor are both like yep and my bf professionally works with autistic people and he's like you're super autistic dude#anyways super fun to find out that I'm literally blind to so many important parts of human nature and socialization#and by being blind to it I've also been completely blind to who knows how many times I've unintentionally hurt other people's feelings#I'm almost 27 and my bf is having to explain to me how to participate in a relationship#and it turns out not everyone is afraid and scared of everything all the time#and the grief of like I needed so much help and never got it#and looking back on my struggles and like fuck I needed accommodations#it's insane no one said anything about autism (to my face) until I met my bf#I've had at least 2 psyc evals in the past few years and also have seen several therapists and was in a whole therapy program#and like I had a LOT of the signs as a kid and even had to learn to hold my pencil#my sister and I suspect our parents were told but our mom has a big aversion to the autism word even tho my nephew is being assessed rn#and that kid is helllaaaa autistic#anyways ok thanks for reading love u bye
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sup.
#dimond speaks#grand return#announcing it this time so people can hold me accountable lol#IT'S GETTING DONE THIS YEAR I PROMISE.#I'm doubling down. Goal is to release the critique section before February 10th#which means i gotta crack down HARD to get it done in time#Most of the script is already written#I just gotta clean it up and record the audio#the thing that will take the longest is video editing#but even then that shouldn't take me too long#as long as i remain focused I believe I can do it#as of writing this there are 33 pages in the script and counting#looking to be about 40 when i'm done#i just gotta rework some stuff in the middle#the beginning and ending is done#and in terms of the rewrite itself i already have the full story. i just have to script it.#if all goes well the script for Chapter 1 will be done before the critique section goes up on YouTube#but I also am gonna stop here because I don't wanna build unrealistic expectations for myself#but yeah! Feb 10. That's the goal.#wish me luck!
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Song of the Day: April 15
"Something in the Way She Moves" by James Taylor
#song of the day#it's been two weeks + two days since the last song of the day#the issue is you see that I started the songs up again in December because my insomnia was fucking up my perception of time#and I wanted some kind of regular marker to help me keep track#and then what happened two weeks + two days ago is that I lost all track of time and subsequently the songs of the day failed#I'm gonna see if I can keep up again for a bit now that I've re-restarted without an alarm on my phone#but if I miss any this week I'll just give in and turn the alarm back on#updates from the last two weeks are going to sound so chaotic let's see#I got a new project at work /and/ I got demoted /and/ I got added to a higher access level /and/ I'm in charge of a new database#yes all of those things together. I'm to be an accountant now! not instead but in addition to my other stuff. should be interesting#I didn't get April Fools off like I was scheduled to because all my scheduled vacation got unapproved#(I was here for about twenty nonsequential minutes to boop people and I'm glad I made time for it. extremely fun to boop)#I lied shamelessly to get eclipse day off and we went on a full-day roadtrip and it was wonderful. everything I dreamed and more#I killed one of my baby succulents through clumsiness and rabbits ate my pea plants but my sage and cabbages look promising#got a massive pot of mint flourishing on my porch and the horseradish is gorgeous#got Duncan lights and plants and a filter system for his frog tank but we haven't set up the substrate yet#so there's just potted plants sitting inside a terrarium. very amusing honestly#I've been playing a little Stardew and eating a /lot/ of hot sauce and tofu#drinking tons of klass aguas frescas--especially the soursop one. holy shit is it good. the mango and hibiscus also#and these past few days I've been sleeping better#for most of those two weeks I was getting a handful of twenty-minute naps each workday and then crashing unwillingly on the weekend#I haven't read any comic books since February :'( this weekend we're going to costco and then I'm reading comics until Monday#what have y'all been up to? I've missed being around#edit: oh shit the actual song part. anyway this is James Taylor! makes me happy and helps me settle. good vibes songs#I'm half-panicked about work all the time recently and then also today was tax day (Nick's taxes. blegh)#James Taylor doing some heavy lifting round here
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help i keep planning my move trip to thailand. like a delusional person
#the problem is that i'm convinced i'll go there???#because my brain is straight up like what's stopping you#MONEY??? MAYBE??????#TIME??? MAYBE??#and my brain goes yea but you're actually good at saving no matter how much you complain that you aren't :')#and granted i CAN work it out with my uni for a semester there#see??? i am completely delusional#i am BUDGETING#mentally i am packing my suitcase#ideally i'd go in winter but i have exams#i could do february (vacations) march and april though#then i come back i have may to study for exams again and it all works out#you know i don't think i was told no enough as a child#(that's a lie. i was told no enough. however my mother also raised me to believe that i can do anything (within reason) if i really want it)#tea's ramblings#ignore me i'm just the moves countries and immediately starts looking for a different country to move to person. clearly
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Not me crying because I had a really bad beginning of 2023 and signed up for a program that would proceed to make the rest of my 2023 rough and I spent the whole first three months of 2023 trying to pick myself up and motivate myself like "I'm gonna make it through this year if it kills me" and well look at that I made it
#timeline for anyone not in the loop:#Late 2022: Moved a thousand miles from home to Oregon for a new job. I love LOVE the area.#new job gives me very nice salary so I get myself a nice apartment all to myself#January 2023: Company I moved for decides to close Oregon location. Offers me choice to relocate again to CA this time#*panic because I can't afford my apartment without that salary and I'm still on a lease for 7 more months. Also I love Oregon so much*#*continue to panic because there are no other companies nearby doing that same type of niche work so I'd be giving up my career if i stay*#February: Ultimately decide to stay in OR and figure it out. Look into my options#March: Sign up for an accelerated program to learn software engineering#Interview for it and get accepted. Take out loan to pay rent so I can stay in apartment where I'm settled and comfortable and can focus#My last day at my old company comes and I am officially unemployed#April: Start the program. Most bootcamps are 3 months. This one is 7-8 months. Up to 11ish if you struggle and need to repeat some sections#It's like 70-80 hours a week of commitment to both classes and homework#Mentally prepare myself for the rest of 2023 to be hell and possibly early 2024#Still no idea how well I'll pick up software engineering so I might struggle and take up to 11 months#May through November: thankfully it turns out I'm really good at picking up the logic. I successfully complete in 7 months#December: My brain shuts down for a bit to rest and recover. Still unemployed but feeling optimistic and ready to hit the job hunt#Bring it on 2024. Bring it on#mine#memories
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hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
#well it's that time of year i'm putting together the art year in review#only the thing i've been consciously working toward literally for a whole year#and i'm thinking thinking thinking#struggle zones include april (the two options being strel and sora)#(strel which i made my icon but is also like objectively bad)#(and sora which looks nice from far away but if you look close it's so messy)#(and i'm already having a different sad sora drawing in dark lighting for february. lol)#and october (the options being the gif- which like. do i really want to include a gif in a photoset cuz that's distracting)#(and that drawing of my keykid dalia which like. quite honestly is so messy and rushed)#(like i could have done so so much better it doesn't feel representative of my skill)#(or the strelitzia drawing but that one flopped. like it apparently did not look as good as i thought it did)#hhhhh yea.........#peach rambles
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kind of wish my way of coping with morbid things wasn't to expose myself to them until I become desensitised lol
#saw an iceberg for deaths caught on camera and was like. wow there is a LOT of information to look into and take in and none of it#is going to be nice. maybe i should leave and forget I've ever seen this#but no like obviously now i have no choice but to read in depth about every single death on there#bc i know if i ignore it i'll be thinking about it for longer#this was like with threads bc when i first heard a bit about it i was like. that sounds horrible. and i have a dissertation due in a few#weeks so like. i do Not need this on my mind right now#but that didn't do anything so in the end i had to watch it to get it out of my system#and then i guess it sort of worked bc?? now me and threads are besties#fav comfort film of all time. would recommend to everyone#okay not that. but genuinely i forget how bad i felt when i first read about it and now i think about scenes from it like 😐#is that healthy. probably not. anyway#also at the start of this year i was obsessed with kaylea titford's death and then not long after that shafilea ahmed's as well#that era feels so far away even though it was only like 8 months ago#but like e.g. with the shafilea ahmed thing i'm at the stage now where if it comes into my head i can easily push it away#but i could not do that back in february i literally wouldn't be able to sleep until i'd found out every single bit of information#oh god it's nearly the 20th anniversary of that isn't it#but yeah anyway it's like once you show me something morbid. even just a glimpse of it. that's it there's no going back#i will Not Stop until i know everything there is to know about it. and then it'll be on my mind for weeks until i stop feeling anything#and then i'll forget about it#i remember as kids me and my sister would sometimes see An Image on the unfiltered 2000s internet#like that one pic of the chupacabra that's obviously not real but like as a kid it's terrifying#and my sister's response would've been to close it and never look at it or think about it again#and i remember my parents wouldn't allow me to talk about chupacabras in front of my sister#which waS SO HARD bc my response to it was to hyperfixate#and the image creeped me out so to get rid of it i would look at it like everyday until i didn't feel anything anymore#and then me and the chupacabra image were besties <3 and I'd make jokes about it#idk what the point of this post is I've basically just told the same story three times#and there will soon be a fourth. once i watch this video going through the deaths caught on camera iceberg#which i am not going to do now bc it's 00:35 and if i don't sleep now i never will#ramble
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watching that totk let's play and thinking abt the dragon costumes....... i know we all love the backless frostbite tunic (and i would genuinely love to cosplay that whole outfit) but then i remembered my abdominal scar and realised i would really love to do the charged outfit.... can you imagine....
#libra.txt#libra deserves to cosplay a little slutty. as a treat#also i look incredible in greens okay. and the charged outfit has lots of pretty golden greens#like unfortunately con badges are SO long that it ?? completely obscured my scar when i cosplayed the vai outfit ?? but oh well!#would love to do full cosplay photoshoots one day..... instead of just my terrible selfies#and the occasional con shots#anyway. sighs dreamily and thinks abt cosplaying next year#hopefully once we're past thanksgiving + next week's scans#i'll have time to finally draft fi's cloak pattern + cut out her fabric#guh also need to order her wig#i'll probably wait til after christmas bc this is the worst time of year for retail workers + delivery folks.#but cherry if you're reading this i PROMISE i'm working on fi#i want to have her cosplay completely finished by february#so here's to hoping. sigh
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Hmmm...
Uh. I don't think I like The Other Boleyn Girl 🫣
Cat was not helpful when I asked him if I should abandon it.
#I've owned this book for a very long time and it had been on my tbr probably a decade already before i got it#i think I'd enjoy nonfiction more. i do like the writing... i think? but i just keep cringing#I've had this book since February 2014. i got it for $4 (used copy). i must allow myself to dislike it and dnf#but also it's kinda like a train wreck i can't look away from even though I'm not actually really paying much attention to it?#very strange experience and idk if i should press on for a bit (I'm on page 70 which is like 10-11%) or give up now
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#it's february now and i'm GOING to make myself feel like a person again if it kills me#so far i think things are looking very good compared to the hell void of january!#yesterday i ran a game of cy_borg for some friends and had Real Actual Fun with them!#didn't lament the horrible exhaustion of having to deal with people even once! (also it's a great game and very fun. definitely recommend)#and now? after a very busy weekend work shift? instead of straight up dying after work i'm here baking#going to have some early birthday cake and sushi fun times with even more friends tomorrow!!#and like. just look at me freestyling and fusing together many different recipes. just like i used to do back when i had energy for things#this is good. this is fun. i'm going to survive and like it too#sussitalk
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