Sunshine challenge 0

So this isn’t gonna be a proper post (I might do one later). Instead I’m gonna go through the housekeeping checklist of sunshine_challenge which is due to start next week on the 1st.

This year for it there’s gonna be 7 prompts done through the month of July and here is the master list. The housekeeping checklist isn’t an actual prompt but I figured I’d go through it anyway.

1. Transformative Works Policy + AO3 Profiles

I’ve already done this due to a prior challenge. So it (and my ao3 profile) is on my profile page. Anyone is welcome to do a podfic or art of my stuff as long as they let me know cause I wanna see!

2. Friending Policy

I like getting new friends! So feel free to add me if you want to (this goes in general not just for this). I try and comment regularly on people’s posts and I welcome comments in kind. Part of what I love about dreamwidth is that it’s akin to lj, which I really miss when it was active and everyone was super friendly. I think we could use more of that especially lately.

3. Sidebar + Profile Links

I don’t have a sidebar other than the tag one, but my profile has links to where I am elsewhere (twitter is the main other place that I’m active on)

4. Interests (in profile) + Introductory “About Me” Sticky Page

I regularly update my interests, which amounts to me adding things as they come to mind. I’ve not got a sticky about me page at the moment though I might change that. (Though sometimes first post in the challenge is one.) I might sticky this post and edit an about me section here

I’m Stuie, I’m 33 and I’m from the UK. I’m a student with the open university (I just finished a course so I’m gonna be setting up the next one soon). I’m in a poly relationship with two loves and I have a pup, two cats and guinea pig (Naryu, Midna, Leia and Padme). I write fic primarily for The Umbrella Academy and bandom, though I’m taking a break from the latter as I’m disillusioned with the fandom and it’s toxicity.

Main fandoms I’m into at the moment are The Umbrella Academy (which will increase as I do a rewatch before the new series), Doctor Who, Star Wars, Star Trek, Pokemon, Animal Crossing, The Legend Of Zelda and The Magnus Archives (I’m not fully caught up yet though)

Other than fandom stuff I like gaming, reading (though I’ve been bad at it) and nature. I have depression and anxiety (and I suspect other mental illnesses too) so my mood is frequently unbalanced, which sucks. I’m a pretty isolated person usually, so the virus hasn’t really changed that though it has made me much more wary about going out and groups of people.

My dreamwidth is mostly random posts and fic, with occasional discussion posts about particular things and photo posts.

5. Master Lists

I have a master list stickied here but I’ve not updated it in awhile. I’m not sure I will since reading is mostly done on ao3 anyway now.

6. Post Tags

Tags are mostly for fic (fandom, person) but also for when I watch certain things and ramble (picard, doctor who) and there’s ones for the occasional depression post or photo post (which I meant to make weekly but kinda failed at)

7. Current Icons

I’ve meant to get a Picard related icon but never got around to one alas. I might do one for The Umbrella Academy season 2 as well (but alas icon space).

I might edit in descriptions at some point since it’s not something I usually use.

8. Access Filters

I only use the basic ones, public and access list. Public is pretty much everything, which is mostly a mix of rambles, photo posts and fic. Access list is usually used when my mood sinks and I feel like I need to get my feelings out.

I hope everyone has fun with this year’s sunshine challenge and it helps bring people together!