Week 4 Flashmeme Social Post

[sholio]

How's your week going, everyone? (I'm .... cold. But I live on Hoth in Alaska, so that's not surprising.)

This week's prompt is First Time. Do you have anything you're working on? Looking for a beta or brainstorming help? Just want to chat? Jump on in!

Comments

[senmut]

Busy with halfamoon this week and next, with a crazy work schedule. Not leaving me time for much else, I fear. But I am looking forward to what the prompt coaxes from other creators!

[sholio]

Oh right, I forgot about halfamoon! I hope it goes well; good luck! :)

[dadcastellanos]

you live in AK!!! whereabouts? I used to live in Soldotna for about five years; currently in Colorado, where it's currently a balmy 4 degrees F. XD

[sholio]

*fistbump of Alaskan solidarity*

I'm in Fairbanks! Where it is currently ... warmer than that, actually. (About 20 degrees. This winter has been shockingly warm, by our admittedly skewed standards.)

I grew up in the Valley, in a rural area about 30 miles west of Anchorage. So, closer to Soldotna to where I currently live, actually! It's so pretty down on the peninsula. I really like it down there.

As it happens, also, my brother is in the military and is currently stationed in Colorado! Small world. :D

[dadcastellanos]

I loved the peninsula and I miss it pretty bad- Seward's probably my fave place to be possibly ever, and being landlocked in the lower 48 just doesn't compare. hopefully you're keeping warm & safe, though! I heard it's been warmer than it should be up there, and it usually doesn't get this cold here (I live on a prairie, not the exciting mountain land everyone always imagines, haha), so it's been super weird. :/

omg! that's hilarious. hopefully he's staying warm too! though recently I was up in (er, closer to? idk if it properly counts) the mountains & it was actually warmer there than it is down here, so if he's stationed in the usual places he's probably just fine. XD

[sholio]

He's in Colorado Springs, so yeah, mountains!

I love it here, but I do miss living farther south. The Fairbanks area isn't nearly as pretty, and our weather is harsher ( ... well, usually; this has been a very Anchorage-y kind of winter). It's so gorgeous down there. I've only been to Seward a couple of times, but I really loved it! And I want to go back to Homer one of these days, too -- I've only been there once, and it's such a lovely, unique little town.

[dadcastellanos]

yea, I was never really a fan of Fairbanks, but I've really only been there once. Homer is lovely! the best part about being down the peninsula so far is watching the otters, haha. there were always people camping on the beach, which - holy damn, that's a level I couldn't ever compete with, haha. rocks & bitter cold? yikes!